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Noteworthy synoptic observations for Tuesday, 16 September 2003 local
prepared 1209 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
010 Great Southern, Central Wheat Belt
19.0 -0.1 4.0 -1.4 - - - BROOKTON 0916 0900 - - - Calm 9.1 8.9 99 - 0.1 -
- - - - - - - CORRIGIN 0916 0300 - - - 090/09 8.8 8.2 96 1023.50.2 0.2 -
013 Northeast interior
- - 11.7 -1.1 - - 12/3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE 0916 1200 1/W - 070/24 12.3 11.4 94 1017.51.1 25.0 -
13.0 -14.2 - - - 26/6 14/3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE 0916 1500 3/E - 110/13 13.1 12.7 97 1016.31.1 6.0 -
- - - - - - 11/3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE 0916 1800 2/E - 150/17 13.0 12.4 96 1017.71.3 5.0 -
- - - - - 18/6 7/3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE 0916 2100 2/NW - 120/22 12.4 11.7 95 1016.80.8 10.0 -
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
- - - - - - - MANGO FARM 0916 0600 - - - Calm 23.2 22.9 98 1009.60.3 0.0 -
- - - - - Tr/6 Tr/6 WOLLOGORANG 0916 0300 - - - Calm 19.8 19.8 100 1011.00.6 0.1 dew`
- - - - - - Tr/3 WOLLOGORANG 0916 0600 - - - Calm 19.0 19.0 100 1012.91.8 0.0 dew
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
16.0 -11.3 - - - 1/6 1/6 CURTIN SPRINGS 0916 1500 -/W - 110/02 12.3 10.2 87 1019.00.9 4.0 -
32.0 +2.5 19.0 +8.2 - - - JERVOIS 0916 0900 - - - - 120/18 19.8 9.7 52 1019.22.3 - - - -
- - 18.9 +8.1 - - - JERVOIS 0916 1200 - - - - 130/17 21.8 10.9 50 1019.40.2 - - - -
17.0 -9.6 - - - 0.4/6 0.4/3 KULGERA 0916 1500 10/- - 020/13 14.7 7.2 61 1017.82.1 50.0 -
37.0 - 16.0 - 14 - - RABBIT FLAT 0916 0900 -/- - 100/22 26.1 -5.4 12 1013.32.7 30.0 -
Queensland
031 North Coast - Barron
33.0 +8.4 11.0 -1.8 5 - - KAIRI RESEARCH STATION 0916 0900 - - - Calm 22.5 10.5 47 - - 45.0 Trace of dew
032 North Coast - Herbert
35.0 +8.0 - - - - - SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 0916 0000 - - - - 170/05 19.5 18.2 92 1012.71.2 - - - -
35.0 +8.0 15.0 -1.6 - - - SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 0916 0900 - - - - 260/04 23.6 17.7 70 1015.61.7 - - - -
36.5 +8.9 - - - - - TOWNSVILLE AERO 0916 0000 - - - - Calm 18.3 17.2 93 1012.31.0 - - - -
37.0 +9.4 14.0 -3.3 11 - - TOWNSVILLE AERO 0916 0900 - - - 280/08 28.7 -7.0 9 1015.21.9 40.0 -
033 Central Coast - east
36.5 +8.5 - - - - - AYR DPI RESEARCH STN 0916 0000 - - - - 180/05 19.6 1.6 30 - - - - -
37.0 +9.0 12.0 -3.0 - - - AYR DPI RESEARCH STN 0916 0900 - - - - 240/13 27.2 -2.6 14 - - - - -
36.0 +8.6 13.0 -3.5 - - - BOWEN AIRPORT 0916 0900 - - - 230/28 27.4 2.0 19 1015.12.0 25.0 -
36.3 +8.3 - - - - - PROSERPINE AIRPORT 0916 0000 - - - - 230/08 19.7 -6.0 17 1011.61.2 - - - -
36.0 +8.0 9.0 -5.5 - - - PROSERPINE AIRPORT 0916 0900 - - - 210/15 27.3 -5.7 11 1014.82.1 20.0 -
35.0 +8.1 21.0 +6.8 - - - ST LAWRENCE POST OFFICE 0916 0900 - - - 160/18 24.5 -3.5 15 1014.62.3 20.0 -
35.0 +8.3 9.0 -4.5 - - - TE KOWAI EXP STN 0916 0900 - - - 130/24 25.5 -0.6 18 - 30.0 -
041 Darling Downs - east
22.0 -1.4 -1.0 -8.0 -5 - - OAKEY AERO 0916 0900 10/SW - - 240/37 15.3 -3.3 28 1011.41.8 40.0 -
New South Wales
070 Southern Tablelands - Glburn/Monaro
9.0 -6.0 5.0 +1.6 - 2/24 2/24 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE 0916 0900 - - - 250/24 7.8 1.1 63 - 15.0 cold wndy overcast conditions snow falling but mel
071 Southern Tablelands - Snowy Mtns
-1.0 -5.7 -5.0 -1.4 - - - CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALE 0916 0900 0/SW - - 260/22 -1.4 -2.1 95 - 0.5 -
0.0 -4.7 - - - - - CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALE 0916 1500 0/SW - - 220/21 0.0 -1.3 91 - 0.5 50012
-1.0 -6.7 -5.0 -2.8 - 1/24 0.6/18 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE 0916 0900 0/W - - 270/13 -1.5 -1.7 99 - 10.0 -
1.0 -4.7 - - - 0.6/6 0.6/6 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE 0916 1500 0/W - - 270/21 0.3 -0.9 92 - 10.0 snow
3.0 -6.6 -8.0 -7.3 - 17/24 15/18 THREDBO VILLAGE 0916 0900 1/ - - 270/09 2.5 -2.8 68 - 1.0 still snowing snow showers continuing some sunny b
4.0 -5.6 - - - 2/6 2/6 THREDBO VILLAGE 0916 1500 1/ - - 270/09 3.0 1.1 87 - 1.0 cloudy with light rain/drizzle
Victoria
082 Northeast - Lower
3.6 - - - - - 8/3 HUNTERS HILL 0916 0000 - - - - 240/24 1.7 1.6 99 - - - - -
4.0 - 0.0 - - 28/24 0.8/3 HUNTERS HILL 0916 0900 - - - - 260/21 3.0 2.9 99 - - - - -
- - - - - 17/6 11/3 HUNTERS HILL 0916 2100 - - - - 250/22 6.1 6.0 99 - - - - -
083 Northeast - Upper
-1.0 - -4.0 - - 4/24 4/24 FALLS CREEK 0916 0900 0/NW - - 320/37 -2.1 -2.7 96 - 0.1 50216
0.0 -4.9 - - - 18/6 11/3 MOUNT BULLER 0916 1500 - - - - 300/35 0.1 0.0 99 - - - - HR001
- - -4.0 - - - 9/3 MT HOTHAM 0916 1200 - - - - 310/09 -1.1 -1.1 100 - - - - -
0.0 - - - - 15/6 7/3 MT HOTHAM 0916 1500 - - - - 310/35 -0.3 -0.3 100 - - - - -
085 West Gippsland
- - - - - - 0.4/3 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 0916 0600 - - - - 270/74 10.7 5.9 72 994.10.8 - - - -
- - - - - - - WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 0916 0700 - - - - 260/68 9.8 7.3 84 993.5 - - - -
- - 8.0 -0.9 - - 3/3 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 0916 1200 - - - - 270/68 11.6 10.1 90 993.90.4 - - - -
- - - - - - - WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 0916 1300 - - - - 260/74 12.0 8.7 80 994.3 - - - -
- - - - - - - WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 0916 1600 - - - - 260/63 9.7 7.8 88 995.9 - - - -
- - - - - 2/6 - WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 0916 2100 - - - - 270/63 11.5 6.8 73 1000.41.2 - - - -
- - - - - - - WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 0916 2200 - - - - 270/70 11.5 7.4 76 1000.2 - - - -
086 Central - east
14.0 -1.9 10.0 +1.4 - 1/24 1/18 PHILLIP ISLAND PENGUIN RESERVE 0916 0900 - - - 290/65 11.0 8.6 85 - 15.0 -
14.0 -1.9 - - - 1/6 1/6 PHILLIP ISLAND PENGUIN RESERVE 0916 1500 - - - 270/65 11.5 9.7 89 - 6.0 -
090 West Coast
- - 5.7 - - - - COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) 0916 1200 - - - - 260/67 11.7 11.6 99 999.90.4 - - - -
12.0 - - - - 0.4/6 0.4/3 COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) 0916 1500 - - - - 260/63 11.7 8.0 78 1001.51.5 - - - -
Tasmania
091 North Coast
- - - - - - 0.8/3 CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. 0916 0600 - - - - 270/76 10.7 8.8 88 989.73.6 - - - HR996
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. 0916 0700 - - - - 270/81 11.2 8.9 86 989.6 - - - -
12.0 - 9.0 - - 3/24 0.4/3 CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. 0916 0900 - - - - 270/85 11.4 7.6 77 989.70.0 - - - HR994
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. 0916 1000 - - - - 250/87 9.5 7.1 85 991.9 - - - -
- - 8.6 - - - 0.2/3 CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. 0916 1200 - - - - 260/81 11.5 3.4 57 994.04.3 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. 0916 1300 - - - - 260/74 11.1 4.9 66 994.0 - - - -
12.0 - - - - 0.2/6 - CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. 0916 1500 - - - - 260/76 10.0 4.7 70 995.61.6 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. 0916 1600 - - - - 250/68 10.9 5.2 68 996.9 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. 0916 1800 - - - - 270/70 10.6 3.2 60 997.82.2 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. 0916 2200 - - - - 270/70 11.5 8.9 84 997.9 - - - -
12.0 - - - - - - LOW HEAD 0916 1500 6/NW - - 260/76 11.1 3.0 57 990.4 20.0 -
- - - - - - - LOW HEAD 0916 1800 6/- - 250/63 10.3 1.6 55 993.73.3 20.0 -
- - - - - - - LOW HEAD 0916 2100 - - - - 260/74 9.4 5.7 78 994.10.4 - - - -
11.0 - 5.0 - - 22/24 9/3 LUNCHEON HILL FORESTRY 0916 0900 - - - - 220/39 6.1 6.0 99 - - - - HR004
- - - - - - 4/12 MARRAWAH 0916 0600 3/- - 270/70 10.0 8.6 91 989.33.4 2.0 wind gusts up to 45k
092 East Coast
13.0 - 9.0 - - 0.6/24 0.6/24 SWAN ISLAND AWS 0916 0800 - - - - 300/65 10.5 8.9 90 986.82.7 - - - -
- - 9.4 - - - - SWAN ISLAND AWS 0916 1200 6/W - 270/65 12.1 5.6 64 986.30.2 20.0 -
13.0 - - - - - - SWAN ISLAND AWS 0916 1500 6/W 270/65 11.9 2.9 54 987.71.4 15.0 -
- - - - - - - SWAN ISLAND AWS 0916 1800 6/W 270/67 10.5 2.4 57 991.03.3 15.0 -
- - - - - - - SWAN ISLAND AWS 0916 2100 25/ - 270/65 10.1 4.0 66 993.02.0 20.0 -
13.0 -2.8 - - - Tr/6 Tr/6 SWANSEA POST OFFICE 0916 1500 6/W - 270/68 12.2 -2.3 36 984.61.6 30.0 /
094 Southeast
12.0 - 5.0 - - 7/24 6/3 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) 0916 0900 - - - - 260/74 8.0 0.9 61 978.42.6 - - - HR002
- - 5.3 - - - 1/3 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) 0916 1200 - - - - 260/65 7.8 1.3 63 980.92.4 - - - HR994
9.0 - - - - 2/6 1/3 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) 0916 1500 - - - - 260/72 8.0 0.3 58 982.51.6 - - - HR992
- - - - - - 0.4/3 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) 0916 1800 - - - - 260/67 6.4 2.3 75 985.93.4 - - - -
- - - - - 1/6 0.6/3 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) 0916 2100 - - - - 260/68 7.7 2.3 69 987.51.6 - - - -
12.0 -1.2 4.0 -2.9 - 8/24 7/3 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 0916 0900 6/SW - - 250/89 8.0 2.3 67 978.42.4 6.0 Swell 0.5mtr.Past Hail.SW change @ 0820(L).80064.
- - - - - - 2/3 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 0916 1200 6/SW - - 250/83 7.5 2.2 69 980.52.1 4.0 Past Hail.Swell 1mtr.& building.Past Gusts to 65kt
9.0 -4.2 - - - 3/6 2/3 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 0916 1500 6/SW 250/83 7.1 2.0 70 982.21.7 5.0 Past Hail.Swell 2mtrs.80058.
- - - - - - 0.8/3 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 0916 1800 6/SW - - 250/80 7.1 2.0 70 985.23.0 3.0 Past Hail.Swell near 3mtrs.(-).Past Squalls to 68k
- - - - - 2/6 0.8/3 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 0916 2100 6/SW - - 270/70 8.0 3.3 72 987.32.1 5.0 Swell 3mtrs.Past Squalls to 58 kts.
9.6 -2.6 - - - - 0.2/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0916 0000 - - - - 300/70 8.0 4.4 78 987.90.9 - - - -
- - - - - 0.6/6 0.4/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0916 0300 - - - - 310/72 8.4 3.7 72 983.84.0 - - - -
10.0 -2.2 5.0 -1.7 - 9/24 2/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0916 0900 3/SW - 290/109 7.7 2.5 70 979.11.7 3.0 manwind 50 kt w aws wet bulb wick not in water
- - 5.2 -1.5 - - 0.2/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0916 1200 3/SW - - 270/87 5.7 0.5 69 983.84.6 3.0 manwind 50 kt w
8.0 -4.2 - - - 0.2/6 - MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0916 1500 1/SW - - 230/93 7.0 0.0 61 985.41.6 4.0 manwind 50 kt sw
- - - - - - - MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0916 1800 3/SW - 230/93 6.0 2.4 78 986.51.1 5.0 manwind 50 kt sw
- - - - - - - MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0916 2100 - - - - 300/85 6.9 5.0 88 987.81.2 - - - -
- - - - - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 0916 0300 - - - - 260/68 -2.2 -2.3 99 - - - - -
- - -3.0 -1.7 - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 0916 1200 - - - - 240/76 -2.7 -3.3 96 - - - - -
- - - - - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 0916 1800 - - - - 240/68 -3.4 -3.5 99 - - - - -
- - - - - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 0916 2100 - - - - 240/63 -2.2 -2.4 99 - - - - -
095 Derwent Valley
8.0 -2.9 1.0 -0.5 - 15/24 15/18 TARRALEAH VILLAGE 0916 0900 - - - 270/37 3.2 -0.4 77 - 1.0 -
5.0 -5.9 - - - 8/6 8/6 TARRALEAH VILLAGE 0916 1500 - - - 270/44 1.6 -1.1 82 - 1.0 50001
096 Central Plateau
5.0 - 1.0 - - 32/24 30/18 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP 0916 0900 - - - 230/44 1.8 1.3 96 - 5.0 50000
3.0 - - - - 6/6 6/6 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP 0916 1500 - - - 270/44 0.9 -0.4 91 - 0.5 50000
7.0 -2.9 1.0 +0.5 - 31/24 31/24 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK 0916 0900 - - - 250/09 2.4 1.1 91 - 2.0 some snow fell overnight, very small patches scatt
097 West Coast Mountain Region
- - - - - 10/24 2/3 CAPE SORELL 0916 0900 - - - - 230/72 9.4 - - - - - - -
- - - - - - 0.8/3 CAPE SORELL 0916 1000 - - - - 240/72 10.1 - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE SORELL 0916 1400 - - - - 240/68 10.4 - - - - - - -
- - - - - 0.4/6 - CAPE SORELL 0916 1500 - - - - 240/63 10.1 - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE SORELL 0916 1600 - - - - 240/63 10.5 - - - - - - -
- - - - - - 5/3 LOW ROCKY POINT 0916 0600 - - - - 300/67 10.0 - - 981.75.5 - - - HR002
- - - - - - 7/3 LOW ROCKY POINT 0916 0700 - - - - 250/67 8.6 - - 982.82.6 - - - HR003
- - - - - - 5/3 LOW ROCKY POINT 0916 0800 - - - - 250/74 8.4 - - 984.10.1 - - - HR992
- - - - - 15/24 3/3 LOW ROCKY POINT 0916 0900 - - - - 260/65 9.7 - - 985.03.3 - - - -
- - - - - - 0.2/3 LOW ROCKY POINT 0916 1000 - - - - 250/67 10.0 - - 986.23.4 - - - -
- - - - - - 0.4/3 LOW ROCKY POINT 0916 1200 - - - - 250/68 8.9 - - 987.52.5 - - - -
- - - - - - 0.6/3 LOW ROCKY POINT 0916 1300 - - - - 250/63 9.9 - - 988.22.0 - - - HR992
- - - - - 1/6 1/3 LOW ROCKY POINT 0916 1500 - - - - 250/68 9.8 - - 990.02.5 - - - -
- - - - - - 0.4/3 LOW ROCKY POINT 0916 1800 - - - - 250/63 7.5 - - 992.12.0 - - - HR992
3.0 - -1.0 - - 56/24 29/3 MOUNT READ 0916 0900 - - - - 240/83 0.0 0.0 100 984.70.4 - - - HR003
0.0 - - - - 2/6 0.6/3 MOUNT READ 0916 1500 - - - - 240/76 -1.0 -1.9 94 988.70.6 - - - HR992
10.0 - 4.0 - - 19/24 7/3 SCOTTS PEAK DAM 0916 0900 - - - - 290/65 3.7 2.1 89 - - - - -
9.0 -2.5 5.0 +0.8 - 37/24 35/18 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE 0916 0900 - - - 290/59 6.6 0.7 66 - 10.0 -
099 Flinders and Bass Strait Islands
- - 8.8 +1.4 - - 2/3 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT 0916 1200 - - - - 260/65 11.9 6.5 69 990.50.2 - - - -
13.0 -1.9 - - - 2/6 - FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT 0916 1500 6/SW - 260/70 12.3 3.9 56 992.11.6 20.0 -
- - - - - - - FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT 0916 1800 6/SW - 250/65 10.5 6.3 75 995.33.2 20.0 -
Islands
200 Islands
11.7 - - - - - 0.4/3 HOGAN ISLAND 0916 0000 - - - - 270/65 9.9 6.6 80 995.50.2 - - - -
- - - - - 1/6 1/3 HOGAN ISLAND 0916 0300 - - - - 270/74 9.7 5.9 77 993.81.7 - - - -
- - - - - - - HOGAN ISLAND 0916 0600 - - - - 280/83 10.0 6.8 80 993.00.8 - - - -
12.0 - 7.0 - - 5/24 0.2/3 HOGAN ISLAND 0916 0900 - - - - 280/81 9.7 8.5 92 992.50.5 - - - -
- - 6.8 - - - 0.6/3 HOGAN ISLAND 0916 1200 - - - - 270/96 11.1 9.6 90 991.90.6 - - - -
12.0 - - - - 2/6 2/3 HOGAN ISLAND 0916 1500 - - - - 260/87 10.4 8.5 88 994.42.5 - - - -
- - - - - - - HOGAN ISLAND 0916 1800 - - - - 260/85 10.8 5.6 70 997.63.1 - - - -
- - - - - - - HOGAN ISLAND 0916 2100 - - - - 270/68 11.2 7.7 79 999.92.3 - - - -
- - - - - - 0.6/3 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 0916 0600 6/W 280/18 15.0 10.3 73 1002.40.2 30.0 -
17.0 -2.8 - - - 0.8/6 - LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 0916 1500 6/W 030/15 16.9 8.3 57 1001.71.2 30.0 -
- - - - - - 1/3 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 0916 1800 6/W - 100/09 12.4 9.9 85 1003.41.7 30.0 -
- - - - - - 17/3 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO 0916 0600 - - - - 230/17 14.7 14.2 97 1006.10.7 - - 1.5 -