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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 any month
Western Australia
003032 DERBY AERO 6.4 (6.7, 19)
Lowest daily minimum temperature for June
Western Australia
003032 DERBY AERO 6.4 (6.7, 19)
Queensland
040082 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON -2.4 (-2.1, 40)
041359 OAKEY AERO -6.9 (-6.7, 31)
041522 DALBY AIRPORT -3.8 (-3.7, 13)
New South Wales
048079 WANAARING POST OFFICE -2.0 (-1.4, 12) Wanaaring has now broken its previous June record on four successive days.

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

30.8 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
30.2 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT
30.1 KALUMBURU MISSION N Kimberley WA
30.0 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
30.0 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL

+5.8   20.5 POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE) E Gippsland VIC
+5.7   24.8 TAREE (RADIO STATION 2RE) MidNorth Coast S NSW
+5.7   20.7 LAKES ENTRANCE E Gippsland VIC
+5.6   17.0 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+5.5   25.1 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD

24.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.7 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.6 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.3 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
22.1 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+6.4   7.5 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
+5.9   10.0 NOOJEE (SLIVAR) W Gippsland VIC
+5.8   8.2 GROVE RESEARCH STATION Southeast TAS
+5.4   6.5 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+5.4   12.4 LAKES ENTRANCE E Gippsland VIC

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

-0.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.4 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-3.5   0.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-3.2   10.5 MOUNT BARKER Adelaide/Lofty SA
-3.0   10.9 HORSHAM (POLKEMMET) Wimmera S VIC
-3.0   10.7 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
-2.9   16.0 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-2.9   9.7 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

-9.9 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-9.3 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) N Tablelands W NSW
-9.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-9.0 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-8.6 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW

-11.5   -9.0 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-11.0   -4.0 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-10.9   -6.9 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
-10.4   3.8 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
-10.2   -2.7 WATARRKA N Plateau NT

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.

269.8 PICTON VALLEY (SPUR 1 ROAD) W Coast TAS
220.4 ARVE VALLEY (ARVE ROAD) W Coast TAS
168.0 GEEVESTON (RIAWUNNA) Southeast TAS
161.2 BALFOUR W Coast TAS
73.6 BREONA (LOWER HAULAGE ROAD) Central Plateau TAS

TASMANIA
    N Coast
65.2 QUAMBY BLUFF (WILDLIFE NURSERY)
65.0 PIPERS RIVER (YARROW BANKS)
    Southeast
168.0 GEEVESTON (RIAWUNNA)
    Central Plateau
73.6 BREONA (LOWER HAULAGE ROAD)
    W Coast
269.8 PICTON VALLEY (SPUR 1 ROAD)
220.4 ARVE VALLEY (ARVE ROAD)
161.2 BALFOUR

  Max+/- norm Min+/- normRain to 9am
BROOME AIRPORT 27.1 -2.1 9.0 -6.3 0.0
ALBANY AIRPORT 15.9 -0.7 8.0 -0.2 6.8
PERTH AIRPORT 18.2 -0.6 10.1 +1.1 0.2
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 17.8 +0.3 9.5 +3.4 0.2
DARWIN AIRPORT 28.6 -2.0 16.1 -3.9 0.0
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 21.8 +2.0 -0.2 -5.3 0.0
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 14.2 -1.8 9.7 +1.5 6.0
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.4 -0.4 9.7 +4.0 10.6
CAIRNS AERO 25.2 -0.7 18.6 +0.9 1.2
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.3 +1.8 16.8 +2.3 0.0
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.1 +1.7 8.4 -2.4 0.0
AMBERLEY AMO 23.7 +2.2 -4.0 -11.0 0.0
BRISBANE AERO 21.9 3.3 0.0
ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 15.3 -1.8 /
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.1 +3.8 1.9 -7.2 0.0
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS 20.0 +2.6 9.8 +0.2 0.0
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 22.3 +5.4 10.8 +1.6 0.0
PROSPECT DAM 22.1 +4.8 8.3 +0.9 0.0
WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY 21.6 +4.0 4.6 -4.9 0.0
CANBERRA AIRPORT 13.4 +1.2 2.5 +1.6 0.0
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.7 +3.0 2.9 -0.8 0.0
MILDURA AIRPORT 19.4 +3.5 8.9 +3.7 0.0
EAST SALE AIRPORT 18.6 +4.4 4.9 +0.7 0.0
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 14.6 +0.6 10.5 +3.7 0.0
LAVERTON RAAF 14.6 +0.5 9.9 +4.1 0.0
BALLARAT AERODROME 8.3 -2.4 5.5 +1.5 0.0
LAUNCESTON AIRPORT 9.4 -2.0 6.6 +3.8 5.0
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 11.8 -0.1 7.9 +2.7 6.0

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.
No reports No reports of wind gusts above 90km/h or sustained winds above 63km/h