Noteworthy synoptic observations for Friday, 15 December 2006 local
prepared 1022 EST, 23/12/06
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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
39.0 +1.6 24.0 -0.9 - 30/24 30/24 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION 1215 0900 -/ - - 020/02 30.1 23.8 69 - 40.0 -
003 West Kimberley
38.0 +3.1 - - - - - BIDYADANGA 1215 1500 6/E - - 270/34 36.4 21.1 41 1007.9 25.0 -
004 Pilbara - De Grey
38.0 +1.4 27.0 +3.1 26 Tr/24 Tr/3 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT 1215 0900 6/NE - 230/15 30.4 22.9 64 1010.51.7 22.0 -
- - 26.9 +3.0 - - - PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT 1215 1200 15/N - 160/08 36.4 15.4 29 1010.6 25.0 -
005 Pilbara - Fortescue
- - - - - - 5/15 WITTENOOM 1215 0600 -/NW - 180/02 27.4 15.8 49 1009.1 20.0 -
40.0 +0.5 - - - - - WITTENOOM 1215 1500 15/NW - 360/05 36.0 11.7 23 1008.51.6 20.0 -
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
31.0 -3.0 24.0 -2.2 25 56/24 - ALYANGULA POLICE 1215 0900 3/SW - 070/04 30.0 25.5 77 1012.41.9 50.0 -
31.0 -3.0 - - - 11/6 11/6 ALYANGULA POLICE 1215 1500 3/SW - 050/04 28.7 25.6 83 1010.61.1 10.0 -
- - - - - - 56/3 BATCHELOR AERO 1215 1800 - - - - 030/15 23.2 22.9 98 1009.71.8 - - - -
- - - - - 64/12 8/3 BATCHELOR AERO 1215 2100 - - - - Calm 23.9 23.8 99 1011.82.1 - - - -
36.0 - 23.0 - - 30/24 - BORROLOOLA 1215 0900 - - - - 020/11 31.0 25.8 74 1012.21.7 - - - -
35.0 - - - - 12/6 12/3 BORROLOOLA 1215 1500 - - - - 320/21 26.4 23.3 83 1010.40.8 - - - -
- - - - - 9/12 9/3 BRADSHAW 1215 2100 - - - - 350/17 24.0 23.0 94 1012.45.0 - - - -
33.0 - - - - 60/6 60/3 CAPE DON 1215 1500 - - - - 020/09 26.2 - - 1009.31.7 - - - -
- - - - - 64/12 - CAPE DON 1215 2100 - - - - 080/08 27.2 - - 1010.31.7 - - - -
33.0 - - - - 23/6 23/3 CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU 1215 1500 - - - - 040/28 23.1 21.0 88 1009.31.4 - - - -
33.0 - 24.0 - 24 Tr/24 Tr/18 CHANNEL POINT 1215 0900 -/ 110/08 29.7 23.6 70 1010.82.2 20.0 /
34.5 +2.0 - - - - - DARWIN AIRPORT 1215 0000 25/E 310/08 28.5 24.5 79 1010.4 30.0 -
- - - - - 0.2/18 - DARWIN AIRPORT 1215 0300 15/SE 140/11 27.7 24.7 84 1009.41.0 30.0 -
34.0 +1.5 - - - - - DARWIN AIRPORT 1215 1500 6/E - 320/15 32.3 24.0 62 1008.02.8 30.0 -
- - - - - - 23/3 DARWIN AIRPORT 1215 1800 6/E 150/05 27.3 26.2 94 1008.80.8 20.0 -
- - - - - - 15/3 DARWIN AIRPORT COMPARISON 1215 1800 - - - - 260/04 27.1 26.2 95 1008.90.7 - - - -
- - - - - - 11/3 DOUGLAS RIVER 1215 1800 - - - - 330/09 23.9 21.7 88 1009.82.1 - - - -
32.1 -0.8 - - - - 19/3 GOVE AIRPORT 1215 0000 - - - 020/05 23.1 22.3 95 1011.00.7 - - - -
- - - - - 60/18 0.2/3 GOVE AIRPORT 1215 0300 - - - - 030/05 24.2 23.4 95 1008.72.3 - - - -
- - - - - - - GOVE AIRPORT 1215 0600 3/E 040/13 25.9 24.2 90 1010.11.4 25.0 -
32.0 -0.9 23.0 -1.6 23 60/24 - GOVE AIRPORT 1215 0900 3/E - 070/24 26.2 23.9 87 1012.52.4 20.0 -
27.0 -5.9 - - - 13/6 12/3 GOVE AIRPORT 1215 1500 3/E - 270/05 24.9 24.4 97 1009.62.0 20.0 -
- - 25.1 - - - 15/3 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS 1215 1200 - - - - 040/11 28.0 26.4 91 1011.50.4 - - - -
32.0 - - - - 16/6 2/3 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS 1215 1500 - - - - 360/08 27.7 25.9 90 1010.41.1 - - - -
- - - - - - - LARRIMAH 1215 0600 -/ - Calm 25.5 21.8 80 1009.90.4 50.0 -
35.0 +0.2 - - - - - MANGO FARM 1215 1500 3/NE - Calm 35.0 21.9 47 1007.32.9 35.0 -
- - - - - - 22/3 MIDDLE POINT AWS 1215 1800 - - - - 120/18 26.0 23.7 87 1009.92.0 - - - -
35.0 - 25.0 - 24 - - PINE CREEK COUNCIL 1215 0900 -/ - 180/04 29.4 23.8 72 1011.11.9 30.0 -
35.0 - - - - - - PINE CREEK COUNCIL 1215 1500 3/- - 130/04 34.2 21.6 48 1007.72.9 35.0 -
34.0 +1.5 - - - 14/6 14/3 PIRLANGIMPI AWS 1215 1500 - - - - 200/18 24.6 23.4 93 1009.11.1 - - - -
- - - - - - 30/3 POINT STUART AWS 1215 0030 - - - - 300/09 23.6 22.4 93 1011.20.9 - - - HR030
- - - - - 30/6 0.2/3 POINT STUART AWS 1215 0330 - - - - Calm 25.0 24.2 95 1009.22.0 - - - -
- - - - - 30/24 - POINT STUART AWS 1215 0930 - - - - 070/17 29.6 23.8 71 1011.21.0 - - - -
- - - - - - 11/21 TIMBER CREEK 1215 0600 -/ Calm 25.1 23.5 91 1009.40.4 30.0 -
37.0 +0.3 - - - - - WOLLOGORANG 1215 1500 10/NE - 310/02 27.7 24.5 83 1011.30.2 50.0 -
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
- - - - - - - ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 1215 0600 25/W 120/15 27.8 9.0 31 1010.31.1 - 8.0 -
42.0 +6.7 28.0 +7.9 27 - - ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 1215 0900 - - - 100/17 31.8 8.5 24 1011.91.5 3.0 -
- - 27.7 +7.6 - - - ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 1215 1200 - - - 110/17 37.0 8.6 18 1010.91.0 1.5 -
39.0 +3.7 - - - - - ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 1215 1500 - - - 160/15 38.7 8.7 16 1008.72.0 1.5 -
- - - - - - - ARLTUNGA 1215 0600 - - - 110/11 27.8 10.1 33 1011.73.7 1.0 cloud cover not known due to dust in air. viz. red
41.0 - 28.0 - 27 - - ARLTUNGA 1215 0900 - - - - 110/15 31.0 9.9 27 1012.40.7 1.0 1800 193 122 not working for 0600hrs read. dust st
South Australia
016 Northwest Pastoral
- - 16.2 -1.3 - - - WOOMERA AERODROME 1215 1200 10/SE - 150/18 24.6 11.7 44 1018.6 20.0 -
28.0 -4.2 - - - - - WOOMERA AERODROME 1215 1500 15/SE 200/22 26.4 10.7 37 1017.61.0 15.0 -
025 Murray Mallee and Upper Southeast
- - - - - - 2/15 KAROONDA 1215 0600 - - - Calm 8.5 6.3 86 - 40.0 -
Queensland
029 Lower Carpentaria (Gulf Country)
41.0 +4.0 - - - - - MOUNT ISA AERO 1215 1500 25/SE - 100/21 40.3 6.0 12 1007.92.6 40.0 -
038 Lower Western (Channel Country)
44.0 - 31.0 - - - - BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT 1215 0900 - - - 090/26 34.0 7.6 20 1012.50.8 0.5 -
41.0 - - - - - - BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT 1215 1500 - - - 200/21 39.4 6.1 13 1009.92.0 0.5 -
040 South Coast Moreton & Brisbane
- - - - - - Tr/3 BRISBANE AERO 1215 1800 10/SW 010/24 23.9 21.2 85 1014.00.7 15.0 -
- - - - - 1/12 1/3 BRISBANE AERO 1215 2100 3/W - Calm 23.6 22.2 92 1017.33.3 15.0 -
- - - - - 12/12 12/3 KINGAROY AIRPORT 1215 2100 - - - - 030/11 20.0 18.4 91 1015.93.8 - - - -
041 Darling Downs - east
- - - - - - 23/3 APPLETHORPE 1215 1800 - - - - 060/09 17.6 16.7 94 1013.91.3 - - - -
37.0 +5.5 - - - - - DALBY AIRPORT 1215 1500 15/SW - 300/26 34.5 13.9 29 1010.23.0 40.0 -
- - - - - - 18/3 OAKEY AERO 1215 1800 - - - 040/28 21.3 19.1 87 1013.82.1 - - - -
35.0 +2.7 22.0 +4.8 20 2/24 2/18 TEXAS POST OFFICE 1215 0900 3/W - - 340/17 24.4 16.5 61 - 50.0 -
32.0 - - - - - - TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 1215 1500 6/SW - 250/46 25.8 14.3 49 1013.41.6 30.0 Vs rdued to 5k to S due Tstorm VER:03 SWV:M2.01.38
042 Darling Downs - west
- - - - - - 12/3 MILES CONSTANCE STREET 1215 1800 - - - - 040/02 26.7 20.2 68 1011.81.2 - - - -
New South Wales
046 Upper Western - Far Northwest
- - - - - - 1/15 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE 1215 0600 -/- - 130/04 21.8 18.3 81 - 50.0 -
- - - - - - - WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE 1215 0600 - - - 160/22 19.4 14.4 73 - 50.0 Sevre duststorm occurred in the early part of the
053 Northwest Plains - east
- - - - - - - MOREE AERO 1215 0600 25/W 360/28 26.7 11.6 39 1012.12.3 15.0 -
054 Northwest Slopes - north
32.0 +1.9 20.0 +4.0 - 5/24 5/24 PINDARI DAM 1215 0900 -/W - Calm 20.5 18.9 91 - 20.0 THANKS FOR THE RAIN
055 Northwest Slopes - south
35.0 +4.0 22.0 +4.6 16 1/24 1/24 GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 1215 0900 15/W - 250/09 27.0 10.6 36 - 15.0 -
- - - - - Tr/18 Tr/18 GUNNEDAH POOL 1215 0900 6/N - - 110/18 26.5 10.8 37 - 30.0 -
30.0 +3.7 14.0 +3.6 - Tr/24 Tr/18 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) 1215 0900 -/W - 360/18 23.2 13.6 55 - 25.0 -
056 Northern Tablelands - west
- - - - - - 10/3 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS 1215 1800 - - - - 230/08 20.5 18.1 86 1012.90.4 - - - -
27.0 +1.2 16.0 +4.0 - 2/24 2/18 GLEN INNES POST OFFICE 1215 0900 -/W - 310/09 17.1 16.0 93 - 10.0 -
25.0 +2.2 16.0 +5.3 - 1/24 1/18 GUYRA HOSPITAL 1215 0900 -/NW - 310/26 16.5 14.0 85 - 20.0 -
31.0 - 17.0 - - 1/24 1/3 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) 1215 0900 10/W 050/04 20.8 17.1 79 - 40.0 Thunderstorm 0650 to 0745. Slight with inter rain
058 Northern Rivers
33.0 +1.9 22.0 +4.3 - 12/24 12/18 CASINO AIRPORT 1215 0900 -/SW - 340/15 25.5 19.3 69 - 18.0 -
29.0 -2.1 - - - 0.6/6 0.6/6 CASINO AIRPORT 1215 1500 6/SW - - 360/04 27.7 22.1 72 - 22.0 -
- - - - - 48/12 48/3 CASINO AIRPORT AWS 1215 2100 - - - - 100/11 20.0 19.2 95 1015.64.8 - - - -
32.0 +2.3 21.0 +2.6 - 14/24 14/18 GRAFTON OLYMPIC POOL 1215 0900 3/NW - - 230/09 23.2 21.4 90 - 40.0 -
31.0 - 19.0 - - - - LISMORE (RICHMOND HILL) 1215 0900 -/SW - 340/04 24.4 19.6 75 - 20.0 -
- - - - - 40/12 40/3 LISMORE AIRPORT AWS 1215 2100 - - - - 020/04 21.0 20.0 94 1016.15.3 - - - -
060 Manning
23.0 - 20.0 - - 3/24 2/18 FORSTER - TUNCURRY R.V.C.P. 1215 0900 - - - 050/09 21.0 19.4 91 - 5.0 -
- - - - - 15/6 15/3 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 1215 2100 - - - - 220/18 19.7 19.4 98 1016.83.0 - - - HR009
29.0 +0.3 19.0 +3.0 17 3/24 2/18 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) 1215 0900 10/NW - 310/09 20.0 18.4 91 - 30.0 -
061 Hunter
- - - - - - 4/15 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE 1215 0600 6/NW - - 230/09 18.6 15.2 81 - 10.0 -
34.0 +4.2 17.0 +3.4 - 5/24 1/3 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE 1215 0900 6/NW - - 340/04 18.8 17.5 92 - 4.0 -
063 Central Tablelands - south
16.0 -6.4 - - - 5/6 5/6 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) 1215 1500 - - - 070/08 11.6 11.6 100 - 0.0 -
- - 12.5 - - - 1/3 MOUNT BOYCE AWS 1215 1200 - - - 070/09 12.7 12.3 97 - - - 0.1 -
- - - - - - 0.4/3 MOUNT BOYCE AWS 1215 1800 - - - 090/09 10.3 9.9 97 - - - 0.2 -
068 Illawarra
- - 15.5 - - - 8/3 ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT 1215 1200 - - - - 180/18 15.1 13.7 91 1018.41.7 - - - HR002
- - 15.7 - - - 9/3 BELLAMBI AWS 1215 1200 - - - 200/35 15.0 14.4 96 - - - - -
12.0 -12.0 - - - 11/6 11/6 BOWRAL (PARRY DRIVE) 1215 1500 1/SE - - 130/04 10.5 10.5 100 - 1.0 -
- - 16.2 +1.2 - - 10/3 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS 1215 1200 - - - - 190/11 16.1 14.3 89 1017.01.5 - - - -
18.0 -10.6 - - - 11/6 1/3 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS 1215 1500 - - - - 200/17 16.0 13.3 84 1017.60.6 - - 9.0 -
- - 11.2 - - - 12/3 MOSS VALE AWS 1215 1200 - - - 160/24 11.1 10.4 95 1016.31.5 - - 5.0 -
- - 15.9 - - - 9/3 MOUNT ANNAN BOTANIC GARDEN 1215 1200 - - - - 190/13 15.9 14.8 93 - - - - -
35.0 - 14.0 - - 15/24 15/3 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS 1215 0900 - - - 170/26 14.0 13.7 98 1016.83.3 - - 6.0 -
16.0 -9.0 - - - 16/6 16/6 WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY 1215 1500 2/S - - 180/05 13.9 13.7 99 - 12.0 -
069 South Coast
- - - - - - 8/3 MORUYA AIRPORT AWS 1215 0600 - - - - 170/26 14.7 14.5 99 1014.52.3 - - - HR003
32.0 - 14.0 - - 14/24 10/3 ULLADULLA AWS 1215 0900 - - - - 190/43 14.6 12.8 89 1017.33.4 - - - -
070 Southern Tablelands-Goulburn/Monaro
15.0 -10.7 - - - 1/6 1/6 GOULBURN (PROGRESS ST) 1215 1500 3/E - - 090/18 12.3 9.6 84 - 30.0 -
071 Southern Tablelands-Snowy Mountains
- - - - - - 8/3 THREDBO AWS 1215 0600 - - - - 290/11 5.5 5.5 100 1012.90.7 - - - -
8.0 -11.0 - - - 0.2/6 0.2/6 THREDBO VILLAGE 1215 1500 3/- - - Calm 6.2 4.7 90 - 30.0 .
Victoria
083 Northeast - Upper
- - - - - - 2/3 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT 1215 0600 - - - - 170/11 4.2 4.1 99 1014.92.0 - - 0.1 -
26.0 - 3.0 - - 5/24 0.2/3 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT 1215 0900 - - - - 170/11 2.9 2.8 99 1016.91.7 - - 0.1 -
084 East Gippsland
35.0 +11.5 11.0 -0.8 11 4/24 0.1/3 ORBOST (COMPARISON) 1215 0900 6/SW - 250/11 14.9 7.0 59 - 25.0 Smoke @ 4.45pm yesterday terrible - It was dark as
085 West Gippsland
34.8 +11.6 - - - - - EAST SALE AIRPORT 1215 0000 - - - 250/26 13.2 7.7 69 1016.02.2 - - - -
35.0 +11.8 8.0 -3.3 14 2/24 - EAST SALE AIRPORT 1215 0900 10/W - - 240/15 14.0 3.8 50 1020.61.7 25.0 -
36.3 +12.7 - - - - 1/3 MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT 1215 0000 - - - 280/26 11.6 10.5 93 1016.51.5 - - - -
36.0 +12.4 8.0 -3.1 - 1/24 - MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT 1215 0900 15/W - - 220/09 13.6 6.9 64 1021.01.8 50.0 -
34.0 +12.0 9.0 -0.6 - 3/24 3/18 NOOJEE (SLIVAR) 1215 0900 6/SE - - 230/04 11.5 3.8 59 - 50.0 -
28.8 +10.1 - - - - 0.2/3 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 1215 0000 - - - - 240/67 13.4 8.7 73 1014.51.9 - - - -
- - - - - - - WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 1215 0200 - - - - 230/65 12.6 6.2 65 1014.4 - - - -
29.0 +10.3 11.0 -1.5 - 0.2/24 - WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 1215 0900 - - - - 210/17 12.7 3.9 55 1020.53.2 - - - -
086 East Central
35.0 +10.7 11.0 -1.1 - 5/24 5/24 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) 1215 0900 - - - 130/34 14.1 4.7 53 - 25.0 -
33.0 +10.6 9.0 -2.7 5 2/24 2/24 CRANBOURNE BOTANIC GARDENS 1215 0900 - - - 160/35 13.0 4.0 54 - 10.0 /
35.3 +11.3 - - - - 0.6/3 ESSENDON AIRPORT 1215 0000 - - - - 220/22 13.1 9.7 80 1017.91.4 - - - -
35.0 +11.0 12.0 +0.6 - 1/24 - ESSENDON AIRPORT 1215 0900 - - - - 180/28 14.4 3.3 47 1020.81.7 - - - -
34.9 +10.7 - - - - 0.2/3 MELBOURNE AIRPORT 1215 0000 6/SW - - 210/21 12.2 9.5 84 1018.01.4 15.0 -
35.0 +10.8 11.0 -0.9 9 0.6/24 - MELBOURNE AIRPORT 1215 0900 10/S - - 170/30 13.6 1.7 44 1020.71.7 25.0 WNW/043/1210 VER:03 SWV:M2.01.38.00
35.2 +11.1 - - - - 2/3 MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 1215 0000 6/SW - - 260/08 14.7 9.1 69 1018.11.5 30.0 -
35.0 +10.9 13.0 +0.2 10 3/24 - MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 1215 0900 10/S - - 230/08 15.3 2.9 43 1021.21.7 40.0 -
34.3 +10.8 - - - - 1/3 MOORABBIN AIRPORT 1215 0000 - - - - 200/30 13.5 9.4 76 1017.81.4 - - - -
34.0 +10.5 12.0 -0.4 - 3/24 - MOORABBIN AIRPORT 1215 0900 - - - - 180/18 14.4 3.0 46 1021.11.8 - - - -
34.5 +10.8 - - - - 1/3 SCORESBY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1215 0000 - - - - 160/05 12.4 10.7 89 - - - - -
35.0 +11.3 9.0 -2.7 - 3/24 - SCORESBY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1215 0900 - - - - 180/17 13.1 4.3 55 - - - - -
087 West Central
35.0 +11.4 - - - - 0.6/3 LAVERTON RAAF 1215 0000 - - - 210/21 12.7 9.7 82 1018.51.6 - - - -
35.0 +11.4 12.0 +0.1 - 1/24 - LAVERTON RAAF 1215 0900 - - - 160/24 14.9 2.8 44 1021.61.9 - - - -
088 North Central
32.0 +6.8 6.0 -4.7 - - - CASTLEMAINE PRISON 1215 0900 3/SW - - 200/08 12.9 0.5 43 - 30.0 -
Tasmania
092 East Coast
31.0 +10.5 7.0 -3.5 2 - - SWANSEA POST OFFICE 1215 0900 3/S - - 180/17 12.0 -1.9 38 1020.32.5 20.0 /
096 Central Plateau
19.0 - -1.0 - - 2/24 - LIAWENEE 1215 0900 - - - 190/17 3.1 -1.0 74 1017.12.3 40.0 50000
099 Flinders and Bass Strait Islands
30.6 +10.6 - - - - - FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT 1215 0000 - - - - 250/41 14.6 8.8 68 1013.12.0 - - - -
31.0 +11.0 13.0 +1.4 - - - FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT 1215 0900 - - - - 110/22 15.2 3.4 45 1019.42.7 - - - -