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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 maximum temperature for February
Queensland:
040717 COOLANGATTA AIRPORT 34.2 (33.9, 12)

Quality control note: Data is final. It includes late-received rainfall data and has been subject to BoM quality control checks.
Data is as received at 22:17EST, 27/10/2004.

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

45.5 PANNAWONICA W Pilbara WA
43.8 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
43.3 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA
43.2 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD
43.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
43.0 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA

+9.0   43.2 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD
+6.4   34.2 COOLANGATTA AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+6.1   45.5 PANNAWONICA W Pilbara WA
+5.7   43.0 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+5.6   34.2 NAMBOUR DPI Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

29.0 FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL
28.6 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA
28.5 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
28.5 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
28.4 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
28.4 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL

+6.1   27.3 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
+5.6   26.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+5.0   27.3 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+4.8   15.2 DOVER Southeast TAS
+4.6   14.6 GEEVESTON (CEMETERY ROAD) Southeast TAS

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

11.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
11.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
12.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
12.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
12.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-10.2   23.4 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
-9.6   25.9 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA
-8.4   28.1 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
-8.4   24.9 HAWKER Upper North SA
-8.2   18.6 HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC

2.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
3.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
4.9 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-7.5   5.8 YONGALA Upper North SA
-7.2   13.0 SURAT Maranoa QLD
-7.2   8.2 WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
-7.1   7.2 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-6.8   12.7 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa 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.

90.0 SHELAMAR W Kimberley WA
85.2 FLYING FOX N Rivers NT
78.2 CAVE CREEK STATION N Rivers NT
78.0 LEGUNE N Rivers NT
76.0 MUNDURIN STATION Northwest QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    E Kimberley
69.0 SPRING CREEK
    W Kimberley
90.0 SHELAMAR
    E Pilbara
52.0 BONNEY DOWNS

NORTHERN TERRITORY
    N Rivers
85.2 FLYING FOX
78.2 CAVE CREEK STATION
78.0 LEGUNE
73.0 MATARANKA HOMESTEAD RESORT
59.0 LIMMEN RIVER
56.0 ELSEY
54.0 BEATRICE HILL
52.2 AUVERGNE
    N Plateau
71.0 WAUCHOPE
54.0 LAKE NASH
51.0 MUCKATY

QUEENSLAND
    Gulf Country
70.0 COTSWOLD STATION
64.0 CANOBIE
53.4 MANFRED DOWNS STATION
53.0 UNDILLA STATION
52.0 MIM RIFLE CREEK
52.0 IFFLEY STATION
    Upper Carpentaria
72.6 EVELEIGH STATION
70.0 RICHMOND AIRPORT
56.0 YARAMULLA STATION
    N Coast--Barron
50.0 MEADOWBANK
    N Coast--Herbert
75.0 BLUE RANGE
66.0 TULLY MCQUILLEN ST
59.0 TULLY TM
57.8 TULLY SUGAR MILL
53.4 MUTARNEE STORE
    Central Coast E
59.0 MIRANI MARY STREET
56.8 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE
55.0 MIRANI WEIR ALERT
54.0 MIRANI WEIR TM
51.6 RAVENSWOOD POST OFFICE
    Northwest
76.0 MUNDURIN STATION
    Channel Country
66.4 BOULIA AIRPORT
    Brisbane/SE Coast
72.0 CARBROOK LONGLAND ROAD
64.0 STOKES CROSSING

NEW SOUTH WALES
    N Tablelands E
75.0 OLD BONALBO (ALCHERINGA)
    North Coast
74.4 KINGSCLIFF (MARINE PARADE)

VICTORIA
    E Gippsland
52.4 MALLACOOTA
    W Gippsland
58.0 NOOJEE (SLIVAR)

  Max+/- norm Min+/- normRain to 9am
BROOME AIRPORT 29.0 -3.9 24.8 -1.1 15.0
PERTH AIRPORT 31.9 +0.1 16.4 -1.0 0.0
ALBANY AIRPORT 21.9 -3.1 12.1 -2.2 0.0
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 28.8 -3.1 16.8 -0.9 0.0
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.9 +1.5 26.0 +1.3 0.0
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 31.1 -3.8 26.3 +5.6 0.0
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 24.0 -5.3 15.4 -1.7 0.0
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.3 -5.8 12.8 +1.2 2.4
CAIRNS AERO 32.8 +1.7 26.5 +2.8 0.0
TOWNSVILLE AERO 34.6 +3.6 26.9 +2.9 0.0
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 36.3 +5.1 21.6 -0.4 3.0
AMBERLEY AMO 34.6 +4.3 13.3 -6.2 0.0
BRISBANE AERO 34.2 18.2 0.0
ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 23.3 10.8 0.0
COFFS HARBOUR MO 30.3 +3.6 15.8 -3.6 0.0
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS 26.9 +1.5 19.0 -0.3 0.0
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 28.4 +2.7 18.1 -0.6 0.0
PROSPECT DAM 31.6 +3.9 14.8 -2.9 0.0
WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY 27.4 +1.8 14.7 -3.6 0.0
CANBERRA AIRPORT 27.3 +0.3 7.6 -5.4 0.2
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 29.0 -1.8 10.7 -5.6 4.2
MILDURA AIRPORT 25.6 -5.9 10.3 -6.1 0.0
EAST SALE AIRPORT 24.3 -1.0 14.0 +0.9 2.8
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 20.6 -5.2 15.9 +1.4 0.2
LAVERTON RAAF 19.9 -5.6 14.6 +0.5 0.4
BALLARAT AERODROME 18.2 -6.8 11.2 -0.2 0.2
LAUNCESTON AIRPORT 23.9 +0.8 12.4 +2.1 0.0
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 19.6 -2.0 14.5 +2.5 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
    N Kimberley
KURI BAY
28.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 9.3mm/h
    E Kimberley
HALLS CREEK AIRPORT
12.6mm in 36 min to 23:30 21.0mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 23:30 15.6mm/h
ARGYLE AERODROME
16.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 16.0mm/h
    W Kimberley
BROOME AIRPORT
6.2mm in 17 min to 07:00 21.9mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 07:30 10.0mm/h
CYGNET BAY
58.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 19.3mm/h
60.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 10.0mm/h
FITZROY CROSSING AERO
12.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 12.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.0mm/h
WEST ROEBUCK
15.6mm in 30 min to 07:00 31.2mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 07:00 15.6mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 07:30 19.2mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.3mm/h
    E Pilbara
MARBLE BAR
13.8mm in 12 min to 18:28 69.0mm/h
4.4mm in 6 min to 18:34 44.0mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.7mm/h
    Lower West
PERTH AIRPORT
19.4mm in 30 min to 00:00 38.8mm/h
19.4mm in 1 hr to 00:00 19.4mm/h
19.4mm in 30 min to 09:00 38.8mm/h
19.4mm in 1 hr to 09:00 19.4mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
    N Rivers
MCCLUER ISLAND
7.8mm in 12 min to 02:25 39.0mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 7.3mm/h
WOLLOGORANG
21.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 7.0mm/h
BORROLOOLA
10.6mm in 9 min to 16:25 70.7mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 6.3mm/h
CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU
1.8mm in 1 min to 16:02 108.0mm/h
PORT KEATS AERO
22.0mm in 1 hr to 04:30 22.0mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 8.0mm/h
DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE
9.2mm in 17 min to 17:00 32.5mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 12.0mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 12.4mm/h
    N Plateau
BRUNETTE DOWNS
43.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 14.3mm/h
JERVOIS
14.0mm in 49 min to 21:36 17.1mm/h
QUEENSLAND
    Gulf Country
JULIA CREEK AIRPORT
14.2mm in 1 hr to 03:00 14.2mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 04:00 17.2mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.0mm/h
NORMANTON AIRPORT
17.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 17.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h
MOUNT ISA AERO
10.4mm in 30 min to 04:00 20.8mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 04:00 10.4mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 04:30 17.4mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 05:00 10.2mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 8.0mm/h
CLONCURRY AIRPORT
25.0mm in 1 hr to 02:00 25.0mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.7mm/h
    N Coast--Barron
LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE
16.6mm in 38 min to 23:38 26.2mm/h
MAREEBA AIRPORT
9.8mm in 17 min to 18:00 34.6mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.8mm/h
    Northwest
CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP
19.4mm in 1 hr 56 min to 07:25 10.0mm/h
URANDANGIE
15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h
TASMANIA
    N Coast
LAUNCESTON AIRPORT
5.8mm in 13 min to 15:51 26.8mm/h
    Southeast
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE)
11.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 11.8mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 14.2mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
    Derwent Valley
OUSE FIRE STATION
12.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 12.2mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h
ISLANDS
    Islands
NORFOLK ISLAND AERO
15.8mm in 17 min to 06:30 55.8mm/h
20.4mm in 1 hr to 06:30 20.4mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 07:30 12.4mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 08:30 10.2mm/h
42.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 14.0mm/h
NORTH EAST ISLAND
19.0mm in 3 hr to 22:00 6.3mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 23:00 6.7mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    E Pilbara
MARBLE BAR : 104(140/ 87 ) at 18:16
    Interior
TELFER AERO : 95(180/ 74 ) at 17:06
QUEENSLAND
    N Coast--Herbert
LUCINDA POINT : 82(340/ 72 ) at 05:01