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Noteworthy synoptic observations for Tuesday, 5 August 2003 local
prepared 1846 EST, 18/09/03
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Max Var Min Var Grs Min Rainfall Station Mth/ Date Time local Cloud amounts & types Wind Temp Dew Pt Rel Hum Pressure Weather Description Vis Comments
° C ° C ° C ° C ° C mm/ hr mm/ hr       Tot Cov Low Cloud(base m x 100) Mid High Dir °/ km/h ° C ° C % hPa/ 3hr tendency Pre- sent Past km  
Western Australia
003 Kimberley - west
- - - - - - - BROOME AIRPORT 0805 0600 0/- - - Calm 13.4 13.2 99 1014.20.5 0.1 -
004 Pilbara - De Grey
- - - - - - - MANDORA 0805 0600 - - - 130/05 10.4 10.2 99 1014.20.0 0.1 -
009 Lower West, Southwest, South Coast
- - - - - - - JANDAKOT AERO 0805 0300 - - - - 040/13 9.0 9.0 100 1015.80.5 - - 0.1 -
010 Great Southern, Central Wheat Belt
14.0 -1.8 3.0 -2.7 - - - PINGELLY 0805 0900 - - - Calm 5.7 5.5 99 - 0.2 -
South Australia
018 Western Agricultural
14.0 -1.3 9.0 -1.9 - 4/24 0.2/3 NEPTUNE ISLAND 0805 0900 - - - - 240/65 11.8 6.9 72 1001.26.5 - - - -
022 Yorke Peninsula and Kangaroo Island
- - - - - 6/6 6/6 CAPE BORDA 0805 0300 3/NW - - 310/83 11.7 7.1 73 995.42.1 2.0 -
023 Adelaide plains and Mt Lofty Ranges
- - - - - 11/6 11/3 KUITPO FOREST RESERVE 0805 0300 - - - - 320/21 8.6 8.2 97 - - - - -
026 Lower Southeast
- - 8.9 +3.7 - - 9/3 COONAWARRA 0805 1200 - - - - 320/39 12.5 9.0 79 997.51.0 - - - -
Queensland
032 North Coast - Herbert
24.0 -1.1 17.0 +1.7 - 36/24 0.4/3 INNISFAIL 0805 0900 1/SE - - Calm 18.6 18.0 96 - 8.0 -
22.8 -2.3 - - - - 18/3 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 0805 0000 - - - - 280/08 18.0 17.7 98 1019.10.4 - - - HR007
- - - - - 19/6 1/3 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 0805 0300 - - - - 280/04 17.8 17.4 98 1018.30.8 - - - -
23.0 -2.1 17.0 +1.6 - 31/24 - SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 0805 0900 - - - - Calm 18.9 18.3 96 1020.61.8 - - - -
033 Central Coast - east
- - - - - 8/6 8/3 MACKAY MO 0805 0300 - - - - 210/13 16.2 15.7 97 1019.60.8 - - - -
044 Warrego
- - 10.4 +4.5 - - - CHARLEVILLE AERO 0805 1200 - - - 350/37 23.2 7.3 36 1015.51.9 30.0 -
045 Far Southwest
28.0 +5.6 - - - - - QUILPIE AIRPORT 0805 1500 6/- - 340/55 27.9 2.4 19 1011.21.5 30.0 very stong winds
27.0 - - - - - - THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT 0805 1500 - - - 300/31 26.1 -4.4 13 1011.10.5 5.0 -
New South Wales
048 Upper Western - Upper Darling
- - 12.5 +6.3 - - - COBAR MO 0805 1200 25/W - 330/39 22.7 2.1 26 1007.72.5 20.0 PAST GUST TO 38KTS
25.0 +7.3 - - - - - COBAR MO 0805 1500 25/W - 290/31 24.1 -3.3 16 1006.21.4 20.0 -
26.0 - - - - - - WANAARING POST OFFICE 0805 1500 - - - 250/37 25.0 11.9 44 - 50.0 -
049 Lower Western - Southwest Plains
20.0 +2.4 13.0 +8.3 - - - BALRANALD RSL 0805 0900 -/W - 360/09 16.0 1.6 38 - 50.0 -
063 Central Tablelands - south
- - - - - 3/6 3/3 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) 0805 2100 6/W - 270/17 7.0 5.3 89 - 30.0 wind gusting to 15kts Past Hail
065 Central Western Slopes - south
- - - - - - 5/3 COWRA AIRPORT 0805 1800 6/NW - - 290/22 11.8 11.2 96 - 20.0 -
19.0 +3.2 13.0 +8.0 - - - PARKES (MACARTHUR STREET) 0805 0900 -/N - 050/41 15.0 1.2 39 - 50.0 -
068 Illawarra
- - - - - 4/6 4/3 BOWRAL (PARRY DRIVE) 0805 2100 - - - 250/26 8.2 4.9 80 - 50.0 Past Hail
069 South Coast
- - - - - - 0.8/3 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0805 1800 - - - - 270/68 14.3 9.4 72 1002.51.5 - - - HR998
17.0 -0.1 15.0 +8.5 - - - MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION 0805 0900 10/NW - 360/18 15.8 10.3 70 1009.41.9 50.0 -
- - - - - - 0.6/3 MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION 0805 1800 6/NW - - 290/41 15.6 10.3 71 1003.31.3 4.0 -
- - - - - 2/6 1/3 MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION 0805 2100 - - - 250/18 14.1 3.6 49 1003.50.3 20.0 -
19.0 +5.7 - - - - - NERRIGA COMPOSITE 0805 1500 3/S - 360/74 17.2 5.9 47 - 50.0 -
070 Southern Tablelands - Glburn/Monaro
- - 8.0 - - - - BOMBALA AWS 0805 1200 - - - - 330/70 13.9 3.1 48 1003.33.2 - - - -
15.0 +2.5 9.0 +9.2 - - - BOMBALA POST OFFICE 0805 0900 - - - 310/34 13.4 4.1 53 - 50.0 -
17.0 +4.1 - - - 0.2/6 0.2/3 CANBERRA AIRPORT 0805 1500 6/NW - 340/39 15.3 6.6 56 1003.53.5 40.0 -
- - - - - - 4/3 CANBERRA AIRPORT 0805 1800 6/NW - 300/15 10.2 6.4 77 1005.11.5 40.0 -
071 Southern Tablelands - Snowy Mtns
4.0 +1.5 - - - 20/6 20/6 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALE 0805 1500 1/- - - 230/15 2.0 1.8 99 - 5.0 varying between rain & snow grains all day
- - - - - - 0.2/21 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE 0805 1200 1/NW - - 310/09 3.0 -20.2 16 - 10.0 Hail, lightning, strong wind
4.0 +0.7 - - - 0.8/24 0.6/3 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE 0805 1500 0/NW - - 310/28 3.5 2.4 92 - 10.0 -
1.2 +0.8 - - - - - THREDBO AWS 0805 0000 - - - - 320/102 0.8 -1.1 87 1014.00.8 - - - -
- - - - - - - THREDBO AWS 0805 0300 - - - - 320/93 1.1 -2.5 77 1010.92.6 - - - -
- - - - - - - THREDBO AWS 0805 0600 - - - - 320/106 1.0 1.0 100 1008.91.7 - - - -
2.0 +1.6 -1.0 +4.0 - 2/24 2/3 THREDBO AWS 0805 0900 - - - - 330/72 0.6 0.6 100 1009.30.3 - - - HR001
7.0 +0.7 - - - 19/6 19/6 THREDBO VILLAGE 0805 1500 3/ - - Calm 5.5 2.1 79 - 25.0 Heavey rains, thunder and lightning through out th
072 Southwest Slopes - south
17.0 +2.5 - - - 2/6 2/3 ALBURY AIRPORT 0805 1500 10/NW - 310/24 12.7 8.5 76 - 3.0 -
073 Southwest Slopes - north
- - - - - - 0.2/3 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT 0805 1200 6/NW - 360/37 15.0 7.0 59 - 20.0 -
19.0 +4.2 - - - - - GRENFELL (QUONDONG RD) 0805 1500 10/W - - 340/74 19.3 6.0 42 - 15.0 -
21.0 +5.0 - - - - - QUANDIALLA POST OFFICE 0805 1500 3/NW - - 360/44 19.8 5.7 40 - 10.0 -
20.0 +4.3 - - - - - WYALONG POST OFFICE 0805 1500 -/NW - 340/37 19.6 5.7 40 - 35.0 -
075 Riverina - west
20.0 +3.7 12.0 +8.1 - - - GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS 0805 0900 - - - - 360/43 16.1 3.9 44 1005.10.9 - - - -
- - 12.2 +8.3 - - - GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS 0805 1200 - - - - 350/44 20.0 5.3 38 1001.83.3 - - - -
Victoria
076 Mallee - north
17.0 -0.1 - - - - - MILDURA AIRPORT 0805 1500 10/W - - 280/41 15.2 2.4 42 1004.91.0 20.0 -
082 Northeast - Lower
15.0 +0.4 - - - 0.8/6 0.8/3 BENALLA (SHADFORTH STREET) 0805 1500 6/W - - 270/18 14.0 8.0 67 1001.01.2 50.0 -
- - - - - - 2/3 BENALLA (SHADFORTH STREET) 0805 1800 6/NW - - 310/04 10.4 8.2 86 1004.93.9 50.0 -
- - - - - - 1/3 CORRYONG (PARISH LANE) 0805 1200 6/W - 110/08 14.3 5.9 57 - 50.0 -
16.0 +2.2 - - - 1/6 0.2/3 CORRYONG (PARISH LANE) 0805 1500 3/- - - 020/08 14.1 6.8 61 - 4.0 -
- - - - - - 0.8/21 DARTMOUTH RESERVOIR 0805 0600 - - - 050/04 12.6 5.0 60 - 20.0 -
15.0 +1.0 11.0 +8.1 - - - RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH 0805 0900 - - - - 010/15 13.7 5.3 57 - - - - -
- - 11.2 +8.3 - - - RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH 0805 1200 - - - - 360/17 14.8 6.4 57 - - - - -
083 Northeast - Upper
1.3 - - - - - - MT HOTHAM 0805 0000 - - - - 340/91 1.0 -2.7 76 - - - - -
- - - - - - - MT HOTHAM 0805 0300 - - - - 340/80 1.6 -2.9 72 - - - - -
- - - - - - - MT HOTHAM 0805 0600 - - - - 340/76 1.2 -0.8 86 - - - - -
2.0 - -1.0 - - 0.4/24 0.4/3 MT HOTHAM 0805 0900 - - - - 340/63 0.7 0.2 96 - - - - -
- - -1.2 - - - 0.6/3 MT HOTHAM 0805 1200 - - - - 350/63 0.7 0.4 98 - - - - -
6.0 - - - - 10/6 8/3 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT 0805 1500 - - - - 330/24 2.8 1.8 93 1001.41.7 - - - -
084 East Gippsland
- - - - - - - GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0805 1800 6/W - 270/48 14.8 11.5 81 1001.12.5 30.0 -
Tasmania
091 North Coast
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. 0805 2200 - - - - 270/68 10.2 8.4 89 996.5 - - - -
13.0 +0.4 - - - 6/6 6/6 MARRAWAH 0805 1500 -/W - - 290/15 10.7 9.9 95 992.62.2 4.0 power outage
- - - - - - 8/3 SMITHTON AERODROME 0805 1800 - - - - 300/21 10.3 8.5 89 994.41.5 - - - -
094 Southeast
- - - - - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 0805 0600 - - - - 340/63 2.7 -0.9 77 - - - - -
6.0 +3.7 1.0 +2.8 - 2/24 - MOUNT WELLINGTON 0805 0900 - - - - 340/67 3.3 0.4 81 - - - - -
- - 1.2 +3.0 - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 0805 1200 - - - - 340/83 4.9 0.1 71 - - - - -
097 West Coast Mountain Region
- - - - - - - CAPE SORELL 0805 0700 - - - - 360/65 14.8 - - - - - - -
- - - - - - 12/3 CAPE SORELL 0805 2000 - - - - 330/17 10.3 - - - - - - HR007
- - - - - 17/6 17/3 CAPE SORELL 0805 2100 - - - - 350/28 10.8 - - - - - - HR005
- - - - - - 15/3 CAPE SORELL 0805 2200 - - - - 260/34 9.9 - - - - - - HR002
- - - - - - 8/3 CAPE SORELL 0805 2300 - - - - 270/35 9.8 - - - - - - HR998
5.0 - 2.0 - - 10/24 0.2/3 MOUNT READ 0805 0900 - - - - 010/67 4.5 1.0 78 995.01.7 - - - -
14.0 +4.2 - - - 3/6 3/6 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE 0805 1500 - - - 340/37 8.2 6.7 90 - 8.0 please note ammended maximum.i inadvertantly enter
Islands
200 Islands
- - - - - - - HOGAN ISLAND 0805 2100 - - - - 300/65 11.6 7.9 78 998.51.3 - - - -