Noteworthy synoptic observations for Monday, 17 April 2006 local
prepared 0159 EST, 18/04/06
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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
33.0 -1.2 - - - 10/6 10/6 KURI BAY 0417 1500 6/NE - 050/09 31.0 24.8 70 1006.21.1 20.0 nil
003 West Kimberley
32.5 -1.8 - - - - - BROOME AIRPORT 0417 2100 25/NW - 010/02 25.0 22.7 87 1010.41.9 30.0 -
004 Pilbara - De Grey
33.0 -2.1 - - - - - PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT 0417 1500 10/NE - - 340/18 32.4 24.6 64 1007.41.1 20.0 -
007 East Gascoyne
19.0 -9.3 - - - - - PAYNES FIND 0417 1500 - - - 140/09 19.1 6.8 45 1015.8 40.0 -
009 Lower West and Perth
19.0 -8.2 - - - - - BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN 0417 1500 - - - - 150/22 18.3 0.0 29 - - - - -
19.2 -8.0 - - - - - BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN 0417 2100 - - - - 170/18 11.3 5.6 68 - - - - -
22.0 -3.8 3.4 -9.6 - - - JANDAKOT AERO 0417 0900 - - - - 140/15 14.4 3.4 48 1021.91.4 - - - -
19.0 -4.2 3.0 -8.8 - - - KARNET 0417 0900 - - - 130/04 9.5 6.3 80 - 30.0 -
23.0 -3.3 2.0 -11.9 - - - PEARCE RAAF 0417 0900 - - - - 110/22 14.3 2.9 46 1022.11.7 - - - -
23.0 -2.5 3.3 -9.7 2 - - PERTH AIRPORT 0417 0900 15/SW - - 150/21 15.4 2.1 41 1022.11.6 30.0 -
010 Central Wheat Belt
22.0 -4.1 4.0 -8.0 - - - NORTHAM 0417 0900 - - - Calm 11.6 6.1 69 - - 30.0 -
22.0 -1.9 3.0 -8.9 - - - PINGELLY 0417 0900 - - - 230/04 12.0 5.5 64 - 60.0 -
013 Interior
- - - - - - 3/15 CARNEGIE 0417 0600 -/- - Calm 16.4 15.7 96 1013.0 50.0 /
- - - - - 16/18 15/3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE 0417 0130 - - - - 280/05 17.9 17.5 98 1011.70.6 - - - -
- - - - - - 52/3 TELFER AERO 0417 0600 - - - - 160/15 21.8 17.6 77 1009.81.2 - - - HR998
36.0 +1.7 20.2 -0.1 - 52/24 - TELFER AERO 0417 0900 - - - - 140/17 24.1 17.9 68 1011.21.3 - - - -
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
29.0 -2.8 25.0 +2.0 23 40/24 10/3 ALYANGULA POLICE 0417 0930 3/W - 110/09 24.7 23.5 93 1009.11.9 50.0 -
28.0 -3.8 - - - 13/6 13/6 ALYANGULA POLICE 0417 1530 3/S - 360/09 25.5 24.5 94 1007.7 10.0 -
- - - - - 39/12 39/3 BATCHELOR AERO 0417 2130 - - - - 090/17 23.6 23.4 99 1010.53.3 - - - -
32.0 - 24.0 - 23 7/24 7/18 CHANNEL POINT 0417 0930 3/S 130/11 25.7 23.7 89 1008.41.2 30.0 /
- - - - - 14/18 12/3 DARWIN AIRPORT 0417 0330 3/E - 110/18 23.5 23.0 97 1005.92.6 10.0 -
- - - - - - - DARWIN AIRPORT 0417 1830 6/E 010/13 29.0 24.2 75 1006.61.0 30.0 -
- - - - - 0.2/12 Tr/3 DARWIN AIRPORT 0417 2130 6/E - 160/15 24.6 23.4 93 1009.73.1 20.0 -
- - - - - 14/18 13/3 DARWIN AIRPORT COMPARISON 0417 0330 - - - - 120/11 23.4 23.0 98 - - - - -
32.0 - 24.0 - - 37/24 - DUM IN MIRRIE AWS 0417 0930 - - - - 110/09 26.6 23.5 83 1008.01.3 - - - -
- - - - - 20/12 20/3 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS 0417 2130 - - - - 070/09 24.4 23.7 96 1009.93.4 - - - -
- - - - - - 3/15 MANGO FARM 0417 0630 -/ - Calm 25.0 22.9 88 1007.50.5 35.0 -
33.0 - - - - - 18/3 MIDDLE POINT AWS 0417 0030 - - - - Calm 23.4 22.9 97 1008.41.0 - - - -
- - - - - 30/18 9/3 MIDDLE POINT AWS 0417 0330 - - - - 160/04 23.9 23.4 97 1006.22.2 - - - -
33.0 - 23.0 - - 31/24 - MIDDLE POINT AWS 0417 0930 - - - - 160/13 26.1 24.5 91 1008.51.5 - - - -
- - - - - 24/12 24/3 MIDDLE POINT AWS 0417 2130 - - - - 180/21 23.9 23.4 97 1010.93.7 - - - -
31.0 - - - - 20/6 20/3 NGAYAWILI 0417 1530 - - - - 040/21 24.8 22.9 89 1006.60.8 - - - -
- - - - - - 11/3 NGAYAWILI 0417 1830 - - - - 140/02 26.5 24.9 91 1007.40.8 - - - -
- - - - - 31/12 - NGAYAWILI 0417 2130 - - - - 170/05 25.8 24.6 93 1009.21.8 - - - -
32.0 -0.5 24.0 +1.1 - 47/24 6/3 PIRLANGIMPI AWS 0417 0930 - - - - 130/05 24.9 24.4 97 1007.81.4 - - - -
- - - - - - 20/3 POINT STUART AWS 0417 0000 - - - - 120/18 23.9 22.4 91 1007.71.0 - - - HR014
- - - - - - 18/3 POINT STUART AWS 0417 0100 - - - - 120/15 24.1 22.6 91 1007.50.3 - - - HR994
- - - - - - 39/3 POINT STUART AWS 0417 2100 - - - - 110/21 24.0 22.5 91 1009.53.0 - - - HR039
- - - - - 52/6 55/3 POINT STUART AWS 0417 2200 - - - - 100/15 25.3 24.6 96 1010.53.4 - - - HR016
- - - - - - 58/3 POINT STUART AWS 0417 2300 - - - - 150/11 25.0 23.6 92 1010.42.7 - - - HR004
South Australia
016 Northwest Pastoral
15.0 -9.8 - - - 8/6 8/6 NONNING 0417 1530 10/W - 360/15 14.0 12.9 93 - 30.0 -
018 Western Agricultural
- - - - - - 0.2/3 CEDUNA AMO 0417 0630 6/NW - - 240/24 16.9 10.5 66 1010.22.8 6.0 WB taken from thermometer in screen (Due to dry mu
15.0 -8.8 - - - 9/6 9/6 KIMBA 0417 1530 6/W - 310/18 15.2 12.3 83 - 30.0 -
- - - - - - - NEPTUNE ISLAND 0417 1600 - - - - 270/67 16.0 11.8 76 1005.2 - - - -
- - - - - - - NEPTUNE ISLAND 0417 1830 - - - - 260/70 15.7 9.4 66 1008.23.1 - - - -
- - - - - - - NEPTUNE ISLAND 0417 1900 - - - - 260/68 14.9 8.4 65 1008.8 - - - -
022 Yorke Peninsula and Kangaroo Island
19.0 +0.0 14.0 +0.0 - - - CAPE WILLOUGHBY 0417 0930 - - - - 350/63 17.4 7.2 51 1009.70.3 - - - -
- - 14.2 +0.2 - - 2/3 CAPE WILLOUGHBY 0417 1230 - - - - 340/80 13.8 11.5 86 1007.02.7 - - - -
18.0 -1.0 - - - 6/6 3/3 CAPE WILLOUGHBY 0417 1530 - - - - 340/74 14.3 12.5 89 1004.52.5 - - - -
17.0 - - - - 17/6 13/3 KADINA AWS 0417 1530 - - - - 350/34 13.2 12.0 92 1009.12.0 - - - -
17.0 -5.2 - - - 12/6 12/6 MAITLAND 0417 1530 10/- - - 310/63 12.5 11.8 95 1008.21.7 40.0 -
023 Adelaide plains and Mt Lofty Ranges
19.0 -3.4 - - - 10/6 10/3 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 0417 1530 2/N - 360/17 12.4 11.3 93 1009.51.7 4.0 -
20.0 -2.1 - - - 10/6 9/3 ADELAIDE AIRPORT 0417 1530 3/NW - - 360/31 12.6 11.1 91 1009.31.6 10.0 -
20.0 -2.7 - - - 8/6 8/3 EDINBURGH RAAF 0417 1500 - - - - 350/17 12.8 12.2 96 1009.51.4 - - - HR003
18.0 - - - - 9/6 9/3 KUITPO FOREST RESERVE 0417 1530 - - - - 330/31 10.1 9.8 98 - - - - -
20.0 - - - - 12/6 10/3 NOARLUNGA 0417 1530 - - - - 360/30 12.3 10.9 91 - - - - -
21.0 -1.3 - - - 10/6 10/3 PARAFIELD AIRPORT 0417 1500 - - - - 350/21 12.6 10.5 87 1009.51.6 - - - HR003
15.0 - - - - 22/6 18/3 PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AW 0417 1530 - - - - 320/22 11.3 11.0 98 1006.22.1 - - - -
- - - - - 30/12 5/3 PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AW 0417 2130 - - - - 290/35 12.2 7.1 71 1010.03.0 - - - -
Queensland
027 North Peninsula
29.0 - 24.0 - - 37/24 - HORN ISLAND 0417 0900 - - - - 090/11 26.7 24.8 89 1008.02.3 - - - -
031 North Coast - Barron
- - - - - - 11/3 CAIRNS AERO 0417 0600 1/SE - - 150/22 23.9 23.7 99 1008.00.3 5.0 -
30.0 +0.8 23.0 +1.4 23 43/24 28/3 CAIRNS AERO 0417 0900 1/SE - - 120/17 24.2 23.9 98 1010.22.2 2.0 -
- - 23.5 +1.9 - - 13/3 CAIRNS AERO 0417 1200 1/SE - - 160/22 25.2 23.8 92 1009.60.6 6.0 -
27.0 -2.2 - - - 16/6 3/3 CAIRNS AERO 0417 1500 3/SE - - 150/28 27.2 23.9 82 1007.62.0 15.0 -
032 North Coast - Herbert
29.0 +0.7 24.0 +3.6 - 45/24 45/18 INNISFAIL 0417 0900 3/SE - - 140/15 26.4 25.0 92 - 2.0 -
29.5 +1.4 - - - - 16/3 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 0417 0000 - - - - 120/18 24.4 23.5 95 1009.80.7 - - - HR996
- - - - - 19/6 3/3 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 0417 0300 - - - - 140/24 25.3 22.8 86 1008.51.3 - - - HR002
- - - - - - 9/3 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 0417 0600 - - - - 130/22 23.7 23.4 98 1008.90.4 - - - HR008
29.0 +0.9 24.0 +3.7 - 45/24 17/3 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 0417 0900 - - - - 150/11 24.6 24.1 97 1010.81.9 - - - HR011
- - 23.6 +3.3 - - 10/3 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 0417 1200 - - - - 140/22 25.5 23.9 91 1010.50.3 - - - HR003
033 Central Coast - east
27.0 +0.4 23.0 +2.9 - 15/24 11/3 MACKAY M.O 0417 0900 2/SE - - 120/24 23.2 22.2 94 1014.32.1 8.0 F.S. 6/2 VER:03 SWV:M2.01.38.00
- - - - - 14/12 11/3 SAMUEL HILL AERO 0417 2100 - - - 120/11 22.8 21.8 94 1016.51.8 - - 3.6 -
039 South Coast Curtis
24.0 -3.2 - - - 10/6 8/3 BUNDABERG AERO 0417 1500 3/SE - - 140/18 21.6 21.0 96 1016.51.4 30.0 -
28.0 +1.5 - - - 9/6 9/3 LADY ELLIOT ISLAND 0417 1500 15/NW - - 130/30 23.8 22.3 91 1014.81.3 9.0 -
- - - - - - 12/3 LADY ELLIOT ISLAND 0417 1800 - - - - 100/35 23.0 21.7 92 1016.21.4 - - - -
- - - - - 44/12 24/3 LADY ELLIOT ISLAND 0417 2100 - - - - 080/34 24.5 20.4 78 1017.41.2 - - - -
040 South Coast Moreton & Brisbane
26.8 +2.0 - - - - 19/3 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE 0417 0000 - - - - 130/26 21.1 21.0 99 1016.90.3 - - - -
- - - - - - 16/3 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 0417 0600 - - - - 150/21 21.4 20.0 92 1016.91.3 - - - -
23.0 - - - - 25/6 22/3 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 0417 1500 - - - - 180/13 21.9 21.2 96 1017.10.5 - - - -
- - - - - 33/12 6/3 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 0417 2100 - - - - Calm 22.1 21.6 97 1018.91.3 - - - -
29.0 +1.6 20.0 +3.4 - 13/24 12/3 MARYBOROUGH 0417 0900 -/SE - 110/22 20.7 20.5 99 1019.62.0 5.0 -
26.8 +0.7 - - - - 14/3 NAMBOUR DPI 0417 0000 - - - - 240/05 20.2 19.4 95 1018.60.6 - - - HR992
- - - - - 16/6 2/3 NAMBOUR DPI 0417 0300 - - - - 210/04 20.0 18.7 92 1017.90.7 - - - HR002
27.0 +1.0 21.0 +3.8 - 29/24 29/18 RAINBOW BEACH 0417 0900 1/SE - - 130/18 23.2 19.8 81 1020.22.4 5.0 -
- - - - - 24/18 21/3 TOOLARA (KELLY) 0417 0300 - - - - 090/15 19.7 19.2 97 - - - - -
29.0 - 19.0 - - 31/24 - TOOLARA (KELLY) 0417 0900 - - - - 110/21 21.7 17.5 77 - - - - -
New South Wales
048 Upper Western - Upper Darling
- - 4.0 -8.3 - - - WANAARING POST OFFICE 0417 0900 - - - 090/09 13.3 -1.9 35 - 50.0 max temp damaged awaiting replacement
056 Northern Tablelands - west
- - - - - - - ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 0417 0300 - - - 090/18 9.8 9.7 99 1019.30.5 - - 0.2 -
063 Central Tablelands - south
21.0 +1.0 -3.0 -9.7 -6 - - BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION 0417 0900 - - - Calm 9.2 3.7 68 - 50.0 -
065 Central Western Slopes - south
20.0 -3.5 0.0 -8.2 - - - COWRA AIRPORT COMPARISON 0417 0900 - - - 130/08 10.0 5.7 75 - - 50.0 -
068 Illawarra
22.0 -1.8 3.0 -8.1 - - - CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS 0417 0900 - - - - 190/02 13.4 6.5 63 1022.60.2 - - - -
069 South Coast
18.0 -1.3 -3.0 -10.0 - - - NERRIGA COMPOSITE 0417 0900 - - - 360/15 9.5 5.2 74 - 50.0 -
070 Southern Tablelands-Goulburn/Monaro
15.0 -3.3 -4.0 -9.1 - - - BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) 0417 0900 - - - Calm 1.0 -3.1 74 - 50.0 -
17.0 -2.4 -6.0 -10.1 - - - COOMA VISITORS CENTRE 0417 0900 - - - Calm 6.8 1.9 71 - 50.0 -
19.0 +0.5 -3.0 -9.1 - - - TARALGA POST OFFICE 0417 0900 - - - 180/04 10.4 4.5 67 - 50.0 -
19.0 +0.2 -2.0 -8.5 - 0.5/24 0.5/24 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE 0417 0900 - - - 180/04 7.5 2.9 73 - - 30.0 crisp clear morning
075 Riverina - west
18.0 -5.6 1.0 -9.1 - - - GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS 0417 0900 - - - - 110/13 12.0 4.0 58 1019.50.4 - - - -
- - 1.5 -8.6 - - - GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS 0417 1200 - - - - 010/17 23.2 -0.3 21 1017.42.0 - - - -
Victoria
079 Wimmera - south
- - - - - 1/12 1/3 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) 0417 2100 - - - - 350/65 4.8 4.2 96 - - - - -
080 Northern Country - Lower North
18.0 -4.2 1.0 -8.4 - Tr/24 Tr/18 ECHUCA AERODROME 0417 0900 -/ - 050/09 10.2 5.9 75 1018.8 15.0 -
081 Northern Country - Upper North
17.0 -4.5 -1.0 -9.2 0 - - TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 0417 0900 - - - - 040/15 11.6 6.2 69 - - - - -
- - -0.5 -8.7 - - - TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 0417 1200 - - - - 020/18 17.7 4.0 40 - - - - -
082 Northeast - Lower
18.0 -3.6 -1.0 -8.0 - Tr/24 Tr/18 CORRYONG (PARISH LANE) 0417 0900 -/ - 230/04 4.9 3.5 91 - 50.0 -
083 Northeast - Upper
- - - - - - - MOUNT BULLER 0417 2100 - - - - 010/63 7.0 -5.6 40 - - - - -
- - - - - - - MT HOTHAM 0417 2100 - - - - 340/78 6.5 -10.2 29 - - - - -
085 West Gippsland
15.0 -5.2 0.0 -8.6 -3 - - EAST SALE AIRPORT 0417 0900 0/NW - 300/09 6.0 4.2 88 1019.70.2 20.0 -
- - 0.0 -8.6 - - 0.2/3 EAST SALE AIRPORT 0417 1200 25/- - 090/13 13.7 3.8 51 1016.73.0 40.0 -
15.0 -5.4 0.0 -8.5 - 0.2/24 0.2/3 MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT 0417 0900 25/ - Calm 7.4 7.1 98 1019.10.6 50.0 -
- - -0.4 -8.9 - - - MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT 0417 1200 25/ - 060/15 14.7 6.6 58 1016.32.8 50.0 -
086 East Central
- - - - - - - FAWKNER BEACON 0417 2300 - - - - 360/80 - - - - - - - -
15.0 -4.1 1.0 -9.9 - 0.3/24 0.3/24 PHILLIP ISLAND PENGUIN RESERVE 0417 0900 - - - 020/09 11.5 9.1 85 - 25.0 -
088 North Central
17.0 -4.4 0.0 -8.7 - - - MANGALORE AIRPORT 0417 0900 - - - - 030/09 10.1 7.1 82 1019.50.2 - - - -
- - 0.1 -8.6 - - - MANGALORE AIRPORT 0417 1200 - - - - 010/24 17.6 1.8 35 1017.52.0 - - - -
090 West Coast
- - - - - - - COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) 0417 2100 - - - - 010/67 16.4 0.5 34 1004.72.8 - - - -
Tasmania
092 East Coast
9.0 -5.1 -4.0 -8.2 - 0.2/24 0.2/18 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) 0417 0900 - - - 290/17 5.2 3.8 91 - 50.0 400041 50000 lake 3.50
12.0 -6.5 0.0 -8.4 - - - ORFORD (AUBIN COURT) 0417 0900 - - - Calm 8.9 5.4 79 - 40.0 -
094 Southeast and Hobart
12.0 -4.7 -1.0 -8.2 - 0.2/24 0.2/18 DOVER 0417 0900 25/W 050/09 5.9 4.3 89 - 30.0 -
12.0 -5.4 -2.0 -8.4 - 0.2/24 0.2/18 GEEVESTON (CEMETERY ROAD) 0417 0900 - - - Calm 1.3 -2.2 77 - - 15.0 50000
12.0 -5.6 -2.0 -8.2 -4 - - GROVE (COMPARISON) 0417 0900 - - - Calm 1.2 0.1 92 - 0.3 evaporation 1.6 rainfall 0.0
095 Derwent Valley
14.0 -3.9 -3.0 -9.3 - - - BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) 0417 0900 - - - - Calm 0.7 - - - - - - -
- - -3.5 -9.8 - - - BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) 0417 1200 - - - - Calm 8.9 2.3 63 - - - - -
6.0 -7.9 -5.0 -9.1 - 0.4/24 0.4/18 TARRALEAH VILLAGE 0417 0900 -/ - - 030/04 3.5 2.3 92 - - - 20.0 -
097 West Coast
- - - - - - - CAPE SORELL 0417 2300 - - - - 020/76 15.6 - - 998.06.1 - - - -
- - - - - - - MOUNT READ 0417 2100 - - - - -/74 - - - 1005.71.8 - - - -
Islands
200 Islands
- - - - - - 13/3 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO 0417 1900 - - - 150/24 24.9 23.1 90 1008.90.3 - - - -
30.5 +0.8 - - - - 8/3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT 0417 2300 - - - - 130/24 27.3 23.6 80 1011.91.1 - - - -
Antarctica
300 Antarctica
10.0 +3.1 - - - - - MACQUARIE ISLAND 0417 1500 - - - 310/13 8.0 7.6 97 1010.70.2 0.1 -
- - - - - - - MACQUARIE ISLAND 0417 1800 - - - 360/24 7.2 6.9 98 1010.30.4 0.0 -