Noteworthy synoptic observations for Friday, 6 January 2006 local
prepared 0159 EST, 07/01/06
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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
001 North Kimberley
34.0 +1.1 - - - - - KURI BAY 0106 1500 6/NE - 230/18 32.8 25.2 64 1003.72.1 20.0 nil
- - - - - - 18/3 TRUSCOTT 0106 0600 - - - - 230/02 24.4 22.7 90 1007.01.4 - - - -
002 East Kimberley
37.0 +0.2 - - - 1/6 1/3 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT 0106 1500 6/E 160/05 28.6 23.6 74 1004.01.8 30.0 -
- - - - - - 0.2/3 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT 0106 1800 6/E Calm 29.9 24.9 75 1004.70.7 30.0 -
37.1 +0.3 - - - 2/12 - HALLS CREEK AIRPORT 0106 2100 25/E 240/11 27.8 24.4 82 1006.71.9 30.0 -
37.0 +0.7 25.0 +0.4 - 5/24 5/24 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION 0106 0900 -/ - - 050/02 32.5 24.7 64 - 40.0 -
- - - - - - 18/15 WARMUN 0106 0600 -/ - Calm 26.5 24.3 88 1008.1 18.0 /
003 West Kimberley
33.0 -1.4 25.0 -1.0 - 2/24 - BIDYADANGA 0106 0900 3/NW - 180/11 29.0 25.6 82 1009.7 20.0 -
- - - - - - 1/3 BROOME AIRPORT 0106 0600 6/SE 050/08 24.6 23.3 92 1008.3 25.0 -
- - - - - - 9/3 FITZROY CROSSING AERO 0106 0000 - - - - 320/13 25.3 24.8 97 1008.10.4 - - - -
004 Pilbara - De Grey
35.0 -1.0 26.0 +0.7 - Tr/24 Tr/3 MANDORA 0106 0900 6/NW 290/17 26.4 - - 1010.93.4 - 20.0 -
005 Pilbara - Fortescue
37.0 -2.5 - - - 0.4/6 0.4/6 WITTENOOM 0106 1500 15/NE - 020/05 34.8 24.6 56 1005.71.5 10.0 -
007 East Gascoyne
37.0 -1.1 - - - - - MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT 0106 1500 20/N 040/13 36.3 17.1 32 1005.52.9 40.0 -
- - - - - 5/12 5/9 PAYNES FIND 0106 0300 -/- - Calm 23.9 19.6 77 1010.7 50.0 -
008 Central West
38.9 +7.2 - - - - - GERALDTON AIRPORT 0106 2100 25/NW 180/15 27.5 18.1 57 1009.71.4 40.0 -
009 Lower West and Perth
37.0 +5.5 - - - - - PERTH AIRPORT 0106 2100 20/NW 230/17 28.7 17.7 51 1011.21.6 30.0 -
010 Central Wheat Belt
- - - - - - - BENCUBBIN 0106 0600 -/ - 130/02 21.5 18.3 82 1012.9 40.0 -
012 Goldfields
35.0 - - - - - - BULGA DOWNS 0106 1500 20/ - - 130/09 32.9 19.6 46 1008.1 50.0 -
- - - - - - 19/3 LEINSTER AERO 0106 1800 - - - - 150/18 24.5 21.2 82 1007.90.8 - - - -
- - - - - - 7/9 LEONORA 0106 0000 15/- - - 130/18 22.2 20.1 88 1012.5 20.0 -
013 Interior
- - - - - - - CARNEGIE 0106 1200 6/N - - 020/09 35.0 17.6 36 1008.5 50.0 /
37.0 -1.3 - - - - - CARNEGIE 0106 1500 6/N - - 090/24 37.2 17.4 31 1006.2 50.0 /
39.0 +1.2 22.0 -0.9 - 35/24 35/18 WILUNA 0106 0900 1/E - - 090/18 28.0 21.4 67 1010.60.4 25.0 /
35.0 -2.8 - - - Tr/6 Tr/6 WILUNA 0106 1500 1/SW - - 200/09 34.5 18.8 40 1005.82.5 25.0 /
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
35.0 - 24.0 - - 28/24 0.2/3 BATCHELOR AERO 0106 0900 - - - - 110/18 26.8 26.3 97 1006.80.4 - - - -
- - - - - - 9/3 BATCHELOR AERO 0106 1800 - - - - 090/13 24.7 24.4 98 1006.40.5 - - - -
32.0 +0.7 24.0 -1.7 23 88/24 86/18 BLACK POINT 0106 0900 0/- - - Calm 24.0 23.9 99 1008.52.5 2.0 -
- - - - - - 18/3 CAPE DON 0106 0600 - - - - 320/13 25.7 24.8 95 1005.61.2 - - - -
32.0 - 24.0 - - 30/24 5/3 CAPE DON 0106 0900 - - - - 350/17 25.9 23.2 85 1007.92.3 - - - -
- - 24.3 - - - 12/3 CAPE DON 0106 1200 - - - - 010/18 25.6 24.2 92 1007.80.1 - - - -
- - - - - 30/12 0.4/3 CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU 0106 2100 - - - - 060/11 22.7 20.6 88 1007.81.0 - - - -
33.0 - 23.0 - 22 26/24 26/18 CHANNEL POINT 0106 0900 3/SE - 130/11 26.8 24.5 87 1007.40.4 25.0 Line of thunderstorms mainly from E. thunder first
35.0 +3.2 23.0 -1.8 24 30/24 - DARWIN AIRPORT 0106 0900 2/E - - 130/21 26.5 24.3 88 1007.00.9 30.0 ARF 30.0, LFC 1392 VER:03 SWV:M2.01.37.00
- - - - - - 18/3 DOUGLAS RIVER 0106 1800 - - - - 070/04 25.8 24.5 93 1006.50.5 - - - -
- - - - - - 13/3 JABIRU AIRPORT 0106 1800 - - - - 050/08 25.4 24.6 95 1008.30.7 - - - -
- - - - - - 9/15 MANGO FARM 0106 0600 -/- - Calm 24.5 24.1 98 1007.41.9 40.0 -
- - - - - - 40/15 MANINGRIDA 0106 0600 6/- - Calm 25.0 24.3 96 - 20.0 due to heavy storm, phone line temp dwn & thus 060
29.0 -3.3 24.0 -0.8 24 62/24 1/3 MANINGRIDA 0106 0900 -/- - Calm 27.0 25.6 92 - 20.0 /
27.0 -5.3 - - - 58/6 58/6 MANINGRIDA 0106 1500 -/- - Calm 24.0 23.4 96 - 10.0 /
- - - - - 79/18 4/3 MANINGRIDA AERO 0106 0300 - - - - 130/09 24.9 23.5 92 1005.71.3 - - - -
29.0 - 24.0 - - 82/24 1/3 MANINGRIDA AERO 0106 0900 - - - - 130/11 26.5 24.4 88 1008.41.7 - - - -
- - 24.0 - - - 25/3 MANINGRIDA AERO 0106 1200 - - - - 150/15 25.3 23.8 91 1008.40.0 - - - -
- - - - - - 10/3 MANINGRIDA AERO 0106 1800 - - - - Calm 24.1 22.9 93 1008.41.4 - - - -
- - - - - 62/12 4/3 MANINGRIDA AERO 0106 2100 - - - - Calm 24.1 23.1 94 1008.90.5 - - - -
- - 23.1 - - - 12/3 MIDDLE POINT AWS 0106 1200 - - - - 040/21 24.9 24.2 96 1007.20.1 - - - -
- - 28.6 - - - 22/3 MILINGIMBI AWS 0106 1200 - - - - 080/09 25.1 24.3 95 1009.60.9 - - - -
- - - - - 41/12 1/3 MILINGIMBI AWS 0106 2100 - - - - 210/08 25.1 24.6 97 1009.01.0 - - - -
- - - - - 76/18 4/3 NGAYAWILI 0106 0300 - - - - 320/05 25.7 24.1 91 1006.20.8 - - - -
32.0 - 24.0 - - 76/24 0.2/3 NGAYAWILI 0106 0900 - - - - 080/11 29.6 25.8 80 1008.41.7 - - - -
- - - - - - 6/15 OENPELLI 0106 0600 -/E 050/05 25.9 24.5 92 1005.6 - 25.0 -
29.0 -4.1 - - - 25/6 25/6 OENPELLI 0106 1500 -/- - 050/05 25.1 24.4 96 1006.5 25.0 -
34.0 - 24.0 - 23 2/24 2/18 PINE CREEK COUNCIL 0106 0900 6/E - 090/04 27.8 23.4 77 1007.50.9 35.0 -
33.0 - - - - 17/6 17/6 PINE CREEK COUNCIL 0106 1500 1/N 020/04 25.0 24.1 95 1005.91.0 35.0 -
- - - - - - 21/3 POINT STUART AWS 0106 1030 - - - - 020/22 26.1 25.3 95 1007.61.1 - - - HR020
- - - - - - 25/3 POINT STUART AWS 0106 1130 - - - - 020/18 26.7 24.0 85 1007.71.1 - - - HR004
- - - - - - 25/3 POINT STUART AWS 0106 1230 - - - - 010/22 28.7 23.8 75 1007.30.3 - - - -
- - - - - 26/6 0.8/3 POINT STUART AWS 0106 1530 - - - - 020/13 28.3 24.1 78 1006.31.0 - - - -
- - - - - - - TIMBER CREEK 0106 0600 -/ - Calm 24.6 24.0 96 - 30.0 dew
- - - - - - 10/3 WARRUWI 0106 1730 - - - - 150/13 24.5 23.5 94 1008.40.8 - - - HR994
- - - - - 15/6 5/3 WARRUWI 0106 2030 - - - - 110/13 25.7 24.7 94 1009.71.3 - - - HR002
- - - - - - Tr/15 WOLLOGORANG 0106 0600 -/ - 020/02 25.1 24.5 96 1008.61.9 50.0 -
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
- - - - - - - ALI CURUNG 0106 2100 6/ - 340/28 32.3 20.3 49 1006.62.5 30.0 -
- - - - - - - RABBIT FLAT 0106 0600 6/NE - - 170/13 26.7 23.7 84 1006.31.3 30.0 -
- - - - - - - RABBIT FLAT 0106 2100 15/- - 030/13 33.3 17.3 39 1005.72.4 45.0 l/ning to w
- - - - - - 24/3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT 0106 0600 20/E - 340/13 22.7 20.5 87 1007.40.5 20.0 -
- - - - - - - TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT 0106 2100 25/- - 110/08 32.6 19.8 47 1006.91.9 40.0 -
Queensland
027 North Peninsula
32.0 +0.0 - - - - - WEIPA AERO 0106 1500 6/E - 090/24 31.5 23.1 61 1006.92.9 20.0 -
029 Lower Carpentaria (Gulf Country)
40.0 +3.5 - - - - Tr/3 MOUNT ISA AERO 0106 1500 25/E 220/39 34.9 16.8 34 1005.33.0 2.0 -
33.0 - 29.0 - - - - SWEERS ISLAND 0106 0900 6/S - 340/09 32.5 28.4 79 1010.33.0 35.0 -
030 Upper Carpentaria (Nthn Goldfields)
41.0 +4.1 - - - - - RICHMOND POST OFFICE 0106 1500 10/- - - 360/34 30.7 22.8 63 1006.31.5 20.0 -
036 Central Lowlands
- - 28.2 +5.2 - - - LONGREACH AERO 0106 1200 25/SW - 350/24 42.3 10.1 15 1006.51.6 40.0 -
039 South Coast Curtis
- - - - - 0.4/12 0.4/12 THANGOOL AIRPORT 0106 0300 6/SE - - Calm 25.4 20.4 74 1008.6 40.0 -
040 South Coast Moreton & Brisbane
- - - - - 43/6 43/3 ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT 0106 2100 - - - - 110/28 21.6 21.5 99 1008.92.0 - - - HR043
- - - - - 35/12 35/3 BRISBANE 0106 2100 - - - - 150/13 22.5 21.3 93 1010.12.9 - - - -
- - - - - - - BRISBANE AERO 0106 0300 3/N - 360/18 26.4 22.9 81 1009.51.6 25.0 -
- - - - - - 1/3 BRISBANE AERO 0106 0600 3/N - 040/11 25.5 23.9 91 1011.11.6 20.0 -
- - - - - 32/12 32/3 BRISBANE AERO 0106 2100 3/SW - 170/31 22.3 22.0 98 1010.63.4 1.0 -
- - - - - 32/18 31/3 COOLANGATTA AIRPORT 0106 0300 - - - Calm 23.5 21.8 90 1010.20.6 - - 1.3 -
29.0 +1.2 23.0 +2.2 - 40/24 0.8/3 COOLANGATTA AIRPORT 0106 0900 - - - Calm 25.1 22.4 85 1011.70.3 - - - -
- - - - - 16/12 16/3 COOLANGATTA AIRPORT 0106 2100 - - - 090/09 24.4 22.1 87 1009.71.6 - - - -
- - - - - - 28/3 GOLD COAST SEAWAY 0106 2100 - - - - -/- 23.0 22.5 97 1010.12.1 - - - -
29.0 - 23.0 - - 16/24 16/18 HINZE DAM 0106 0900 3/NW 050/08 26.9 22.9 79 - 25.0 -
041 Darling Downs - east
- - - - - - 1/15 DALBY AIRPORT 0106 0600 - - - Calm 23.8 21.1 85 1008.9 50.0 -
28.3 +2.0 - - - - 16/3 STANTHORPE (GRANITE BELT HRS) 0106 0000 - - - - 170/08 19.0 18.7 98 1011.20.2 - - - HR008
28.0 +1.7 19.0 +3.9 - 32/24 - STANTHORPE (GRANITE BELT HRS) 0106 0900 - - - - 050/11 22.4 19.7 85 1010.70.1 - - - -
New South Wales
055 Northwest Slopes - south
28.0 +0.6 - - - - - WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) 0106 1500 15/NW - - 360/04 27.8 15.9 48 - 25.0 -
056 Northern Tablelands - west
25.0 - - - - - - ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) 0106 1500 6/W - 130/05 22.5 18.3 77 - 40.0 -
28.0 +2.8 17.0 +3.7 17 9/24 9/24 GLEN INNES AG RESEARCH STN 0106 0900 - - - 090/04 20.0 18.5 91 - 50.0 -
- - - - - - 14/3 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS 0106 1800 - - - - 140/08 17.8 17.5 98 1006.90.5 - - - -
- - - - - - 9/15 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) 0106 0600 10/W - - 070/02 20.4 18.7 90 - 50.0 SLT T/STORMS W/W/0UT PREC 1830-2230 HRS.
- - - - - - 20/15 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) 0106 0600 2/- - - Calm 19.0 18.2 95 - 10.0 -
057 Northern Tablelands - east
28.0 +1.0 18.0 +1.1 - 29/24 29/24 TABULAM (MUIRNE) 0106 0900 - - - - 130/09 21.0 21.0 100 - 0.2 -
058 Northern Rivers
- - - - - 10/6 9/3 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS 0106 0300 - - - - 360/08 22.7 - - 1010.90.8 - - - HR996
- - - - - 31/18 30/3 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) 0106 0300 - - - - 070/17 22.7 21.9 95 1010.51.1 - - - -
29.0 - 22.0 - - 38/24 1/3 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) 0106 0900 - - - - 320/02 23.2 22.0 93 1011.80.5 - - - -
28.0 +0.5 22.0 +1.4 - 40/24 40/18 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON LIGHTHOUS 0106 0900 6/NW - - 310/24 23.2 22.2 94 - 15.0 -
31.0 -0.3 23.0 +4.3 - 24/24 24/18 CASINO AIRPORT 0106 0900 3/- - - 310/02 23.4 23.3 99 - 6.0 -
31.2 - - - - - 20/3 CASINO AIRPORT AWS 0106 0000 - - - - 070/11 22.8 21.3 91 1012.00.5 - - - -
- - - - - 37/12 37/3 CASINO AIRPORT AWS 0106 2100 - - - - 270/15 21.7 20.9 95 1009.72.8 - - - -
30.0 - 22.0 - - 64/24 64/18 LISMORE (RICHMOND HILL) 0106 0900 0/W - Calm 23.0 22.9 99 - 2.5 -
31.8 - - - - - 10/3 LISMORE AIRPORT AWS 0106 0000 - - - - 010/21 23.7 23.6 99 1011.80.5 - - - -
- - - - - 48/18 37/3 LISMORE AIRPORT AWS 0106 0300 - - - - Calm 22.8 - - 1010.71.1 - - - -
32.0 - 23.0 - - 51/24 2/3 LISMORE AIRPORT AWS 0106 0900 - - - - Calm 23.4 23.2 99 1011.60.8 - - - -
27.0 +0.4 22.0 +1.8 - 22/24 14/3 YAMBA PILOT STATION 0106 0900 1/- - - Calm 23.0 22.6 98 1012.10.6 1.0 -
059 Mid North Coast
21.9 -4.9 - - - - 14/3 COFFS HARBOUR MO 0106 0000 - - - 090/22 21.1 20.2 95 1014.90.6 - - 1.8 -
- - - - - 80/18 10/3 COFFS HARBOUR MO 0106 0300 - - - 070/13 20.2 19.3 95 1013.01.9 - - 2.5 -
- - - - - - 15/3 COFFS HARBOUR MO 0106 0600 - - - 080/17 20.8 20.3 97 1012.60.4 - - 3.3 -
22.0 -4.8 20.0 +0.6 20 119/24 23/3 COFFS HARBOUR MO 0106 0900 1/SE - - 100/17 21.1 20.6 97 1013.1 1.5 -
- - 19.9 +0.5 - - 20/3 COFFS HARBOUR MO 0106 1200 1/S - - 220/21 21.4 20.9 97 1011.71.4 2.0 -
23.0 -3.8 - - - 30/6 10/3 COFFS HARBOUR MO 0106 1500 1/S - - 220/26 22.2 21.5 96 1009.81.9 2.0 -
- - - - - 31/12 0.4/3 COFFS HARBOUR MO 0106 2100 2/S - - 240/22 22.0 20.8 93 1010.21.5 9.0 -
20.0 - - - - 9/6 9/6 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) 0106 1500 - - - Calm 19.0 18.4 96 - 0.1 -
24.0 -5.2 19.0 +1.5 - 26/24 22/18 KEMPSEY (WIDE STREET) 0106 0900 6/ - - Calm 20.0 18.4 91 - 10.0 -
22.0 -4.7 19.0 -0.4 - 30/24 1/3 SOUTH WEST ROCKS (SMOKY CAPE LI 0106 0900 3/NE - - 070/18 19.0 19.0 100 1014.11.3 1.5 -
21.0 -5.7 - - - 7/6 7/6 SOUTH WEST ROCKS (SMOKY CAPE LI 0106 1500 3/- - - 070/22 20.8 20.8 100 1011.41.9 0.2 -
061 Hunter
23.5 -3.9 - - - - 10/3 GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATIO 0106 0000 - - - - Calm 19.8 19.7 99 - - - - -
- - - - - 14/12 14/3 MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS 0106 2100 - - - - 180/11 19.2 18.9 98 - - - - -
- - - - - - - MURRURUNDI GAP AWS 0106 0600 - - - 130/21 16.1 15.5 96 1009.00.0 - - 0.1 -
063 Central Tablelands - south
- - - - - 15/12 15/3 BATHURST AIRPORT AWS 0106 2100 - - - - 120/11 17.0 12.4 74 1012.13.8 - - - -
- - - - - 2/6 2/6 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) 0106 0300 0/SE - - Calm 14.1 13.9 99 - 0.0 -
- - - - - - 0.8/3 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) 0106 0600 0/SE - - 130/04 14.4 14.4 100 - 0.0 -
15.0 -8.1 13.0 +0.4 - 9/24 0.4/3 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) 0106 0900 0/SE - - Calm 15.2 14.9 98 - 0.2 -
066 Sydney Metropolitan - east
- - - - - - 9/3 CANTERBURY RACECOURSE AWS 0106 0600 - - - - 080/05 20.6 19.6 94 - - - - -
24.0 -2.4 18.0 +0.6 13 28/24 28/24 RIVERVIEW OBSERVATORY 0106 0900 - - - 340/37 23.0 19.1 79 - 10.0 -
068 Illawarra
- - - - - - 14/3 BELLAMBI AWS 0106 0600 - - - 030/35 20.0 19.2 95 - - - - -
070 Southern Tablelands-Goulburn/Monaro
29.0 +1.2 - - - - - CANBERRA AIRPORT 0106 1500 15/SW - 140/37 19.5 14.5 73 1011.30.1 8.0 -
Victoria
080 Northern Country - Lower North
29.0 -1.8 - - - - - ECHUCA AERODROME 0106 1500 - - - 160/28 29.1 2.0 18 1013.6 5.0 -
088 North Central
- - - - - - - KILMORE GAP 0106 0300 - - - 210/24 12.1 12.0 99 1012.70.7 - - 0.1 -
- - - - - - - KILMORE GAP 0106 0600 - - - 180/30 11.8 11.7 99 1013.81.0 - - 0.1 -
Tasmania
094 Southeast and Hobart
- - - - - - - HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) 0106 2100 - - - - 290/65 9.7 7.8 88 - - - - -
14.0 -3.1 - - - - - MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0106 1500 - - - - 320/68 13.8 - - 1015.90.8 - - - -
- - - - - - - MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0106 1800 - - - - 330/65 13.2 - - 1015.60.3 - - - -
Islands
200 Islands
- - - - - - 24/3 CAPE WESSEL 0106 0930 - - - - 050/22 25.2 - - 1009.21.2 - - - HR023
- - - - - - 24/3 CAPE WESSEL 0106 1030 - - - - 050/26 27.7 - - 1008.90.2 - - - -
- - - - - - 23/3 CAPE WESSEL 0106 1130 - - - - 040/26 27.6 - - 1008.60.1 - - - HR992
32.2 - - - - - 19/3 POINT FAWCETT 0106 0000 - - - - 080/02 22.7 22.4 98 1007.10.5 - - - -
- - 22.6 - - - 10/3 POINT FAWCETT 0106 1200 - - - - 070/15 25.1 24.3 95 1006.50.2 - - - -
28.0 - - - - 26/6 17/3 POINT FAWCETT 0106 1500 - - - - 020/21 27.5 24.8 85 1004.91.6 - - - -
- - - - - 46/12 16/3 POINT FAWCETT 0106 2100 - - - - 060/04 24.5 24.4 99 1007.82.5 - - - -