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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

31.0 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
30.9 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
30.6 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT
30.5 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
30.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA

+4.1   23.5 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD
+4.1   23.9 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON LIGHTHOUSE) North Coast NSW
+3.9   24.9 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+3.9   23.5 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+3.9   23.7 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.5 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.0 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
22.9 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.1 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+7.5   10.3 LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) N Coast TAS
+6.4   10.7 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
+6.3   9.1 LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
+5.8   9.9 ORFORD POST OFFICE E Coast TAS
+5.6   8.0 POWRANNA (TASMANIA FEEDLOT) N Coast TAS
+5.6   6.4 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

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

-1.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
0.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
0.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-4.1   7.4 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
-3.9   0.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.9   9.9 GRENFELL (QUONDONG RD) SW Slopes N NSW
-3.7   11.4 QUANDIALLA POST OFFICE SW Slopes N NSW
-3.4   9.6 EDI UPPER Upper NE VIC

-5.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-3.6 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-3.4 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) N Tablelands W NSW
-3.3 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW
-3.1 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW

-8.0   7.9 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
-7.8   9.0 CYGNET BAY W Kimberley WA
-7.6   8.8 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
-7.4   8.4 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
-7.3   4.3 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
-7.3   4.5 DOONGAN N Kimberley 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.

51.8 BREONA (LOWER HAULAGE ROAD) Central Plateau TAS
50.2 QUAMBY BLUFF (WILDLIFE NURSERY) N Coast TAS
35.2 ERRIBA (JUBB ROAD) N Coast TAS
35.0 GLEN ALLYN N Coast--Barron QLD
35.0 LAKE MARGARET DAM W Coast TAS

QUEENSLAND
    N Coast--Barron
35.0 GLEN ALLYN

TASMANIA
    N Coast
50.2 QUAMBY BLUFF (WILDLIFE NURSERY)
35.2 ERRIBA (JUBB ROAD)
    Central Plateau
51.8 BREONA (LOWER HAULAGE ROAD)
    W Coast
35.0 LAKE MARGARET DAM

  Max+/- norm Min+/- normRain to 9am
BROOME AIRPORT 28.9 -0.3 9.9 -5.4 0.0
PERTH AIRPORT 19.4 +0.6 9.6 +0.6 1.0
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.1 +0.5 10.1 +1.9 0.6
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 17.9 +0.4 5.8 -0.3 0.0
DARWIN AIRPORT 28.9 -1.7 18.2 -1.8 0.0
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 22.0 +2.2 3.3 -1.8 0.0
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 14.9 -1.1 11.1 +2.9 8.4
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.6 -1.2 9.1 +3.4 12.0
CAIRNS AERO 27.1 +1.2 18.9 +1.2 1.4
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.0 +1.5 10.9 -3.6 0.0
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.5 +3.1 9.5 -1.3 0.0
AMBERLEY AMO 24.8 +3.3 5.3 -1.7 0.0
BRISBANE AERO 22.9 10.5 0.0
ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 13.3 2.4 0.0
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.5 +3.2 9.5 +0.4 0.0
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS 19.7 +2.3 9.1 -0.5 0.0
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 18.6 +1.7 9.5 +0.3 0.0
PROSPECT DAM 19.5 +2.2 8.1 +0.7 0.0
WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY 17.5 -0.1 8.9 -0.6 0.0
CANBERRA AIRPORT 11.4 -0.8 3.4 +2.5 0.0
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 12.7 -1.0 4.8 +1.1 2.0
MILDURA AIRPORT 15.1 -0.8 6.8 +1.6 0.0
EAST SALE AIRPORT 15.4 +1.2 5.0 +0.8 0.0
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.4 +1.4 10.2 +3.4 0.0
LAVERTON RAAF 15.6 +1.5 8.9 +3.1 0.0
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.4 -0.3 5.8 +1.8 1.0
LAUNCESTON AIRPORT 11.6 +0.2 9.1 +6.3 8.6
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 14.2 +2.3 7.4 +2.2 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.
ISLANDS
    Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
12.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 12.8mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 20:30 5.3mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
    W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 98(300/ 85 ) at 23:28
NEW SOUTH WALES
    Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 91(320/ 80 ) at 02:12
VICTORIA
    W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 104(270/ 70 ) at 16:00
    W Coast
COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 83(280/ 65 ) at 12:56
CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE : 76(270/ 65 ) at 05:20
TASMANIA
    N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS : 85(270/ 65 ) at 16:00
    E Coast
SWAN ISLAND : 76(320/ 65 ) at 01:47
    Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 87(300/ 67 ) at 21:04
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 119(260/ 72 ) at 19:36
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 91(270/ 58 ) at 23:30
ISLANDS
    Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 98(280/ 78 ) at 16:40