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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

34.3 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
34.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
34.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
33.7 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
33.7 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA

+6.9   28.5 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
+6.4   26.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+6.2   33.2 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
+6.2   31.8 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
+6.1   25.0 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA

25.7 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.0 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.0 HOLMES REEF Islands ISL
24.9 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+6.9   15.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
+6.8   12.5 SOUTHERN CROSS Goldfields WA
+6.8   15.7 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+6.7   20.9 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
+6.6   22.1 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
+6.6   11.6 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
+6.6   19.5 GEORGETOWN POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD

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

0.9 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-4.8   8.2 LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) N Coast TAS
-3.9   11.1 LAKES ENTRANCE E Gippsland VIC
-3.8   9.5 DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
-3.2   11.8 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
-2.7   9.2 POWRANNA (TASMANIA FEEDLOT) N Coast TAS

-9.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-9.5 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-9.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-8.1 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW

-8.6   -6.2 GOULBURN (PROGRESS ST) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.1   -9.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.7   -6.3 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW
-7.1   -2.0 BATEMANS BAY (CATALINA COUNTRY CLUB) South Coast NSW
-6.9   -5.8 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS

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.

38.0 KINGSCLIFF (MARINE PARADE) North Coast NSW
36.0 BABINDA POST OFFICE N Coast--Barron QLD
31.4 BALFOUR W Coast TAS
31.0 NORTH WALPOLE Lower West WA
31.0 WALPOLE FORESTRY Lower West WA

  Max+/- norm Min+/- normRain to 9am
BROOME AIRPORT 32.9 +3.7 20.3 +5.0 0.0
PERTH AIRPORT 20.8 +2.0 10.8 +1.8 2.8
ALBANY AIRPORT 18.3 +1.7 11.0 +2.8 9.2
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 20.3 +2.8 10.7 +4.6 1.2
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.5 -0.1 21.7 +1.7 0.0
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.2 +6.4 11.3 +6.2 0.0
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.3 -0.7 8.6 +0.4 0.0
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.9 +0.1 5.6 -0.1 0.0
CAIRNS AERO 28.0 +2.1 21.7 +4.0 5.4
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.5 +3.0 17.9 +3.4 0.0
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.4 +2.0 15.9 +5.1 0.0
AMBERLEY AMO 22.6 +1.1 5.7 -1.3 0.0
BRISBANE AERO 22.0 11.8 1.2
ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 15.6 1.8 0.2
COFFS HARBOUR MO 19.0 -0.3 11.0 +1.9 1.2
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS 18.0 +0.6 7.7 -1.9 0.0
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 19.4 +2.5 7.4 -1.8 0.0
PROSPECT DAM 18.7 +1.4 2.7 -4.7 0.0
WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY 17.8 +0.2 5.4 -4.1 0.0
CANBERRA AIRPORT 13.7 +1.5 -5.7 -6.6 0.0
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 15.4 +1.7 1.8 -1.9 0.0
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.5 +0.6 1.1 -4.1 0.0
EAST SALE AIRPORT 12.2 -2.0 -2.1 -6.3 0.0
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.5 +1.5 3.8 -3.0 0.0
LAVERTON RAAF 15.4 +1.3 1.8 -4.0 0.0
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.5 +0.8 1.3 -2.7 0.0
LAUNCESTON AIRPORT 9.1 -2.3 -2.3 -5.1 0.2
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 10.5 -1.4 2.5 -2.7 0.0

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
5.8mm in 7 min to 17:44 49.7mm/h
PEARCE RAAF
10.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 10.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
BICKLEY
10.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.8mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h
DWELLINGUP
11.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 11.4mm/h
BRIDGETOWN
10.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 10.4mm/h
BUNBURY
1.6mm in 1 min to 14:15 96.0mm/h
4.2mm in 12 min to 14:27 21.0mm/h
COLLIE EAST
14.0mm in 19 min to 15:00 44.2mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 14.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h
    Cent Wheatbelt
KATANNING
5.2mm in 12 min to 16:00 26.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 11.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 93(320/ 74 ) at 13:53