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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 (previous record and years of computerised record shown in brackets):
Lowest daily minimum temperature for June
New South Wales
069134 BATEMANS BAY (CATALINA COUNTRY CLUB) -2.0 (-1.5, 12)
073007 BURRINJUCK DAM -2.6 (-1.7, 38)

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

33.4 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
33.4 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT
33.3 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.2 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
33.1 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA
33.1 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
33.1 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD

+6.8   25.9 BALGAIR Eucla WA
+6.5   31.9 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
+6.3   25.0 EYRE Eucla WA
+5.6   30.0 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
+5.6   30.2 WINTON POST OFFICE Northwest QLD

26.2 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.5 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.4 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
24.1 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.0 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
24.0 FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL

+7.6   14.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+7.2   16.4 WINTON POST OFFICE Northwest QLD
+7.1   21.3 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
+7.0   19.6 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT
+7.0   13.0 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT

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

0.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-4.1   12.8 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
-3.5   15.7 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
-3.3   15.4 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA
-3.1   15.2 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
-2.8   16.7 MARREE NE Pastoral SA
-2.8   13.6 BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW

-13.1 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-9.0 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
-8.8 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.8 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.7 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW

-8.5   -7.1 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW
-8.3   -6.5 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.8   -13.1 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.3   -4.9 GOULBURN (PROGRESS ST) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.1   -2.0 BATEMANS BAY (CATALINA COUNTRY CLUB) South Coast 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.

54.8 LANCELIN Lower West WA
52.4 BARAMBA Lower West WA
35.4 BINDOON TOWN Lower West WA
32.4 CHITTERING HEIGHTS Lower West WA
32.2 WATARRKA N Plateau NT

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    Lower West
54.8 LANCELIN
52.4 BARAMBA
35.4 BINDOON TOWN
32.4 CHITTERING HEIGHTS

NORTHERN TERRITORY
    N Plateau
32.2 WATARRKA

  Max+/- norm Min+/- normRain to 9am
BROOME AIRPORT 31.4 +2.2 22.0 +6.7 0.0
PERTH AIRPORT 22.0 +3.2 12.6 +3.6 7.2
ALBANY AIRPORT 18.7 +2.1 12.3 +4.1 0.2
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 21.7 +4.2 9.4 +3.3 0.0
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.6 0.0 22.4 +2.4 0.0
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 19.9 +0.1 11.4 +6.3 0.8
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.4 -0.6 3.3 -4.9 0.0
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.6 -1.2 2.4 -3.3 0.8
CAIRNS AERO 28.2 +2.3 20.6 +2.9 0.6
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.3 +2.8 16.0 +1.5 0.0
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.4 +2.0 14.2 +3.4 0.0
AMBERLEY AMO 22.6 +1.1 7.8 +0.8 0.0
BRISBANE AERO 22.3 11.0 0.0
ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 13.8 -1.3 0.2
COFFS HARBOUR MO 19.0 -0.3 9.3 +0.2 0.0
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS 16.2 -1.2 8.7 -0.9 0.0
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 18.9 +2.0 7.5 -1.7 0.0
PROSPECT DAM 17.5 +0.2 4.7 -2.7 0.0
WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY 18.0 +0.4 5.5 -4.0 0.0
CANBERRA AIRPORT 12.7 +0.5 -5.3 -6.2 0.2
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.6 -0.1 0.5 -3.2 0.0
MILDURA AIRPORT 15.4 -0.5 1.5 -3.7 0.0
EAST SALE AIRPORT 13.5 -0.7 3.2 -1.0 0.0
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 13.9 -0.1 8.9 +2.1 0.0
LAVERTON RAAF 13.6 -0.5 4.1 -1.7 0.0
BALLARAT AERODROME 9.5 -1.2 1.4 -2.6 1.0
LAUNCESTON AIRPORT 11.2 -0.2 -3.3 -6.1 0.0
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 13.4 +1.5 4.7 -0.5 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    Lower West
BUSSELTON AERO
7.0mm in 37 min to 13:00 11.4mm/h
WINDY HARBOUR
19.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.3mm/h
NORTH WALPOLE
6.8mm in 37 min to 12:37 11.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 95(290/ 59 ) at 15:10
TASMANIA
    Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 69(290/ 63 ) at 00:12