Noteworthy synoptic observations for Thursday, 28 April 2005 local
prepared 0157 EST, 29/04/05
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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
005 Pilbara - Fortescue
31.9 -1.7 - - - 38/12 38/3 ONSLOW AIRPORT 0428 2100 - - - - 160/08 21.8 20.1 90 1016.63.2 - - - -
008 Central West
- - - - - - - GERALDTON AIRPORT 0428 1200 25/NW 130/37 24.4 9.6 39 1020.31.5 15.0 -
009 Lower West and Perth
24.0 -2.3 - - - - - PEARCE RAAF 0428 1500 10/SE - - 110/26 23.1 6.8 35 1023.61.5 0.0 -
011 Eucla
37.0 +10.6 18.0 +6.3 18 - - BALGAIR 0428 0900 -/NW - 130/15 18.7 13.3 71 1023.5 20.0 -
37.0 +13.5 18.0 +4.7 17 Tr/24 Tr/3 EUCLA 0428 0900 1/SW - - 190/24 19.4 17.0 86 1023.03.2 7.0 -
39.0 +15.2 18.0 +6.1 17 1/24 1/3 EYRE 0428 0900 -/N - - 180/28 19.3 15.8 80 1024.93.6 30.0 rainfall fell lightly throughout the period
South Australia
016 Northwest Pastoral
33.0 +8.2 12.0 +1.4 - - - GAWLER RANGES (NONNING) 0428 0900 -/W 050/09 22.4 0.6 24 - 50.0 -
33.0 +8.2 - - - - - GAWLER RANGES (NONNING) 0428 1500 20/W 340/18 32.4 -0.8 12 - 50.0 -
34.2 +8.8 - - - - - WOOMERA AERODROME 0428 0000 - - - - 360/13 23.3 -0.7 20 1022.30.5 - - - -
34.0 +8.6 15.0 +2.0 14 - - WOOMERA AERODROME 0428 0900 25/- - 360/15 24.2 -0.7 19 1024.21.5 30.0 -
018 Western Agricultural
36.6 +12.5 - - - - - CEDUNA AMO 0428 0000 - - - - 040/18 21.2 1.0 26 1019.40.7 - - - -
37.0 +12.9 19.0 +8.4 17 - - CEDUNA AMO 0428 0900 25/W 350/35 28.3 -2.7 13 1020.31.3 40.0 -
- - 19.3 +8.7 - - - CEDUNA AMO 0428 1200 25/W 340/41 35.0 -4.0 8 1019.60.7 40.0 -
36.0 +11.9 - - - - - CEDUNA AMO 0428 1500 - - - 200/21 26.1 7.6 31 1019.80.2 40.0 -
34.0 +11.6 22.0 +9.8 20 - - CLEVE 0428 0900 -/ - 340/30 28.5 -0.7 15 1020.50.7 50.0 -
34.0 +11.6 - - - - - CLEVE 0428 1500 -/NW - 290/26 32.8 0.3 13 1018.21.1 50.0 -
33.0 +10.8 19.0 +6.9 - - - ELLISTON 0428 0900 -/- - 340/18 26.2 4.2 24 1020.31.3 50.0 -
35.0 +11.2 15.0 +3.9 - - - KIMBA 0428 0900 -/W 310/04 23.4 7.1 35 - 50.0 -
33.0 +9.2 - - - - - KIMBA 0428 1500 6/W - - 310/15 32.5 5.9 19 - 50.0 -
37.0 +11.8 19.0 +9.6 14 - - KYANCUTTA 0428 0900 -/W 340/17 27.2 5.7 25 1020.30.7 50.0 -
36.0 +10.8 - - - - - KYANCUTTA 0428 1500 -/W 310/24 33.5 5.7 18 1018.11.6 50.0 -
37.0 +12.2 17.0 +5.6 - - - NULLARBOR 0428 0830 - - - - 320/17 23.2 1.0 23 1020.42.1 - - - -
33.0 +9.4 19.0 +6.4 - - - STREAKY BAY 0428 0900 -/W 360/13 21.6 11.8 54 1020.61.1 40.0 -
33.1 +9.7 - - - - - WHYALLA AERO 0428 0000 - - - - 340/09 16.3 6.7 53 1021.31.1 - - - -
33.0 +9.6 14.0 +2.6 - - - WHYALLA AERO 0428 0900 - - - - 350/26 26.6 1.1 19 1022.31.0 - - - -
35.0 +11.6 - - - - - WHYALLA AERO 0428 1500 - - - - 330/31 34.2 -1.7 10 1018.62.0 - - - -
019 Northern Agricultural - Upper North
31.0 +9.2 7.0 -0.1 4 - - YONGALA 0428 0900 -/W - 360/04 22.6 3.6 29 - 40.0 -
31.0 +9.2 - - - - - YONGALA 0428 1500 -/W - 340/18 30.4 2.7 17 - 40.0 -
021 Northern Agricultural - Lower North
33.0 +8.3 19.0 +6.0 - - - PORT PIRIE BHAS 0428 0900 2/- - 290/09 24.5 10.0 40 - 40.0 -
33.0 +8.3 - - - - - PORT PIRIE BHAS 0428 1500 -/NW - 310/09 32.2 8.7 23 - 50.0 -
022 Yorke Peninsula and Kangaroo Island
32.0 +8.5 13.0 +1.7 - - - KADINA 0428 0900 -/ - 360/09 24.6 10.0 40 - 50.0 -
33.0 +9.5 - - - - - KADINA 0428 1500 -/S - 360/04 32.0 6.6 20 - 45.0 -
31.0 +8.8 19.0 +6.7 - - - MAITLAND 0428 0900 -/- - 360/17 24.3 5.2 29 1021.50.5 40.0 -
31.0 +8.8 - - - - - MAITLAND 0428 1500 -/W - 250/17 29.4 7.5 25 1019.50.5 40.0 -
33.0 +10.7 16.0 +4.8 - - - PRICE 0428 0900 -/ - 340/18 27.2 7.5 29 - 35.0 -
34.0 +11.7 - - - - - PRICE 0428 1500 -/W - 270/18 32.5 9.8 25 - 35.0 -
023 Adelaide plains and Mt Lofty Ranges
30.6 +8.2 - - - - - ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 0428 0000 - - - 010/05 15.6 9.2 66 1021.41.1 40.0 -
31.0 +8.6 14.0 +1.8 10 - - ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 0428 0900 25/- - 030/13 25.7 2.6 22 1021.70.7 40.0 SEND VER:03 SWV:M2.01.34.00
32.0 +9.6 - - - - - ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 0428 1500 25/W 180/08 27.5 9.5 32 1019.30.6 30.0 SEND VER:03 SWV:M2.01.34.00
32.0 +9.9 - - - - - ADELAIDE AIRPORT 0428 1500 25/W 150/05 27.1 7.3 29 1019.00.6 30.0 -
31.0 +8.3 15.0 +3.5 - - - EDINBURGH RAAF 0428 0830 - - - - 030/17 24.3 4.7 28 1021.40.7 - - - -
34.0 +11.3 - - - - - EDINBURGH RAAF 0428 1430 - - - - 250/18 28.7 10.4 32 1018.90.6 - - - -
33.8 +11.1 - - - - - EDINBURGH RAAF 0428 2330 - - - - 220/15 18.8 15.9 83 1021.30.5 - - - -
31.0 +10.7 12.0 +3.8 - - - MOUNT BARKER 0428 0900 - - - 360/09 26.0 9.1 34 - 40.0 -
30.0 +9.7 - - - - - MOUNT BARKER 0428 1500 - - - 180/09 26.4 10.9 38 - 35.0 -
31.0 +8.7 12.0 +0.1 - - - PARAFIELD AIRPORT 0428 0830 - - - - 010/24 25.8 2.5 22 1021.30.6 - - - -
33.0 +10.7 - - - - - PARAFIELD AIRPORT 0428 1430 - - - - 250/11 27.8 9.6 32 1019.00.5 - - - -
33.4 +11.1 - - - - - PARAFIELD AIRPORT 0428 2330 - - - - 230/11 18.4 14.7 79 1021.20.6 - - - -
33.0 +10.1 13.0 +2.4 11 - - ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH 0428 0900 - - - 360/04 27.3 4.9 24 - 50.0 -
34.0 +11.1 - - - - - ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH 0428 1500 - - - 270/22 32.1 3.0 16 - 35.0 -
024 Murray Valley
31.0 +9.8 15.0 +5.3 - - - EUDUNDA 0428 0900 -/- - 290/34 26.0 1.1 20 1022.90.6 40.0 -
31.0 +9.8 - - - - - EUDUNDA 0428 1500 -/- - 270/28 30.6 -0.7 13 1020.01.6 40.0 -
32.0 +8.4 9.0 +0.8 9 - - LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE 0428 0830 25/S 360/09 20.6 3.8 33 1022.40.2 - - 50.0 -
34.0 +10.4 - - - - - LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE 0428 1430 25/W 300/21 33.2 -2.3 10 1018.22.1 - - 50.0 -
34.0 +10.4 - - - - - LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE 0428 2330 - - - - 250/09 18.0 14.2 78 1021.20.3 - - - -
30.0 +8.4 13.0 +2.3 11 - - MENINGIE 0428 0900 6/W 310/09 21.7 12.6 56 - 20.0 -
33.0 +9.7 13.0 +2.7 - - - MURRAY BRIDGE 0428 0900 -/ - 310/04 20.0 8.6 48 - 20.0 -
34.0 +10.7 - - - - - MURRAY BRIDGE 0428 1500 -/NW - 360/05 29.2 6.0 23 - 20.0 -
025 Murray Mallee and Upper Southeast
31.0 +8.6 16.0 +6.8 - - - KEITH 0428 0900 -/- - 020/11 20.7 6.0 38 1020.70.2 50.0 -
34.0 +11.6 - - - - - KEITH 0428 1500 10/NW - - 290/08 28.8 6.2 24 1018.50.2 50.0 -
026 Lower Southeast
29.0 +8.0 - - - - - COONAWARRA 0428 1430 - - - - 270/26 24.9 5.8 29 1017.30.6 - - - -
28.0 +8.6 - - - - - MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 0428 1500 25/NW - 310/18 22.1 10.2 47 1017.10.0 30.0 -
Queensland
032 North Coast - Herbert
26.0 -2.3 20.0 -0.4 - 34/24 8/3 INNISFAIL 0428 0900 3/SE - - 160/08 22.3 21.1 93 - 8.0 -
26.0 -2.1 20.0 -0.3 - 34/24 3/3 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 0428 0900 - - - - 220/09 22.0 20.6 92 1019.51.6 - - - HR001
033 Central Coast - east
27.0 - 20.0 - - 25/24 20/3 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT 0428 0900 3/SE - - 150/34 22.2 21.7 97 1020.01.1 25.0 Manual rain gauge 24 hrs to 0900 15.8
- - - - - - 28/3 SAMUEL HILL AERO 0428 0600 - - - - 170/11 20.0 19.2 95 1021.10.9 - - - -
26.0 - 18.0 - - 36/24 - SAMUEL HILL AERO 0428 0900 - - - - 100/15 23.6 19.1 76 1022.31.2 - - - -
039 South Coast Curtis
- - - - - 36/18 34/3 BUNDABERG AERO 0428 0300 - - - - 210/15 19.2 18.6 96 1023.01.0 - - - -
28.0 +0.8 19.0 +1.6 - 37/24 - BUNDABERG AERO 0428 0900 2/SE - 140/24 22.7 18.1 75 1025.01.1 30.0 -
- - - - - 31/6 31/6 TOWN OF 1770 0428 0300 - - - - 180/31 19.5 19.2 98 1021.81.0 40.0 -
- - - - - - 9/3 TOWN OF 1770 0428 0600 - - - - 110/31 21.5 19.1 86 1023.21.3 40.0 -
27.0 +0.7 19.0 -0.3 - 43/24 0.2/3 TOWN OF 1770 0428 0900 6/SE - 130/28 22.6 20.4 87 1023.80.5 40.0 -
040 South Coast Moreton & Brisbane
- - 11.0 - - 41/24 23/18 BAROON POCKET DAM 0428 0900 6/SE - - 200/04 21.4 17.4 78 - 50.0 minimumtemp gauge not reading correctly
25.1 +0.2 - - - - 8/3 COOLANGATTA AIRPORT 0428 0000 - - - - 160/24 18.5 16.9 90 1027.20.5 - - 2.3 -
25.3 - - - - - 18/3 GOLD COAST SEAWAY 0428 0000 - - - - 200/09 19.2 17.5 90 1026.90.3 - - - -
21.0 - 16.0 - - 34/24 16/18 MALENY TAMARIND ST 0428 0900 10/SE - 110/05 18.4 17.8 96 - 15.0 -
- - - - - 32/18 11/3 TOOLARA (KELLY) 0428 0300 - - - - 150/11 17.9 17.4 97 - - - - -
25.0 - 17.0 - - 32/24 - TOOLARA (KELLY) 0428 0900 - - - - 020/11 21.6 19.2 86 - - - - -
New South Wales
047 Lower Western - Lower Darling
32.0 +8.2 - - - - - BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) 0428 1500 25/W - 340/09 30.6 4.3 19 - 50.0 -
32.1 +8.2 - - - - - BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS 0428 0030 - - - - 360/11 23.2 1.5 24 1024.70.0 - - - -
32.0 +8.1 15.0 +3.7 - - - BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS 0428 0930 - - - - 350/18 26.1 2.8 22 1025.30.7 - - - -
049 Lower Western - Southwest Plains
32.0 +8.3 - - - - - BALRANALD RSL 0428 1500 -/ - 360/28 31.6 -0.2 13 - 50.0 -
058 Northern Rivers
23.0 -2.7 16.0 +1.8 - 3/24 0.4/18 LISMORE (CENTRE STREET) 0428 0900 3/S - - 130/04 18.5 18.0 97 - 15.0 -
26.0 -0.2 17.0 +1.6 - 32/24 24/18 MURWILLUMBAH (BRAY PARK) 0428 0900 6/SE - - 230/04 20.5 17.4 82 - 30.0 T/storms hvy rain shrs started 1900hrs
061 Hunter
26.0 +1.5 11.0 -0.7 - - - CESSNOCK (NULKABA) 0428 0900 - - - Calm 15.2 15.0 99 - 0.2 -
067 Sydney Metropolitan - west
- - - - - - - RICHMOND RAAF 0428 0600 - - - - Calm 10.4 10.0 97 1027.20.5 - - 0.2 -
068 Illawarra
- - - - - - - CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS 0428 0600 - - - - Calm 9.6 8.9 95 1027.00.4 - - 0.2 -
- - - - - - - MOSS VALE AWS 0428 0300 - - - - 040/04 9.7 8.6 93 1027.40.9 - - 0.2 -
070 Southern Tablelands-Goulburn/Monaro
25.0 +5.6 2.0 -2.1 - - - COOMA VISITORS CENTRE 0428 0900 - - - Calm 5.2 5.2 100 - 0.2 -
075 Riverina - west
32.0 +8.0 - - - - - HAY (MILLER STREET) 0428 1500 -/- 360/04 31.6 4.1 18 1020.72.5 50.0 -
Victoria
076 Mallee - north
33.0 +9.6 - - - - - MILDURA AIRPORT 0428 1500 20/W 310/24 32.6 -2.1 11 1019.72.7 40.0 -
33.0 +9.7 - - - - - OUYEN (POST OFFICE) 0428 1500 -/ - 270/34 32.8 1.5 14 - 50.0 -
33.0 +10.3 - - - - - WALPEUP RESEARCH 0428 1500 - - - - 310/31 32.1 0.3 13 - - - - -
078 Wimmera - north
33.0 +10.8 - - - - - WARRACKNABEAL MUSEUM 0428 1500 6/W - - 290/37 32.4 1.8 14 - 40.0 -
079 Wimmera - south
32.0 +10.6 - - - - - LONGERENONG 0428 1500 - - - - 310/28 31.3 -0.4 13 - - - - -
080 Northern Country - Lower North
31.0 +8.8 - - - - - ECHUCA AERODROME 0428 1500 -/- 290/09 30.3 3.5 18 1019.2 35.0 -
32.0 +9.4 - - - - - KERANG (POST OFFICE) 0428 1500 -/ - 310/13 31.5 3.5 17 - 50.0 -
081 Northern Country - Upper North
29.0 +8.0 - - - - - BENDIGO AIRPORT 0428 1500 15/W 340/28 29.3 0.3 15 1019.23.7 50.0 -
084 East Gippsland
21.0 +1.8 14.0 +0.6 - Tr/24 Tr/6 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0428 0900 0/NE - - 010/05 17.4 17.1 98 1024.80.2 0.1 80005
28.0 +8.1 - - - - - LAKES ENTRANCE 0428 1500 10/W - 270/13 27.3 26.9 98 - 60.0 -
085 West Gippsland
- - - - - - - EAST SALE AIRPORT 0428 0300 - - - 010/08 11.5 11.3 99 1024.91.4 0.1 -
- - - - - - - MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT 0428 0300 - - - - 040/05 13.6 13.3 98 1024.71.6 - - 0.0 -
29.0 +8.6 - - - - - MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT 0428 1500 25/ 300/18 27.2 8.6 31 1017.03.0 50.0 -
26.0 +8.8 - - - - 0.2/3 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 0428 1500 - - - - 330/26 25.5 7.6 32 1014.83.1 - - - -
086 East Central
29.0 +9.2 - - - - - ESSENDON AIRPORT 0428 1500 - - - - 350/28 26.8 5.7 26 1017.12.8 - - - -
29.0 +8.9 - - - - - MELBOURNE AIRPORT 0428 1500 20/NW 360/37 26.5 3.7 23 1017.32.4 30.0 -
087 West Central
30.0 +9.9 - - - - - LAVERTON RAAF 0428 1500 - - - - 350/28 27.2 7.1 28 1016.92.5 - - - -
089 Western Plains
30.0 +10.7 - - - - - ARARAT PRISON 0428 1500 10/NW 310/22 28.9 0.6 16 1018.05.5 50.0 -
26.0 +8.5 - - - - - BALLARAT AERODROME 0428 1500 - - - - 010/28 23.9 5.3 30 1019.22.6 - - - -
090 West Coast
28.0 +10.1 - - - - - CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE 0428 1500 -/NW - 330/35 27.6 4.2 22 1014.41.6 20.0 -
30.0 +10.2 - - - - - HAMILTON AIRPORT 0428 1500 - - - - 310/34 28.0 1.5 18 1016.21.5 - - - -
30.0 +9.9 - - - - - HEYWOOD FORESTRY 0428 1500 - - - 310/17 26.1 9.7 36 - 40.0 -
27.0 +8.7 - - - - - PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) 0428 1500 -/NW - 290/31 20.7 12.0 57 1016.20.9 30.0 -
23.0 +8.2 - - - - - WEEAPROINAH 0428 1500 - - - 340/18 22.2 6.4 36 - 10.0 -
Tasmania
091 North Coast
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0428 2200 - - - - 260/63 13.1 9.1 77 1014.5 - - - -
094 Southeast and Hobart
25.0 +9.6 - - - - - CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 0428 1500 10/NW 310/63 25.0 9.6 38 1004.94.4 40.0 Swell 1mtr.Past gusts to 56kts.
27.0 +10.3 - - - - - DOVER 0428 1500 10/W 310/34 25.7 7.2 31 - 20.0 wind gusting to 30 knots.
26.0 +8.4 - - - - - GROVE RESEARCH STATION 0428 1500 6/W - 290/17 26.0 10.0 37 - 40.0 -
- - - - - - 2/3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) 0428 1800 - - - - 300/63 10.7 10.7 100 - - - - -
21.0 +6.5 - - - - - MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0428 1500 25/NW - 320/83 17.4 11.0 66 1003.93.1 7.0 Man wind NW 37 kts
- - - - - - 6/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0428 1800 - - - - 310/104 11.3 11.0 98 1002.51.3 - - - -
- - - - - 6/12 0.2/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0428 2100 - - - - 300/96 10.9 6.2 73 1006.23.3 - - - -
- - 6.0 +4.0 - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 0428 1200 - - - - 300/65 12.0 5.0 62 - - - - -
15.0 +6.9 - - - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 0428 1500 - - - - 310/78 13.7 5.8 59 - - - - -
- - - - - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 0428 1800 - - - - 310/63 8.9 7.7 92 - - - - -
- - - - - 3/12 3/3 MOUNT WELLINGTON 0428 2100 - - - - 270/83 4.0 -0.2 74 - - - - -
- - 10.1 - - - 0.2/3 TASMAN ISLAND 0428 1200 - - - - 310/68 21.2 5.6 36 1011.04.3 - - - -
095 Derwent Valley
20.0 +2.1 6.0 -0.3 - - - BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) 0428 0900 - - - 330/05 8.2 8.2 100 - 0.1 evap 1.6
25.0 +9.1 - - - - - MAYDENA POST OFFICE 0428 1500 - - - 230/02 23.4 8.9 40 - 35.0 -
22.0 +8.1 - - - - - TARRALEAH VILLAGE 0428 1500 - - - 310/28 20.0 3.8 34 - 30.0 -
097 West Coast
- - - - - 20/12 17/3 MOUNT READ 0428 2100 - - - - 260/41 5.1 5.0 99 1012.40.6 - - - -