Noteworthy synoptic observations for Friday, 19 August 2005 local
prepared 0159 EST, 20/08/05
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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
26.0 -3.6 13.0 -0.3 - - - MARBLE BAR COMPARISON 0819 0900 - - - 180/63 16.6 -0.5 31 - 30.0 -
009 Lower West and Perth
- - - - - - 0.2/15 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON 0819 0600 - - - Calm 0.0 0.0 100 - 0.2 -
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
- - - - - - - MANGO FARM 0819 0600 - - - Calm 17.0 16.7 98 1016.71.1 0.1 -
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
33.0 - 15.0 - 13 - - RABBIT FLAT 0819 0900 - - - 170/34 19.2 5.3 40 1020.72.2 30.0 -
- - 14.7 - - - - RABBIT FLAT 0819 1200 - - - 180/26 25.1 4.1 26 1019.90.6 25.0 -
28.0 - - - - - - RABBIT FLAT 0819 1500 - - - 170/26 27.3 3.0 21 1016.73.2 25.0 -
- - - - - - - RABBIT FLAT 0819 1800 - - - 180/22 26.1 1.2 20 1016.30.4 25.0 -
South Australia
016 Northwest Pastoral
28.0 +9.9 11.0 +6.5 - 4/24 - GAWLER RANGES (NONNING) 0819 0900 15/N - 310/22 13.2 8.0 71 - 50.0 -
31.0 +9.3 14.0 +7.9 13 - - MARLA POLICE STATION 0819 0900 6/NE - - 230/28 14.0 3.3 48 1021.72.2 30.0 -
28.6 +9.9 - - - - - WOOMERA AERODROME 0819 0000 - - - - 100/05 13.6 7.6 67 1016.30.9 - - - -
29.0 +10.3 10.0 +3.3 10 4/24 2/3 WOOMERA AERODROME 0819 0900 3/W - 330/24 11.0 9.1 88 1016.60.1 20.0 -
017 Far North Pastoral
26.0 +7.2 15.0 +10.6 - - - ARKAROOLA 0819 0900 - - - Calm 17.3 6.6 49 - 50.0 -
27.2 +8.6 - - - - - LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT 0819 0000 - - - - 210/28 17.1 9.8 62 1017.30.7 - - - -
27.0 +8.4 12.0 +5.9 - - - LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT 0819 0900 - - - - 230/30 11.8 7.2 73 1018.92.9 - - - -
29.0 +7.7 15.0 +8.8 - - - MARREE 0819 0900 -/W - 180/22 16.2 6.4 52 1019.13.0 50.0 -
30.7 +8.8 - - - - - OODNADATTA AIRPORT 0819 0000 - - - - 170/22 16.9 8.6 58 1017.12.1 - - - -
31.0 +9.1 12.0 +4.7 - - - OODNADATTA AIRPORT 0819 0900 - - - - 200/35 15.6 5.5 51 1021.13.1 - - - -
018 Western Agricultural
27.0 +10.5 11.0 +3.7 10 2/24 - CLEVE 0819 0900 6/NW - 340/26 12.5 8.1 75 1011.90.7 50.0 -
- - 9.2 - - - 15/3 COULTA (COLES POINT) 0819 1200 - - - - 100/02 12.7 12.6 99 1012.21.2 - - - -
15.0 - - - - 15/6 - COULTA (COLES POINT) 0819 1500 - - - - 210/44 13.7 10.7 82 1013.51.3 - - - -
26.0 +9.1 11.0 +5.6 - 6/24 - KIMBA 0819 0900 6/W - - 310/18 12.1 9.2 82 - 50.0 -
28.0 +9.5 11.0 +6.0 9 1/24 - KYANCUTTA 0819 0900 6/- - - 310/18 12.1 8.5 79 1012.30.9 35.0 -
- - - - - - - NEPTUNE ISLAND 0819 1800 - - - - 220/63 12.0 11.9 99 1014.25.3 - - - -
29.0 +10.6 - - - - - WHYALLA AERO 0819 0000 - - - - Calm 15.3 12.3 82 1015.40.5 - - - -
29.0 +10.6 12.0 +6.2 - 3/24 0.6/3 WHYALLA AERO 0819 0900 - - - - 350/34 12.3 11.4 94 1013.60.7 - - - -
019 Northern Agricultural - Upper North
23.0 +8.7 9.0 +6.5 8 0.6/24 0.6/3 YONGALA 0819 0900 -/NW - 340/09 9.0 7.2 88 - 3.0 -
021 Northern Agricultural - Lower North
27.0 +9.0 12.0 +3.9 - 9/24 9/24 PORT PIRIE BHAS 0819 0900 -/ - - 320/37 12.5 10.6 88 - 10.0 -
022 Yorke Peninsula and Kangaroo Island
17.0 - - - - 8/6 8/3 KINGSCOTE AERO 0819 1500 - - - - 250/09 14.5 9.1 70 1010.30.6 - - - -
27.0 +10.0 13.0 +6.8 - 6/24 6/18 PRICE 0819 0900 -/NW - 310/28 13.2 11.1 87 - 35.0 -
023 Adelaide plains and Mt Lofty Ranges
15.0 -1.5 - - - 12/6 9/3 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 0819 1500 6/W - 290/22 15.1 10.0 72 1010.61.3 20.0 -
9.0 - - - - 16/6 14/3 MOUNT CRAWFORD (TOWER HILL) 0819 1500 - - - - 250/22 9.2 9.1 99 - - - - -
14.0 - - - - 12/6 12/3 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL 0819 1500 3/- - - 290/18 10.8 8.8 87 1011.11.8 40.0 hail start at 2.00pm VER:03 SWV:M2.01.37.00
024 Murray Valley
24.0 +9.7 10.0 +4.8 - 2/24 1/3 EUDUNDA 0819 0900 3/NW - - 340/34 9.9 7.4 84 1013.60.7 10.0 -
28.1 +10.9 - - - - - LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE 0819 0000 - - - - 350/18 21.5 3.9 31 1012.21.8 - - - -
28.0 +10.8 13.0 +8.8 13 0.4/24 0.4/3 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE 0819 0900 -/NW - 010/11 13.6 11.5 87 1014.61.1 5.0 -
- - 13.2 +9.0 - - 5/3 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE 0819 1200 - - - - 350/11 11.4 10.2 92 1013.70.9 - - - -
New South Wales
046 Upper Western - Far Northwest
- - - - - 13/12 13/3 WHITE CLIFFS AWS 0819 2100 - - - - 280/18 11.6 9.9 89 1015.51.2 - - - -
26.0 +6.6 15.0 +9.4 - - - WILCANNIA (REID ST) 0819 0900 -/- - 020/09 16.9 5.6 47 - 40.0 -
- - - - - 12/12 10/3 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS 0819 2100 - - - - 300/11 10.6 9.0 90 1015.10.5 - - - -
047 Lower Western - Lower Darling
26.0 +8.8 17.0 +10.7 - - - BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) 0819 0900 -/NW - 310/09 16.8 6.7 51 - 50.0 -
25.6 +8.4 - - - - - BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS 0819 0030 - - - - 010/24 19.7 3.5 34 1016.92.0 - - - -
26.0 +8.8 17.0 +11.3 - - - BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS 0819 0930 - - - - 340/15 17.4 6.3 48 1015.30.1 - - - -
- - 17.1 +11.4 - - - BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS 0819 1230 - - - 260/13 17.4 6.3 48 1014.30.9 - - - -
27.0 +7.8 15.0 +9.8 - - - MENINDEE POST OFFICE 0819 0900 - - - 340/09 17.6 7.3 51 - 50.0 -
049 Lower Western - Southwest Plains
26.0 +7.4 14.0 +9.3 - - - IVANHOE POST OFFICE 0819 0900 -/N - 360/15 17.6 7.6 52 1017.70.8 50.0 -
050 Central Western Plains - south
23.0 +6.2 13.0 +9.6 7 - - CONDOBOLIN AG RESEARCH STN 0819 0900 - - - 020/44 16.0 4.9 48 - 40.0 -
071 Southern Tablelands-Snowy Mountains
- - - - - - - THREDBO AWS 0819 0300 - - - - 310/83 2.0 0.4 89 1024.42.9 - - - -
- - - - - - - THREDBO AWS 0819 0600 - - - - 310/93 2.5 0.9 89 1024.00.3 - - - -
5.0 +4.5 2.0 +6.9 - - - THREDBO AWS 0819 0900 - - - - 320/93 2.0 1.3 95 1024.40.3 - - - -
- - 1.6 +6.5 - - 0.4/3 THREDBO AWS 0819 1200 - - - - 320/91 1.7 1.7 100 1022.61.5 - - - -
3.0 +2.5 - - - 0.4/6 - THREDBO AWS 0819 1500 - - - - 320/72 2.2 2.2 100 1020.12.1 - - - -
- - - - - - - THREDBO AWS 0819 1800 - - - - 320/63 1.9 1.9 100 1018.31.5 - - - -
- - - - - 0.4/12 - THREDBO AWS 0819 2100 - - - - 320/83 1.9 1.9 100 1016.11.9 - - - -
073 Southwest Slopes - north
20.0 +5.2 12.0 +8.1 - - - GRENFELL (QUONDONG RD) 0819 0900 10/W - - 340/11 13.7 5.3 57 - 50.0 -
075 Riverina - west
- - 14.5 +10.6 - - - GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS 0819 1200 - - - - 350/31 18.9 5.8 42 1015.92.2 - - - -
25.0 +7.8 13.0 +8.5 - - - HAY (MILLER STREET) 0819 0900 -/- - 020/04 15.7 5.2 50 1016.20.4 50.0 -
- - - - - 12/6 10/3 HAY CSIRO AWS 0819 2100 - - - - -/09 9.7 9.0 95 - - - - -
25.0 +8.0 11.0 +6.0 - - - HILLSTON AIRPORT 0819 0900 -/NW - 360/04 15.8 7.6 58 1018.40.3 50.0 -
Victoria
076 Mallee - north
27.1 +10.0 - - - - - MILDURA AIRPORT 0819 0000 - - - - 010/21 19.3 4.0 36 1015.01.7 - - - -
27.0 +9.9 15.0 +9.7 13 - - MILDURA AIRPORT 0819 0900 20/W - 270/08 15.0 8.5 65 1015.01.3 30.0 -
- - 14.3 +9.0 - - 0.6/3 MILDURA AIRPORT 0819 1200 15/NW - - 250/08 14.1 10.7 80 1014.70.3 30.0 -
26.0 +9.0 14.0 +9.0 - - - OUYEN (POST OFFICE) 0819 0900 -/NW - 270/09 14.0 10.8 81 - 50.0 -
25.9 +9.7 - - - - - WALPEUP RESEARCH 0819 0000 - - - - 010/26 19.1 4.5 38 - - - - -
26.0 +9.8 13.0 +7.7 - 0.2/24 0.2/3 WALPEUP RESEARCH 0819 0900 - - - - 320/11 12.5 11.4 93 - - - - -
080 Northern Country - Lower North
24.0 +8.0 14.0 +9.1 - Tr/24 Tr/18 KERANG (POST OFFICE) 0819 0900 6/NW - 360/17 16.6 5.7 48 - 10.0 -
- - 11.7 +8.0 - - - KYABRAM (INST SUSTAINABLE AG) 0819 1200 - - - - 360/11 14.8 8.3 65 - - - - -
081 Northern Country - Upper North
- - - - - 12/6 8/3 SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 0819 2100 - - - - 350/11 10.1 9.8 98 1012.30.0 - - - HR002
- - - - - 14/12 8/3 TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 0819 2100 - - - - 350/09 10.1 10.0 99 - - - - -
082 Northeast - Lower
18.0 +4.0 11.0 +8.2 - - - RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH 0819 0900 - - - - 020/13 15.0 6.1 55 - - - - -
- - 12.5 +9.7 - - - RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH 0819 1200 - - - - 070/09 14.8 7.8 63 - - - - -
083 Northeast - Upper
- - - - - 10/6 8/3 MOUNT BULLER 0819 2100 - - - - 290/21 - - - - - - - HR005
3.0 - - - - - - MT HOTHAM 0819 0000 - - - - 360/65 2.5 -0.4 81 - - - - -
- - - - - - - MT HOTHAM 0819 0300 - - - - 350/74 2.3 0.2 86 - - - - -
- - - - - - - MT HOTHAM 0819 0600 - - - - 350/70 2.6 -0.8 78 - - - - -
3.0 - 1.0 - - - - MT HOTHAM 0819 0900 - - - - 360/67 1.6 1.3 98 - - - - -
- - - - - 24/12 9/3 MT HOTHAM 0819 2100 - - - - 360/48 2.0 1.8 99 - - - - -
085 West Gippsland
18.0 +4.6 12.0 +8.4 - 1/24 1/18 NOOJEE (SLIVAR) 0819 0900 6/NW - - 360/17 13.2 8.1 71 - 20.0 -
21.0 +8.2 15.0 +6.7 - 0.2/24 0.2/3 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 0819 0900 - - - - 330/18 16.9 8.6 58 1010.80.0 - - - -
086 East Central
18.0 +3.3 15.0 +8.9 - - - BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) 0819 0900 - - - - 360/21 16.2 5.7 50 - 20.0 -
- - 13.4 +8.1 - - - ESSENDON AIRPORT 0819 1200 - - - - 360/28 14.5 8.0 65 1011.90.6 - - - -
- - 15.4 +8.8 - - Tr/3 MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 0819 1200 15/NW - 100/09 15.4 7.1 58 1012.10.9 20.0 -
19.0 +4.3 15.0 +8.2 - - - MOORABBIN AIRPORT 0819 0900 - - - 360/15 15.6 7.2 57 1012.30.3 - - - -
- - 15.0 +8.2 - - 0.6/3 MOORABBIN AIRPORT 0819 1200 - - - 360/28 14.6 7.9 64 1011.31.0 - - - -
- - 14.4 +8.1 - - 5/3 SCORESBY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0819 1200 - - - - 030/13 12.5 10.6 88 - - - - -
087 West Central
- - - - - - 8/3 LAVERTON RAAF 0819 1800 - - - 020/13 12.0 11.4 96 1010.30.2 - - - -
088 North Central
- - - - - 18/12 10/3 EILDON FIRE TOWER 0819 2100 - - - - 040/15 8.4 7.8 96 - - - - -
- - - - - - 5/3 KILMORE GAP 0819 1800 - - - - 360/26 8.8 8.7 99 1011.10.5 - - 0.1 -
- - - - - 10/12 3/3 KILMORE GAP 0819 2100 - - - 340/21 8.0 7.9 99 1011.50.4 - - 0.1 -
Tasmania
091 North Coast
12.0 - 9.0 - - 28/24 7/3 LUNCHEON HILL FORESTRY 0819 0900 - - - - -/- 9.5 9.4 99 - - - - HR003
13.0 - - - - - 8/3 SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM 0819 0000 - - - - 310/05 9.6 9.5 99 1013.52.8 - - - -
092 East Coast
17.0 +3.8 9.0 +8.0 - 1/24 - FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) 0819 0900 - - - - 260/13 14.3 10.7 79 - - - - -
- - 9.0 +8.0 - - - FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) 0819 1200 - - - - 020/08 14.3 11.1 81 - - - - -
19.0 +4.3 13.0 +8.0 - Tr/24 Tr/18 SCAMANDER 0819 0900 - - - 310/09 15.2 9.8 70 - 40.0 drizzle so slight that there was no rainfall readi
17.0 +2.9 13.0 +8.7 9 - - SWANSEA POST OFFICE 0819 0900 3/W - 250/09 15.3 8.9 66 1008.61.4 30.0 /
096 Central Plateau
10.0 +1.9 5.0 +5.1 - 26/24 26/24 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK 0819 0900 - - - Calm 6.5 6.3 99 - 10.0 -
097 West Coast
- - - - - - 8/3 CAPE SORELL 0819 0000 - - - - 340/26 11.2 - - - - - - HR004
- - - - - - 10/3 CAPE SORELL 0819 0100 - - - - 330/31 11.5 - - - - - - HR004
- - - - - - 12/3 CAPE SORELL 0819 0200 - - - - 300/28 10.5 - - - - - - HR004
- - - - - 18/6 10/3 CAPE SORELL 0819 0300 - - - - 320/18 10.6 - - - - - - HR002
- - - - - - 9/3 CAPE SORELL 0819 0400 - - - - 280/28 10.3 - - - - - - HR003
5.6 - - - - - 8/3 MOUNT READ 0819 0000 - - - - 350/52 5.3 5.2 99 1011.03.6 - - - -
- - - - - - 8/3 MOUNT READ 0819 0600 - - - - 300/28 4.8 4.7 99 1010.00.2 - - - -
6.0 - 3.0 - - 36/24 5/3 MOUNT READ 0819 0900 - - - - 220/18 3.3 3.2 99 1010.90.8 - - - -
14.9 +1.7 - - - - 10/3 STRAHAN AERODROME 0819 0000 - - - 320/13 10.5 10.0 97 1010.92.3 - - 2.1 -
- - - - - 26/18 13/3 STRAHAN AERODROME 0819 0300 - - - 320/15 10.2 9.6 96 1009.01.9 - - 5.0 -
- - - - - - 9/3 STRAHAN AERODROME 0819 0600 - - - 240/13 9.2 8.0 92 1009.30.3 - - - -
15.0 +1.8 9.0 +3.2 - 36/24 0.4/3 STRAHAN AERODROME 0819 0900 6/NE - - 030/09 10.0 9.0 93 1010.41.1 30.0 -
12.0 +2.2 7.0 +3.6 - 30/24 28/18 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE 0819 0900 - - - 310/04 7.8 7.0 95 - 15.0 -
Antarctica
300 Antarctica
- - - - - - - MACQUARIE ISLAND 0819 0400 - - - - 340/74 5.6 3.8 88 985.8 - - - -
- - - - - - 4/3 MACQUARIE ISLAND 0819 0600 6/W - 330/70 5.4 4.1 91 983.44.8 - 15.0 -