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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):
Highest daily maximum temperature for June
South Australia
018139 ELLISTON (GUM VIEW) 26.3 (26.0, 36)
022803 CAPE WILLOUGHBY 21.0 (20.9, 36)
Victoria
085280 MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 21.6 (20.6, 20)

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

35.3 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
34.7 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA
34.6 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
34.6 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
34.6 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA

+9.3   27.5 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+9.1   26.3 ELLISTON (GUM VIEW) W Agricultural SA
+8.7   25.7 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
+8.7   25.3 MURRAY BRIDGE Murray Valley SA
+8.6   24.1 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.4 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.9 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.9 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.9 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+8.5   15.0 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+8.1   13.8 SOUTHERN CROSS Goldfields WA
+7.6   14.9 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+7.5   12.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+7.4   13.8 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.4   13.5 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+7.4   13.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+7.4   15.0 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
+7.4   12.9 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL Upper Darling NSW

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

4.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
5.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
6.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-2.6   13.9 ALBANY Lower West WA
-2.2   14.4 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
-1.9   13.3 MOUNT BARKER Lower West WA
-1.8   17.0 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
-1.8   16.0 BEVERLEY Cent Wheatbelt WA

-4.1 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.0 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.0 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.0 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS
-2.5 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-4.4   -0.4 DOVER Southeast TAS
-3.9   1.2 BATEMANS BAY (CATALINA COUNTRY CLUB) South Coast NSW
-3.6   4.3 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
-3.6   0.9 MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
-3.5   -1.1 GOULBURN (PROGRESS ST) 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.

50.2 KARNET Lower West WA
50.0 MEERSCHAUM VALE (JENBETDAPH) North Coast NSW
47.0 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
43.6 POINT LOOKOUT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
40.0 SPRINGDALE Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    Lower West
50.2 KARNET
47.0 DWELLINGUP
40.0 SPRINGDALE

QUEENSLAND
    Brisbane/SE Coast
43.6 POINT LOOKOUT

NEW SOUTH WALES
    North Coast
50.0 MEERSCHAUM VALE (JENBETDAPH)

  Max+/- norm Min+/- normRain to 9am
BROOME AIRPORT 32.3 +3.1 19.6 +4.3 0.0
ALBANY AIRPORT 14.4 -2.2 10.1 +1.9 12.0
PERTH AIRPORT 18.4 -0.4 14.5 +5.5 7.8
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 20.1 +2.6 13.5 +7.4 0.0
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.2 +1.6 21.6 +1.6 0.0
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.9 +7.1 12.6 +7.5 0.0
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 23.5 +7.5 11.3 +3.1 0.0
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.6 +5.8 8.8 +3.1 0.0
CAIRNS AERO 27.4 +1.5 20.1 +2.4 0.0
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.4 +1.9 15.9 +1.4 0.0
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.6 +2.2 12.9 +2.1 0.0
BRISBANE AERO 22.2 12.9 1.8
AMBERLEY AMO 22.9 +1.4 10.2 +3.2 1.4
ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 16.1 1.0 0.2
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.1 +0.8 12.3 +3.2 0.0
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS 22.4 +5.0 9.2 -0.4 0.0
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 22.4 +5.5 10.0 +0.8 0.0
PROSPECT DAM 21.6 +4.3 5.8 -1.6 0.0
WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY 19.2 +1.6 8.8 -0.7 0.0
CANBERRA AIRPORT 17.7 +5.5 -1.2 -2.1 0.0
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.3 +3.6 8.2 +4.5 0.2
MILDURA AIRPORT 22.0 +6.1 6.2 +1.0 0.0
EAST SALE AIRPORT 20.6 +6.4 1.8 -2.4 0.0
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 20.2 +6.2 12.7 +5.9 0.0
LAVERTON RAAF 20.9 +6.8 10.6 +4.8 0.0
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.5 +4.8 5.4 +1.4 0.0
LAUNCESTON AIRPORT 13.8 +2.4 4.4 +1.6 0.4
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 16.6 +4.7 4.7 -0.5 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
6.8mm in 32 min to 02:32 12.8mm/h
SHANNON
16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
    W Agricultural
CEDUNA AMO
4.6mm in 11 min to 20:34 25.1mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
    North Coast
BALLINA AIRPORT AWS
10.8mm in 1 hr to 02:00 10.8mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    Lower West
ROTTNEST ISLAND : 82(300/ 65 ) at 00:00
CAPE LEEUWIN : 95(280/ 76 ) at 02:00
CAPE NATURALISTE : 83(260/ 63 ) at 01:00
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
    Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 89(350/ 70 ) at 23:00
TASMANIA
    Southeast
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 91(300/ 72 ) at 00:10