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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):
Highest daily rainfall for September
Queensland:
041100 TEXAS POST OFFICE 70.4 (66.8, 107)
041521 GOONDIWINDI AIRPORT 62.0 (24.6, 14)

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

36.8 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
36.6 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
36.4 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
36.1 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
36.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT

+5.4   23.5 NAROOMA RVCP South Coast NSW
+3.5   28.9 MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
+3.4   22.0 MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION South Coast NSW
+3.4   23.6 BATEMANS BAY (CATALINA COUNTRY CLUB) South Coast NSW
+3.1   35.6 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
+3.1   7.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.8 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.6 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.5 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.2 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT

+8.5   18.9 NAMBOUR DPI Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+8.2   17.9 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+8.2   17.6 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+7.8   17.9 GAYNDAH POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+7.7   17.8 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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

0.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
2.0 MOUNT GININI Goulburn/Monaro NSW
2.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-8.4   16.8 DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
-7.6   21.4 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
-7.6   15.9 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
-7.4   20.0 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
-7.3   21.1 BARALABA POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

-1.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
0.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
0.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-9.9   1.0 KULGERA N Plateau NT
-9.7   6.2 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
-9.6   1.2 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
-9.4   1.4 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
-8.3   4.6 URANDANGIE Northwest 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.

113.0 FALLS CREEK (ROCKY VALLEY) Upper NE VIC
100.0 MOUNT BUFFALO CHALET Upper NE VIC
83.6 GLEN INNES (REDDESTONE (REDBANK)) N Tablelands W NSW
81.0 BENGALLA TM Darling Downs E QLD
79.8 YELARBON POST OFFICE Darling Downs E QLD

QUEENSLAND
    Darling Downs E
81.0 BENGALLA TM
79.8 YELARBON POST OFFICE
76.0 TEXAS TM
75.6 RIVERTON
70.4 TEXAS POST OFFICE
65.6 BEARDY JUNCTION
64.0 BOOBA SANDS TM
63.4 KERIMBILLA TM
62.0 GOONDIWINDI AIRPORT
60.6 WYAGA TM
60.2 AVOCA TM
60.0 MEDPARK BRIDGE TM
60.0 MURRI MURRI CREEK TM
59.0 NEW KILDONAN TM
56.0 GIDDI GIDDI SOUTH TM
56.0 GLENLYON DAM
54.8 WYAGA STATION
53.0 BYBERA TM
50.0 LIMEVALE TM
    Darling Downs W
55.5 REMILTON
53.2 LUNDAVRA TM
53.0 SOUTHWOOD
52.8 ARDEN DOWNS TM
51.0 HARTMANN BRIDGE TM
51.0 SURREY TM

NEW SOUTH WALES
    NW Slopes N
76.0 YETMAN (WARIALDA STREET)
66.8 PINDARI DAM
64.0 ASHFORD (TARRANGOWER)
63.5 BEARDY RIVER (HAYSTACK TM)
59.6 OAKWOOD (LOCHIEL)
57.2 KINGS PLAINS (WINDERMERE)
56.0 INVERELL (GLENDOWNE)
55.0 WALLANGRA (WALLANGRA STATION)
54.8 BUKKULLA (ASHFORD ROAD)
54.0 BINGARA POST OFFICE
53.8 GRAMAN (ULUPNA)
52.0 DELUNGRA POST OFFICE
52.0 NULLAMANNA (BELMORE)
52.0 INVERELL (WANDERA)
50.2 BUNDARRA (ARALUEN)
50.2 COPETON (CARINYA)
    N Tablelands W
83.6 GLEN INNES (REDDESTONE (REDBANK))
72.4 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS
68.0 EMMAVILLE POST OFFICE
62.6 GLEN INNES POST OFFICE
62.0 GLEN INNES AG RESEARCH STN
60.2 WELLINGROVE (MORILLA)
58.6 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST)
55.5 ELSMORE (DANTHONIA)
54.0 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE
52.0 TINGHA POST OFFICE
51.4 DEEPWATER POST OFFICE
51.2 INVERELL (ELSMORE VILLAGE)
50.2 TENTERDEN (BALOOK)

VICTORIA
    Lower NE
56.8 OVENS RIVER @ EUROBIN
52.8 CARBOOR UPPER
    Upper NE
113.0 FALLS CREEK (ROCKY VALLEY)
100.0 MOUNT BUFFALO CHALET
74.6 OVENS RIVER @ HARRIETVILLE
71.0 HARRIETVILLE
69.0 FALLS CREEK
66.2 LAKE BUFFALO
55.8 EUROBIN

  Max+/- norm Min+/- normRain to 9am
BROOME AIRPORT 32.0 +0.2 10.9 -7.5 0.0
ALBANY AIRPORT 12.2 -5.1 9.0 +1.0 6.0
PERTH AIRPORT 17.5 -2.6 9.9 +1.0 2.4
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 19.0 -3.2 5.5 -2.4 0.0
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.6 +3.1 20.4 -2.7 0.0
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 21.6 -5.4 3.9 -6.3 0.0
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.8 -3.0 8.7 -0.9 4.2
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.6 -0.2 7.8 +1.6 6.4
CAIRNS AERO 27.2 -0.7 18.3 -0.3 0.0
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.6 -1.1 19.8 +2.5 0.0
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.1 -1.1 17.5 +4.0 0.0
BRISBANE AERO 21.0 18.6 2.2
AMBERLEY AMO 20.4 -4.9 17.6 +8.2 1.2
ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 14.3 7.7 30.2
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.8 0.0 14.3 +3.4 45.2
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS 20.6 +0.5 14.2 +2.9 0.6
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 21.6 +1.7 15.1 +4.1 0.0
PROSPECT DAM 21.6 +0.6 12.7 +3.4 0.0
WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY 22.4 +2.2 11.7 +1.1 0.5
CANBERRA AIRPORT 15.5 -0.5 5.9 +2.8 0.2
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 12.4 -5.0 5.3 +0.1 0.0
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.5 -3.8 7.6 +0.2 0.0
EAST SALE AIRPORT 15.7 -1.2 10.4 +4.8 1.4
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.5 -1.7 9.9 +2.0 4.8
LAVERTON RAAF 14.7 -2.1 7.8 +1.2 0.8
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.0 -2.8 6.6 +1.7 8.8
LAUNCESTON AIRPORT 15.4 +1.3 9.3 +5.1 5.0
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 14.9 -0.1 7.8 +1.4 0.6

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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
    N Rivers
JABIRU AIRPORT
34.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 11.3mm/h
33.0mm in 1 hr 3 min to 21:30 31.4mm/h
QUEENSLAND
    Maranoa
ROMA AIRPORT
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
    N Tablelands W
INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE
16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h
GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS
23.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.7mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h
    MidNorth Coast N
COFFS HARBOUR MO
12.4mm in 1 hr to 02:30 12.4mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 03:00 15.2mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 9.0mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 03:30 13.2mm/h
ISLANDS
    Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
18.0mm in 30 min to 22:00 36.0mm/h
22.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 22.6mm/h
22.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 22.4mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.2mm/h
38.0mm in 3 hr to 23:30 12.7mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
    Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 98(360/ 76 ) at 00:01