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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

34.8 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
34.6 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
34.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
34.5 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT
34.4 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA

+7.4   29.0 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
+7.2   27.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+7.1   23.1 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
+7.1   28.4 THREE RIVERS E Gascoyne WA
+7.0   26.6 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
+7.0   24.8 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
+7.0   30.3 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.3 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.7 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.6 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+8.1   15.5 GAYNDAH POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+8.0   13.7 SOUTHERN CROSS Goldfields WA
+7.9   15.0 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+7.7   15.5 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+7.6   13.4 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA

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

2.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.9 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
4.1 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-3.2   18.1 MURWILLUMBAH (BRAY PARK) North Coast NSW
-2.6   17.2 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON LIGHTHOUSE) North Coast NSW
-2.4   19.0 CASINO AIRPORT North Coast NSW
-2.2   18.0 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-2.2   18.0 LISMORE (CENTRE STREET) North Coast NSW

-12.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.6 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.5 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.4 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.5 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS

-8.5   -12.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.2   -3.0 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
-6.7   0.8 PHILLIP ISLAND PENGUIN RESERVE E Central VIC
-6.5   -4.1 GOULBURN (PROGRESS ST) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.3   -6.5 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro 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.

69.4 FOSSIL DOWNS W Kimberley WA
54.0 TOPAZ N Coast--Barron QLD
52.6 MOUNT WILLIAM
52.0 TOPAZ TOWALLA RD N Coast--Barron QLD
51.6 MUNDARING Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    W Kimberley
69.4 FOSSIL DOWNS
    Lower West
51.6 MUNDARING

QUEENSLAND
    N Coast--Barron
54.0 TOPAZ
52.0 TOPAZ TOWALLA RD
    N Coast--Herbert
50.0 JARRA CREEK TM

ISLANDS
   
52.6 MOUNT WILLIAM

  Max+/- norm Min+/- normRain to 9am
BROOME AIRPORT 33.3 +4.1 19.6 +4.3 0.0
PERTH AIRPORT 20.3 +1.5 11.0 +2.0 13.6
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.4 +0.8 10.0 +1.8 0.8
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 23.3 +5.8 10.2 +4.1 0.0
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.6 +1.0 22.2 +2.2 0.0
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 27.0 +7.2 12.6 +7.5 0.0
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 20.0 +4.0 11.8 +3.6 0.4
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.5 +1.7 6.7 +1.0 0.0
CAIRNS AERO 27.3 +1.4 21.0 +3.3 6.2
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.7 +2.2 19.7 +5.2 0.0
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 23.7 +0.3 16.3 +5.5 0.0
BRISBANE AERO 19.5 13.1 1.4
AMBERLEY AMO 20.2 -1.3 9.5 +2.5 0.0
ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 14.1 4.1 0.2
COFFS HARBOUR MO 19.7 +0.4 8.5 -0.6 0.0
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS 19.7 +2.3 7.7 -1.9 0.0
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 20.3 +3.4 9.2 0.0 0.0
PROSPECT DAM 19.8 +2.5 5.1 -2.3 0.0
WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY 20.8 +3.2 8.2 -1.3 0.0
CANBERRA AIRPORT 15.8 +3.6 -2.8 -3.7 0.0
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 18.6 +4.9 5.0 +1.3 0.0
MILDURA AIRPORT 20.4 +4.5 3.7 -1.5 0.0
EAST SALE AIRPORT 15.7 +1.5 -3.0 -7.2 0.0
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 18.8 +4.8 5.1 -1.7 0.0
LAVERTON RAAF 19.1 +5.0 5.4 -0.4 0.0
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.0 +3.3 5.2 +1.2 0.0
LAUNCESTON AIRPORT 13.3 +1.9 -0.3 -3.1 0.2
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 13.1 +1.2 2.4 -2.8 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
BICKLEY
8.0mm in 46 min to 20:46 10.4mm/h
DWELLINGUP
10.0mm in 52 min to 18:00 11.5mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.0mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 19:00 16.8mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
    Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE
12.4mm in 1 hr to 10:30 12.4mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 11:00 12.8mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h
POINT LOOKOUT
20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
    North Coast
BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS)
5.4mm in 12 min to 23:12 27.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 98(280/ 70 ) at 19:47
CAPE NATURALISTE : 95(280/ 72 ) at 21:45
MANDURAH : 82(280/ 65 ) at 21:14
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
    Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 72(340/ 63 ) at 01:30
TASMANIA
    Southeast
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 91(300/ 72 ) at 22:25