Noteworthy synoptic observations for Tuesday, 18 January 2005 local
prepared 1114 EST, 19/01/05
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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 North Kimberley
37.0 +2.8 - - - 0.4/6 0.4/6 KALUMBURU MISSION 0118 1500 6/W - 270/17 29.8 22.8 66 1007.8 20.0 THUNDER HEARD::12.10PM.18/01/2005.....
36.0 +3.1 25.0 -0.5 - 26/24 - KURI BAY 0118 0900 -/ - Calm 31.5 25.9 72 1010.40.9 20.0 wet bulb thermometer muslin changed.
003 West Kimberley
- - - - - - 12/3 BROOME AIRPORT 0118 0000 - - - - 010/21 24.1 22.5 91 1013.10.9 - - 8.0 -
004 Pilbara - De Grey
39.0 +3.0 - - - 0.2/6 0.2/6 MANDORA 0118 1500 15/SE 310/18 37.2 23.4 45 1006.7 20.0 -
005 Pilbara - Fortescue
41.0 +3.0 28.4 +5.6 27 - - LEARMONTH AIRPORT 0118 0900 25/SW 160/39 37.4 4.9 14 1011.1 12.0 -
- - - - - - - LEARMONTH AIRPORT 0118 1200 25/- - 160/30 42.5 2.4 9 1009.41.7 25.0 -
43.0 +2.1 - - - - - PANNAWONICA 0118 1500 -/S - - 340/08 41.1 15.1 22 - 45.0 -
- - - - - - - WITTENOOM 0118 1800 20/SW - 310/02 39.6 13.5 21 1006.20.8 25.0 -
006 West Gascoyne
44.0 +13.5 26.0 +4.5 24 - - DENHAM 0118 0900 -/- - 130/18 26.6 22.3 77 1015.0 50.0 -
007 East Gascoyne
- - - - - - - MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT 0118 1200 25/- 030/09 39.1 -10.9 4 1009.81.4 40.0 -
008 Central West
44.0 +12.3 21.6 +3.3 22 - - GERALDTON AIRPORT 0118 0900 3/S 160/35 24.2 17.2 65 1017.52.0 10.0 -
44.0 +10.9 23.0 +3.5 - 1/24 1/3 KALBARRI 0118 0900 -/NW - 180/08 23.9 21.3 85 1014.8 50.0 -
009 Lower West and Perth
27.0 +4.2 18.0 +3.0 - 0.8/24 0.8/18 ALBANY 0118 0900 - - - 230/43 18.5 14.0 75 - 8.0 -
20.0 -2.8 - - - 0.2/6 0.2/6 ALBANY 0118 1500 - - - 230/28 17.6 14.7 83 - 20.0 -
- - - - - - Tr/3 ESPERANCE 0118 1200 3/SW - 250/44 20.9 15.4 71 1014.23.9 12.0 -
39.0 +10.0 20.0 +2.6 19 - - LANCELIN 0118 0900 6/S - 180/31 22.4 16.1 68 1018.11.7 10.0 -
010 Central Wheat Belt
39.0 +4.9 22.0 +5.8 21 - - BEVERLEY 0118 0900 -/ - 160/09 25.4 9.9 38 - 10.0 -
- - - - - - - CORRIGIN 0118 0000 - - - Calm 25.7 6.4 29 1012.7 - -
011 Eucla
40.0 +13.8 - - - - - EYRE 0118 1500 -/- 120/09 30.5 14.9 39 1009.6 30.0 -
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
- - - - - - 8/3 CAPE DON 0118 1330 - - - - 140/11 25.4 - - 1008.91.4 - - - HR008
- - - - - 8/6 8/3 CAPE DON 0118 1430 - - - - 050/04 29.9 - - 1007.82.1 - - - -
- - - - - - 8/3 CAPE DON 0118 1530 - - - - 360/02 30.4 - - 1007.22.3 - - - -
- - - - - 9/6 9/6 CHANNEL POINT 0118 2100 6/SE - Calm 25.5 24.6 95 1010.13.1 20.0 Line of storms since 1820hrs mainly from SE.Lighte
- - - - - - 15/3 DALY WATERS AWS 0118 1800 - - - - 100/09 31.5 24.6 67 1006.50.8 - - - -
- - - - - - 33/3 DARWIN AIRPORT 0118 1800 3/E 340/08 26.8 25.1 90 1007.30.2 30.0 DPA 1003.5
- - - - - 33/12 - DARWIN AIRPORT 0118 2100 20/E 140/04 26.0 24.6 92 1009.32.0 30.0 DPA 1005.3
- - - - - - 38/3 DARWIN AIRPORT COMPARISON 0118 1800 - - - - 360/08 27.0 25.3 90 1007.20.3 - - - -
- - - - - 38/12 - DARWIN AIRPORT COMPARISON 0118 2100 - - - - Calm 26.1 24.4 90 1009.11.9 - - - -
36.5 - - - - - 10/3 DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE 0118 2330 - - - - 080/08 26.5 26.0 97 1009.31.5 - - - -
- - - - - - - LARRIMAH 0118 2100 6/E - - Calm 31.0 24.6 69 1008.21.8 50.0 -
- - - - - - 3/3 MANGO FARM 0118 1800 -/- - 340/02 27.5 26.1 92 1008.11.7 40.0 -
- - - - - - 14/3 MIDDLE POINT AWS 0118 1800 - - - - 090/18 28.9 24.7 78 1008.20.5 - - - -
33.0 - - - - - 18/3 PORT KEATS AERO 0118 1500 - - - - 220/18 24.3 22.9 92 1009.01.1 - - - -
38.0 +0.8 26.0 +1.7 25 - - WAVE HILL 0118 0900 - - - 110/18 32.0 13.9 33 1012.12.0 10.0 -
- - - - - - 32/9 WOLLOGORANG 0118 0600 6/E - 090/02 23.5 23.1 98 1011.11.1 50.0 -
37.0 +2.0 23.0 -1.2 23 32/24 - WOLLOGORANG 0118 0900 6/- - 340/02 27.0 24.1 84 1011.90.9 50.0 -
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
- - - - - - - ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 0118 0300 - - - 040/02 17.0 2.0 36 1014.80.8 30.0 -
- - - - - - - ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 0118 0600 - - - Calm 13.5 1.0 42 1015.70.8 30.0 -
33.0 -3.2 13.0 -8.3 7 - - ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 0118 0900 - - - 100/22 25.7 0.0 18 1016.60.9 30.0 -
- - - - - - - RABBIT FLAT 0118 0600 -/ - 080/11 26.5 3.3 22 1011.51.6 10.0 -
40.0 - 26.0 - 24 - - RABBIT FLAT 0118 0900 -/ - 080/24 31.0 -9.4 7 1013.72.1 10.0 -
- - 25.8 - - - - RABBIT FLAT 0118 1200 -/ - 070/15 38.3 -1.9 8 1011.81.8 10.0 -
40.0 - - - - - - RABBIT FLAT 0118 1500 -/ - 040/13 38.8 -0.7 8 1008.82.9 8.0 -
- - - - - - - RABBIT FLAT 0118 1800 -/ - 110/11 38.5 3.8 12 1007.01.7 8.0 -
- - - - - - - RABBIT FLAT 0118 2100 - - - 050/11 34.3 4.6 16 1008.81.7 15.0 -
38.0 +1.2 26.0 +1.0 25 - - TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT 0118 0900 25/- - 110/37 29.6 -7.5 8 1013.31.7 30.0 -
Queensland
027 North Peninsula
- - - - - - 1/3 WEIPA AERO 0118 0600 3/NE - - 030/05 24.7 24.2 97 1009.20.7 - 3.0 -
028 South Peninsula
- - 24.5 - - - 15/3 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 0118 1200 - - - - 260/05 26.9 24.9 89 1010.70.2 - - - -
29.0 - - - - 18/6 3/3 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 0118 1500 10/SE - - 170/13 27.4 25.3 88 1008.72.0 10.0 -
- - - - - - 0.2/15 MUSGRAVE 0118 0600 -/ - Calm 25.0 25.0 100 1010.01.1 10.0 -
029 Lower Carpentaria (Gulf Country)
- - - - - 17/18 10/3 BURKETOWN AIRPORT 0118 0300 - - - - 060/09 23.8 22.5 92 1010.00.2 - - - -
35.0 +1.9 25.0 +0.8 - 55/24 - KOWANYAMA AIRPORT 0118 0900 25/- 110/09 27.3 25.2 88 1011.11.4 40.0 64811
- - - - - 8/6 8/3 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT 0118 2100 - - - - 180/11 26.4 24.1 87 1009.61.8 - - - -
36.6 - - - - - 17/3 NORMANTON AIRPORT 0118 0000 - - - - 020/17 23.9 23.1 95 1012.72.6 - - - -
34.0 - 26.0 - - 0.4/24 0.4/18 SWEERS ISLAND 0118 0900 3/S 050/09 28.6 25.2 82 1011.32.3 30.0 -
030 Upper Carpentaria (Nthn Goldfields)
- - - - - - - GEORGETOWN POST OFFICE 0118 1800 10/E - 230/04 33.0 22.6 55 1008.30.8 30.0 -
- - - - - - - GEORGETOWN POST OFFICE 0118 2100 10/- - - 180/04 27.2 21.6 72 1010.72.2 40.0 lightning north east
- - - - - - 15/3 RICHMOND AIRPORT 0118 1800 - - - - 160/18 27.3 20.7 67 1010.1 - - - -
37.0 +0.1 - - - - - RICHMOND POST OFFICE 0118 1500 -/- - - Calm 36.5 20.3 39 1009.32.8 40.0 -
033 Central Coast - east
- - - - - 6/12 6/12 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE 0118 0300 6/NE - - Calm 25.2 21.3 79 - 50.0 -
034 Central Coast - west
- - - - - - 10/15 MORANBAH WATER TREATMENT PLANT 0118 0600 1/ - 090/04 24.6 23.1 91 1012.11.5 50.0 -
035 Central Highlands
40.0 +4.9 21.0 +0.2 - 12/24 12/18 ROLLESTON METEOR ST 0118 0900 6/- - 130/22 27.8 18.1 56 1014.40.7 50.0 -
039 South Coast Curtis
32.0 +2.8 25.0 +1.1 - 16/24 16/3 LADY ELLIOT ISLAND 0118 0900 1/SE - 150/21 25.7 24.1 91 1015.41.5 20.0 -
- - 24.6 +0.7 - - 17/3 LADY ELLIOT ISLAND 0118 1200 - - - - 100/11 24.4 23.2 93 1016.20.8 - - - -
28.0 -1.2 - - - 18/6 1/3 LADY ELLIOT ISLAND 0118 1500 3/SE - 150/21 27.4 24.3 83 1014.51.7 20.0 -
- - - - - - Tr/3 ROCKHAMPTON AERO 0118 1800 10/NE 090/11 30.3 20.9 57 1012.60.2 40.0 -
- - - - - 3/6 3/6 THANGOOL AIRPORT 0118 2100 3/SW - - Calm 25.2 23.1 88 1015.22.7 4.0 -
040 South Coast Moreton & Brisbane
32.0 +1.8 20.0 +0.0 - 44/24 0.2/3 ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT 0118 0900 - - - - 170/15 26.1 19.3 66 1017.60.8 - - - HR992
29.0 - 21.0 - - 5/24 4/18 BAROON POCKET DAM 0118 0900 6/SE - - 160/09 23.4 19.8 80 - 50.0 -
26.0 -0.8 - - - - - CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE 0118 1500 - - - - 160/67 24.3 19.6 75 1015.01.3 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE 0118 1800 - - - - 150/63 23.5 20.1 81 1015.70.7 - - - -
33.0 +1.7 21.0 +1.5 - 33/24 - GYMPIE 0118 0900 - - - - 160/17 24.9 21.8 83 1017.01.3 - - - -
31.0 - 20.0 - - 25/24 10/18 HINZE DAM 0118 0900 6/SE - 130/13 25.1 18.5 67 - 25.0 -
- - - - - 48/18 - JIMNA FORESTRY 0118 0300 - - - - Calm 19.6 18.9 96 - - - - -
31.0 - 19.0 - - 49/24 0.2/3 JIMNA FORESTRY 0118 0900 - - - - Calm 20.3 18.3 88 - - - - -
27.0 - 19.0 - - 10/24 10/18 MALENY TAMARIND ST 0118 0900 6/SE - - 160/04 20.0 20.0 100 - 9.0 -
27.0 -4.4 - - - 22/6 22/3 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON 0118 1500 - - - - 140/18 24.1 20.4 80 - - - - -
041 Darling Downs - east
33.0 +2.3 19.0 +1.4 13 25/24 - OAKEY AERO 0118 0900 3/E - - 100/26 24.2 18.2 69 1016.70.8 25.0 -
32.0 - 18.0 - - 30/24 - WARWICK 0118 0900 -/ - - 150/21 21.4 17.1 77 1017.21.1 50.0 -
New South Wales
047 Lower Western - Lower Darling
23.0 -11.2 16.0 -2.3 - - - MENINDEE POST OFFICE 0118 0900 - - - 160/09 22.2 14.2 61 - 50.0 -
048 Upper Western - Upper Darling
- - 17.7 -2.5 - - - COBAR MO 0118 1200 15/E - - 130/11 26.4 12.5 42 1018.50.7 50.0 -
051 Central Western Plains - north
23.0 -10.1 13.0 -5.2 - 40/24 - TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS 0118 0900 - - - - 090/24 20.5 14.7 69 1020.32.0 - - - -
054 Northwest Slopes - north
28.0 -3.5 17.0 +0.7 - 47/24 47/18 BARRABA POST OFFICE 0118 0900 15/- - - 180/04 19.4 15.4 78 - 50.0 -
055 Northwest Slopes - south
27.0 -4.8 16.0 -2.7 15 33/24 33/24 GUNNEDAH SCS 0118 0900 6/NW - - 160/18 20.6 14.7 69 - 20.0 Evaporation pan cleaned.
19.0 -8.4 13.0 +0.8 - 21/24 16/18 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) 0118 0900 15/E - 050/17 17.5 13.2 76 - 30.0 -
056 Northern Tablelands - west
19.0 - 12.0 - 12 37/24 19/15 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) 0118 0900 1/SE - 090/11 13.1 12.4 96 - 8.0 -
- - - - - - 8/3 ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 0118 0600 - - - - 080/18 12.3 11.9 97 1016.50.9 - - - -
19.0 - 12.0 - - 28/24 3/3 ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 0118 0900 - - - - 110/24 12.7 12.1 96 1017.81.1 - - - -
21.0 -4.2 9.0 -4.3 5 31/24 31/24 GLEN INNES AG RESEARCH STN 0118 0900 - - - 230/04 13.5 13.5 100 - 30.0 -
- - - - - - 17/3 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS 0118 0600 - - - - 090/21 14.0 13.5 97 1015.81.5 - - - -
21.0 - 13.0 - - 27/24 5/3 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS 0118 0900 - - - - 120/24 14.0 13.5 97 1017.21.2 - - - -
- - - - - - 23/15 GLEN INNES POST OFFICE 0118 0600 3/E - - 090/15 14.5 13.3 93 - 2.0 -
21.0 -5.4 13.0 -0.2 - 41/24 6/3 GLEN INNES POST OFFICE 0118 0900 3/SE - - 130/09 14.1 13.1 94 - 10.0 -
19.0 -5.0 11.0 -0.8 - 39/24 29/18 GUYRA HOSPITAL 0118 0900 -/W - 110/13 12.0 12.0 100 - 20.0 -
- - - - - 21/12 21/12 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) 0118 0300 6/NW - 180/02 17.7 16.4 92 - 10.0 SLT/MOD T/STORMS FROM 1620-1730 HRS.
- - - - - - 17/3 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) 0118 0600 6/NW - - 180/02 16.5 15.3 93 - 40.0 /
29.0 - 15.0 - - 54/24 7/3 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) 0118 0900 6/NW - - Calm 16.5 15.2 92 - 20.0 /
- - - - - - 15/3 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE 0118 0600 - - - - 160/15 15.7 14.5 93 1015.90.7 - - - -
- - - - - - 31/15 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) 0118 0600 2/- - - 050/02 15.2 14.9 98 - 10.0 thunderstorm at 1530
25.0 -2.2 15.0 +0.6 - 32/24 0.3/3 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) 0118 0900 3/SE - - 130/02 17.5 14.3 82 - 50.0 -
057 Northern Tablelands - east
27.0 +0.0 16.0 -0.9 - 14/24 14/24 TABULAM (MUIRNE) 0118 0900 1/SE - - 160/17 16.4 16.1 98 - 20.0 -
058 Northern Rivers
31.0 -0.3 19.0 +0.3 - 20/24 18/18 CASINO AIRPORT 0118 0900 3/SW - - 230/04 19.9 18.8 93 - 8.0 -
- - - - - - 8/3 GRAFTON RESEARCH STN 0118 0600 - - - - 190/15 18.8 16.5 87 1018.50.6 - - - -
29.0 -0.9 19.0 +0.2 - 13/24 13/24 LISMORE (CENTRE STREET) 0118 0900 1/SE - 230/05 20.7 20.4 98 - 15.0 -
33.0 +3.4 21.0 +1.5 - 12/24 12/18 MURWILLUMBAH (BRAY PARK) 0118 0900 3/SE - - 230/05 23.1 20.5 85 - 15.0 -
059 Mid North Coast
27.0 +0.2 18.0 -1.4 18 29/24 0.4/3 COFFS HARBOUR MO 0118 0900 3/SW - 230/28 18.9 16.9 88 1020.71.5 20.0 -
21.0 - 14.0 - - 69/24 37/18 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) 0118 0900 1/S - - 180/08 14.2 14.0 99 - 0.7 -
22.0 -4.7 17.0 -2.4 - 91/24 2/3 SOUTH WEST ROCKS (SMOKY CAPE LI 0118 0900 6/SE - - 230/15 17.8 17.5 98 1020.80.9 15.0 -
060 Manning
22.9 - - - - - 9/3 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 0118 0000 - - - - 240/08 18.4 18.1 98 1020.60.4 - - - -
22.0 - 18.0 - - 26/24 - PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 0118 0900 - - - - 220/13 19.9 17.0 83 1021.61.2 - - - -
- - - - - - 9/3 TAREE AIRPORT AWS 0118 0600 - - - - 240/11 17.5 17.2 98 1021.00.6 - - - HR005
20.0 - 17.0 - - 26/24 - TAREE AIRPORT AWS 0118 0900 - - - - 340/08 19.2 18.2 94 1022.31.3 - - - -
20.0 -8.9 17.0 -0.3 15 27/24 10/18 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) 0118 0900 3/SE - - Calm 17.8 17.3 97 - 10.0 -
061 Hunter
19.0 -11.2 17.0 -0.5 - 10/24 1/18 CESSNOCK (NULKABA) 0118 0900 6/S - - Calm 18.6 15.7 83 - 50.0 -
19.0 -10.7 16.0 +0.0 - 10/24 - CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 0118 0900 - - - - 180/08 18.6 14.9 79 1023.31.6 - - - -
19.0 -12.8 16.0 -1.1 - 9/24 0.2/18 JERRYS PLAINS POST OFFICE 0118 0900 6/- - - 180/09 19.0 14.7 76 - 30.0 -
- - - - - 5/18 0.2/3 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS 0118 0300 - - - - 140/37 13.2 13.0 99 1016.11.2 - - 0.1 -
063 Central Tablelands - south
- - - - - 1/6 1/6 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) 0118 0300 0/SE - - Calm 10.8 10.8 100 - 0.2 -
- - - - - - 0.2/3 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) 0118 0600 - - - Calm 10.4 10.4 100 - 0.2 -
12.0 -11.1 10.0 -2.6 - 13/24 0.4/3 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) 0118 0900 1/SE - - Calm 10.5 9.9 96 - 2.0 -
- - - - - Tr/6 Tr/3 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) 0118 2100 0/NE - - Calm 11.6 11.6 100 - 0.2 -
14.0 -11.4 11.0 -0.8 - 3/24 2/18 LITHGOW (BIRDWOOD ST) 0118 0900 2/E - - 110/04 11.4 10.5 94 - 3.0 -
12.3 - - - - - 0.4/3 MOUNT BOYCE AWS 0118 0000 - - - - 100/08 10.5 10.5 100 - - - 0.2 -
- - - - - 0.2/12 - MOUNT BOYCE AWS 0118 2100 - - - - 070/08 11.5 11.5 100 - - - 0.2 -
12.0 -11.9 9.0 -2.7 - 0.4/24 0.2/18 OBERON (JENOLAN CAVES ROAD) 0118 0900 1/SE - - 160/09 10.2 9.1 93 - 4.0 -
064 Central Western Slopes - north
21.0 -10.7 16.0 -0.6 - 27/24 18/18 DUNEDOO POST OFFICE 0118 0900 10/E - - 110/34 19.0 14.6 76 - 50.0 -
Victoria
076 Mallee - north
30.0 -2.1 - - - - - MILDURA AIRPORT 0118 1500 - - - 140/11 29.5 8.9 28 1018.33.0 40.0 -
083 Northeast - Upper
- - - - - - - MT HOTHAM AIRPORT 0118 0600 - - - - 340/05 7.2 6.9 98 1020.50.1 - - 0.2 -
Islands
200 Islands
32.0 - - - - 12/6 12/3 POINT FAWCETT 0118 1500 - - - - 220/08 29.8 26.0 80 1008.52.0 - - - -