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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):
Lowest daily minimum temperature for June
New South Wales
048079 WANAARING POST OFFICE 0.0 (0.1, 12)

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

30.4 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
29.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
29.0 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
28.9 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
28.8 MANINGRIDA AERO N Rivers NT

+6.4   24.3 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+6.3   23.7 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
+6.3   23.1 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+5.9   23.0 SOUTHERN CROSS Goldfields WA
+5.8   23.0 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.5 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
23.0 HOLMES REEF Islands ISL
23.0 FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL

+5.6   13.2 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
+4.8   14.0 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE Lower West WA
+4.7   8.0 WANGARATTA AERO Lower NE VIC
+4.7   9.2 MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
+4.6   10.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
+4.6   8.8 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC

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

-2.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1.2 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW

-5.9   25.3 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
-5.9   23.8 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
-5.6   25.1 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
-5.6   23.8 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
-5.4   24.0 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA

-8.5 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-6.7 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.5 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-6.5 GUYRA HOSPITAL N Tablelands W NSW
-6.3 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

-9.6   -2.6 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-9.5   -1.5 BRIAN PASTURES Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-9.4   -5.4 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
-9.0   -4.9 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-9.0   -6.5 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W 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.

43.4 BENDORA DAM Goulburn/Monaro NSW
42.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
33.8 NORTH WALPOLE Lower West WA
33.8 WALPOLE FORESTRY Lower West WA
32.6 WELLINGTON MILL ALERT Lower West WA

  Max+/- norm Min+/- normRain to 9am
BROOME AIRPORT 25.4 -3.8 10.3 -5.0 0.0
PERTH AIRPORT 21.1 +2.3 13.2 +4.2 0.0
ALBANY AIRPORT 15.0 -1.6 12.7 +4.5 13.0
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 23.2 +5.7 6.9 +0.8 0.0
DARWIN AIRPORT 27.8 -2.8 15.2 -4.8 0.0
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 16.9 -2.9 -0.1 -5.2 0.0
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.7 -0.3 9.4 +1.2 0.0
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.4 -1.4 7.4 +1.7 1.2
CAIRNS AERO 26.0 +0.1 14.7 -3.0 0.0
TOWNSVILLE AERO 25.6 +0.1 12.2 -2.3 0.0
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 22.4 -1.0 5.2 -5.6 0.0
AMBERLEY AMO 21.6 +0.1 -2.6 -9.6 0.0
BRISBANE AERO 21.3 5.4 0.0
ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 11.5 -3.7 0.0
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.0 -1.3 3.9 -5.2 0.0
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS 17.9 +0.5 8.2 -1.4 0.0
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 19.4 +2.5 8.4 -0.8 0.0
PROSPECT DAM 18.0 +0.7 3.5 -3.9 0.0
WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY 17.9 +0.3 6.4 -3.1 0.0
CANBERRA AIRPORT 11.6 -0.6 -2.6 -3.5 0.0
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.1 -0.6 3.3 -0.4 0.0
MILDURA AIRPORT 15.7 -0.2 2.0 -3.2 0.0
EAST SALE AIRPORT 16.0 +1.8 8.8 +4.6 0.4
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 14.3 +0.3 9.8 +3.0 0.0
LAVERTON RAAF 15.1 +1.0 6.8 +1.0 0.0
BALLARAT AERODROME 9.9 -0.8 4.7 +0.7 1.0
LAUNCESTON AIRPORT 12.6 +1.2 1.7 -1.1 0.2
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 15.1 +3.2 7.9 +2.7 0.6

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
GINGIN AERO
5.6mm in 4 min to 12:04 84.0mm/h
CAPE NATURALISTE
5.0mm in 12 min to 02:50 25.0mm/h
DWELLINGUP
22.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.3mm/h
SHANNON
12.4mm in 1 hr to 04:00 12.4mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h
NORTH WALPOLE
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
    Cent Wheatbelt
KATANNING
11.6mm in 1 hr to 11:00 11.6mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.3mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 87(290/ 65 ) at 06:00
ESPERANCE AERO : 76(300/ 67 ) at 14:20
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
    Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 96(340/ 74 ) at 20:00
    Adelaide/Lofty
MOUNT LOFTY : 87(330/ 63 ) at 22:30
HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS : 83(340/ 65 ) at 21:51
QUEENSLAND
    N Coast--Barron
GREEN ISLAND : 72(160/ 65 ) at 13:30
NEW SOUTH WALES
    Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 96(300/ 80 ) at 23:00
VICTORIA
    W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 96(280/ 46 ) at 22:31
    E Central
SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND : 78(350/ 65 ) at 23:30
    N Central
KILMORE GAP : 85(360/ 67 ) at 23:55
    W Coast
COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 78(340/ 67 ) at 23:30
TASMANIA
    Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 126(320/ 83 ) at 21:30
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 106(310/ 67 ) at 21:07
TASMAN ISLAND : 89(310/ 70 ) at 19:31
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 128(290/ 69 ) at 23:30
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 96(300/ 56 ) at 23:00
    Derwent Valley
BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) : 93(330/ 52 ) at 21:29
ISLANDS
    Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 80(300/ 70 ) at 22:00