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Notes on significant weather not yet written

Significant rainfall, strong winds, strong wind gusts and abnormally high and low temperatures for this day are given below. Descriptions of significant weather events are added here when time permits and reliable information is available. This is sometimes well after the event!

National weather extremes for today

Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology

Records set this day: (none known)

Quality control note: Data is final. It includes late-received rainfall data and has been subject to BoM quality control checks.
Data is as received at 22:17EST, 27/10/2004.

Weather observations for today
Noteworthy  Weather         Capital  Cities         Regional  Cities       Alpine  Stations
Bureau of Meteorology Rainfall Bulletins and Weather Notes

Hottest
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

34.7 KALUMBURU MISSION N Kimberley WA
34.3 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
34.2 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
34.1 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
34.0 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA

+6.1   22.7 GLEN INNES POST OFFICE N Tablelands W NSW
+5.5   12.1 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
+5.3   19.7 GUYRA HOSPITAL N Tablelands W NSW
+5.1   18.0 OBERON (JENOLAN CAVES ROAD) C Tablelands S NSW
+4.9   20.9 BURRINJUCK DAM SW Slopes N NSW

26.5 PORT KEATS AERO N Rivers NT
25.8 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.7 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.7 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.1 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD

+7.1   14.7 ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
+6.7   13.9 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+6.3   23.1 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM N Rivers NT
+5.8   23.8 KALUMBURU MISSION N Kimberley WA
+5.8   18.7 TOORAK RESEARCH STATION Gulf Country QLD
+5.8   11.8 NHILL Wimmera N VIC

Coldest
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

6.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
7.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
8.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
8.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
8.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-8.9   18.7 ALI CURUNG N Plateau NT
-7.1   18.3 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
-6.5   19.0 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
-5.0   21.5 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-4.7   16.6 BEVERLEY Cent Wheatbelt WA

-6.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-5.4 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-3.9 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) N Tablelands W NSW
-3.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.9 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-8.5   -6.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-7.8   0.2 WILCANNIA (REID ST) Far Northwest NSW
-7.1   -2.0 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-6.9   -2.4 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW
-6.9   -1.6 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW

Wettest Major City Extremes
Todays highest rainfall totals for the 24 hours to 9am. It includes the top 5 totals nationally followed by all reported falls of 50mm or more.

47.0 WILDMAN RIVER PLANTATIONS N Rivers NT
37.6 WARNER GLEN Lower West WA
37.4 POINT STUART N Rivers NT
37.0 GLENMORE Lower West WA
36.8 FOREST GROVE Lower West WA

  Max+/- norm Min+/- normRain to 9am
BROOME AIRPORT 32.0 +0.5 21.8 +3.6 0.0
PERTH AIRPORT 18.3 -3.3 9.7 -0.7 0.0
ALBANY AIRPORT 15.9 -3.0 14.3 +4.5 0.8
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 23.9 +3.3 11.7 +3.1 0.0
DARWIN AIRPORT 28.5 -3.5 22.1 0.0 7.4
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 21.4 -1.6 7.7 -0.6 0.0
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 20.4 +1.5 8.4 -1.8 0.0
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 18.5 +2.4 10.0 +2.7 0.6
CAIRNS AERO 28.4 +0.8 22.2 +2.4 0.0
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.6 +2.0 19.0 +1.4 0.0
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.0 +1.1 16.8 +2.6 0.0
AMBERLEY AMO 25.8 +1.9 4.2 -6.0 0.0
BRISBANE AERO 24.6 9.5 0.0
ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 19.9 2.1 0.0
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.5 +0.2 6.0 -5.8 0.0
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS 21.3 +1.4 10.7 -1.2 0.0
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 23.4 +4.1 11.6 +0.1 0.0
PROSPECT DAM 22.4 +2.3 6.8 -3.4 0.0
WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY 21.2 +1.2 11.6 -0.3 0.0
CANBERRA AIRPORT 19.6 +4.2 -0.1 -3.3 0.0
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 19.5 +2.3 7.2 +1.2 0.0
MILDURA AIRPORT 20.5 +1.6 5.4 -2.1 0.0
EAST SALE AIRPORT 17.9 +1.1 9.9 +3.6 0.0
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 19.8 +3.2 12.3 +3.7 1.4
LAVERTON RAAF 19.3 +2.6 11.0 +3.3 0.0
BALLARAT AERODROME 16.5 +2.9 10.1 +4.3 1.2
LAUNCESTON AIRPORT 13.0 -1.0 2.2 -2.4 0.0
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 15.8 +1.4 9.4 +2.5 1.0

Downpours Gales & Gusts
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. Highest wind gusts above 89km/h (storm force) or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    Lower West
PERTH AIRPORT
9.0mm in 19 min to 13:11 28.4mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 13:30 13.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
GINGIN AERO
6.4mm in 38 min to 12:38 10.1mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 13:00 12.0mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
PERTH METRO
13.2mm in 30 min to 13:00 26.4mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 13:00 15.2mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 13:30 13.8mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h
BICKLEY
10.6mm in 57 min to 12:57 11.2mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
GARDEN ISLAND HSF
5.4mm in 16 min to 21:00 20.2mm/h
CAPE LEEUWIN
10.4mm in 1 hr to 07:00 10.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h
DWELLINGUP
11.2mm in 1 hr to 12:00 11.2mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.3mm/h
BUSSELTON
12.4mm in 59 min to 09:00 12.6mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h
BUNBURY
15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h
MANDURAH
5.2mm in 11 min to 12:00 28.4mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 9.3mm/h
    Cent Wheatbelt
WANDERING
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    Lower West
ROTTNEST ISLAND : 100(320/ 74 ) at 12:01
OCEAN REEF : 87(260/ 63 ) at 12:54
SWANBOURNE : 76(320/ 65 ) at 12:16
TASMANIA
    Southeast
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 89(240/ 67 ) at 13:02
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 98(260/ 69 ) at 09:30