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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

43.5 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
43.2 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
42.9 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
42.8 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA
42.7 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+14.1   37.0 EUCLA Eucla WA
+13.6   38.0 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+13.0   35.6 EYRE Eucla WA
+12.0   31.0 LAKES ENTRANCE E Gippsland VIC
+11.8   34.7 WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
27.3 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.1 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
25.9 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.0 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
25.0 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT
25.0 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
25.0 GALIWINKU N Rivers NT
25.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+9.2   19.5 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
+9.2   20.6 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+8.7   16.9 LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
+7.7   14.9 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.7   17.8 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

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

11.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
11.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
11.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
12.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
13.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-2.5   18.2 KARNET Lower West WA
-2.5   26.5 TE KOWAI EXP STN Central Coast E QLD
-2.0   33.5 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
-2.0   32.1 BURKETOWN POST OFFICE Gulf Country QLD
-1.9   21.6 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA

1.0 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
1.3 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
1.8 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
2.5 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
2.5 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW

-9.4   12.0 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
-8.6   16.0 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT
-8.5   15.7 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
-7.9   16.1 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM N Rivers NT
-7.8   12.1 WOLLOGORANG 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.

15.5 MT GARNET POST OFFICE N Coast--Barron QLD
14.6 UPPER STONE EXELBY N Coast--Herbert QLD
14.0 LUCKY SPRINGS STATION Upper Carpentaria QLD
13.4 ELIZABETH VALLEY N Rivers NT
9.8 STRATHTAY STATION Upper Carpentaria QLD

  Max+/- norm Min+/- normRain to 9am
BROOME AIRPORT 35.7 +2.9 24.1 +1.8 0.0
PERTH AIRPORT 21.3 -1.1 15.0 +4.8 4.0
ALBANY AIRPORT 23.8 +5.1 14.8 +5.8 0.0
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 32.0 +6.4 12.4 +1.5 0.0
DARWIN AIRPORT 36.1 +3.0 24.2 -0.8 0.0
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 37.6 +6.8 18.6 +3.9 0.0
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 29.3 +7.7 20.6 +9.2 0.0
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 22.9 +5.1 14.1 +7.0 0.0
CAIRNS AERO 30.9 +1.4 22.8 +2.2 0.0
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.8 -0.6 22.9 +2.2 5.4
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.9 -0.7 17.6 +0.7 0.0
AMBERLEY AMO 29.1 +1.5 11.6 -1.8 0.0
BRISBANE AERO 24.9 15.6 0.0
ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 21.5 3.6 0.0
COFFS HARBOUR MO 26.7 +3.2 13.3 -0.5 0.0
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS 25.3 +3.2 12.5 -1.4 0.0
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 27.4 +5.4 13.6 +0.1 0.0
PROSPECT DAM 31.2 +7.7 10.6 -1.5 0.0
WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY 29.4 +7.4 10.4 -2.2 0.0
CANBERRA AIRPORT 24.2 +5.0 5.6 -0.4 0.0
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 26.9 +5.7 7.4 -0.3 0.0
MILDURA AIRPORT 35.0 +11.3 13.7 +4.0 0.0
EAST SALE AIRPORT 28.7 +9.6 6.3 -1.3 0.0
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 27.6 +8.0 16.5 +7.1 0.0
LAVERTON RAAF 28.8 +9.8 16.9 +8.7 0.0
BALLARAT AERODROME 26.3 +9.8 9.7 +3.5 0.0
LAUNCESTON AIRPORT 19.0 +2.6 7.5 +1.9 0.0
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 21.0 +4.1 10.1 +2.4 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.
QUEENSLAND
    N Peninsula
WEIPA AERO
38.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 12.7mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 104(280/ 91 ) at 23:15
MANJIMUP : 91(310/ 58 ) at 13:00
VICTORIA
    Upper NE
MT HOTHAM : 95(330/ 72 ) at 23:30
    W Coast
COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 80(340/ 65 ) at 10:30
TASMANIA
    Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 82(310/ 70 ) at 21:00
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 104(260/ 65 ) at 22:39