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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 September
Northern Territory:
014015 DARWIN AIRPORT 14.4 (16.7, 64)
014903 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM 8.2 (8.9, 20)

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

34.7 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
34.6 KALUMBURU MISSION N Kimberley WA
34.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
34.2 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
33.8 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+5.5   27.5 CARNAMAH Central West WA
+5.2   24.0 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA
+5.0   25.0 GOOMALLING Cent Wheatbelt WA
+4.7   28.0 MULLEWA Central West WA
+4.6   25.5 EYRE Eucla WA

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
23.7 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.0 HOLMES REEF Islands ISL

+5.9   20.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
+5.9   20.0 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
+5.7   19.5 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+5.6   13.7 BALGAIR Eucla WA
+5.6   15.5 WILUNA Interior WA

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

-0.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.1 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
1.4 MOUNT GININI Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-8.9   20.9 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-8.6   21.0 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
-8.6   20.4 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
-8.4   22.0 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
-7.9   8.3 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-6.1 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-5.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-4.3 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-4.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-4.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-12.0   8.2 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM N Rivers NT
-11.8   7.2 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
-11.4   6.5 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
-11.3   9.0 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT
-10.2   8.2 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers 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.

65.0 GRAHAM RANGE N Coast--Barron QLD
47.0 HALIFAX ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
46.0 GENOA (FOOLS HAVEN) E Gippsland VIC
46.0 FLYING FISH POINT N Coast--Herbert QLD
45.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK N Coast--Barron QLD

QUEENSLAND
    N Coast--Barron
65.0 GRAHAM RANGE
45.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK
    N Coast--Herbert
47.0 HALIFAX ALERT
46.0 FLYING FISH POINT

VICTORIA
    E Gippsland
46.0 GENOA (FOOLS HAVEN)

  Max+/- norm Min+/- normRain to 9am
BROOME AIRPORT 28.9 -2.9 20.6 +2.2 0.0
ALBANY AIRPORT 18.1 +0.8 8.4 +0.4 4.6
PERTH AIRPORT 20.0 -0.1 11.9 +3.0 4.4
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 19.6 -2.6 11.3 +3.4 2.8
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.5 -1.0 14.4 -8.7 0.0
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 20.0 -7.0 5.2 -5.0 0.0
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.3 -2.5 7.3 -2.3 0.0
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.6 -2.2 -0.1 -6.3 0.2
CAIRNS AERO 27.3 -0.6 20.1 +1.5 1.0
TOWNSVILLE AERO 25.3 -2.4 18.6 +1.3 3.8
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.5 -1.7 13.6 +0.1 0.0
AMBERLEY AMO 24.2 -1.1 6.7 -2.7 3.8
BRISBANE AERO 22.0 8.4 1.4
ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 13.7 -1.7 0.0
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.2 -1.6 8.1 -2.8 0.0
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS 16.2 -3.9 10.2 -1.1 0.0
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 18.2 -1.7 7.8 -3.2 3.0
PROSPECT DAM 17.9 -3.1 6.2 -3.1 2.6
WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY 16.4 -3.8 5.9 -4.7 7.4
CANBERRA AIRPORT 13.1 -2.9 2.8 -0.3 0.2
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.1 -3.3 0.7 -4.5 1.8
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.0 -3.3 6.9 -0.5 0.0
EAST SALE AIRPORT 15.1 -1.8 1.6 -4.0 5.2
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.0 -1.2 7.6 -0.3 0.0
LAVERTON RAAF 14.0 -2.8 5.0 -1.6 0.0
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.3 -0.5 4.3 -0.6 0.0
LAUNCESTON AIRPORT 13.8 -0.3 1.7 -2.5 0.0
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 14.9 -0.1 3.2 -3.2 0.2

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
    N Coast--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
18.8mm in 1 hr to 08:00 18.8mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 09:00 15.0mm/h
36.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 12.0mm/h
    Brisbane/SE Coast
BRISBANE AERO
9.2mm in 21 min to 18:00 26.3mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 11.4mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
    Sydney--east
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO
9.2mm in 10 min to 21:57 55.2mm/h
6.8mm in 15 min to 22:12 27.2mm/h
CANTERBURY RACECOURSE AWS
14.0mm in 30 min to 15:30 28.0mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 15.0mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 14.4mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h
16.8mm in 30 min to 22:00 33.6mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 16.8mm/h
20.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 20.2mm/h
HOMEBUSH (OLYMPIC STADIUM) AWS
10.0mm in 1 hr to 14:30 10.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h
    South Coast
MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS
17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.7mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
VICTORIA
    E Gippsland
POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE)
21.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.0mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 9.7mm/h
No reports of wind gusts above 90km/h or sustained winds above 63km/h