Noteworthy synoptic observations for Wednesday, 4 January 2006 local
prepared 0202 EST, 05/01/06
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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
35.0 -1.8 - - - Tr/6 Tr/3 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT 0104 1500 3/NE 360/17 24.9 21.5 81 1005.10.6 10.0 -
- - - - - - 0.6/3 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT 0104 1800 6/NE 360/02 27.2 23.2 79 1006.10.9 30.0 -
003 West Kimberley
34.0 -0.4 - - - - - BIDYADANGA 0104 1500 6/W 250/41 32.7 22.7 56 1005.5 30.0 -
32.0 -1.4 - - - - - BROOME AIRPORT 0104 1500 6/NE 260/24 32.1 23.2 59 1005.42.2 25.0 -
37.0 - - - - 28/6 28/3 FITZROY CROSSING AERO 0104 1500 - - - - 200/22 24.0 23.5 97 1005.60.7 - - - -
34.0 - 23.6 - - 36/24 - WEST ROEBUCK 0104 0900 - - - - 190/13 30.6 - - - - - - -
010 Central Wheat Belt
23.0 -10.0 15.0 -0.4 - 2/24 2/18 BROOKTON 0104 0900 3/- - - 160/04 20.2 16.4 79 - 20.0 -
22.0 -10.5 15.0 -0.7 - - - CORRIGIN 0104 0900 6/SE - - 130/17 20.3 16.0 76 1012.90.4 30.0 -
23.0 -10.6 13.0 -2.4 - 4/24 4/18 HYDEN 0104 0900 -/W - 130/08 19.0 17.1 89 - 25.0 -
20.0 -10.3 15.0 +1.4 - 2/24 - KATANNING COMPARISON 0104 0900 3/SE - - 130/04 17.5 14.1 80 - 10.0 -
21.0 -10.5 15.0 +0.2 - Tr/24 - LAKE GRACE COMPARISON 0104 0900 15/S - - 160/05 18.9 15.7 82 - 30.0 -
20.0 -10.9 14.0 -0.6 - 1/24 0.4/18 NARROGIN 0104 0900 3/ - - 130/02 18.0 13.9 77 - 50.0 -
21.0 -10.7 15.0 -0.5 - 0.2/24 - PINGELLY 0104 0900 6/- - - 160/09 19.8 14.8 73 - 30.0 -
19.0 -10.1 15.0 +1.1 - 3/24 3/18 RAVENSTHORPE 0104 0900 10/- - - Calm 18.0 17.2 95 1014.3 6.0 -
19.0 -10.1 - - - 0.2/6 0.2/6 RAVENSTHORPE 0104 1500 10/- - - Calm 19.0 17.4 90 1014.0 10.0 -
20.0 -11.0 14.0 -0.4 14 1/24 - WAGIN 0104 0900 10/E - - 090/05 18.3 14.2 77 - 30.0 -
011 Eucla
21.0 -10.2 16.0 +1.6 17 - - BALLADONIA 0104 0900 2/NW - - 130/09 20.5 17.6 83 1013.7 10.0 -
012 Goldfields
- - - - - - 19/3 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. 0104 0600 - - - - 100/17 17.1 16.6 97 - - - - -
19.0 -11.5 12.8 -1.2 - 35/24 16/3 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. 0104 0900 - - - - 300/08 17.9 17.3 96 - - - - -
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
31.0 -1.9 - - - 25/6 25/6 ALYANGULA POLICE 0104 1500 3/W - 180/09 29.0 25.5 81 1006.2 50.0 -
- - - - 23 18/24 18/18 BLACK POINT 0104 0900 3/- - Calm 28.5 24.9 81 1008.72.2 20.0 -
30.0 -1.3 - - - - - BLACK POINT 0104 1500 3/- - Calm 29.9 25.2 76 1005.92.1 25.0 -
- - - - - - 10/3 BRADSHAW 0104 1800 - - - - 290/08 25.6 23.7 89 1006.71.5 - - - -
- - - - - 15/12 15/3 CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU 0104 2100 - - - - 030/08 24.8 21.9 84 1008.23.5 - - - -
- - 27.2 +0.5 - - 10/3 CENTRE ISLAND 0104 1200 - - - - 050/11 29.3 25.7 81 1008.60.2 - - - -
- - - - - - 2/48 CHANNEL POINT 0104 0900 -/- Calm 28.5 23.3 74 1009.02.4 30.0 /
- - - - - 7/12 7/3 DARWIN AIRPORT 0104 2100 6/NW 320/11 27.8 25.4 87 1007.21.8 30.0 -
- - - - - 16/12 11/3 DOUGLAS RIVER 0104 2100 - - - - Calm 25.4 24.4 94 1006.91.3 - - - -
- - - - - - 14/3 GOVE AIRPORT 0104 1800 - - - 090/30 26.1 24.1 89 1006.40.9 - - 7.0 -
38.0 - 24.0 - 23 - - KIDMAN SPRINGS 0104 0900 -/- - 160/09 27.5 22.0 72 - 30.0 voilent storm passed NW of station, strong winds l
31.0 - 21.0 - 21 26/24 26/18 PINE CREEK COUNCIL 0104 0900 -/ Calm 25.8 22.4 82 1008.72.6 35.0 -
35.0 -1.1 - - - - - TIMBER CREEK 0104 1500 6/NE - Calm 32.4 26.0 69 - 30.0 -
- - - - - - 1/15 WAVE HILL 0104 0600 -/NE - Calm 23.5 22.8 96 1007.00.3 20.0 -
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
- - 36.7 +15.4 - - - ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 0104 1200 25/W 040/21 40.5 6.1 12 1005.91.7 40.0 -
- - - - - - 0.2/3 RABBIT FLAT 0104 0600 -/E 250/08 23.6 21.9 90 1007.20.8 40.0 l/ning to s
- - - - - 0.2/12 - RABBIT FLAT 0104 2100 15/- - - 130/17 26.5 22.1 77 1006.83.3 15.0 l/ning to nne, se & s
- - - - - - - TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT 0104 1800 20/E 010/11 31.3 18.8 47 1004.00.7 40.0 -
Queensland
027 North Peninsula
- - - - - 30/12 25/3 COCONUT ISLAND 0104 2100 - - - - 230/18 24.7 - - 1008.00.4 - - - -
- - - - - 24/12 20/3 HORN ISLAND 0104 2100 - - - - 130/09 24.8 23.6 93 1009.21.2 - - - -
028 South Peninsula
- - - - - 59/18 0.2/3 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 0104 0300 - - - - Calm 24.5 23.7 95 1006.51.2 - - - -
- - - - - - 11/3 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 0104 0600 - - - - 090/17 24.3 22.7 91 1007.61.1 - - - -
30.0 - 24.0 - - 123/24 53/3 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 0104 0900 2/NE - - 050/18 24.4 23.8 96 1009.51.9 0.5 -
- - 23.7 - - - 24/3 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 0104 1200 - - - - 310/05 24.0 23.5 97 1009.5 - - - -
25.0 - - - - 27/6 4/3 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 0104 1500 3/N - 170/09 24.2 23.5 96 1007.22.3 6.0 -
37.0 +3.9 - - - - - MUSGRAVE 0104 1500 6/ - 050/18 33.1 30.3 85 1006.12.2 40.0 -
029 Lower Carpentaria (Gulf Country)
37.0 +3.9 26.0 +1.8 - - - KOWANYAMA AIRPORT 0104 0900 6/ 070/21 29.3 21.6 63 1009.51.4 40.0 64412
- - 26.3 +0.7 - - 32/3 MORNINGTON ISLAND 0104 1200 - - - - 360/09 25.3 23.8 91 1010.00.3 - - - -
32.0 -0.1 - - - 32/6 - MORNINGTON ISLAND 0104 1500 - - - - 010/15 31.0 21.8 58 1007.22.8 - - - -
- - - - - 32/12 - MORNINGTON ISLAND 0104 2100 - - - - 340/08 28.2 22.5 71 1008.21.3 - - - -
- - 27.5 +3.7 - - - MOUNT ISA AERO 0104 1200 25/SE - 160/15 39.1 11.0 19 1006.21.7 40.0 -
33.0 - 27.0 - - - - SWEERS ISLAND 0104 0900 6/W - 200/05 30.0 28.6 92 1009.22.3 35.0 -
32.0 - - - - 7/6 7/6 SWEERS ISLAND 0104 1500 6/SW - 360/18 32.0 24.9 66 1006.72.8 35.0 -
036 Central Lowlands
- - 24.6 +1.6 - - - LONGREACH AERO 0104 1200 25/- - 360/13 39.3 10.1 17 1007.52.0 40.0 -
040 South Coast Moreton & Brisbane
39.2 +8.1 - - - - 9/3 AMBERLEY AMO 0104 0000 - - - - 050/31 22.7 21.5 93 1011.01.4 - - 6.0 -
33.8 - - - - - 14/3 BRISBANE 0104 0000 - - - - 260/09 24.6 22.5 88 1013.35.0 - - - -
- - - - - 24/18 10/3 BRISBANE 0104 0300 - - - - 330/04 24.3 22.9 92 1011.02.3 - - - -
31.3 - - - - - 0.8/3 BRISBANE AERO 0104 0000 3/SW - 170/22 24.8 23.5 93 1013.04.4 3.0 -
- - - - - 11/18 10/3 BRISBANE AERO 0104 0300 2/SE - 340/02 24.2 23.5 96 1011.02.0 9.0 -
- - - - - - - BRISBANE AERO 0104 2100 6/NE - 110/13 25.3 22.1 82 1013.31.9 15.0 -
28.8 +1.0 - - - - 8/3 COOLANGATTA AIRPORT 0104 0000 - - - - 230/17 23.9 21.8 88 1012.22.6 - - 9.0 -
38.0 - 23.0 - - 2/24 2/18 HINZE DAM 0104 0900 3/E 340/04 25.9 22.8 83 - 15.0 -
33.0 - 20.0 - - 6/24 6/18 MALENY TAMARIND ST 0104 0900 -/ - 340/05 25.6 21.7 79 - 20.0 -
- - - - - 18/18 17/3 REDCLIFFE 0104 0300 - - - - 110/11 24.1 22.2 89 1011.11.0 - - - -
- - - - - 22/12 22/3 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON 0104 2100 - - - - 250/04 22.0 20.7 92 - - - - -
041 Darling Downs - east
- - - - - - 2/15 DALBY AIRPORT 0104 0600 -/W - 090/13 24.2 21.2 83 1010.1 40.0 -
- - - - - 37/6 37/3 OAKEY AERO 0104 2100 - - - 040/26 20.8 20.5 98 1011.82.5 - - 9.0 -
- - - - - 12/6 12/3 STANTHORPE (GRANITE BELT HRS) 0104 2100 - - - - 050/13 17.0 16.7 98 1011.40.1 - - - HR001
37.5 - - - - - 13/3 TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 0104 0000 - - - 190/18 23.1 16.4 66 1010.10.1 - - - -
- - - - - 28/12 28/3 TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 0104 2100 - - - 080/31 19.2 18.0 93 1012.2 - - 9.0 -
New South Wales
056 Northern Tablelands - west
33.0 +7.8 17.0 +3.7 15 14/24 14/24 GLEN INNES AG RESEARCH STN 0104 0900 - - - 130/04 20.0 15.2 74 - 50.0 -
- - - - - - 13/3 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE 0104 1800 - - - - 070/11 23.7 21.7 89 1007.90.6 - - - -
057 Northern Tablelands - east
39.0 +12.0 20.0 +3.1 - 2/24 2/24 TABULAM (MUIRNE) 0104 0900 1/SE - - 160/09 20.7 20.1 96 - 10.0 -
058 Northern Rivers
- - - - - 17/6 - BALLINA AIRPORT AWS 0104 0300 - - - - 290/11 22.4 21.7 96 1011.70.6 - - - -
27.5 - - - - - 17/3 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) 0104 0000 - - - - 080/30 22.5 21.7 95 1010.74.5 - - - -
41.0 +9.7 22.0 +3.3 - 7/24 7/18 CASINO AIRPORT 0104 0900 6/- - - 230/04 24.5 21.5 83 - 18.0 -
42.0 +12.0 24.0 +4.4 - 5/24 5/18 GRAFTON OLYMPIC POOL 0104 0900 6/SE - 110/17 24.1 20.1 78 - 20.0 Thunder heard 1830 - 2015 Distant Lightning 1917 -
38.0 - 22.0 - - 4/24 4/18 LISMORE (RICHMOND HILL) 0104 0900 3/S - 180/09 24.4 22.3 88 - 15.0 -
40.4 - - - - - 9/3 LISMORE AIRPORT AWS 0104 0000 - - - - 100/05 22.9 22.2 96 1012.33.7 - - - -
37.0 +7.4 23.0 +3.5 - 17/24 17/18 MURWILLUMBAH (BRAY PARK) 0104 0900 6/SE - 230/04 26.1 22.4 80 - 25.0 -
059 Mid North Coast
35.0 - 15.0 - - 0.4/24 0.4/18 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) 0104 0900 - - - 180/04 16.0 15.7 98 - 0.1 -
18.0 - - - - - - DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) 0104 1500 - - - Calm 17.3 16.2 93 - 0.1 -
060 Manning
39.0 +10.1 19.0 +1.7 19 8/24 8/18 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) 0104 0900 3/E - - 090/09 20.0 19.4 96 - 5.0 -
061 Hunter
41.0 +10.8 21.0 +3.5 - - - CESSNOCK (NULKABA) 0104 0900 6/SE - 130/17 22.0 15.3 66 - 4.0 -
41.2 +11.5 - - - - - CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 0104 0000 - - - - 130/17 22.3 15.7 66 1013.71.8 - - - -
41.0 +11.3 21.0 +5.0 - - - CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 0104 0900 - - - - 100/18 22.0 13.9 60 1016.32.2 - - - -
39.0 +10.0 20.0 +2.8 - - - LOSTOCK DAM 0104 0900 3/E - - 090/11 20.5 13.8 65 - 20.0 400016
40.8 +11.5 - - - - - PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) 0104 0000 - - - - 120/17 22.4 17.0 72 - - - - -
41.0 +11.7 21.0 +3.6 16 - - PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) 0104 0900 - - - 090/17 21.3 15.1 68 - 30.0 -
063 Central Tablelands - south
- - - - - 0.8/6 0.8/6 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) 0104 0300 0/NE - - 050/04 13.2 12.9 98 - 0.0 -
- - - - - - 1/3 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) 0104 0600 0/SE - - 130/04 12.8 12.8 100 - 0.2 -
29.0 +5.9 12.0 -0.6 - 3/24 1/3 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) 0104 0900 0/SE - - 110/04 12.4 12.4 100 - 0.2 -
- - - - - 0.6/6 0.6/6 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) 0104 2100 0/SE - - 130/04 12.4 12.4 100 - 0.0 -
28.2 - - - - - - MOUNT BOYCE AWS 0104 0000 - - - 080/11 14.2 - - - - - 0.2 -
- - - - - 0.2/18 0.2/3 MOUNT BOYCE AWS 0104 0300 - - - 080/11 13.2 - - - - - 0.0 -
- - - - - - 1/3 MOUNT BOYCE AWS 0104 0600 - - - 090/08 12.8 - - - - - 0.2 -
28.0 - 13.0 - - 2/24 1/3 MOUNT BOYCE AWS 0104 0900 - - - 070/11 12.7 12.7 100 - - - 0.2 -
- - - - - 1/12 0.2/3 MOUNT BOYCE AWS 0104 2100 - - - 060/09 12.5 12.5 100 - - - 0.2 -
Islands
200 Islands
- - - - - - 9/3 NORTH EAST ISLAND 0104 0930 - - - - 100/13 27.3 - - 1009.01.6 - - - HR009
- - - - - - 9/3 NORTH EAST ISLAND 0104 1030 - - - - 110/13 31.0 - - 1008.60.4 - - - -
- - - - - - 9/3 NORTH EAST ISLAND 0104 1130 - - - - 120/11 32.3 - - 1007.71.0 - - - -
Antarctica
300 Antarctica
- - - - - - 3/3 MACQUARIE ISLAND 0104 0600 3/SW - - 200/26 3.5 1.9 89 983.00.6 - 10.0 -