Noteworthy synoptic observations for Tuesday, 15 March 2005 local
prepared 0158 EST, 16/03/05
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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
004 Pilbara - De Grey
- - - - - - 0.1/12 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON 0315 0600 15/SE - - 180/18 30.5 16.1 42 - 30.0 -
40.2 +3.4 - - - - - PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT 0315 2100 25/S 270/21 31.0 24.8 70 1007.11.5 25.0 -
005 Pilbara - Fortescue
36.0 -0.2 - - - - - LEARMONTH AIRPORT 0315 1500 6/W 260/21 35.6 21.0 43 1008.31.1 40.0 -
007 East Gascoyne
- - - - - - 16/3 PARABURDOO AERO 0315 0000 - - - - 090/31 25.8 19.0 66 1008.81.9 - - - -
011 Eucla
19.0 -10.4 - - - 1/6 0.3/3 BALGAIR 0315 1500 6/- - - 130/15 18.7 16.5 87 1021.5 10.0 -
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
- - - - - - 12/3 CAPE DON 0315 0330 - - - - Calm 27.4 - - 1005.70.2 - - - -
- - - - - 41/24 - CAPE DON 0315 0830 - - - - Calm 30.3 - - 1008.12.0 - - - -
32.0 -0.8 25.0 -1.3 - 25/24 - CENTRE ISLAND 0315 0900 - - - - 130/21 28.3 24.5 80 1010.91.9 - - - -
- - - - - 29/6 29/6 CHANNEL POINT 0315 2100 3/NE - 070/11 25.3 24.0 93 1006.62.0 15.0 /
- - - - - 31/18 Tr/3 DARWIN AIRPORT 0315 0300 6/NE 060/22 25.1 23.8 93 1004.61.1 25.0 -
28.0 -3.9 24.0 -0.5 24 32/24 0.2/3 DARWIN AIRPORT 0315 0900 6/NW 040/22 26.5 24.0 86 1007.42.3 30.0 ARF 31.0
- - - - - 3/12 - DARWIN AIRPORT 0315 2100 10/NW 010/15 27.6 24.8 85 1008.02.4 30.0 -
28.0 - 24.0 - - 37/24 - DARWIN AIRPORT COMPARISON 0315 0900 - - - - 040/21 26.5 24.0 86 1007.22.1 - - - -
- - - - - - 17/3 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS 0315 0600 - - - - 040/28 27.0 24.3 85 1003.40.6 - - - -
28.0 - 25.0 - - 31/24 8/3 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS 0315 0900 - - - - 010/35 25.0 23.8 93 1006.43.0 - - - -
- - 24.1 +0.2 - - - GOVE AIRPORT 0315 1200 6/NW 360/17 29.8 24.2 72 1009.60.7 25.0 -
31.0 -0.3 - - - - - GOVE AIRPORT 0315 1500 6/NW 350/21 30.4 24.1 69 1007.42.2 25.0 -
32.0 -1.3 - - - - 10/3 JABIRU AIRPORT 0315 0000 - - - - 290/08 24.9 24.6 98 1008.81.1 - - - -
32.0 -1.3 24.0 -0.3 - 27/24 - JABIRU AIRPORT 0315 0900 - - - - 080/15 28.9 24.9 79 1009.82.3 - - - -
35.0 +0.6 23.0 +0.0 23 47/24 47/18 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM 0315 0900 6/- 070/04 27.6 24.7 84 - 20.0 -
31.0 -3.0 - - - 0.2/6 0.2/3 MANGO FARM 0315 1500 2/E - 090/05 27.4 23.9 81 1004.92.3 35.0 -
31.1 - - - - - 14/3 MANINGRIDA AERO 0315 0000 - - - - Calm 24.6 23.9 96 1008.20.3 - - - -
31.0 - 23.0 - - 28/24 5/3 MANINGRIDA AERO 0315 0900 - - - - 110/09 25.0 23.8 93 1010.32.1 - - - -
31.0 -1.9 23.0 -1.4 21 35/24 - OENPELLI 0315 0900 -/- 070/05 27.3 24.4 84 1009.4 25.0 -
32.0 -0.9 - - - - - OENPELLI 0315 1500 -/- - - 050/17 31.3 24.5 67 1005.9 25.0 -
- - - - - - 17/3 POINT STUART AWS 0315 0430 - - - - 030/13 25.3 - - 1006.10.1 - - - HR002
- - - - - 57/24 - POINT STUART AWS 0315 0930 - - - - 030/17 29.5 - - 1008.61.9 - - - -
- - - - - - 8/3 POINT STUART AWS 0315 1130 - - - - 020/18 25.1 - - 1008.60.6 - - - HR008
- - - - - - 11/3 POINT STUART AWS 0315 1330 - - - - 010/17 29.4 - - 1007.11.9 - - - -
35.0 +0.8 23.0 +0.1 - 28/24 - TINDAL RAAF 0315 0900 - - - - 040/08 27.2 24.7 86 1009.21.8 - - - -
- - - - - 10/12 10/3 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS 0315 2100 - - - - 350/22 24.6 24.1 97 1009.03.6 - - - -
- - - - - 25/6 25/3 WARRUWI 0315 0230 - - - - 280/05 23.2 22.4 95 1007.80.7 - - - HR019
- - - - - - Tr/3 WOLLOGORANG 0315 1200 10/NE - 070/02 30.1 23.8 69 1010.81.3 50.0 -
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
- - 32.8 +15.5 - - - ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 0315 1200 25/W 060/15 37.0 2.1 11 1011.11.2 40.0 -
South Australia
016 Northwest Pastoral
41.1 +10.8 - - - - - WOOMERA AERODROME 0315 0000 - - - - 170/15 30.7 -1.2 13 1009.90.3 - - - -
41.0 +10.7 21.0 +4.2 21 - - WOOMERA AERODROME 0315 0900 25/W 180/28 21.2 13.9 63 1014.73.3 30.0 -
017 Far North Pastoral
41.0 +10.1 22.0 +4.7 - - - LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT 0315 0900 - - - - 010/28 31.2 2.4 16 1013.31.6 - - - -
019 Northern Agricultural - Upper North
38.0 +10.9 15.0 +4.3 13 - - YONGALA 0315 0900 15/W 130/04 21.6 12.9 58 - 40.0 -
023 Adelaide plains and Mt Lofty Ranges
- - 15.6 +0.5 - - 0.6/3 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 0315 1200 6/S - 270/02 18.3 15.2 82 1018.21.3 20.0 -
- - 15.2 +0.9 - - 8/3 ADELAIDE AIRPORT 0315 1200 6/S - 150/09 17.5 15.5 88 1018.3 15.0 -
024 Murray Valley
- - - - - - 0.2/3 MENINGIE 0315 1200 6/SW - - 230/11 18.3 16.0 86 - 15.0 -
025 Murray Mallee and Upper Southeast
- - - - - - 0.2/3 KEITH 0315 1200 10/N - - 250/05 17.1 13.4 79 1018.20.0 50.0 -
Queensland
027 North Peninsula
31.0 - - - - 2/6 2/3 COEN AIRPORT 0315 1500 6/SW - 200/09 29.9 23.4 68 1007.42.7 50.0 -
- - - - - - 13/3 COEN AIRPORT 0315 1800 1/NW - 320/08 25.1 23.9 93 1008.71.3 50.0 -
028 South Peninsula
- - - - - 47/18 1/3 PALMERVILLE 0315 0300 - - - - Calm 22.8 22.7 99 1008.91.8 - - - -
30.0 -2.4 23.0 +1.2 - 47/24 - PALMERVILLE 0315 0900 - - - - Calm 25.2 23.5 90 1011.82.8 - - - -
- - - - - 14/12 14/3 PALMERVILLE 0315 2100 - - - - Calm 22.9 22.7 99 1011.53.2 - - - -
029 Lower Carpentaria (Gulf Country)
31.1 -1.7 - - - - 15/3 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT 0315 0000 - - - - 130/13 23.5 23.0 97 1010.80.7 - - - HR003
- - - - - 15/6 0.2/3 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT 0315 0300 - - - - 110/08 23.5 22.8 96 1008.62.2 - - - -
- - 22.7 -2.1 - - 17/3 MORNINGTON ISLAND 0315 1200 - - - - 100/08 27.3 23.8 81 1011.50.8 - - - -
31.0 -0.9 - - - 17/6 - MORNINGTON ISLAND 0315 1500 - - - - 120/15 30.9 24.1 67 1008.92.6 - - - -
33.0 - 23.0 - - 34/24 34/18 SWEERS ISLAND 0315 0900 2/E - 160/05 25.0 24.1 95 1012.11.8 10.0 -
031 North Coast - Barron
25.6 -4.9 - - - - 20/3 CAIRNS AERO 0315 0000 3/SE - - 180/21 23.9 22.3 91 1010.70.4 15.0 -
- - - - - 48/18 1/3 CAIRNS AERO 0315 0300 6/SE - 170/18 24.4 21.9 86 1009.51.2 20.0 -
26.0 -4.5 23.0 +0.0 23 48/24 - CAIRNS AERO 0315 0900 6/SE - 170/18 26.1 22.4 80 1011.71.7 25.0 -
- - - - - 2/18 1/3 COOKTOWN AIRPORT 0315 0300 3/E 170/04 24.2 23.5 96 1008.91.8 25.0 -
032 North Coast - Herbert
- - - - - - 146/15 INNISFAIL 0315 0600 3/SE - - 130/08 23.5 22.8 96 - 2.0 -
25.0 -4.8 23.0 +1.0 - 216/24 7/3 INNISFAIL 0315 0900 3/SE - - 250/04 24.4 24.0 98 - 8.0 -
25.3 -4.5 - - - - 15/3 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 0315 0000 - - - - 190/04 23.4 22.9 97 1011.20.3 - - - HR008
- - - - - 30/6 15/3 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 0315 0300 - - - - 160/09 23.3 22.7 96 1010.21.0 - - - HR003
25.0 -4.8 23.0 +1.1 - 98/24 2/3 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 0315 0900 - - - - 160/04 24.6 23.5 94 1012.51.4 - - - HR001
040 South Coast Moreton & Brisbane
27.0 -0.9 22.0 +1.7 - 26/24 10/18 RAINBOW BEACH 0315 0900 3/SE - - 130/09 26.0 20.7 73 1017.61.2 20.0 -
New South Wales
047 Lower Western - Lower Darling
41.0 +12.1 27.0 +11.5 - - - BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) 0315 0900 -/W 310/15 29.2 8.4 27 - 50.0 -
39.0 +10.1 - - - - - BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) 0315 1500 25/NW 290/22 38.2 9.4 18 - 50.0 -
39.8 +11.4 - - - - - BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS 0315 0030 - - - - 040/17 27.3 0.1 17 1011.80.4 - - - -
40.0 +11.6 26.0 +11.0 - - - BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS 0315 0930 - - - - 350/28 31.7 3.7 17 1013.61.2 - - - -
- - 26.1 +11.1 - - - BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS 0315 1230 - - - - 330/31 35.9 3.2 13 1013.20.4 - - - -
39.0 +10.6 - - - - - BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS 0315 1530 - - - - 290/30 38.2 2.6 11 1011.02.1 - - - -
42.0 +11.5 20.0 +4.9 - - - MENINDEE POST OFFICE 0315 0900 - - - 110/04 23.2 11.3 47 - 50.0 -
048 Upper Western - Upper Darling
35.0 +5.1 - - - - - COBAR MO 0315 1500 25/SE - - 240/08 34.8 4.5 15 1012.92.9 40.0 -
049 Lower Western - Southwest Plains
40.0 +10.9 20.0 +6.4 - - - BALRANALD RSL 0315 0900 -/W - 310/18 25.0 12.8 47 - 50.0 -
41.0 +10.3 26.0 +11.3 - - - IVANHOE POST OFFICE 0315 0900 10/N - - 360/09 30.2 8.1 25 1015.01.3 50.0 -
069 South Coast
- - - - - Tr/6 Tr/3 MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION 0315 2100 10/W - - 180/37 21.9 18.9 83 1014.74.1 15.0 -
33.0 +10.2 - - - - - NERRIGA COMPOSITE 0315 1500 - - - Calm 32.5 8.1 22 - 50.0 -
070 Southern Tablelands-Goulburn/Monaro
33.0 +10.5 11.0 +2.5 - 0.8/24 0.8/24 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) 0315 0900 - - - Calm 14.0 12.8 92 - 50.0 -
- - - - - - - CANBERRA AIRPORT 0315 2100 25/W 200/13 25.2 9.1 36 1014.83.0 30.0 -
072 Southwest Slopes - south
- - - - - - - WAGGA WAGGA AMO 0315 1800 25/NW - 210/21 30.6 6.3 22 1011.20.6 25.0 -
074 Riverina - east
38.0 +10.0 21.0 +7.5 - - - TOCUMWAL AIRPORT 0315 0900 -/NW 310/11 28.8 10.1 31 - 30.0 -
075 Riverina - west
40.0 +10.8 25.0 +11.3 - - - HAY (MILLER STREET) 0315 0900 -/SW - 340/04 29.0 9.1 29 1014.21.1 50.0 -
Victoria
076 Mallee - north
40.1 +11.9 - - - - - MILDURA AIRPORT 0315 0000 - - - - 150/08 27.7 7.4 28 1010.71.0 - - - -
40.0 +11.8 18.0 +4.2 17 - - MILDURA AIRPORT 0315 0900 25/W 230/11 20.2 12.2 60 1013.82.6 40.0 -
32.0 +3.8 - - - - - MILDURA AIRPORT 0315 1500 25/NW 190/28 30.5 6.1 22 1013.71.0 7.0 -
41.0 +12.6 18.0 +5.1 - - - OUYEN (POST OFFICE) 0315 0900 -/W 230/24 20.0 12.8 63 - 50.0 -
40.7 +13.0 - - - - - WALPEUP RESEARCH 0315 0000 - - - - 190/17 24.7 7.8 34 - - - - -
41.0 +13.3 16.0 +2.9 - - - WALPEUP RESEARCH 0315 0900 - - - - 230/21 16.7 12.3 75 - - - - -
078 Wimmera - north
39.0 +12.1 13.0 +1.1 - - - WARRACKNABEAL MUSEUM 0315 0900 3/W - - 200/28 14.0 13.1 94 - 10.0 -
079 Wimmera - south
- - - - - - - HORSHAM (POLKEMMET) 0315 0600 - - - 230/05 12.7 12.3 97 - 0.1 -
37.0 +10.6 9.0 -2.3 - - - HORSHAM (POLKEMMET) 0315 0900 10/ - - 230/18 14.3 12.7 90 - 30.0 -
36.9 +10.9 - - - - - LONGERENONG 0315 0000 - - - - 110/13 19.4 12.2 63 - - - - -
37.0 +11.0 11.0 +0.2 - - - LONGERENONG 0315 0900 - - - - 220/24 13.5 13.3 99 - - - - -
080 Northern Country - Lower North
39.0 +11.8 20.0 +7.1 - - - ECHUCA AERODROME 0315 0900 6/SW - 310/05 26.1 8.1 32 1012.0 25.0 -
40.0 +12.3 19.0 +6.2 - - - KERANG (POST OFFICE) 0315 0900 -/NE 020/04 21.0 10.2 50 - 50.0 -
38.3 +12.0 - - - - - KYABRAM (INST SUSTAINABLE AG) 0315 0000 - - - - 290/09 25.4 7.1 31 - - - - -
38.0 +11.7 21.0 +8.7 - - - KYABRAM (INST SUSTAINABLE AG) 0315 0900 - - - 310/09 27.0 8.9 32 - - 35.0 -
081 Northern Country - Upper North
37.9 +12.5 - - - - - BENDIGO AIRPORT 0315 0000 - - - - 160/13 22.5 13.8 58 1011.30.6 - - - -
38.0 +12.6 16.0 +4.7 - - - BENDIGO AIRPORT 0315 0900 -/NW 150/09 20.5 11.4 56 1012.51.3 50.0 -
37.0 +10.8 - - - - - TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 0315 0000 - - - - 020/09 23.6 10.3 43 - - - - -
37.0 +10.8 20.0 +8.2 19 - - TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 0315 0900 - - - 360/11 24.1 13.1 50 - 30.0 -
082 Northeast - Lower
31.0 - - - - Tr/6 Tr/6 BEECHWORTH WOOLSHED 0315 1500 6/NW 050/28 25.7 12.6 44 - 30.0 -
36.0 +8.7 21.0 +10.1 - - - RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH 0315 0900 - - - - 070/11 25.6 11.4 41 - - - - -
- - 20.9 +10.0 - - - RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH 0315 1200 - - - - 360/11 30.3 9.8 28 - - - - -
33.0 +9.1 21.0 +12.0 - - - STRATHBOGIE 0315 0900 - - - 360/18 25.0 8.1 34 - 25.0 -
084 East Gippsland
- - - - - - 1/3 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0315 1800 3/W - - 240/24 19.4 18.1 92 1014.23.6 5.0 80017
- - - - - 2/6 1/3 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0315 2100 6/SW - - 250/26 18.8 16.6 87 1016.42.2 30.0 80017
085 West Gippsland
34.0 +11.7 13.0 +3.3 - Tr/24 Tr/18 NOOJEE (SLIVAR) 0315 0900 6/- - - Calm 17.0 15.3 90 - 50.0 -
086 East Central
25.0 +2.0 15.0 +2.5 15 - - CRANBOURNE BOTANIC GARDENS 0315 0900 - - - 230/05 17.0 16.2 95 - 2.0 10cm soil thermometer broken, observations resent
088 North Central
37.0 +12.4 16.0 +5.2 - - - CASTLEMAINE PRISON 0315 0900 6/NW 200/04 19.9 11.5 58 - 25.0 -
32.0 - - - - - - KILMORE GAP 0315 0000 - - - - 160/17 14.6 14.5 99 1013.10.4 - - 0.0 -
37.1 +11.0 - - - - - MANGALORE AIRPORT 0315 0000 - - - - 210/09 18.9 15.5 81 1011.71.3 - - - -
37.0 +10.9 14.0 +1.8 - - - MANGALORE AIRPORT 0315 0900 6/NW - 040/22 25.6 8.8 35 1012.41.1 20.0 -
38.0 +12.7 15.0 +3.8 - - - MARYBOROUGH 0315 0900 10/NW - 200/08 18.2 13.7 75 - 30.0 -
089 Western Plains
- - - - - Tr/6 Tr/6 ARARAT PRISON 0315 0300 - - - 180/28 12.6 12.6 100 1012.50.3 0.2 -
- - - - - - Tr/3 ARARAT PRISON 0315 0600 - - - 160/09 12.5 12.5 100 1011.80.7 0.1 -
35.0 +11.3 12.0 +2.5 12 Tr/24 Tr/3 ARARAT PRISON 0315 0900 0/S - - 180/22 12.0 12.0 100 1015.23.3 0.2 -
34.0 +11.9 - - - - - BALLARAT AERODROME 0315 0000 - - - - 210/11 14.4 14.2 99 1012.60.3 - - 3.5 -
- - - - - - - BALLARAT AERODROME 0315 0300 - - - - Calm 13.1 13.0 99 1012.00.6 - - 0.1 -
- - - - - - - BALLARAT AERODROME 0315 0600 - - - 210/05 10.8 10.7 99 1012.10.1 0.1 -
34.0 +11.9 10.0 +0.1 - - - BALLARAT AERODROME 0315 0900 - - - 230/11 13.1 13.1 100 1014.62.4 0.5 -
- - 9.8 -0.1 - - - BALLARAT AERODROME 0315 1200 6/SW - 230/11 16.9 16.9 100 1014.80.2 35.0 -
090 West Coast
21.0 +2.8 10.0 -0.6 - 0.4/24 0.4/18 WEEAPROINAH 0315 0900 - - - 200/08 11.6 11.6 100 - 0.0 -
Tasmania
092 East Coast
32.2 +10.7 - - - - - FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) 0315 0000 - - - - 110/05 15.2 15.2 100 - - - - -
32.0 +10.5 11.0 +3.1 - - - FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) 0315 0900 - - - - 010/05 15.5 15.4 99 - - - - -