Noteworthy synoptic observations for Friday, 16 December 2005 local
prepared 0159 EST, 17/12/05
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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
002 East Kimberley
- - - - - - 0.8/3 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT 1216 1800 6/N - 210/13 24.9 22.3 86 1006.62.0 20.0 -
35.8 -2.1 - - - 1/12 - HALLS CREEK AIRPORT 1216 2100 25/SW - 130/09 26.3 22.0 77 1007.40.8 30.0 -
003 West Kimberley
35.0 +1.2 - - - - - BROOME AIRPORT 1216 1500 10/NW 250/22 33.9 23.9 56 1006.01.8 30.0 -
- - - - - - - BROOME AIRPORT 1216 1800 10/NW 270/21 31.2 23.9 65 1006.30.3 30.0 -
007 East Gascoyne
- - - - - - - MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT 1216 1200 - - - 170/17 32.9 -11.4 5 1009.91.0 40.0 -
011 Eucla
23.0 -2.0 3.0 -11.1 2 - - EYRE 1216 0900 -/NE - -/- 21.8 8.6 43 1014.1 30.0 -
013 Interior
- - - - - 5/12 5/3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE 1216 1830 10/W - 120/09 26.9 20.5 68 1006.30.4 40.0 -
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
- - - - - - - DARWIN AIRPORT 1216 2100 6/NE 340/09 30.7 24.7 70 1006.51.6 30.0 -
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
- - - - - - 0.5/15 ARLTUNGA 1216 0600 -/W - Calm 22.5 19.1 81 1010.00.7 20.0 -
- - - - - - - JERVOIS 1216 0530 25/W - 230/05 23.0 21.7 92 1009.31.5 50.0 -
- - - - - - - RABBIT FLAT 1216 1800 15/- - 180/11 31.6 19.8 50 1006.40.4 35.0 -
- - - - - - - RABBIT FLAT 1216 2100 -/- - Calm 29.2 21.6 64 1007.00.6 35.0 l/ning to s
South Australia
016 Northwest Pastoral
- - - - - Tr/18 Tr/18 ANDAMOOKA 1216 0900 - - - 180/11 19.6 6.5 42 - 50.0 -
017 Far North Pastoral
37.0 +1.0 19.0 -0.4 - 0.2/24 0.2/18 MARREE 1216 0900 - - - 180/17 22.4 11.6 50 1010.20.7 50.0 -
019 Northern Agricultural - Upper North
- - - - - - 11/15 YONGALA 1216 0600 6/W - - Calm 11.0 9.9 93 - 20.0 -
023 Adelaide plains and Mt Lofty Ranges
30.0 +2.0 9.0 -4.4 6 11/24 11/24 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH 1216 0830 - -/ - 250/04 17.0 9.4 61 - 35.0 -
30.0 +2.0 9.0 -4.4 6 11/24 11/24 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH 1216 0900 - - - - 250/04 17.0 9.4 61 - 35.0 -
024 Murray Valley
- - - - - - 3/15 MENINGIE 1216 0600 6/SW - - 230/09 12.3 10.2 87 - 15.0 -
Queensland
030 Upper Carpentaria (Nthn Goldfields)
43.0 +5.0 28.0 +5.7 - 0.1/24 0.1/18 RICHMOND POST OFFICE 1216 0900 -/ - 310/09 34.2 15.6 33 1007.70.2 10.0 -
034 Central Coast - west
- - - - - - 19/15 MORANBAH WATER TREATMENT PLANT 1216 0600 -/ Calm 24.0 20.8 82 1009.51.3 50.0 -
035 Central Highlands
39.0 +4.7 21.0 +1.3 - 10/24 10/18 ROLLESTON METEOR ST 1216 0900 3/W - - 360/30 28.5 22.2 69 1009.41.0 50.0 -
37.0 +2.8 22.0 +2.2 - 34/24 34/18 SPRINGSURE DAME ST 1216 0900 6/NW - - Calm 25.2 21.6 80 - 50.0 thunderstorm 1550 -2000 hrs
35.0 +1.6 - - - - - TAROOM POST OFFICE 1216 1500 - - - 130/13 25.4 22.7 85 1004.44.9 50.0 -
037 Upper Western (Northwest)
- - - - - - Tr/9 URANDANGIE 1216 0600 3/ - Calm 25.4 21.2 78 1007.91.1 15.0 -
- - - - - - - WINTON POST OFFICE 1216 0600 -/W - 200/09 27.9 12.3 38 1007.21.1 4.5 -
43.0 +4.8 28.0 +5.3 21 - - WINTON POST OFFICE 1216 0900 -/W - 160/17 34.8 13.3 27 1007.60.4 5.0 -
038 Lower Western (Channel Country)
- - - - - - - BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT 1216 0300 -/E - 300/09 26.4 16.7 55 1006.90.5 - 20.0 -
43.0 +4.4 24.0 +0.7 - 2/24 2/3 BOULIA AIRPORT 1216 0900 15/- - 200/08 24.9 21.6 82 1009.51.9 10.0 -
039 South Coast Curtis
- - - - - - 29/3 GAYNDAH AIRPORT 1216 1800 - - - - 010/09 24.4 21.5 84 1006.01.2 - - - -
- - - - - 46/12 17/3 GAYNDAH AIRPORT 1216 2100 - - - - 050/05 23.4 21.9 91 1006.60.6 - - - -
- - - - - - 15/3 TOWN OF 1770 1216 0600 6/- - Calm 26.0 25.3 96 1011.40.9 40.0 -
- - - - - - - TOWN OF 1770 1216 2100 - - - - 310/15 26.8 24.9 89 1009.12.4 40.0 -
040 South Coast Moreton & Brisbane
29.0 -1.9 - - - 11/6 11/3 AMBERLEY AMO 1216 1500 - - - 070/21 24.8 23.5 93 1005.63.5 - - 2.5 -
- - - - - - 13/3 AMBERLEY AMO 1216 1800 - - - 150/09 24.7 23.5 93 1006.20.6 - - - -
- - - - - - 39/3 ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT 1216 1800 - - - - 310/04 24.7 24.2 97 1006.00.1 - - - HR006
- - - - - 40/6 0.4/3 ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT 1216 2100 - - - - 090/11 22.5 22.3 99 1006.90.9 - - - HR992
- - - - - - 15/3 BEERBURRUM FOREST STN 1216 1800 - - - - 360/08 23.7 22.0 90 - - - - -
- - - - - 73/12 57/3 BEERBURRUM FOREST STN 1216 2100 - - - - 010/08 23.0 21.7 92 - - - - -
- - - - - - 11/3 BRISBANE AERO 1216 1800 2/NW 350/34 24.5 23.8 96 1006.70.0 2.0 -
- - - - - - 35/3 COOLANGATTA AIRPORT 1216 1800 - - - 280/13 21.8 20.3 91 1007.71.1 - - 1.5 -
- - - - - 39/12 4/3 COOLANGATTA AIRPORT 1216 2100 - - - - 230/08 21.7 20.2 91 1007.30.4 - - - -
- - - - - - 24/3 GOLD COAST SEAWAY 1216 1800 - - - - 160/24 23.1 22.3 95 1007.20.5 - - - -
- - - - - 44/12 20/3 GOLD COAST SEAWAY 1216 2100 - - - - 100/24 22.7 21.3 92 1007.20.0 - - - -
30.0 -1.3 - - - 27/6 27/3 GYMPIE 1216 1500 - - - - 070/04 24.7 23.7 94 1006.62.4 - - - -
- - - - - 17/6 17/3 MAROOCHYDORE AERO 1216 2100 - - - - 010/18 23.7 23.0 96 1007.11.4 - - - HR010
31.0 +0.4 - - - 25/6 25/6 MARYBOROUGH 1216 1500 6/NE 360/28 24.5 23.8 96 1006.92.1 25.0 -
- - - - - 25/6 25/3 NAMBOUR DPI 1216 2100 - - - - 290/04 23.4 22.8 96 1007.61.1 - - - HR018
- - - - - 14/12 10/3 REDCLIFFE 1216 2100 - - - - 340/18 23.7 22.2 91 1006.70.3 - - - -
- - - - - 15/12 11/3 TEWANTIN RSL PARK 1216 2100 - - - - 320/08 23.5 22.1 92 1008.02.0 - - - -
- - - - - - 9/3 TOOLARA (KELLY) 1216 1800 - - - - 030/11 24.3 22.7 91 - - - - -
041 Darling Downs - east
- - - - - 27/12 23/3 OAKEY AERO 1216 2100 - - - - 030/11 20.5 20.2 98 1005.8 - - - -
21.0 -4.8 - - - 20/6 19/3 STANTHORPE (GRANITE BELT HRS) 1216 1500 - - - - 200/21 17.6 16.6 94 1007.50.9 - - - HR011
35.0 +2.7 20.0 +2.8 19 6/24 6/18 TEXAS POST OFFICE 1216 0900 3/NW - 050/09 23.4 18.9 76 - 50.0 -
042 Darling Downs - west
- - - - - - 20/3 MILES CONSTANCE STREET 1216 1800 - - - - 360/08 23.8 22.1 90 1006.21.1 - - - -
043 Maranoa
- - - - - 4/12 4/12 INJUNE POST OFFICE 1216 0300 6/N - - 360/09 22.8 21.6 93 1008.10.6 30.0 -
38.4 - - - - - 12/3 ST GEORGE AIRPORT 1216 0000 - - - - 080/04 23.5 22.5 94 1007.00.4 - - - -
New South Wales
046 Upper Western - Far Northwest
39.0 +4.1 26.0 +6.0 - - - TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE 1216 0900 -/W 230/09 27.9 16.9 51 - 50.0 -
048 Upper Western - Upper Darling
38.0 +3.2 24.0 +5.1 - Tr/24 Tr/18 COLLARENEBRI (ALBERT ST) 1216 0900 -/W - 270/02 27.2 21.0 69 - 40.0 -
38.0 +3.5 29.0 +10.1 - - - WANAARING POST OFFICE 1216 0900 -/W - 360/11 30.1 12.3 34 - 50.0 -
051 Central Western Plains - north
- - - - - 23/12 23/3 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS 1216 2100 - - - - 060/11 19.7 19.4 98 1003.00.8 - - - -
053 Northwest Plains - east
- - - - - - 25/48 BARADINE FORESTRY 1216 0900 - - - 070/09 21.4 21.4 100 - 10.0 -
- - - - - - 11/3 MOREE AERO 1216 0600 3/NW - 040/34 21.0 19.2 89 1008.30.4 25.0 -
- - - - - - 11/3 MOREE AERO 1216 0700 - - - - 050/35 21.2 18.9 87 1008.30.0 - - - -
054 Northwest Slopes - north
34.0 +3.4 19.0 +4.5 - 30/24 30/18 BARRABA POST OFFICE 1216 0900 6/- - - Calm 19.1 18.8 98 - 2.0 -
25.0 -5.6 - - - 31/6 31/6 BARRABA POST OFFICE 1216 1500 10/- - 110/04 24.6 15.3 56 - 50.0 -
- - - - - - 45/3 NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS 1216 0600 - - - - 020/17 20.8 19.7 93 1007.80.6 - - - -
36.0 - 17.0 - - 85/24 41/3 NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS 1216 0900 - - - - 080/09 17.2 16.4 95 1011.23.3 - - - -
- - 16.8 - - - 8/3 NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS 1216 1200 - - - - 030/09 25.3 17.5 62 1008.22.9 - - - -
33.0 +2.9 20.0 +4.0 - 25/24 25/24 PINDARI DAM 1216 0900 -/NE - 130/04 19.6 18.7 95 - 15.0 -
055 Northwest Slopes - south
35.0 - 17.0 - - 20/24 19/3 GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS 1216 0900 - - - - 090/08 17.9 16.6 92 1010.72.0 - - - -
35.0 +3.8 18.0 +3.3 - 34/24 34/24 QUIRINDI POST OFFICE 1216 0900 3/W - - Calm 18.2 17.9 98 - 20.0 -
34.0 - 18.0 - - 19/24 14/3 TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 1216 0900 - - - - 170/09 18.2 16.7 91 1011.22.1 - - - HR010
056 Northern Tablelands - west
19.0 - - - - 26/6 26/6 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) 1216 1500 -/- - 050/02 18.4 15.8 85 - 40.0 -
- - 15.6 - - - 26/3 ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 1216 1200 - - - 220/24 13.7 13.1 96 1010.50.1 - - 3.1 -
17.0 - - - - 29/6 3/3 ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 1216 1500 - - - 060/11 17.2 13.9 81 1007.62.6 - - - -
26.0 - 15.0 - - 11/24 11/3 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS 1216 0900 - - - - 350/15 16.1 15.8 98 1010.40.2 - - - -
- - 15.2 - - - 15/3 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS 1216 1200 - - - - 020/08 16.3 16.0 98 1008.12.0 - - - -
17.0 - - - - 42/6 28/3 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS 1216 1500 - - - - 130/18 17.5 16.7 95 1007.40.6 - - - -
- - - - - 42/12 - GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS 1216 2100 - - - - 120/08 15.3 14.8 97 1006.60.5 - - - -
18.0 -7.8 - - - 45/6 45/6 GLEN INNES POST OFFICE 1216 1500 -/W - 130/09 17.5 15.7 89 - 10.0 -
25.0 +2.2 14.0 +3.3 - 17/24 17/18 GUYRA HOSPITAL 1216 0900 -/E - Calm 15.2 14.9 98 - 10.0 -
16.0 -6.8 - - - 27/6 27/6 GUYRA HOSPITAL 1216 1500 -/W - 090/04 15.2 14.0 93 - 10.0 -
- - - - - - 15/15 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) 1216 0600 6/NW - 360/04 18.8 18.0 95 - 3.0 MOD T/STORM 0515-0545 HRS.
32.0 - 19.0 - - 28/24 13/3 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) 1216 0900 6/NE - - 090/09 19.2 17.9 92 - 20.0 SLIGHT THUNDERSTORM FROM 0655 TO 0730HRS
23.0 - - - - 34/6 34/6 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) 1216 1500 6/NW - 270/04 22.9 16.7 68 - 50.0 MOD T/STORM 1100 - 1130 HRS
- - - - - - 11/3 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE 1216 0600 - - - - 360/15 18.3 17.9 98 1010.60.7 - - - -
- - - - 16 - 10/3 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE 1216 0900 - - - - 030/13 18.4 17.8 96 1009.90.6 20.0 MODT/STORM500-530HRS VER:03 SWV:M2.01.37.00
- - 17.5 +2.4 - - 26/3 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE 1216 1200 - - - - 180/15 17.5 17.2 98 1009.80.1 - - - -
22.0 -6.3 - - - 33/6 6/3 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE 1216 1500 - - - - 080/09 21.4 16.0 71 1007.72.0 - - - -
- - - - - 33/12 - INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE 1216 2100 - - - - 330/09 20.1 17.6 86 1006.50.6 - - - -
26.0 -0.7 16.0 +3.0 - 16/24 16/3 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) 1216 0900 2/- - - Calm 17.0 15.7 92 - 5.0 -
057 Northern Tablelands - east
27.0 +0.0 19.0 +2.9 - - - TABULAM (MUIRNE) 1216 0900 1/NW - - 310/09 20.5 18.5 88 - 50.0 -
058 Northern Rivers
- - - - - - 21/3 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS 1216 1800 - - - - 030/13 21.1 21.1 100 1006.71.1 - - - HR016
- - - - - 22/6 0.6/3 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS 1216 2100 - - - - 020/08 21.1 21.1 100 1006.80.1 - - - -
- - - - - - 16/3 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) 1216 1800 - - - - 190/24 21.2 19.3 89 1006.31.6 - - - -
- - - - - 28/12 12/3 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) 1216 2100 - - - - 270/11 20.7 20.1 96 1006.80.4 - - - -
- - - - - - 19/3 CASINO AIRPORT AWS 1216 1800 - - - - 230/15 21.1 20.1 94 1007.40.6 - - - -
25.0 -4.7 - - - 36/6 36/6 GRAFTON OLYMPIC POOL 1216 1500 3/S - 180/04 21.4 20.8 96 - 10.0 -
25.0 - - - - 31/6 29/3 GRAFTON RESEARCH STN 1216 1500 - - - - 170/13 20.6 18.9 90 1009.21.3 - - - -
- - - - - - 11/3 GRAFTON RESEARCH STN 1216 1800 - - - - 130/08 22.0 19.4 85 1007.31.9 - - - -
- - - - - 42/12 - GRAFTON RESEARCH STN 1216 2100 - - - - Calm 21.4 19.0 86 1007.90.6 - - - -
- - - - - - 25/3 LISMORE AIRPORT AWS 1216 1800 - - - - 230/22 21.3 21.3 100 1006.80.3 - - - -
059 Mid North Coast
24.0 -2.3 - - - 16/6 14/3 COFFS HARBOUR MO 1216 1500 1/NW - - 360/09 22.3 21.4 95 1009.41.3 5.0 -
19.0 - - - - 17/6 17/6 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) 1216 1500 1/NW - - 230/02 18.1 16.8 92 - 0.7 -
060 Manning
26.0 - 21.0 - - 3/24 3/18 FORSTER BEACH CARAVAN PARK 1216 0900 - - - 340/09 22.0 19.8 87 - 5.0 -
24.0 - - - - 1/6 1/6 FORSTER BEACH CARAVAN PARK 1216 1500 - - - 360/11 23.6 20.7 84 - 25.0 -
061 Hunter
30.0 - 17.0 - - 10/24 9/3 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS 1216 0900 - - - 020/37 16.5 14.7 89 1009.41.1 - - - -
062 Central Tablelands - north
- - - - - 12/12 12/3 MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS 1216 2100 - - - - 100/02 17.1 16.8 98 1004.52.1 - - - -
064 Central Western Slopes - north
- - - - - - 0.8/15 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) 1216 0600 10/N - 340/09 17.1 16.1 94 1008.20.8 50.0 -
066 Sydney Metropolitan - east
- - - - - - - SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 1216 2100 15/NW 360/18 28.6 14.0 41 1001.90.9 30.0 -
Tasmania
094 Southeast and Hobart
16.8 +6.4 - - - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 1216 0000 - - - - 350/63 10.9 3.9 62 - - - - -
- - - - - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 1216 0300 - - - - 350/67 11.1 2.7 56 - - - - -
097 West Coast
16.7 - - - - - - MOUNT READ 1216 0000 - - - - 020/68 11.2 5.6 68 999.62.7 - - - -
Antarctica
300 Antarctica
10.0 +2.1 - - - 0.4/6 - MACQUARIE ISLAND 1216 1500 - - - 150/31 8.7 8.3 97 1003.01.3 0.2 -
- - - - - - - MACQUARIE ISLAND 1216 1800 - - - 160/26 9.1 9.0 99 1002.01.0 0.2 -
- - - - - 0.4/12 - MACQUARIE ISLAND 1216 2100 - - - 150/22 9.3 9.2 99 1002.10.1 0.2 -