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Noteworthy synoptic observations for Friday, 12 March 2004 local
prepared 0257 EDST, 13/03/04
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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
001 Kimberley - north
- - - - - - - DOONGAN 0312 1500 10/SW - 110/08 34.5 21.4 47 1005.1 20.0 Half sky blue - but in s, w, and nw, chaotic dark
34.0 +0.8 - - - - - KURI BAY 0312 1500 3/SE 230/04 33.1 25.1 63 1006.42.2 20.0 -
- - - - - - 12/6 WYNDHAM 0312 0000 10/- - - Calm 27.0 26.3 96 1008.5 40.0 -
003 Kimberley - west
- - - - - - - BIDYADANGA 0312 0600 -/- 110/15 25.1 23.5 91 1010.2 30.0 -
37.0 +1.6 - - - - - BIDYADANGA 0312 1500 3/SE - - 180/22 34.6 26.1 61 1008.5 30.0 -
- - - - - - 2/3 BROOME AIRPORT 0312 0000 10/E - 160/13 26.6 22.3 77 1009.20.8 30.0 -
- - - - - - - BROOME AIRPORT 0312 1800 3/E - 350/17 29.9 22.7 65 1009.51.7 25.0 -
34.7 +0.7 - - - 4/12 4/3 BROOME AIRPORT 0312 2100 25/E - 360/04 27.2 25.0 88 1011.21.7 25.0 -
- - - - - 13/18 11/3 FITZROY CROSSING AERO 0312 0300 - - - - 200/18 23.3 21.2 88 1009.40.6 - - - -
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
- - - - - 11/12 11/3 BATCHELOR AERO 0312 2130 - - - - 350/08 23.8 23.5 98 1009.83.2 - - - -
- - - - - 45/24 - CAPE DON 0312 0900 - - - - 240/02 30.0 - - 1009.01.4 - - - -
- - - - - - 18/3 CAPE DON 0312 1700 - - - - 010/04 26.8 - - 1006.30.4 - - - HR013
- - - - - - 19/3 CAPE DON 0312 1800 - - - - 360/04 28.6 - - 1006.30.2 - - - HR992
- - - - - - 14/3 CAPE DON 0312 1900 - - - - Calm 27.9 - - 1007.81.2 - - - -
- - - - - 19/6 - CAPE DON 0312 2100 - - - - 160/04 28.2 - - 1009.73.4 - - - -
- - - - - 0.8/6 0.8/6 CHANNEL POINT 0312 0330 -/E - Calm 26.3 25.6 96 1007.91.2 30.0 Lightening just visible to the E.
- - - - - 4/6 4/6 CHANNEL POINT 0312 2130 6/SE - 070/08 25.0 22.9 88 1010.13.6 25.0 Lightening just visible to the N.E. thunderstorm a
- - - - - 20/6 20/3 DALY WATERS AWS 0312 2100 - - - - 040/18 23.8 22.6 93 1010.54.6 - - - HR001
- - - - - - - DARWIN AIRPORT 0312 0330 6/SE - 190/13 25.5 22.7 85 1008.21.0 10.0 DPA 1004.3
- - - - - 12/12 12/3 DARWIN AIRPORT 0312 2130 15/SE - 200/09 24.2 23.5 96 1011.25.1 15.0 DPA 1007.3
- - - - - 12/12 12/3 DARWIN AIRPORT COMPARISON 0312 2130 - - - - 200/09 24.0 23.4 96 1011.15.1 - - - -
- - - - - 45/12 45/3 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS 0312 2130 - - - - 040/05 24.8 24.1 96 1010.95.2 - - - -
33.0 - 24.0 - - 37/24 - GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS 0312 0900 - - - - 340/02 30.1 27.5 86 1008.71.3 - - - -
- - - - - 20/6 20/3 LARRIMAH 0312 2130 -/- - 090/08 24.5 22.9 91 1010.4 30.0 -
34.0 +0.0 23.0 -0.5 - 13/24 13/18 MANGO FARM 0312 0930 2/SW - Calm 27.5 24.9 86 1009.51.4 40.0 -
- - - - - - - MANGO FARM 0312 1530 3/S - Calm 34.0 27.0 67 1005.72.9 40.0 -
- - - - - - - MANGO FARM 0312 1830 2/SE - 130/11 26.5 23.1 82 1006.20.7 30.0 weather station relocated due to flood
- - - - - - 7/3 MANINGRIDA 0312 1830 3/W - - 070/11 27.5 23.1 77 - 10.0 /
- - - - - - 10/3 MANINGRIDA AERO 0312 1830 - - - - 120/26 27.6 23.4 78 1006.90.8 - - - -
- - - - - 17/12 17/3 MIDDLE POINT AWS 0312 2130 - - - - 240/09 24.7 23.3 92 1011.03.9 - - - -
- - - - - - 25/3 MILINGIMBI AWS 0312 1830 - - - - 090/13 25.5 25.2 98 1007.21.1 - - - -
32.0 - - - - 10/6 10/3 NGAYAWILI 0312 1500 - - - - 310/09 30.0 23.9 70 1005.82.1 - - - HR992
- - - - - 20/6 20/3 POINT STUART AWS 0312 2100 - - - - -/17 25.7 24.1 91 1009.63.7 - - - HR002
- - - - - - - WOLLOGORANG 0312 1830 10/- 070/02 30.2 25.6 76 1007.50.5 50.0 thunder
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
23.6 -9.0 - - - - - ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 0312 0030 - - - - 150/13 18.6 17.5 93 1016.30.2 - - - -
24.0 -8.6 16.0 -1.3 15 1/24 - ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 0312 0930 2/SW - 150/09 20.7 15.3 71 1016.71.6 - - 15.0 -
23.0 -8.9 15.0 -2.8 16 16/24 - KULGERA 0312 0930 10/- 160/11 21.5 10.9 51 1017.41.4 50.0 -
- - - - - - - TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT 0312 0630 25/E - 120/28 24.8 7.0 32 1010.51.4 30.0 -
South Australia
022 Yorke Peninsula and Kangaroo Island
- - -11.6 -27.0 - - - CAPE WILLOUGHBY 0312 1200 - - - - 180/17 17.2 9.3 60 1022.80.8 - - - -
Queensland
027 Peninsula - north
- - - - - - 12/3 COEN AIRPORT 0312 0600 6/E - - 180/08 24.3 23.6 96 1007.10.8 10.0 -
34.0 - 24.0 - - 26/24 6/3 COEN AIRPORT 0312 0900 1/E - - 150/08 24.7 23.9 95 1009.22.1 10.0 -
29.0 - - - - 21/6 21/3 HORN ISLAND 0312 1500 - - - - 180/09 24.6 23.2 92 1006.31.6 - - - -
028 Peninsula - south
- - - - - - 8/3 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 0312 0600 3/E - - 160/09 24.8 23.9 95 1006.60.8 35.0 -
- - 24.7 - - - 63/3 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 0312 1200 - - - - 120/05 24.9 24.4 97 1009.10.1 - - - -
25.0 - - - - 99/6 36/3 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 0312 1500 3/SE - 160/15 24.8 24.3 97 1006.72.5 25.0 -
- - - - - 100/12 - LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 0312 2100 - - - - 130/17 26.7 24.7 89 1008.01.8 - - - -
029 Gulf Country
- - - - - - 11/3 NORMANTON AIRPORT 0312 1800 2/SE - 330/15 26.9 24.8 88 1007.30.2 45.0 -
031 North Coast - Barron
33.0 +2.5 24.0 +1.0 24 21/24 9/3 CAIRNS AERO 0312 0900 1/E 150/17 26.1 24.1 89 1011.02.1 12.0 -
- - - - - - 23/3 CAIRNS AERO 0312 1800 2/SE - - 190/11 26.0 23.2 85 1009.90.8 15.0 -
- - - - - 35/12 7/3 CAIRNS AERO 0312 2100 1/SE 180/26 24.9 23.0 89 1011.61.7 20.0 -
- - - - - 21/18 11/3 CAPE FLATTERY 0312 0300 - - - - 160/21 25.3 24.1 93 1007.21.9 - - - -
- - - - - - 16/3 CAPE FLATTERY 0312 0600 - - - - 140/13 25.6 24.4 93 1008.21.0 - - - -
33.0 - 24.0 - - 59/24 22/3 CAPE FLATTERY 0312 0900 - - - - 130/18 26.8 25.0 90 1009.71.5 - - - -
- - - - - 11/12 11/3 CAPE FLATTERY 0312 2100 - - - - 150/28 26.6 25.0 91 1009.50.8 - - - -
31.5 - - - - - 15/3 COOKTOWN AIRPORT 0312 0000 - - - - 150/09 24.4 24.0 98 1009.70.8 - - - -
- - - - - 26/18 3/3 COOKTOWN AIRPORT 0312 0300 3/E - - 150/08 24.7 24.0 96 1007.62.1 10.0 -
31.0 - 24.0 - - 32/24 0.8/3 COOKTOWN AIRPORT 0312 0900 2/E - 120/08 26.9 25.5 92 1010.02.0 5.0 -
30.0 - - - - 9/6 8/3 COOKTOWN AIRPORT 0312 1500 3/NE - - 150/09 25.2 24.5 96 1008.31.0 1.0 -
- - - - - - 12/3 COOKTOWN AIRPORT 0312 1800 2/E - - 150/15 25.7 24.9 95 1009.31.0 5.0 -
- - - - - - 4/3 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE 0312 0600 3/SE - 160/24 27.4 25.6 90 1008.70.2 16.0 -
- - 24.5 -0.6 - - 9/3 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE 0312 1200 - - - - 120/21 28.2 27.6 97 1009.80.8 - - - -
- - - - - - 19/3 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE 0312 1800 - - - - 130/41 24.3 23.7 96 1010.21.2 - - - -
- - - - - 34/12 2/3 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE 0312 2100 3/SE - 140/24 26.4 24.4 89 1011.21.0 18.0 -
032 North Coast - Herbert
- - - - - 33/12 33/12 CARDWELL EDEN ST 0312 0300 -/E - 180/18 24.1 23.7 98 1009.12.4 20.0 -
31.0 +0.3 22.0 +0.2 - 52/24 16/3 CARDWELL EDEN ST 0312 0900 1/SE - - 130/05 24.5 24.1 98 1012.52.2 1.0 -
28.0 -2.7 - - - 17/6 17/6 CARDWELL EDEN ST 0312 1500 3/SE - - 110/18 26.4 25.0 92 1010.21.3 30.0 -
- - - - - 31/6 31/6 INGHAM COMPOSITE 0312 0300 -/- - 310/05 25.5 25.5 100 1010.12.0 3.0 -
31.0 +0.3 23.0 +0.8 - 101/24 25/6 INGHAM COMPOSITE 0312 0900 3/E - 160/08 25.9 24.9 94 1012.62.0 5.0 -
30.0 +0.2 24.0 +2.0 - 80/24 65/18 INNISFAIL 0312 0900 1/SE - - 250/09 26.5 25.2 93 - 6.0 -
29.6 +0.0 - - - - 16/3 LUCINDA POINT 0312 0000 - - - - 130/28 24.7 - - 1011.70.5 - - - -
- - - - - 132/18 75/3 LUCINDA POINT 0312 0300 - - - - 220/28 26.3 - - 1008.92.8 - - - -
- - - - - - 28/3 LUCINDA POINT 0312 0600 - - - - 190/26 26.4 - - 1010.01.1 - - - -
30.0 +0.4 24.0 -0.6 - 162/24 2/3 LUCINDA POINT 0312 0900 - - - - 130/28 29.2 - - 1011.81.8 - - - -
29.5 -0.3 - - - - 9/3 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 0312 0000 - - - - 170/02 24.5 23.9 96 1011.70.6 - - - HR994
- - - - - - 12/3 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 0312 0600 - - - - 260/05 24.5 24.1 98 1010.30.4 - - - HR003
29.0 -0.8 24.0 +2.1 - 71/24 10/3 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 0312 0900 - - - - 080/17 25.0 24.0 94 1012.21.9 - - - HR009
34.0 +3.4 25.0 +2.2 24 25/24 0.2/3 TOWNSVILLE AERO 0312 0900 3/E - 150/24 26.9 22.3 76 1012.71.8 35.0 -
033 Central Coast - east
- - - - - 69/18 0.6/3 ALVA BEACH 0312 0300 - - - - 180/13 24.7 23.5 93 1010.71.5 - - - -
30.0 - 24.0 - - 69/24 0.2/3 ALVA BEACH 0312 0900 - - - - 150/21 26.9 22.8 78 1013.11.9 - - - -
- - - - - 48/18 0.4/3 AYR DPI RESEARCH STN 0312 0300 - - - - 160/11 23.9 22.9 94 - - - - -
31.0 +0.2 23.0 +1.6 - 48/24 - AYR DPI RESEARCH STN 0312 0900 - - - - 150/15 26.1 22.6 81 - - - - -
29.0 -1.8 24.0 +1.4 - 28/24 Tr/3 BOWEN AIRPORT 0312 0900 6/- - 130/18 28.4 23.5 75 1013.31.9 25.0 -
034 Central Coast - west
33.0 +0.9 22.0 +1.2 - 28/24 - CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT 0312 0900 6/E - 110/18 25.8 21.2 76 1013.61.5 40.0 -
038 Channel Country
- - - - - - - WINDORAH POST OFFICE 0312 2100 15/ - 250/17 28.0 19.1 58 1012.72.1 50.0 -
040 South Coast - Moreton
- - - - - 21/6 21/6 MARYBOROUGH 0312 0300 -/SE - 130/11 23.3 22.9 98 1015.50.9 10.0 -
- - 22.2 +3.9 - - 11/3 NAMBOUR DPI 0312 1200 - - - - 140/08 23.9 22.7 93 1017.70.4 - - - HR005
041 Darling Downs - east
- - - - - - - GOONDIWINDI AIRPORT 0312 2100 6/W - - 020/13 27.1 20.6 68 1016.32.3 50.0 -
044 Warrego
- - - - - 3/6 3/6 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE 0312 0300 -/- - 090/04 24.4 19.4 74 1012.71.9 50.0 -
34.0 +1.7 - - - 2/6 2/3 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE 0312 1500 6/W - - 180/09 30.6 19.7 52 1012.51.8 50.0 -
- - - - - - 0.4/3 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE 0312 1800 6/W - - 020/09 29.0 19.9 58 1013.61.0 50.0 -
New South Wales
046 Upper Western - Far Northwest
- - - - - - 3/9 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE 0312 0600 15/SW - 180/04 18.9 13.9 73 - 50.0 -
048 Upper Western - Upper Darling
34.0 +2.1 21.0 +3.6 - 56/24 56/18 COLLARENEBRI (ALBERT ST) 0312 0900 10/ - 050/05 21.8 20.6 93 - 10.0 -
049 Lower Western - Southwest Plains
31.0 +0.3 13.0 -1.7 - 0.4/24 0.4/15 IVANHOE POST OFFICE 0312 0900 -/S - 180/09 18.0 14.6 81 1019.22.7 0.2 -
051 Central Western Plains - north
- - - - - 35/12 35/3 COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS 0312 2100 - - - - 160/11 19.9 19.6 98 1017.12.6 - - - -
053 Northwest Plains - east
33.0 - - - - - 14/3 MOREE AERO 0312 0100 - - - - 180/08 21.8 21.4 98 1017.42.1 - - - HR013
- - - - - 16/18 15/3 MOREE AERO 0312 0300 - - - - 090/21 21.1 20.3 95 1016.11.2 - - - -
- - - - - 16/6 2/3 MOREE AERO 0312 0400 - - - - 060/18 21.3 20.0 92 1015.51.8 - - - -
20.0 - 19.0 - - 26/24 26/3 MOREE AERO 0312 1000 - - - - 360/15 19.4 19.1 98 1019.5 - - - HR026
29.0 - - - - 38/6 0.2/3 MOREE AERO 0312 1500 10/- - 360/11 28.6 20.0 60 1015.61.8 60.0 -
- - - - - 38/12 - MOREE AERO 0312 2100 3/W 150/17 25.8 21.3 76 1015.71.8 20.0 -
059 Mid North Coast
25.0 - - - - - - DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) 0312 1500 3/S - - Calm 23.6 18.8 74 - 25.0 -
060 Manning
28.0 +1.3 - - - 8/6 8/6 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) 0312 1500 10/SW - - Calm 25.0 22.8 88 - 40.0 -
062 Central Tablelands - north
- - - - - - 9/3 NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS 0312 1800 - - - - 220/21 16.4 16.3 99 - - - - -
063 Central Tablelands - south
- - - - - - - KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) 0312 0300 - - - Calm 12.2 12.2 100 - 0.0 -
12.8 - - - - - - MOUNT BOYCE AWS 0312 0000 - - - - 060/11 12.0 12.0 100 - - - 0.1 -
- - - - - 0.4/18 - MOUNT BOYCE AWS 0312 0300 - - - - 040/05 12.0 12.0 100 - - - 0.1 -
18.0 -2.3 - - - 8/6 8/6 OBERON (JENOLAN CAVES ROAD) 0312 1500 0/NW - - 310/08 16.1 16.1 100 - 0.2 -
064 Central Western Slopes - north
- - - - - 3/6 3/3 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) 0312 2100 6/W - Calm 21.3 20.8 97 1016.92.4 50.0 -
065 Central Western Slopes - south
28.0 -1.3 - - - - - WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) 0312 1500 6/ - 180/08 25.3 18.1 64 - 20.0 -
068 Illawarra
24.0 +1.6 - - - 11/6 11/3 BOWRAL (PARRY DRIVE) 0312 1500 1/W - - 230/04 18.4 17.9 97 - 2.0 THUNDER HEARD
- - - - - - 9/3 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS 0312 1800 - - - - Calm 21.5 19.3 87 1015.00.3 - - - -
Tasmania
094 Southeast
13.0 -3.3 - - - 1/6 0.2/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0312 1500 1/W - - 310/67 11.7 10.1 90 1012.61.2 25.0 Manual wind w 27kts
Islands
200 Islands
- - - - - - 10/3 CAPE WESSEL 0312 1300 - - - - Calm 27.8 - - 1007.41.3 - - - HR010
- - - - - - 10/3 CAPE WESSEL 0312 1400 - - - - 100/04 31.5 - - 1006.52.0 - - - -
- - - - - 10/6 10/3 CAPE WESSEL 0312 1500 - - - - 130/05 31.7 - - 1006.32.0 - - - -
33.0 - 24.0 - - 44/24 - POINT FAWCETT 0312 0930 - - - - Calm 28.0 25.6 87 1009.11.1 - - - -