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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

36.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
35.9 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.2 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
35.0 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA
34.9 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
34.9 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT

+5.3   34.2 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
+4.9   31.8 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
+4.8   32.6 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
+4.3   33.5 TOORAK RESEARCH STATION Gulf Country QLD
+4.2   31.9 WINTON POST OFFICE Northwest QLD
+4.2   23.5 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) Sydney--east NSW

26.7 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.8 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.3 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.0 MANINGRIDA N Rivers NT
25.0 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
25.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+10.5   18.7 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+10.5   22.5 URANDANGIE Northwest QLD
+9.7   20.8 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+9.3   19.1 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+9.3   16.4 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD

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

4.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
5.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
5.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
5.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-6.7   14.5 GOOMALLING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.4   14.3 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.3   17.8 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-6.2   14.8 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.1   14.9 CUNDERDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

-1.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-1.0 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-0.4 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
-0.4 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
0.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA

-8.8   1.0 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
-7.9   -1.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-7.8   0.7 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
-7.3   0.9 NARROGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.2   0.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA

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.

55.0 COBAR (LOUTH(GAMBOLALLEY)) Upper Darling NSW
53.4 CARODA (ROSEBERRY PARK) NW Slopes N NSW
52.0 ADELONG (KILTO) SW Slopes S NSW
48.6 MOUNT MARGARET Far SW QLD
48.0 ALECTOWN (GOONAHRA) CW Plains S NSW

QUEENSLAND
    Far SW
48.6 MOUNT MARGARET

NEW SOUTH WALES
    Upper Darling
55.0 COBAR (LOUTH(GAMBOLALLEY))
    CW Plains S
48.0 ALECTOWN (GOONAHRA)
    NW Slopes N
53.4 CARODA (ROSEBERRY PARK)
    SW Slopes S
52.0 ADELONG (KILTO)

  Max+/- norm Min+/- normRain to 9am
BROOME AIRPORT 28.0 -3.5 19.6 +1.4 0.0
PERTH AIRPORT 19.3 -2.3 3.9 -6.5 0.0
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.4 -1.5 7.0 -2.8 0.0
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 15.8 -4.8 7.1 -1.5 1.8
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.3 +0.3 23.2 +1.1 0.0
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 22.7 -0.3 14.5 +6.2 11.2
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.5 -1.4 10.6 +0.4 3.4
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.3 -0.8 8.6 +1.3 2.2
CAIRNS AERO 28.6 +1.0 19.8 0.0 0.0
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.9 +0.3 16.6 -1.0 0.0
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.9 +3.0 16.6 +2.4 0.0
AMBERLEY AMO 23.0 -0.9 11.4 +1.2 0.0
BRISBANE AERO 23.8 13.7 0.0
ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 13.7 9.7 1.6
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.7 -0.6 15.8 +4.0 0.2
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS 23.0 +3.1 14.5 +2.6 0.6
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 23.5 +4.2 15.5 +4.0 0.0
PROSPECT DAM 21.2 +1.1 13.3 +3.1 0.0
WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY 21.0 +1.0 14.4 +2.5 0.0
CANBERRA AIRPORT 15.2 -0.2 8.8 +5.6 4.4
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.2 -1.0 13.9 +7.9 15.8
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.9 0.0 6.5 -1.0 0.0
EAST SALE AIRPORT 14.9 -1.9 9.9 +3.6 13.2
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 18.5 +1.9 13.9 +5.3 0.0
LAVERTON RAAF 17.3 +0.6 9.5 +1.8 0.2
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.1 -0.5 1.6 -4.2 0.0
LAUNCESTON AIRPORT 13.6 -0.4 10.0 +5.4 0.2
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 15.9 +1.5 10.4 +3.5 0.2

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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
    N Plateau
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT
10.8mm in 30 min to 18:30 21.6mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 10.8mm/h
QUEENSLAND
    Northwest
THE MONUMENT AIRPORT
24.2mm in 31 min to 18:00 46.8mm/h
25.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 25.2mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.3mm/h
    Channel Country
BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT
15.4mm in 1 hr to 00:00 15.4mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
    Upper Darling
COBAR MO
9.6mm in 15 min to 08:15 38.4mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 08:30 14.6mm/h
11.4mm in 30 min to 09:00 22.8mm/h
24.6mm in 1 hr to 09:00 24.6mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 9.0mm/h
COBAR AIRPORT AWS
19.8mm in 1 hr to 09:00 19.8mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.0mm/h
    CW Plains S
WEST WYALONG AIRPORT AWS
11.6mm in 1 hr to 00:00 11.6mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h
    C Tablelands S
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS
11.8mm in 1 hr to 12:00 11.8mm/h
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
    CW Slopes N
COONABARABRAN AIRPORT AWS
19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h
VICTORIA
    Lower NE
WANGARATTA AERO
11.2mm in 30 min to 03:00 22.4mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 03:00 11.6mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.7mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 03:30 15.8mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h
No reports of wind gusts above 90km/h or sustained winds above 63km/h