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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

30.3 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
30.2 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
30.1 KALUMBURU MISSION N Kimberley WA
30.0 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
29.8 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
29.8 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD

+4.0   14.4 LITHGOW (BIRDWOOD ST) C Tablelands S NSW
+3.5   15.1 YASS (LINTON HOSTEL) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+3.3   19.0 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
+3.2   24.5 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+3.1   20.2 PINDARI DAM NW Slopes N NSW
+3.1   17.0 PARKES (MACARTHUR STREET) CW Slopes S NSW

25.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
23.8 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.6 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
22.4 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+8.5   19.9 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+7.8   19.3 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
+6.9   12.3 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+6.8   10.4 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+6.8   12.4 CARNEGIE Interior WA

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

-0.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-5.8   13.4 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-5.3   17.6 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
-5.0   17.2 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
-4.8   16.0 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-4.7   14.1 BALGAIR Eucla WA

-14.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-9.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.2 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
-7.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-9.0   2.4 WOLLOGORANG N Rivers NT
-8.5   3.5 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT
-8.4   5.6 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT
-7.9   4.5 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
-7.9   3.3 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron 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.

111.0 NINGALOO W Pilbara WA
111.0 WARROORA W Gascoyne WA
108.0 CARDABIA W Gascoyne WA
78.0 GNARALOO W Gascoyne WA
66.0 BRICKHOUSE W Gascoyne WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    W Pilbara
111.0 NINGALOO
    W Gascoyne
111.0 WARROORA
108.0 CARDABIA
78.0 GNARALOO
66.0 BRICKHOUSE
64.8 ELLA VALLA
64.0 DOORAWARRAH
63.0 CARNARVON AIRPORT
56.0 CALLAGIDDY STATION
53.2 MARRON
    Lower West
60.8 HUNTLY

TASMANIA
    W Coast
58.0 LAKE MARGARET DAM

ISLANDS
   
50.8 MOUNT WILLIAM

  Max+/- norm Min+/- normRain to 9am
BROOME AIRPORT 26.4 -2.4 9.9 -3.7 0.0
PERTH AIRPORT 19.8 +2.0 10.8 +2.7 9.6
ALBANY AIRPORT 15.6 -0.2 10.1 +2.6 5.6
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 14.8 -1.9 11.3 +6.4 0.2
DARWIN AIRPORT 29.0 -1.5 16.3 -3.0 0.0
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 22.1 +2.5 -1.6 -5.6 0.0
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.2 +0.9 6.8 -0.6 0.0
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.6 -0.5 3.7 -1.4 0.4
CAIRNS AERO 26.3 +0.6 13.9 -3.1 0.0
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.1 +2.1 9.7 -3.8 0.0
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 23.4 +0.3 10.8 +1.4 0.0
BRISBANE AERO 21.4 9.8 0.8
AMBERLEY AMO 22.4 +1.3 3.3 -2.1 0.0
ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 12.0 0.0 0.2
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.1 -0.6 9.7 +2.2 0.0
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS 16.2 -0.5 7.7 -0.7 0.0
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 16.9 +0.7 7.0 -1.0 0.0
PROSPECT DAM 17.5 +0.8 4.0 -2.1 0.0
WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY 16.0 -1.0 6.8 -1.6 0.0
CANBERRA AIRPORT 14.3 +3.0 -3.7 -3.5 0.0
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.9 +2.3 -1.5 -4.2 0.2
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.1 +0.8 1.7 -2.6 0.0
EAST SALE AIRPORT 11.3 -2.4 -1.9 -5.1 0.0
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 14.1 +0.7 4.2 -1.7 0.0
LAVERTON RAAF 13.1 -0.5 0.3 -4.6 0.0
BALLARAT AERODROME 7.4 -2.6 -2.4 -5.6 0.2
LAUNCESTON AIRPORT 10.7 -0.2 -0.6 -2.9 0.0
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 10.7 -0.9 1.5 -3.0 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.
QUEENSLAND
    Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE
14.4mm in 30 min to 05:30 28.8mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 05:30 14.4mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 06:00 15.6mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h

QUEENSLAND
    Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 74(120/ 67 ) at 19:57