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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
New South Wales:
200839 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 69.6 (58.4, 16)
Lowest daily minimum temperature for September
Western Australia:
009842 JARRAHWOOD -2.0 (-1.9, 27)

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 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
36.8 KALUMBURU MISSION N Kimberley WA
36.5 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA
36.4 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
36.1 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT

+5.0   18.1 PORT ARTHUR (PALMERS LOOKOUT) Southeast TAS
+4.6   19.8 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
+4.3   19.1 GROVE RESEARCH STATION Southeast TAS
+4.3   19.0 BULL BAY (LAURISTON) Southeast TAS
+4.1   19.1 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.3 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.0 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
24.2 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+5.8   10.9 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
+5.1   11.1 DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
+4.9   11.6 BURNIE (ROUND HILL) N Coast TAS
+4.8   21.6 INNISFAIL N Coast--Herbert QLD
+4.7   8.6 POWRANNA (TASMANIA FEEDLOT) N Coast TAS
+4.7   8.9 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

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

0.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-9.9   14.4 BALGAIR Eucla WA
-9.2   17.1 WILUNA Interior WA
-9.1   15.7 LEONORA Goldfields WA
-9.1   19.3 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-8.5   14.0 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA

-2.7 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-2.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.1 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
-2.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-2.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-2.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-8.6   -0.3 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
-8.1   -2.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-8.0   -1.5 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.5   -0.3 CUNDERDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.5   -0.5 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt 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.

78.4 LORD HOWE ISLAND (ORLANDO) Islands ISL
73.0 LORD HOWE ISLAND (MIDDLE BEACH) Islands ISL
69.6 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
50.8 KINGSTOWN POST OFFICE N Tablelands W NSW
35.0 CARBEAN Darling Downs E QLD

QUEENSLAND
    Darling Downs E
35.0 CARBEAN

NEW SOUTH WALES
    N Tablelands W
50.8 KINGSTOWN POST OFFICE

ISLANDS
    Islands
78.4 LORD HOWE ISLAND (ORLANDO)
73.0 LORD HOWE ISLAND (MIDDLE BEACH)
69.6 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO

  Max+/- norm Min+/- normRain to 9am
BROOME AIRPORT 33.8 +2.0 13.1 -5.3 0.0
ALBANY AIRPORT 12.5 -4.8 5.6 -2.4 2.4
PERTH AIRPORT 16.6 -3.5 1.5 -7.4 0.0
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 13.9 -8.3 2.0 -5.9 0.2
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.3 -0.2 22.7 -0.4 0.0
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.4 -0.6 3.5 -6.7 0.0
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.4 -2.4 9.6 0.0 0.4
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.3 -2.5 10.5 +4.3 3.6
CAIRNS AERO 28.8 +0.9 22.8 +4.2 0.0
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.4 +0.7 16.2 -1.1 0.0
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.6 +0.4 11.0 -2.5 0.0
AMBERLEY AMO 25.0 -0.3 6.8 -2.6 2.4
BRISBANE AERO 23.6 8.2 1.8
ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 13.5 1.7 3.0
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.1 -1.7 7.1 -3.8 0.0
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS 21.0 +0.9 10.2 -1.1 0.8
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 22.4 +2.5 11.6 +0.6 0.0
PROSPECT DAM 22.2 +1.2 7.0 -2.3 2.2
WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY 20.0 -0.2 10.0 -0.6 0.0
CANBERRA AIRPORT 15.1 -0.9 5.7 +2.6 0.0
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 15.5 -1.9 3.7 -1.5 3.2
MILDURA AIRPORT 21.8 +1.5 5.0 -2.4 0.0
EAST SALE AIRPORT 18.1 +1.2 8.1 +2.5 0.0
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 19.0 +1.8 11.3 +3.4 0.0
LAVERTON RAAF 18.5 +1.7 10.5 +3.9 0.0
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.1 +0.3 6.9 +2.0 0.0
LAUNCESTON AIRPORT 13.3 -0.8 8.5 +4.3 2.2
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 19.1 +4.1 8.7 +2.3 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.
VICTORIA
    Upper NE
MT HOTHAM AIRPORT
26.4mm in 30 min to 09:00 52.8mm/h
26.4mm in 1 hr to 09:00 26.4mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
    W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 89(280/ 69 ) at 04:34
NEW SOUTH WALES
    Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 80(350/ 63 ) at 21:00
TASMANIA
    N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS : 78(320/ 67 ) at 14:20
    Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 95(310/ 83 ) at 14:14
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 91(250/ 72 ) at 17:30