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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

39.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
38.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
37.8 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD
37.5 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA
37.5 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA
37.5 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+15.5   36.7 EUCLA Eucla WA
+13.5   36.0 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+9.8   31.1 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+9.3   36.8 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+8.2   24.6 MOUNT BARKER Adelaide/Lofty SA

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
23.5 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
23.4 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.4 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.2 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT

+11.0   22.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+8.7   21.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
+8.6   18.1 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+7.0   16.4 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+7.0   17.4 NAMBOUR DPI Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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

3.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
5.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
6.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-5.8   17.2 MORAWA Central West WA
-3.7   18.3 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
-3.6   17.0 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
-3.2   18.0 DALWALLINU COMPARISON Central West WA
-2.7   29.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

-1.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-8.8   4.0 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
-5.4   13.1 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
-5.0   10.8 MUSGRAVE S Peninsula QLD
-4.8   9.7 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-4.5   11.5 INGHAM COMPOSITE N Coast--Herbert 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.

11.4 BORDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
11.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
9.2 COURAN COVE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
7.0 PORT DAVEY (MELALEUCA) W Coast TAS
5.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

  Max+/- norm Min+/- normRain to 9am
BROOME AIRPORT 29.1 -2.7 22.0 +3.6 0.2
PERTH AIRPORT 20.4 +0.3 11.3 +2.4 0.0
ALBANY AIRPORT 18.8 +1.5 10.7 +2.7 0.0
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 29.4 +7.2 9.0 +1.1 0.0
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.3 -0.2 21.2 -1.9 0.0
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 32.6 +5.6 9.6 -0.6 0.0
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 24.1 +5.3 8.4 -1.2 0.0
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.6 -0.2 8.9 +2.7 0.2
CAIRNS AERO 27.9 0.0 14.8 -3.8 0.0
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.7 +3.0 14.2 -3.1 0.0
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.8 +2.6 15.8 +2.3 0.0
AMBERLEY AMO 27.7 +2.4 16.4 +7.0 0.0
BRISBANE AERO 24.9 18.3 0.0
ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 19.7 7.6 0.0
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.9 +1.1 14.0 +3.1 0.8
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS 19.7 -0.4 15.4 +4.1 0.0
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 21.0 +1.1 15.2 +4.2 0.2
PROSPECT DAM 23.3 +2.3 13.0 +3.7 0.0
WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY 22.2 +2.0 12.1 +1.5 0.0
CANBERRA AIRPORT 18.5 +2.5 5.3 +2.2 0.0
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.4 0.0 2.0 -3.2 0.0
MILDURA AIRPORT 25.1 +4.8 7.3 -0.1 0.0
EAST SALE AIRPORT 18.7 +1.8 6.7 +1.1 0.0
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 18.2 +1.0 12.4 +4.5 0.0
LAVERTON RAAF 17.6 +0.8 11.1 +4.5 0.0
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.8 +1.0 8.3 +3.4 0.6
LAUNCESTON AIRPORT 16.0 +1.9 7.5 +3.3 0.2
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 19.6 +4.6 10.0 +3.6 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
    Lower West
MANDURAH
11.4mm in 1 hr to 23:00 11.4mm/h

TASMANIA
    Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 83(310/ 69 ) at 14:00