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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 complete, and has been visually checked by AWN for gross errors. Less obvious errors may remain.
Data is as received at 00:57EST, 28/10/2004.

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

33.0 BULMAN AWS N Rivers NT
33.0 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
32.7 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
32.7 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
32.4 GALIWINKU N Rivers NT
32.4 NORMANTON AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

+6.4   25.7 MILES POST OFFICE Darling Downs W QLD
+5.9   30.3 WINTON POST OFFICE Northwest QLD
+5.8   23.2 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+5.8   25.0 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+5.7   27.1 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.7 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.3 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.0 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
23.0 HOLMES REEF Islands ISL
23.0 FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL

+9.5   16.2 CLERMONT POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+7.9   16.7 EMERALD AIRPORT Central Highlands QLD
+7.7   13.9 SPRINGSURE DAME ST Central Highlands QLD
+6.9   12.3 ROLLESTON METEOR ST Central Highlands QLD
+6.7   16.8 TE KOWAI EXP STN Central Coast E QLD

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

-1.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
0.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-3.7   11.2 PEMBERTON Lower West WA
-3.5   28.5 KALUMBURU MISSION N Kimberley WA
-3.3   14.4 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-3.3   12.5 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
-3.3   13.4 BEVERLEY Cent Wheatbelt WA
-3.3   11.5 NARROGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-3.3   12.0 WAGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

-10.0 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-8.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-8.0 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-7.4 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) N Tablelands W NSW
-7.1 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW

-9.1   -8.0 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-7.2   -8.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-7.1   -1.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-7.0   -4.9 PINDARI DAM NW Slopes N NSW
-6.8   -2.7 COLLARENEBRI (ALBERT ST) Upper Darling 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.

48.8 MOUNT WILLIAM
44.4 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM) Central Plateau TAS
44.0 WILLOWDALE Lower West WA
42.8 BREONA (LOWER HAULAGE ROAD) Central Plateau TAS
42.6 HUNTLY Lower West WA

  Max+/- norm Min+/- normRain to 9am
BROOME AIRPORT 27.7 -1.1 9.5 -4.1 0.0
PERTH AIRPORT 14.6 -3.2 11.5 +3.4 12.6
ALBANY AIRPORT 12.5 -3.3 9.6 +2.1 2.8
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 21.2 +4.5 5.7 +0.8 0.0
DARWIN AIRPORT 29.6 -0.9 18.9 -0.4 0.0
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 23.8 +4.2 0.9 -3.1 0.0
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.1 +1.8 9.2 +1.8 1.4
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.1 0.0 6.1 +1.0 5.0
CAIRNS AERO 28.2 +2.5 19.7 +2.7 0.0
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.3 +1.3 19.9 +6.4 0.0
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.1 +3.0 13.8 +4.4 0.0
AMBERLEY AMO 24.8 +3.7 0.0 -5.4 0.0
BRISBANE AERO 22.2 5.9 0.0
ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 14.2 -0.6 0.0
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.4 +1.7 2.0 -5.5 0.0
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS 20.8 +4.1 8.7 +0.3 0.0
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 20.8 +4.6 9.1 +1.1 0.0
PROSPECT DAM 19.6 +2.9 5.4 -0.7 0.0
WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY 19.3 +2.3 2.7 -5.7 0.0
CANBERRA AIRPORT 14.4 +3.1 4.5 +4.7 0.0
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 12.6 0.0 3.5 +0.8 0.0
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.5 +3.2 5.2 +0.9 0.0
EAST SALE AIRPORT 13.7 0.0 6.9 +3.7 0.0
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.9 +2.5 7.3 +1.4 0.0
LAVERTON RAAF 14.3 +0.7 7.5 +2.6 0.0
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.3 +0.3 1.8 -1.4 0.0
LAUNCESTON AIRPORT 10.4 -0.5 4.6 +2.3 9.0
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 12.1 +0.5 6.7 +2.2 11.6

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
BICKLEY
10.2mm in 1 hr to 09:00 10.2mm/h
TASMANIA
    Southeast
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD)
11.4mm in 30 min to 19:00 22.8mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 11.4mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    Central West
NORTH ISLAND : 72(220/ 67 ) at 11:41
    Lower West
ROTTNEST ISLAND : 89(290/ 65 ) at 07:01
GARDEN ISLAND HSF : 91(240/ 41 ) at 12:55
CAPE LEEUWIN : 82(260/ 67 ) at 06:00
CAPE NATURALISTE : 91(240/ 74 ) at 08:05
    Goldfields
NORSEMAN AERO : 83(260/ 63 ) at 16:51
NEW SOUTH WALES
    Illawarra
ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) : 87(260/ 63 ) at 04:00
VICTORIA
    W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 98(260/ 72 ) at 01:43
KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 78(280/ 63 ) at 03:10
TASMANIA
    N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS : 137(270/ 96 ) at 00:00
    E Coast
EDDYSTONE POINT : 85(280/ 70 ) at 02:56
SWAN ISLAND : 100(290/ 61 ) at 01:19
    Southeast
HOBART AIRPORT : 85(290/ 63 ) at 03:15
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) : 91(270/ 35 ) at 04:11
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 135(290/111 ) at 02:25
TASMAN ISLAND : 106(300/ 72 ) at 02:30
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 106(270/ 52 ) at 04:01
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 119(260/ 91 ) at 04:23
    Central Plateau
LIAWENEE : 74(260/ 63 ) at 03:55
    W Coast
STRAHAN AERODROME : 111(280/ 87 ) at 00:14
    Flinders Is/Bass St
FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 87(270/ 72 ) at 03:06
ISLANDS
    Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 124(270/106 ) at 01:47