Noteworthy synoptic observations for Friday, 17 February 2006 local
prepared 0159 EST, 18/02/06
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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
37.0 - - - - - - MOUNT ELIZABETH 0217 1500 6/ - - 090/02 36.0 18.9 37 1004.0 10.0 -
002 East Kimberley
39.0 +3.4 - - - - Tr/3 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT 0217 1500 15/SE 290/17 32.9 19.3 45 1003.91.9 25.0 -
38.0 +3.4 - - - - - KUNUNURRA AERO 0217 1500 15/- - 280/09 37.8 21.1 38 1004.22.7 0.0 -
39.0 +3.0 - - - - - WARMUN 0217 1500 25/SE - -/04 34.7 20.4 43 1003.9 29.0 -
003 West Kimberley
- - - - - - - BROOME AIRPORT 0217 1800 3/SE 270/15 31.4 28.3 84 1004.31.0 25.0 -
004 Pilbara - De Grey
44.0 +7.9 - - - - - PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT 0217 1500 15/E - 310/28 41.8 18.3 26 1005.11.8 20.0 -
005 Pilbara - Fortescue
39.0 +1.3 - - - - - WITTENOOM 0217 1500 15/NW - 360/02 37.4 19.3 35 - 30.0 -
007 East Gascoyne
39.4 - - - - 11/12 11/3 PARABURDOO AERO 0217 2100 - - - - 110/09 30.1 20.9 58 1008.42.0 - - - -
012 Goldfields
32.0 +0.1 - - - - - KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 0217 1500 20/- - - 020/08 31.5 7.8 23 1010.62.4 40.0 -
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
33.0 +0.6 - - - 64/6 64/6 ALYANGULA POLICE 0217 1530 3/ - Calm 26.8 25.8 94 1005.8 50.0 -
- - - - - 22/12 22/3 BATCHELOR AERO 0217 2130 - - - - 220/02 24.6 24.3 98 1008.01.7 - - - -
33.0 +2.1 28.0 +2.4 26 - - BLACK POINT 0217 0930 6/ - Calm 30.6 24.9 72 1008.41.1 30.0 -
37.2 - - - - - 12/3 BRADSHAW 0217 0030 - - - - 360/08 24.3 24.0 98 1009.01.3 - - - -
- - - - - - 12/3 BRADSHAW 0217 1830 - - - - 350/11 27.0 22.7 77 1005.60.6 - - - -
33.0 - - - - - - CHANNEL POINT 0217 1530 3/SE 290/17 32.5 26.2 70 1005.42.6 35.0 Thunder to the E. There will be no 0900hrs obs tom
33.7 +2.3 - - - - 43/15 DARWIN AIRPORT 0217 0035 6/E 070/05 26.3 24.8 91 1009.31.7 30.0 -
34.0 +2.6 24.0 -0.7 25 43/24 - DARWIN AIRPORT 0217 0930 6/E 150/13 29.3 24.8 77 1008.21.0 30.0 ARF 41.8, LFC 852 VER:03 SWV:M2.01.38.00
- - - - - - 9/3 DARWIN AIRPORT 0217 1830 6/E 240/09 27.3 24.5 85 1005.70.5 15.0 -
33.0 - 23.0 - - 35/24 - DARWIN AIRPORT COMPARISON 0217 0930 - - - - 150/09 29.1 24.7 77 - - - - -
- - - - - 13/12 13/3 DOUGLAS RIVER 0217 2130 - - - - 350/08 24.4 23.3 94 1007.63.3 - - - -
37.0 - 23.0 - 22 0.4/24 0.4/18 KIDMAN SPRINGS 0217 0930 -/- Calm 27.9 22.9 74 - 30.0 severe storm ~ 2am, from SE to NW, lightining seen
35.0 +0.5 - - - - - LARRIMAH 0217 1530 10/NE - Calm 34.9 23.3 51 1004.82.4 50.0 -
35.0 +2.1 - - - - - MANGO FARM 0217 1530 6/E - Calm 34.7 24.5 56 1004.72.9 40.0 -
- - - - - - 33/3 NGAYAWILI 0217 1830 - - - - 100/05 24.9 23.9 94 1005.91.0 - - - -
- - - - - 33/12 - NGAYAWILI 0217 2130 - - - - 080/08 25.9 24.7 93 1007.11.2 - - - -
35.0 +2.5 25.0 +0.5 32 18/24 18/18 OENPELLI 0217 0930 -/- - Calm 29.5 - - 1008.10.9 25.0 Observation entered late due to clarification of p
35.0 - 25.0 - 24 1/24 1/18 PINE CREEK COUNCIL 0217 0930 -/ - 340/02 26.4 24.1 87 1008.61.4 35.0 -
33.0 +1.7 23.0 -1.3 - 31/24 - PIRLANGIMPI AWS 0217 0930 - - - - 140/08 29.4 25.4 79 1008.31.3 - - - -
- - - - - - 13/3 PIRLANGIMPI AWS 0217 1830 - - - - Calm 26.5 25.5 94 1005.41.0 - - - -
- - - - - - 2/15 TIMBER CREEK 0217 0630 -/ - Calm 23.9 23.0 95 1006.51.8 30.0 dew
- - - - - - 1/15 WOLLOGORANG 0217 0630 -/ - 270/02 25.0 24.9 99 1008.00.9 50.0 -
35.0 +0.5 - - - - - WOLLOGORANG 0217 1530 10/- - 020/02 35.0 24.2 54 1005.82.7 50.0 -
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
- - - - - 4/12 4/12 ALI CURUNG 0217 2130 3/- - - 160/18 29.5 24.2 73 1005.9 10.0 -
42.0 +7.1 31.0 +10.3 27 - - ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 0217 0930 25/SE - 340/26 35.4 12.6 25 1006.51.2 40.0 -
- - 31.1 +10.4 - - - ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 0217 1230 25/SE - - 250/15 40.1 11.1 18 1005.51.0 40.0 -
- - - - - - - RABBIT FLAT 0217 2130 10/- - - Calm 33.1 22.8 55 1004.21.6 35.0 l/ning to n & e
South Australia
018 Western Agricultural
38.5 +10.3 - - - - - CEDUNA AMO 0217 0030 - - - - 200/22 19.4 16.1 81 1012.42.0 - - - -
39.0 +10.8 19.0 +4.0 17 - - CEDUNA AMO 0217 0930 6/SW - - 160/18 19.1 12.2 64 1015.12.0 35.0 -
38.0 +10.6 16.0 +0.0 15 - - CLEVE 0217 0930 6/W - - 270/04 17.6 12.8 73 1012.91.9 50.0 -
41.1 +11.5 - - - - - WHYALLA AERO 0217 0030 - - - - 210/22 24.1 14.8 56 1007.92.0 - - - -
41.0 +11.4 19.0 +1.4 - - - WHYALLA AERO 0217 0930 - - - 210/30 20.6 13.6 64 1012.11.6 - - - -
022 Yorke Peninsula and Kangaroo Island
39.0 +12.2 17.0 +1.1 - - - PRICE 0217 0930 10/S - - 180/04 20.2 15.1 73 - 35.0 -
Queensland
027 North Peninsula
- - - - - 15/18 10/3 COCONUT ISLAND 0217 0300 - - - - 100/15 25.8 - - 1006.91.6 - - - -
29.0 - - - - 2/6 2/3 COEN AIRPORT 0217 1500 1/NE 050/13 27.7 24.0 80 1006.52.4 30.0 -
- - - - - 22/12 20/3 COEN AIRPORT 0217 2100 - - - - 150/09 22.6 21.9 96 1009.72.4 - - - -
- - - - - - 9/3 WEIPA AERO 0217 1800 - - - 140/08 24.5 24.0 97 1007.5 - - - -
028 South Peninsula
- - - - - - 11/3 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 0217 1800 - - - - 310/05 23.9 23.2 96 1007.70.9 - - - -
32.0 -0.6 - - - 10/6 10/3 PALMERVILLE 0217 1500 - - - - 060/17 24.2 23.4 95 1006.81.7 - - - -
029 Lower Carpentaria (Gulf Country)
- - - - - 33/12 33/3 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT 0217 2100 - - - - 350/05 24.9 24.7 99 1009.02.8 - - - -
35.0 - 23.0 - - 19/24 19/18 SWEERS ISLAND 0217 0900 6/NE - 050/15 30.3 27.7 86 1009.11.5 35.0 -
031 North Coast - Barron
- - - - - 21/18 12/3 CAIRNS AERO 0217 0300 3/SE - - 140/11 24.2 23.6 96 1009.41.5 5.0 -
29.0 -2.1 24.0 +0.3 24 28/24 5/3 CAIRNS AERO 0217 0900 1/SE 160/18 24.4 23.4 94 1011.32.2 6.0 -
- - 25.9 - - - 18/3 CAPE FLATTERY 0217 1200 - - - - 110/17 25.2 23.7 91 1010.60.2 - - - -
31.0 - - - - 21/6 3/3 CAPE FLATTERY 0217 1500 - - - - 160/17 26.8 23.9 84 1007.72.9 - - - -
- - - - - 75/12 53/3 CAPE FLATTERY 0217 2100 - - - - 140/17 26.2 24.1 88 1009.81.5 - - - -
- - - - - 66/18 0.2/3 COOKTOWN AIRPORT 0217 0300 - - - - Calm 25.2 24.8 98 1008.21.3 - - - -
28.0 - 24.0 - - 99/24 33/3 COOKTOWN AIRPORT 0217 0900 1/E - 130/08 25.2 24.8 98 1010.82.6 1.0 -
- - 24.1 - - - 15/3 COOKTOWN AIRPORT 0217 1200 - - - - 020/04 26.4 23.7 85 1010.20.6 - - - -
29.0 - - - - 15/6 0.2/3 COOKTOWN AIRPORT 0217 1500 3/E - 130/08 27.6 23.2 77 1007.82.4 25.0 -
032 North Coast - Herbert
31.0 -0.2 24.0 +1.2 - 34/24 0.2/3 CARDWELL MARINE PDE 0217 0900 3/SE - 110/04 28.0 24.9 83 1011.31.5 30.0 -
30.0 -1.5 23.0 -0.3 - 28/24 Tr/6 INGHAM COMPOSITE 0217 0900 3/E - Calm 26.5 24.2 87 1011.81.6 40.0 -
035 Central Highlands
36.0 +3.9 - - - - - SPRINGSURE DAME ST 0217 1500 15/W - - Calm 35.0 16.1 33 - 50.0 -
35.0 +1.3 - - - - - TAMBO POST OFFICE 0217 1500 10/SE - - 090/11 32.4 18.6 44 1008.02.2 50.0 thunder heard
037 Upper Western (Northwest)
- - - - - - - URANDANGI 0217 2100 10/ - - Calm 33.3 20.3 47 1005.22.0 30.0 -
- - - - - - - WINTON POST OFFICE 0217 2100 10/- - - 050/09 33.7 19.5 43 1006.81.5 50.0 -
039 South Coast Curtis
- - - - - - - TOWN OF 1770 0217 2100 - - - - 070/17 26.7 21.9 75 1012.61.5 50.0 -
040 South Coast Moreton & Brisbane
- - - - - 11/18 10/3 BRISBANE 0217 0300 - - - - 350/04 23.2 21.1 88 1013.51.2 - - - -
041 Darling Downs - east
- - - - - - 9/3 OAKEY AERO 0217 1800 - - - - 060/17 23.1 19.7 81 1010.61.2 - - - -
29.0 - - - - 0.2/6 - TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 0217 1500 6/W - 070/15 28.0 17.2 52 1010.32.5 30.0 -
- - - - - - 18/3 TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 0217 1800 - - - - 090/18 22.2 18.2 78 1011.41.0 - - - -
044 Warrego
33.0 -0.7 22.0 +0.7 21 37/24 - CHARLEVILLE AERO 0217 0900 25/NE 010/22 28.1 20.0 62 1011.41.0 40.0 -
- - - - - - - CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE 0217 0600 - - - 130/05 22.7 20.4 87 1009.70.4 50.0 -
New South Wales
048 Upper Western - Upper Darling
36.0 +1.2 21.0 +0.8 - 0.4/24 0.4/18 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL 0217 0900 - - - 020/08 25.1 20.2 74 - 50.0 -
32.0 - 22.0 - - 2/24 2/18 LIGHTNING RIDGE BOWLING CLUB 0217 0900 - - - 050/05 24.7 21.7 83 - 50.0 -
051 Central Western Plains - north
31.0 -2.9 20.0 +1.3 - 0.4/24 0.4/18 COONAMBLE COMPARISON 0217 0900 - - - 050/09 24.2 20.2 78 - - 50.0 -
- - - - - - 3/15 NYNGAN AIRPORT 0217 0600 - - - 070/02 20.0 18.4 91 - 50.0 -
055 Northwest Slopes - south
27.0 -4.0 19.0 +0.4 12 0.8/24 0.8/24 GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 0217 0900 - - - 090/04 23.3 19.1 77 - 55.0 2 bubbles in Terr. Min. of 3.8 degree.Reading take
057 Northern Tablelands - east
25.0 -0.7 18.0 +1.2 - 25/24 25/24 TABULAM (MUIRNE) 0217 0900 1/SE - - 130/08 19.6 19.3 98 - 50.0 -
058 Northern Rivers
31.0 +0.6 22.0 +3.3 - 9/24 6/18 CASINO AIRPORT 0217 0900 6/SW - - 270/02 23.9 22.6 92 - 20.0 -
28.0 -1.2 22.0 +2.5 - 15/24 14/18 GRAFTON OLYMPIC POOL 0217 0900 3/N - Calm 23.6 21.5 88 - 50.0 -
32.0 +2.8 - - - - - GRAFTON OLYMPIC POOL 0217 1500 10/S - - 180/24 25.6 18.4 64 - 50.0 -
059 Mid North Coast
23.0 - 17.0 - - 4/24 4/18 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) 0217 0900 -/ - Calm 20.5 18.1 86 - 35.0 -
- - - - - - - SOUTH WEST ROCKS (SMOKY CAPE LI 0217 0600 6/- - - 360/18 21.6 21.4 99 1011.11.0 45.0 -
061 Hunter
34.0 +3.1 - - - 1/6 1/6 JERRYS PLAINS POST OFFICE 0217 1500 10/NW - - 270/15 25.0 20.1 74 - 28.0 -
062 Central Tablelands - north
26.0 -3.6 15.0 -1.2 - 7/24 2/18 GULGONG POST OFFICE 0217 0900 6/ - - 130/02 19.9 17.7 87 - 50.0 -
063 Central Tablelands - south
25.0 -2.1 13.0 -0.3 12 16/24 13/18 BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION 0217 0900 - - - 160/04 15.6 15.6 100 - 0.9 -
25.0 +0.4 14.0 +2.0 - 1/24 1/18 LITHGOW (BIRDWOOD ST) 0217 0900 -/ - 250/04 18.4 15.5 83 - 35.0 -
- - - - - 4/12 4/12 ORANGE AIRPORT COMPARISON 0217 0300 6/N - Calm 12.5 11.6 94 - 30.0 -
064 Central Western Slopes - north
27.0 -3.7 16.0 -1.0 - 6/24 6/18 DUNEDOO POST OFFICE 0217 0900 - - - 110/04 20.8 18.9 89 - - 50.0 -
065 Central Western Slopes - south
- - - - - - 3/15 COWRA AIRPORT COMPARISON 0217 0600 - - - Calm 15.5 14.8 96 - 50.0 -
- - - - - 2/12 2/12 PARKES (MACARTHUR STREET) 0217 0300 - - - 360/17 20.5 15.5 73 - 50.0 -
066 Sydney Metropolitan - east
31.0 +3.2 18.0 +0.5 15 7/24 7/18 PARRAMATTA NORTH (MASONS DRIVE) 0217 0900 - - - 270/05 22.0 19.3 85 - 25.0 -
068 Illawarra
27.0 +1.4 17.0 -1.3 15 12/24 12/18 WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY 0217 0900 -/ - 090/02 25.9 18.0 62 - 20.0 -
069 South Coast
- - - - - 4/12 4/12 MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION 0217 0300 -/- - 250/08 19.5 18.7 95 1010.81.1 20.0 -
29.0 +3.9 14.0 +1.4 - 15/24 7/18 NERRIGA COMPOSITE 0217 0900 - - - 360/04 19.8 16.2 80 - 50.0 -
073 Southwest Slopes - north
34.0 +2.1 15.0 -1.8 - 0.2/24 0.2/18 QUANDIALLA POST OFFICE 0217 0900 - - - 050/17 23.5 15.4 60 - 50.0 -
Victoria
084 East Gippsland
- - - - - - - GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0217 2100 10/W - 030/31 21.5 20.1 92 1006.60.5 30.0 80021
34.0 +10.1 - - - - - LAKES ENTRANCE 0217 1500 10/W - - 090/17 30.4 20.0 54 - 60.0 -
085 West Gippsland
39.0 +13.6 - - - - - BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT 0217 1500 - - - - 110/22 32.7 11.3 27 1004.12.3 - - - -
38.0 +12.7 - - - - - EAST SALE AIRPORT 0217 1500 20/NW 290/22 34.3 6.9 18 1004.21.8 50.0 -
37.0 +10.5 - - - - - MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT 0217 1500 25/W - 300/30 36.5 9.2 19 1004.11.6 50.0 -
086 East Central
36.0 +10.6 - - - - - ESSENDON AIRPORT 0217 1500 - - - - 180/30 26.1 14.9 50 1006.20.7 - - - -
087 West Central
36.0 +10.5 - - - - - LAVERTON RAAF 0217 1500 - - - - 160/28 25.0 15.6 56 1006.81.3 - - - -
089 Western Plains
- - - - - - - ARARAT PRISON 0217 0600 6/W - - 360/04 20.1 17.5 85 1005.63.1 50.0 -
090 West Coast
- - - - - - - CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE 0217 0600 6/N - 360/34 26.5 7.5 30 1002.80.9 20.0 -
- - - - - - - PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) 0217 0600 6/W - - 300/30 17.5 15.7 89 1004.91.4 30.0 -
Tasmania
094 Southeast and Hobart
- - - - - - 18/3 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) 0217 1800 - - - - 220/28 17.3 16.4 94 1000.90.1 - - - -
- - - - - - 23/3 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 0217 1800 3/NW - 200/43 16.6 16.6 100 1000.20.8 12.0 Swell 1mtr.Past (35mm.) Hail & Sly. squalls to 62
- - - - - - - HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 0217 2100 15/NW - - 030/09 20.0 15.9 77 1003.25.0 30.0 -
26.0 - 13.0 - 11 0.2/24 0.2/18 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) 0217 0900 - - - Calm 14.2 14.2 100 - 0.1 -
Islands
200 Islands
- - - - - - 13/3 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO 0217 0700 - - - 100/13 24.4 23.7 96 1010.40.2 - - 1.3 -
28.0 +0.0 23.4 +0.9 - 33/24 5/3 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO 0217 1000 - - - 090/09 24.6 23.3 92 1012.21.7 - - - -
- - - - - - 12/3 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO 0217 1300 - - - 110/13 26.7 25.9 95 1011.40.8 - - - -
- - - - - - 22/3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT 0217 1400 3/- - 160/05 24.2 23.5 96 1012.50.1 10.0 -