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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

36.2 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
36.1 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
36.0 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
35.9 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA
35.8 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA

+4.4   15.9 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
+4.2   16.4 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
+4.1   18.7 DOVER Southeast TAS
+4.0   23.5 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
+3.7   26.1 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.7 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.7 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+7.7   15.0 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+7.6   16.3 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+6.5   18.5 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+6.2   14.0 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+6.2   15.9 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD

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

3.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
5.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
6.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.4 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC

-10.2   17.3 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-10.2   19.6 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-10.0   17.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
-9.8   23.1 TELFER AERO Interior WA
-9.8   19.2 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT

-5.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.2 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-7.3   5.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
-6.8   14.0 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
-6.8   1.0 BATEMANS BAY (CATALINA COUNTRY CLUB) South Coast NSW
-6.3   5.2 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
-6.2   3.2 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-6.2   3.8 LEONORA Goldfields WA

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.

53.4 TAYLORS FLAT (CALLABA) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
44.0 HAPPY VALLEY N Coast--Barron QLD
44.0 WHEEO (BENALI PARK) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
43.0 MARCO STREET ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
43.0 BINGIL BAY N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
    N Coast--Barron
44.0 HAPPY VALLEY
    N Coast--Herbert
43.0 MARCO STREET ALERT
43.0 BINGIL BAY

NEW SOUTH WALES
    Goulburn/Monaro
53.4 TAYLORS FLAT (CALLABA)
44.0 WHEEO (BENALI PARK)

  Max+/- norm Min+/- normRain to 9am
BROOME AIRPORT 28.7 -3.1 19.7 +1.3 0.0
ALBANY AIRPORT 14.7 -2.6 7.8 -0.2 8.2
PERTH AIRPORT 19.0 -1.1 7.4 -1.5 4.0
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 15.8 -6.4 2.5 -5.4 3.4
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.6 -1.9 20.1 -3.0 0.0
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 24.6 -2.4 15.1 +4.9 0.4
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 14.0 -4.8 9.4 -0.2 12.6
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.1 -2.7 9.7 +3.5 0.0
CAIRNS AERO 28.4 +0.5 21.5 +2.9 0.8
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.8 -0.9 21.4 +4.1 0.0
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.4 +0.2 15.0 +1.5 0.0
AMBERLEY AMO 25.8 +0.5 9.1 -0.3 0.2
BRISBANE AERO 23.8 11.1 0.0
ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 20.5 5.6 0.0
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.7 +1.9 16.0 +5.1 0.0
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS 21.0 +0.9 10.1 -1.2 0.0
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 21.2 +1.3 9.2 -1.8 0.0
PROSPECT DAM 20.7 -0.3 5.5 -3.8 0.0
WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY 21.9 +1.7 8.2 -2.4 0.0
CANBERRA AIRPORT 15.5 -0.5 -0.7 -3.8 0.4
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 15.2 -2.2 5.5 +0.3 0.4
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.1 -3.2 9.7 +2.3 0.0
EAST SALE AIRPORT 16.5 -0.4 4.3 -1.3 1.8
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.6 -0.6 10.2 +2.3 0.0
LAVERTON RAAF 15.2 -1.6 8.0 +1.4 0.2
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.9 -0.9 7.0 +2.1 0.4
LAUNCESTON AIRPORT 16.5 +2.4 4.3 +0.1 0.0
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 18.2 +3.2 7.6 +1.2 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    Eucla
EUCLA
4.4mm in 13 min to 03:40 20.3mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
    W Agricultural
STREAKY BAY
16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h
VICTORIA
    Mallee S
SWAN HILL AERODROME
6.8mm in 14 min to 19:44 29.1mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 11.2mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.7mm/h
    Upper North
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT
10.6mm in 1 hr to 21:30 10.6mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 12.6mm/h
    Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER
16.8mm in 30 min to 23:30 33.6mm/h
21.6mm in 1 hr to 23:30 21.6mm/h
MT HOTHAM
5.6mm in 8 min to 23:51 42.0mm/h
    N Central
REDESDALE
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h
    Western Plains
LOOKOUT HILL
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
    W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 85(240/ 65 ) at 19:18
CLEVE AERODROME : 83(360/ 63 ) at 01:30
    Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 91(360/ 70 ) at 02:01
NEW SOUTH WALES
    Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 111(360/ 74 ) at 23:02
VICTORIA
    Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER : 108(340/ 69 ) at 23:30
FALLS CREEK : 126(360/ 80 ) at 22:31
MT HOTHAM : 150(330/ 69 ) at 23:51