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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

31.2 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
30.0 COEN AIRPORT N Peninsula QLD
29.7 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
29.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
29.5 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA
29.5 MILINGIMBI AWS N Rivers NT
29.5 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

+5.5   28.0 KALBARRI Central West WA
+5.5   22.1 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA
+4.7   25.5 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
+4.6   27.3 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
+4.6   24.6 LANCELIN Lower West WA

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.9 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.9 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
23.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+5.1   5.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
+3.7   9.8 MURRAY BRIDGE Murray Valley SA
+3.5   10.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+3.4   14.9 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
+3.4   4.5 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+3.4   18.2 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

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

-2.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-5.4   10.5 DUNEDOO POST OFFICE CW Slopes N NSW
-5.3   21.6 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT
-5.2   24.2 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
-5.1   10.3 GULGONG POST OFFICE C Tablelands N NSW
-5.0   11.2 PEAK HILL POST OFFICE CW Plains S NSW

-5.0 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.9 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.5 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.8   4.0 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
-7.5   4.5 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
-7.4   -0.4 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-7.1   -3.0 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-6.9   -2.9 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD

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.

43.6 WARBURTON EAST (ARRABRI) E Central VIC
40.6 GLADYSDALE E Central VIC
39.2 LOONGANA (SERENDIPITY) N Coast TAS
39.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
38.8 WARBURTON E Central VIC

  Max+/- norm Min+/- normRain to 9am
BROOME AIRPORT 27.7 -1.5 10.1 -5.2 0.0
PERTH AIRPORT 23.2 +4.4 9.2 +0.2 0.0
ALBANY AIRPORT 19.4 +2.8 8.9 +0.7 0.0
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 19.2 +1.7 4.9 -1.2 0.0
DARWIN AIRPORT 29.1 -1.5 17.7 -2.3 0.0
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 16.0 -3.8 4.8 -0.3 0.0
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.1 -0.9 9.9 +1.7 4.4
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 11.9 -1.9 8.1 +2.4 3.0
CAIRNS AERO 27.0 +1.1 13.1 -4.6 0.0
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.2 +2.7 11.9 -2.6 0.0
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.7 +2.3 7.6 -3.2 0.0
AMBERLEY AMO 22.1 +0.6 -0.4 -7.4 0.0
BRISBANE AERO 22.0 4.6 0.0
ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 9.6 3.4 0.0
COFFS HARBOUR MO 19.3 0.0 6.2 -2.9 0.0
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS 17.4 0.0 10.3 +0.7 0.0
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 17.0 +0.1 9.6 +0.4 0.0
PROSPECT DAM 16.4 -0.9 7.4 0.0 0.0
WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY 19.0 +1.4 5.5 -4.0 0.0
CANBERRA AIRPORT 11.5 -0.7 3.4 +2.5 0.2
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 10.6 -3.1 5.9 +2.2 7.0
MILDURA AIRPORT 15.3 -0.6 4.5 -0.7 2.4
EAST SALE AIRPORT 12.6 -1.6 2.3 -1.9 0.2
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 14.0 0.0 7.8 +1.0 2.0
LAVERTON RAAF 14.2 +0.1 6.5 +0.7 1.0
BALLARAT AERODROME 9.4 -1.3 3.7 -0.3 7.8
LAUNCESTON AIRPORT 11.6 +0.2 0.9 -1.9 6.4
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 12.0 +0.1 4.6 -0.6 3.8

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.
TASMANIA
    N Coast
SMITHTON AERODROME
20.4mm in 1 hr to 02:00 20.4mm/h
30.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 10.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h

VICTORIA
    W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 98(240/ 91 ) at 09:25
KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 78(248/ 67 ) at 15:50
TASMANIA
    N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS : 89(230/ 72 ) at 06:00
    Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 80(300/ 65 ) at 22:00
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 102(240/ 78 ) at 19:30
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 82(240/ 69 ) at 11:16
ISLANDS
    Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 87(250/ 69 ) at 14:05