Noteworthy synoptic observations for Wednesday, 21 December 2005 local
prepared 0158 EST, 22/12/05
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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
001 North Kimberley
35.0 +0.4 - - - 1/6 1/6 DOONGAN 1221 1500 10/- - Calm 28.9 23.0 71 1007.21.9 15.0 -
- - - - - - - MOUNT ELIZABETH 1221 0600 -/ - Calm 23.4 22.5 95 1010.6 10.0 -
002 East Kimberley
39.0 +1.6 26.0 +1.1 - - - KIMBERLEY RES.STATION 1221 0900 - - - 310/04 35.0 21.9 47 - 40.0 -
004 Pilbara - De Grey
41.0 +4.4 - - - - - MANDORA 1221 1500 6/E - - 330/24 38.7 20.0 34 1007.51.0 20.0 -
40.6 - - - - 12/12 12/3 MARBLE BAR 1221 2100 - - - - 360/09 28.5 25.3 83 1010.32.2 - - - -
37.0 +0.4 - - - - - PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT 1221 1500 10/E 340/28 35.3 23.4 50 1008.41.5 18.0 -
006 West Gascoyne
43.0 +4.3 - - - - - GASCOYNE JUNCTION 1221 1500 3/N - - 350/18 41.8 17.2 24 1006.8 50.0 Stormclouds approaching from n/nw with thunder in
011 Eucla
37.0 +12.3 17.1 +2.1 16 - - EUCLA 1221 0900 3/SE 120/17 22.0 15.3 66 1016.80.7 25.0 -
013 Interior
- - - - - 10/6 10/3 TELFER AERO 1221 0300 - - - - 200/17 22.9 20.1 84 1011.21.3 - - - HR002
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
34.0 +1.7 25.0 -1.1 24 5/24 5/18 BLACK POINT 1221 0900 3/- - Calm 28.5 24.9 81 1011.51.7 20.0 -
33.0 +0.7 - - - - - BLACK POINT 1221 1500 6/- - 360/13 32.4 26.3 70 1008.62.1 20.0 muslin change
34.0 - 23.0 - 22 9/24 9/18 CHANNEL POINT 1221 0900 6/SE - Calm 24.9 23.1 90 1012.12.1 25.0 Thunderstorm from SE at0620hrs
34.3 +1.8 - - - - - DARWIN AIRPORT 1221 0000 6/N 330/13 29.8 25.2 76 1009.51.1 30.0 -
- - - - - - - DARWIN AIRPORT 1221 0300 6/NE 320/08 28.0 26.2 90 1008.51.0 30.0 -
- - - - - - 5/3 DARWIN AIRPORT 1221 0600 3/E - 070/50 22.9 21.9 94 1011.02.5 0.1 -
34.0 +1.5 23.0 -2.3 23 9/24 5/3 DARWIN AIRPORT 1221 0900 25/E 270/02 28.0 22.2 71 1011.50.5 30.0 ARF 8.4 VER:03 SWV:M2.01.37.00
- - - - - - - MANGO FARM 1221 0600 -/ - Calm 26.3 25.3 94 1010.01.4 40.0 -
- - - - - 1/6 19/3 POINT STUART AWS 1221 0330 - - - - 260/11 24.6 21.1 81 1008.11.0 - - - HR019
- - - - - - 19/3 POINT STUART AWS 1221 0430 - - - - 010/13 24.8 23.4 92 1009.30.3 - - - -
- - - - - - 19/3 POINT STUART AWS 1221 0530 - - - - 060/08 25.4 21.9 81 1009.41.0 - - - -
41.0 +2.8 36.0 +11.6 41 - - WAVE HILL 1221 0900 - - - 020/08 34.3 17.2 36 1010.81.6 20.0 -
39.0 +2.3 - - - - - WOLLOGORANG 1221 1500 10/- - 050/04 39.0 20.7 35 1008.42.4 50.0 -
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
- - - - - - - RABBIT FLAT 1221 1130 - - - 070/18 40.4 -5.5 5 - 20.0 -
41.0 +3.7 - - - - - TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT 1221 1500 25/W - 090/13 40.1 2.8 10 1006.92.4 40.0 -
South Australia
016 Northwest Pastoral
39.0 +7.8 25.0 +10.2 - - - GAWLER RANGES (NONNING) 1221 0900 -/W - 230/11 25.5 13.2 47 - 50.0 -
018 Western Agricultural
43.2 +16.1 - - - - - CEDUNA AMO 1221 0000 - - - - 010/11 24.7 14.9 54 1010.40.2 - - - -
43.0 +15.9 19.0 +5.0 18 0.2/24 Tr/3 CEDUNA AMO 1221 0900 15/SE - 110/09 20.4 14.8 70 1016.21.8 30.0 -
40.0 +13.7 17.0 +3.1 17 0.2/24 0.2/3 CLEVE 1221 0900 -/- - 130/04 17.3 14.4 83 1015.43.6 50.0 -
41.0 +16.8 17.0 +2.6 - 2/24 1/3 ELLISTON 1221 0900 20/SW - - 050/05 18.4 16.6 89 1016.20.2 40.0 -
42.0 +11.2 19.0 +6.1 19 - - KYANCUTTA 1221 0900 -/W - 130/04 19.5 14.5 73 1016.03.1 45.0 -
41.0 +14.8 18.0 +3.8 - - - NULLARBOR 1221 0830 - - - - 140/24 19.1 16.2 83 1016.41.9 - - - -
42.0 +14.1 - - - - - WHYALLA AERO 1221 0000 - - - - 360/18 32.5 -4.4 9 1008.50.4 - - - -
42.0 +14.1 23.0 +7.1 - - - WHYALLA AERO 1221 0900 - - - - 200/35 22.7 17.4 72 1014.84.6 - - 9.0 -
022 Yorke Peninsula and Kangaroo Island
32.2 +11.9 - - - - - CAPE WILLOUGHBY 1221 0000 - - - - 210/24 20.5 15.3 72 1008.42.3 - - - -
32.0 +11.7 16.0 +1.7 - - - CAPE WILLOUGHBY 1221 0900 - - - - 190/09 18.2 14.1 77 1015.03.5 - - - -
38.0 +11.6 18.0 +4.2 - Tr/24 Tr/3 MAITLAND 1221 0900 -/SW - 200/04 18.5 15.6 83 1015.33.6 10.0 -
41.0 +14.5 21.0 +7.5 - - - PRICE 1221 0900 -/SW - 180/09 23.4 17.3 69 - 10.0 -
36.0 +10.6 17.0 +3.5 - - - WAROOKA 1221 0900 6/- - - 270/04 21.5 11.7 54 1016.44.9 50.0 -
023 Adelaide plains and Mt Lofty Ranges
38.3 +11.6 - - - - - ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 1221 0000 25/W - 270/15 28.4 8.9 29 1009.41.8 20.0 SMOKE IS FROM DISTANT BUSHFIRES VER:03 SWV:M2.01.3
38.0 +11.3 20.0 +4.6 17 - - ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 1221 0900 3/SW 240/17 21.2 16.6 75 1015.34.1 8.0 -
37.8 +12.3 - - - - - ADELAIDE AIRPORT 1221 0000 25/W - 210/18 24.9 13.5 49 1009.42.2 30.0 -
38.0 +12.5 19.0 +4.7 16 - - ADELAIDE AIRPORT 1221 0900 3/SW 230/22 20.2 16.2 78 1015.34.5 15.0 -
40.0 +12.3 20.0 +5.3 - - - EDINBURGH RAAF 1221 0830 - - - - 230/22 21.4 18.0 81 1015.04.2 - - - -
35.0 +10.0 19.0 +8.6 - - - MOUNT BARKER 1221 0900 - - - 270/09 22.7 15.3 63 - 40.0 -
39.0 +11.6 19.0 +4.3 - - - PARAFIELD AIRPORT 1221 0830 - - - - 240/21 21.8 16.5 72 1015.14.2 - - - -
39.0 +11.0 19.0 +5.6 17 - - ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH 1221 0900 - - - 250/11 22.0 17.3 75 - 30.0 -
024 Murray Valley
37.0 +10.3 21.0 +8.9 - - - EUDUNDA 1221 0900 -/W - 270/24 21.4 13.4 60 1013.82.7 40.0 -
39.0 +9.8 25.0 +12.2 22 - - LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE 1221 0900 10/SW - - 300/15 31.5 1.4 15 1011.21.5 50.0 -
- - 24.5 +11.7 - - - LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE 1221 1200 - - - - 240/26 29.8 12.0 33 1013.32.0 - - - -
35.0 +10.8 19.0 +6.2 17 - - MENINGIE 1221 0900 -/W - 230/13 20.9 17.0 78 - 15.0 -
40.0 +12.8 21.0 +7.9 - - - MURRAY BRIDGE 1221 0900 6/W - - 180/15 21.6 15.6 69 - 20.0 -
025 Murray Mallee and Upper Southeast
39.0 +11.5 20.0 +8.3 - - - KEITH 1221 0900 -/NW - 230/09 23.1 15.8 64 1012.63.1 50.0 -
39.0 +10.1 23.0 +11.0 - - - LAMEROO 1221 0900 -/W - 270/08 23.0 22.1 95 1012.2 50.0 -
026 Lower Southeast
36.5 +12.2 - - - - - COONAWARRA 1221 0000 - - - - 030/15 24.2 6.8 33 1006.31.7 - - - -
37.0 +12.7 17.0 +7.0 - - - COONAWARRA 1221 0900 - - - - 230/18 18.4 13.5 73 1012.03.4 - - - -
35.8 +13.1 - - - - - MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 1221 0000 - - - - 360/17 25.2 5.6 28 1005.81.7 - - - -
36.0 +13.3 16.0 +6.2 15 - - MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 1221 0900 3/SW - 240/26 18.2 12.1 68 1011.83.6 20.0 -
Queensland
029 Lower Carpentaria (Gulf Country)
40.0 +3.0 - - - Tr/6 Tr/3 MOUNT ISA AERO 1221 1500 20/NE 260/17 31.6 17.3 42 1009.11.1 35.0 -
- - - - - - - MOUNT ISA AERO 1221 1800 20/- 240/09 34.4 18.0 38 1008.20.9 35.0 -
New South Wales
047 Lower Western - Lower Darling
44.0 +13.8 22.0 +6.7 - - - LAKE VICTORIA STORAGE 1221 0900 - - - 360/04 24.0 13.8 53 - 50.0 0
053 Northwest Plains - east
35.0 - - - - - - MOREE AERO 1221 1500 25/- - 050/15 35.2 3.1 13 1014.12.4 60.0 -
061 Hunter
36.0 +10.2 - - - - - PEATS RIDGE (WARATAH ROAD) 1221 1500 -/ - 070/09 33.6 25.9 64 - 40.0 -
069 South Coast
39.0 +14.7 - - - - - BATEMANS BAY (CATALINA COUNTRY 1221 1500 - - - 270/22 39.0 13.6 22 - - 25.0 -
- - - - - - - GREEN CAPE AWS 1221 1800 - - - - 180/68 22.6 13.7 57 1006.50.2 - - - -
38.0 +15.2 - - - - - MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION 1221 1500 10/W 270/11 37.5 9.9 19 1007.43.4 50.0 -
074 Riverina - east
40.0 +10.5 - - - - - TOCUMWAL AIRPORT 1221 1500 -/ - 310/18 39.8 4.5 12 - 30.0 -
Victoria
076 Mallee - north
39.0 +9.0 - - - - - MILDURA AIRPORT 1221 1500 25/W 240/31 35.0 10.3 22 1011.50.2 14.0 -
- - 23.4 +10.0 - - - WALPEUP RESEARCH 1221 1200 - - - - 250/31 32.4 6.6 20 - - - - -
078 Wimmera - north
37.0 +8.5 22.0 +10.0 - - - WARRACKNABEAL MUSEUM 1221 0900 6/W - - 290/18 28.4 3.4 20 - 10.0 -
33.0 +4.5 - - - Tr/6 Tr/6 WARRACKNABEAL MUSEUM 1221 1500 6/W - - 250/52 26.4 13.6 45 - 0.6 -
079 Wimmera - south
38.0 +10.4 22.0 +10.4 - - - HORSHAM (POLKEMMET) 1221 0900 10/ - - 310/18 27.4 6.9 27 - 45.0 -
080 Northern Country - Lower North
39.0 +10.1 - - - - - ECHUCA AERODROME 1221 1500 -/- - 290/37 38.0 7.2 15 1007.5 20.0 -
38.0 +10.3 - - - - - KYABRAM (INST SUSTAINABLE AG) 1221 1500 - - - 280/24 36.3 6.5 16 - 50.0 -
084 East Gippsland
30.0 +10.2 - - - - - GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1221 1500 -/W - Calm 30.0 14.2 38 1006.14.4 20.0 80000
36.0 +14.3 - - - - - LAKES ENTRANCE 1221 1500 10/W - - 290/26 35.4 28.4 67 - 60.0 -
33.0 +11.3 - - - - - POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE) 1221 1500 -/W - 310/22 33.0 7.3 20 - 50.0 -
085 West Gippsland
36.0 +12.7 - - - - - BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT 1221 1500 - - - - 280/30 33.6 7.6 20 1005.21.2 - - - -
36.0 +12.8 - - - - - EAST SALE AIRPORT 1221 1500 10/W - 300/34 32.8 7.4 21 1005.40.9 15.0 -
35.0 +11.4 - - - 0.6/6 0.6/3 MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT 1221 1500 15/SW - 230/30 19.8 16.9 83 1008.12.1 50.0 -
31.0 +9.0 - - - 0.2/6 0.2/6 NOOJEE (SLIVAR) 1221 1500 6/NW - - 270/04 23.4 16.3 64 - 50.0 -
30.0 +11.3 15.0 +2.5 - - - WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 1221 0900 - - - - 270/30 28.1 7.9 28 1005.10.0 - - - -
- - 16.0 +3.5 - - - WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 1221 1200 - - - - 270/67 23.4 11.2 46 1005.60.5 - - - -
31.0 +12.3 - - - - - WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 1221 1500 - - - - 270/43 17.0 15.0 88 1009.13.4 - - - -
086 East Central
- - 21.7 +10.3 - - - ESSENDON AIRPORT 1221 1200 - - - - 340/17 29.9 8.4 26 1008.50.3 - - - -
- - 22.1 +10.2 - - - MELBOURNE AIRPORT 1221 1200 25/NW - 360/34 29.9 4.9 21 1008.20.3 40.0 -
33.0 +8.8 - - - - - MELBOURNE AIRPORT 1221 1500 15/NW - 170/30 18.5 16.2 86 1011.43.1 7.0 -
31.0 +6.9 - - - - - MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 1221 1500 3/SW - 050/08 19.9 15.2 74 1011.42.9 15.0 -
- - - - - - 0.2/3 MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 1221 1800 3/SW 060/13 18.1 12.6 70 1014.22.8 25.0 -
28.0 +6.4 - - - 0.2/6 0.2/6 WONTHAGGI 1221 1500 -/ - 270/22 17.2 14.4 84 1012.56.1 2.0 -
087 West Central
34.3 +10.7 - - - - - LAVERTON RAAF 1221 0000 - - - - 010/22 26.4 8.4 32 1009.91.9 - - - -
34.0 +10.4 18.0 +6.1 - - - LAVERTON RAAF 1221 0900 - - - - 360/31 27.3 7.2 28 1007.70.6 - - - -
088 North Central
32.0 +6.8 21.0 +10.3 - - - CASTLEMAINE PRISON 1221 0900 6/NE - - 340/11 28.6 8.2 28 - 50.0 -
37.0 +10.0 - - - - - MANGALORE AIRPORT 1221 1500 6/NW - -/- - - - - 20.0 -
089 Western Plains
31.0 +6.8 - - - Tr/6 Tr/6 ARARAT PRISON 1221 1500 10/W - - 200/28 25.1 12.9 47 1011.62.3 50.0 -
090 West Coast
35.0 +10.8 18.0 +7.7 - - - CASTERTON SHOWGROUNDS 1221 0900 -/W - 250/09 20.5 14.5 68 - 50.0 -
35.2 +11.8 - - - - - HAMILTON AIRPORT 1221 0000 - - - - 360/21 24.5 5.8 30 1008.00.6 - - - -
35.0 +11.6 20.0 +10.7 - - - HAMILTON AIRPORT 1221 0900 - - - - 260/28 21.5 12.1 55 1009.42.7 - - - -
- - 20.5 +11.2 - - - HAMILTON AIRPORT 1221 1200 - - - - 250/24 23.6 11.7 47 1010.81.4 - - - -
34.0 +11.8 15.0 +4.9 - - - HEYWOOD FORESTRY 1221 0900 - - - 230/- 18.2 14.4 78 - 30.0 -
34.1 +14.4 - - - - - PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) 1221 0000 - - - - 010/15 21.4 10.9 51 1006.02.1 - - - -
34.0 +14.3 14.0 +3.2 - - - PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) 1221 0900 3/W - - 270/31 16.2 13.2 82 1010.73.8 20.0 -
29.0 +11.6 14.0 +4.8 - - - WEEAPROINAH 1221 0900 - - - 290/22 20.4 9.8 51 - 20.0 -
Tasmania
091 North Coast
20.0 - - - - 0.4/6 0.4/3 LOW HEAD 1221 1500 6/NW - - 300/39 19.2 13.9 71 1002.80.1 25.0 -
21.0 +2.8 - - - - - MARRAWAH 1221 1500 6/SW - - 250/46 16.5 11.5 72 1009.42.5 50.0 wind gusts up to 32k at times
25.0 +4.2 - - - - - SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) 1221 1500 10/- - 310/24 23.5 14.7 58 1002.10.5 20.0 Rain 6 Hrs - Trace.
092 East Coast
32.0 +12.2 - - - - - BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) 1221 1500 15/NW - 290/26 31.1 14.0 35 - 50.0 Gusty breeze 14/22kts.Thin low and high clouds.Sea
32.0 +11.8 - - - - - ORFORD POST OFFICE 1221 1500 - - - 250/17 23.9 12.8 50 - 40.0 -
31.0 +10.9 - - - - - SCAMANDER 1221 1500 - - - 270/15 31.4 8.5 24 - 35.0 gusts 14kts
33.0 +12.5 - - - - - SWANSEA POST OFFICE 1221 1500 10/SW 310/46 31.5 12.0 30 997.90.2 30.0 /
094 Southeast and Hobart
21.0 +4.1 - - - - - CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 1221 1500 6/SW - - 200/67 16.8 10.2 65 1001.93.5 20.0 Swell 1.5mtrs.
31.0 +10.8 - - - - - HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 1221 1500 20/W - - 310/31 25.3 8.7 35 1000.53.9 35.0 -
- - 14.9 +4.3 - - - HOBART AIRPORT 1221 1200 10/W 310/46 29.7 10.0 29 996.83.1 35.0 -
31.0 +10.6 - - - - - HOBART AIRPORT 1221 1500 15/W - 260/39 26.8 8.3 31 1000.43.6 30.0 -
17.0 +1.4 - - - 0.2/6 0.2/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1221 1500 3/NW - - 320/72 14.0 9.6 75 1003.20.9 15.0 NW 40
- - - - - - - MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1221 1800 - - - - 320/72 13.6 9.3 75 1005.21.9 - - - -
- - - - - 0.2/12 - MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1221 2100 - - - - 320/74 12.9 8.8 76 1007.32.1 - - - -
16.0 +5.6 5.0 +2.5 - 0.6/24 - MOUNT WELLINGTON 1221 0900 - - - - 300/63 14.4 7.0 61 - - - - -
21.0 +10.6 - - - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 1221 1500 - - - - 250/57 14.4 6.8 60 - - - - -
- - - - - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 1221 2100 - - - - 250/65 5.5 -0.9 63 - - - - -
097 West Coast
- - 12.4 - - - - SCOTTS PEAK DAM 1221 1200 - - - - 300/65 17.9 12.4 70 - - - - -
18.0 +0.8 11.0 +2.8 - 2/24 2/24 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE 1221 0900 - - - Calm 16.3 14.9 91 - 20.0 -
Islands
200 Islands
30.0 +0.7 - - - - 28/3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT 1221 1700 2/E - - 080/24 25.0 24.5 97 1009.00.8 1.0 -
- - - - - - 11/3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT 1221 2000 6/E - 100/17 26.6 24.3 87 1009.50.5 25.0 -
- - 15.3 - - - - HOGAN ISLAND 1221 1200 - - - - 290/70 23.8 10.8 44 1005.00.7 - - - -
28.0 - - - - - - HOGAN ISLAND 1221 1500 - - - - 260/70 16.6 14.1 85 1008.63.6 - - - -
- - - - - 13/12 8/3 POINT FAWCETT 1221 2100 - - - - 120/08 24.8 24.7 99 1010.01.2 - - - -
Antarctica
300 Antarctica
10.0 +2.1 8.0 +3.7 9 27/24 2/3 MACQUARIE ISLAND 1221 0900 0/N - - 350/13 8.6 8.5 99 997.20.7 1.1 PARTIAL FOG