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Noteworthy synoptic observations for Thursday, 20 May 2004 local
prepared 0156 EST, 21/05/04
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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
36.0 +2.7 26.0 +8.0 - - - KALUMBURU MISSION 0520 0900 6/SE - - 130/09 30.0 22.7 65 1013.7 15.0 NIL
- - - - - - 20/3 TROUGHTON ISLAND 0520 1200 - - - - 080/34 31.3 24.7 68 1012.51.1 - - - -
31.0 +0.0 - - - 20/6 - TROUGHTON ISLAND 0520 1500 - - - - 080/34 29.3 23.0 69 1011.41.1 - - - -
003 Kimberley - west
- - - - - - - BROOME AIRPORT 0520 1800 15/E - Calm 28.2 19.1 58 1012.20.9 35.0 -
009 Lower West, Southwest, South Coast
- - - - - - 0.2/15 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON 0520 0600 - - - Calm 7.0 7.0 100 - 0.1 dew
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
34.0 - 24.0 - 24 33/24 0.4/6 CHANNEL POINT 0520 0900 -/N - 130/05 25.0 23.5 91 1013.82.1 25.0 /
33.8 +1.8 - - - - 8/3 DARWIN AIRPORT 0520 0000 1/E - 100/15 23.6 22.9 96 1014.01.8 9.0 LIGHTNING TO W
33.4 - - - - - 33/3 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS 0520 0000 - - - - 110/11 24.3 23.7 96 1013.51.2 - - - -
- - - - - 43/18 9/3 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS 0520 0300 - - - - 060/17 24.2 23.2 94 1012.31.2 - - - -
33.0 - 23.0 - - 45/24 0.2/3 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS 0520 0900 - - - - 100/13 25.1 23.6 91 1013.52.3 - - - -
34.0 - - - - - 39/3 MIDDLE POINT AWS 0520 0000 - - - - 140/13 23.8 22.6 93 1013.80.9 - - - -
34.0 - 23.0 - - 41/24 0.2/3 MIDDLE POINT AWS 0520 0900 - - - - Calm 24.8 22.9 89 1014.73.8 - - - -
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
- - - - - - - RABBIT FLAT 0520 2100 -/- - 090/13 23.6 7.6 36 1018.21.1 35.0 l/ning to se
Queensland
029 Gulf Country
31.0 +0.6 25.0 +8.0 - - - BURKETOWN POST OFFICE 0520 0900 15/SE 130/13 25.1 11.4 42 1017.61.7 50.0 -
New South Wales
046 Upper Western - Far Northwest
18.0 -3.2 0.0 -8.0 - - - WILCANNIA (REID ST) 0520 0900 - - - Calm 8.6 1.6 61 - 50.0 couldn\'t see signs of frost although the temperat
061 Hunter
21.0 +0.6 -1.0 -9.1 - - - CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 0520 0900 - - - - 330/09 10.2 3.7 64 1025.10.7 - - - -
- - -0.8 -8.9 - - - CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 0520 1200 - - - - 310/21 17.7 2.5 36 1021.83.3 - - - -
20.0 +0.9 -3.0 -8.3 - - - MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE 0520 0900 - - - 290/04 9.0 3.3 67 - 10.0 -
069 South Coast
17.0 +1.4 -4.0 -8.3 - 0.1/24 0.1/18 NERRIGA COMPOSITE 0520 0900 - - - Calm 6.5 4.3 86 - 50.0 -
Victoria
085 West Gippsland
15.0 +0.1 - - - - - WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 0520 1500 - - - - 270/81 14.8 12.0 83 1014.21.1 - - - -
- - - - - - - WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 0520 1600 - - - - 270/65 13.3 11.7 90 1014.3 - - - -
- - - - - 0.6/12 - WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 0520 2100 - - - - 270/74 13.4 8.3 71 1017.10.8 - - - -
- - - - - - - WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 0520 2200 - - - - 260/68 13.3 8.6 73 1018.7 - - - -
090 West Coast
11.0 -1.1 6.0 -1.4 - 4/24 4/24 WEEAPROINAH 0520 0900 - - - 310/26 10.2 10.2 100 - 0.1 -
Tasmania
091 North Coast
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0520 0400 - - - - 280/67 14.0 12.0 88 1012.9 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0520 0600 - - - - 280/68 14.0 12.5 91 1012.81.4 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0520 0700 - - - - 280/68 13.8 13.0 95 1012.9 - - - -
15.0 - 12.0 - - 2/24 0.8/3 CAPE GRIM BAPS 0520 0900 - - - - 270/72 14.0 12.4 90 1013.00.0 - - - HR994
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0520 1000 - - - - 270/67 12.8 11.6 92 1013.6 - - - -
- - 11.9 - - - 0.8/3 CAPE GRIM BAPS 0520 1200 - - - - 270/68 14.0 9.1 72 1013.80.8 - - - HR992
14.0 - - - - 0.8/6 - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0520 1500 - - - - 260/76 13.2 7.2 67 1014.91.1 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0520 1600 - - - - 260/63 12.8 5.4 61 1016.0 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0520 2200 - - - - 250/67 12.2 7.8 74 1018.9 - - - -
15.0 - 12.0 - - 3/24 0.4/3 LOW HEAD 0520 0900 3/NW - - 290/63 14.6 12.4 87 1010.81.0 10.0 -
15.0 - - - - 1/6 - LOW HEAD 0520 1500 6/W - 260/68 13.9 5.2 56 1009.90.1 20.0 -
11.0 - 7.0 - - 25/24 6/3 LUNCHEON HILL FORESTRY 0520 0900 - - - - 270/30 11.3 11.2 99 - - - - HR998
092 East Coast
- - 10.0 +0.4 - - 0.2/3 EDDYSTONE POINT 0520 1200 - - - - 280/68 16.5 11.7 73 1005.23.6 - - - -
- - - - - - 0.2/3 SWAN ISLAND 0520 0600 6/W - - 300/63 14.6 12.0 84 1011.32.3 15.0 -
15.0 - 12.0 - - 2/24 Tr/3 SWAN ISLAND 0520 0900 6/W - 300/68 14.9 12.0 83 1009.91.4 3.0 092037 Max 15.3 RS 15.2 Min 10.5 RS 15.0 RF 2.8m
- - 12.1 - - - 0.4/3 SWAN ISLAND 0520 1200 6/W - 290/67 14.2 13.3 94 1007.92.0 2.0 -
16.0 - - - - 1/6 1/3 SWAN ISLAND 0520 1500 6/W 270/85 14.5 6.8 60 1006.11.8 5.0 -
- - - - - - - SWAN ISLAND 0520 1800 - - - - 270/65 13.3 6.7 64 1010.33.8 - - - -
094 Southeast
13.0 - - - - 0.8/6 0.6/3 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) 0520 1500 - - - - 270/67 11.0 2.5 56 1003.90.4 - - - -
14.0 +0.6 9.0 +0.8 - 10/24 7/3 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 0520 0900 6/W 270/81 11.8 3.8 58 1002.31.0 18.0 Swell 1.5mtrs.80056.
13.0 -0.4 - - - 1/6 0.8/3 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 0520 1500 6/W 250/74 11.1 2.9 57 1003.50.2 10.0 Swell 2mtrs.(+).
- - - - - - 1/3 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 0520 1800 6/SW 250/70 9.5 6.0 79 1007.43.9 20.0 Swell near 2.5mtrs.(-).
- - - - - 1/6 Tr/3 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 0520 2100 6/SW - - 250/65 10.0 7.9 87 1011.03.6 15.0 Swell 2.5mtrs.
- - - - - 2/18 0.2/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0520 0300 - - - - 310/80 12.5 10.6 88 1001.26.2 - - - -
- - - - - - 5/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0520 0600 3/NW - - 310/89 11.9 11.7 99 997.73.4 5.0 Manual wind WNW 40kts
13.0 +0.2 7.0 -1.4 - - 0.8/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0520 0900 6/W 300/81 10.8 3.4 60 1001.84.0 5.0 Manual wind W 40kts. Overrode Auto. rain from 8mm
- - 7.4 -1.0 - - 0.6/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0520 1200 6/W - 300/91 8.8 5.8 81 1002.00.2 5.0 Manual wind W 44kts
11.0 -1.8 - - - 0.8/6 0.2/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0520 1500 6/W - 290/96 8.9 6.4 84 1002.80.7 5.0 Manual wind W 45kts
- - - - - - 0.6/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0520 1800 3/W - 290/72 9.3 7.7 90 1008.35.4 5.0 Manual wind W 34kts
14.0 - - - - 3/6 3/6 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) 0520 1500 - - - 270/44 10.0 3.4 63 - 50.0 -
- - - - - 0.6/18 - MOUNT WELLINGTON 0520 0300 - - - - 290/74 2.4 2.3 99 - - - - -
3.0 -2.3 - - - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 0520 1500 - - - - 250/91 0.1 -0.1 99 - - - - -
- - - - - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 0520 1800 - - - - 240/100 -0.2 -0.4 99 - - - - -
- - - - - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 0520 2100 - - - - 230/63 0.4 0.3 99 - - - - -
096 Central Plateau
10.0 -0.4 2.0 +0.4 - 19/24 19/24 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK 0520 0900 - - - 310/44 9.0 6.9 87 - 0.2 strong winds
097 West Coast Mountain Region
- - - - - - 1/3 CAPE SORELL 0520 0800 - - - - 250/67 10.8 - - 1008.50.0 - - - HR001
- - - - - 5/6 5/3 LOW ROCKY POINT 0520 0300 - - - - 330/67 13.1 - - 1005.74.1 - - - HR002
- - - - - - 10/3 LOW ROCKY POINT 0520 0400 - - - - 320/65 13.2 - - 1004.63.8 - - - HR005
- - - - - - 8/3 LOW ROCKY POINT 0520 0500 - - - - 310/61 13.4 - - 1004.52.4 - - - HR998
- - - - - - 6/3 LOW ROCKY POINT 0520 0600 - - - - 310/63 13.6 - - 1004.11.6 - - - -
- - - - - - 3/3 LOW ROCKY POINT 0520 0800 - - - - 270/63 10.7 - - 1005.40.9 - - - HR992
- - - - - - - LOW ROCKY POINT 0520 1300 - - - - 270/63 11.5 - - 1008.21.0 - - - -
- - - - - - - LOW ROCKY POINT 0520 1400 - - - - 270/65 12.0 - - 1008.60.8 - - - -
- - - - - 16/18 9/3 MOUNT READ 0520 0300 - - - - 310/43 6.5 - - 1011.41.9 - - - -
- - - - - - 15/3 MOUNT READ 0520 0600 - - - - 300/67 6.7 - - 1009.41.7 - - - -
7.0 - 1.0 - - 46/24 14/3 MOUNT READ 0520 0900 - - - - 270/57 5.4 - - 1009.50.1 - - - -
- - - - - - 2/3 MOUNT READ 0520 1800 - - - - 250/65 1.6 - - 1014.11.9 - - - -
- - - - - - 5/3 SCOTTS PEAK DAM 0520 0600 - - - - 310/87 10.4 10.0 97 - - - - -
8.0 - - - - 4/6 2/3 SCOTTS PEAK DAM 0520 1500 - - - - 290/68 6.4 4.1 85 - - - - -
12.0 +0.4 7.0 +1.6 - 27/24 24/18 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE 0520 0900 - - - 270/34 9.0 6.9 87 - 7.0 -
Islands
200 Islands
20.0 -0.9 13.0 -3.1 - - 11/48 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO 0520 0930 6/SW - - 250/04 17.7 15.8 89 1013.21.1 20.0 -
- - - - - - 12/3 NORTH EAST ISLAND 0520 0130 - - - - 110/34 24.8 - - 1013.30.2 - - - HR011
- - - - - 15/6 14/3 NORTH EAST ISLAND 0520 0230 - - - - 120/30 25.2 - - 1013.10.3 - - - HR003
- - - - - - 15/3 NORTH EAST ISLAND 0520 0330 - - - - 140/13 25.4 - - 1013.20.2 - - - HR994
- - - - - 20/18 20/3 POINT FAWCETT 0520 0300 - - - - 080/13 23.5 22.7 95 1011.81.0 - - - -