Noteworthy synoptic observations for Sunday, 17 December 2006 local
prepared 0716 EST, 18/12/06
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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
001 North Kimberley
- - - - - - 2/15 MOUNT ELIZABETH 1217 0600 -/ - Calm 23.6 21.5 88 1010.2 10.0 -
003 West Kimberley
40.0 +5.1 23.0 -2.6 - 8/24 8/18 BIDYADANGA 1217 0900 6/- - - 050/34 23.2 22.2 94 1014.2 10.0 -
- - - - - - 19/3 BROOME AIRPORT 1217 0600 3/SE - 200/13 26.6 25.9 96 1009.90.6 5.0 -
39.0 +5.2 23.0 -3.4 23 74/24 55/3 BROOME AIRPORT 1217 0900 6/SE - 220/21 24.0 22.0 89 1013.63.7 15.0 -
- - 22.6 -3.8 - - 6/3 BROOME AIRPORT 1217 1200 10/E - 250/11 24.9 22.4 86 1012.21.4 25.0 -
42.0 - 22.4 - - 8/24 8/3 WEST ROEBUCK 1217 0900 - - - - 230/15 23.5 - - - - - - HR002
006 West Gascoyne
44.0 +6.9 25.0 +4.5 - 20/24 20/18 MURCHISON 1217 0900 -/ - 360/05 35.0 16.4 33 1011.7 20.0 -
008 Central West
44.0 +10.5 27.0 +11.0 - 0.4/24 0.4/18 CARNAMAH 1217 0900 - - - 340/04 32.4 18.0 42 - 20.0 -
41.0 +7.5 - - - - - CARNAMAH 1217 1500 - - - 290/28 38.3 26.6 52 - 20.0 -
43.0 +10.1 27.0 +10.9 - - - DALWALLINU COMPARISON 1217 0900 10/W - - 360/08 31.3 14.3 36 - 20.0 -
43.0 +8.8 27.0 +10.0 - Tr/24 Tr/24 MULLEWA 1217 0900 -/- 020/02 32.0 16.3 39 - 20.0 Thunderstorm with lightning from 1500 hrs.16/12/06
- - - - - - - WONGAN HILLS 1217 0600 -/NW - 360/04 29.5 13.0 36 1010.9 15.0 -
43.0 +10.6 28.0 +12.2 28 - - WONGAN HILLS 1217 0900 -/- - 360/04 30.9 14.2 36 1012.1 20.0 -
009 Lower West and Perth
43.0 +11.0 19.2 +4.4 - 0.2/24 - BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN 1217 0900 - - - - 280/08 25.1 15.4 55 - - - - -
38.0 +10.5 16.0 +5.5 12 - - BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON 1217 0900 -/ - Calm 21.1 17.7 81 - 30.0 -
39.0 +10.9 19.0 +6.7 - - - DONNYBROOK 1217 0900 -/E - 180/04 24.0 19.7 77 - 30.0 -
39.0 +11.9 18.4 +5.9 - - - DWELLINGUP 1217 0900 - - - - 070/08 24.6 13.5 50 1012.71.2 - - - -
42.0 +17.6 - - - - - ESPERANCE 1217 1500 20/NW - 350/28 41.8 2.3 9 1009.53.5 30.0 -
41.0 +10.4 19.0 +2.6 - - - GOSNELLS CITY 1217 0900 - - - 050/02 29.0 18.8 54 - - 20.0 -
39.0 +10.2 18.7 +4.0 - - - JANDAKOT AERO 1217 0900 - - - - 010/08 27.4 17.0 53 1011.81.2 - - - -
37.0 +10.2 14.0 +2.7 - - - JARRAHWOOD 1217 0900 - - - 160/05 21.0 15.3 70 - 20.0 -
37.0 +12.3 14.1 +2.5 - - - MANJIMUP 1217 0900 - - - - 150/13 18.0 14.5 80 1013.61.0 - - - -
42.4 +12.6 - - - - - PEARCE RAAF 1217 0000 - - - - 010/09 23.9 15.2 58 1011.80.6 - - - -
42.0 +12.2 19.0 +4.2 - - - PEARCE RAAF 1217 0900 - - - - 330/11 26.9 16.5 53 1012.10.8 - - - -
40.9 +12.1 - - - - - PERTH AIRPORT 1217 0000 25/NW - 210/15 25.7 14.9 51 1011.60.5 30.0 -
41.0 +12.2 20.0 +5.2 18 - - PERTH AIRPORT 1217 0900 25/NW 350/09 27.2 17.5 55 1011.90.7 18.0 -
010 Central Wheat Belt
- - - - - - Tr/15 BENCUBBIN 1217 0600 10/ - - 360/02 27.0 13.7 44 1011.7 40.0 -
41.0 +8.6 27.0 +11.1 - Tr/24 Tr/3 BENCUBBIN 1217 0900 -/ - 050/05 31.2 13.3 34 1012.8 40.0 -
41.0 +10.0 21.0 +7.3 - - - BROOKTON 1217 0900 -/N - 360/02 31.7 12.3 31 - 30.0 -
41.0 +10.0 - - - - - BROOKTON 1217 1500 6/N - - 310/05 40.3 15.0 23 - 20.0 -
41.0 +10.7 22.0 +8.1 - - - CORRIGIN 1217 0900 -/W 360/05 32.9 13.7 31 1012.30.7 30.0 -
41.0 +10.7 - - - - - CORRIGIN 1217 1500 6/NW - 310/13 38.8 11.6 20 1009.41.8 30.0 -
43.0 +11.1 - - - - - CUNDERDIN 1217 1500 10/W 310/13 39.2 19.6 32 - 35.0 -
43.0 +11.2 - - - - - HYDEN 1217 1500 3/ - - 310/04 41.5 11.9 17 - - 40.0 -
39.0 +10.6 16.0 +3.8 - - - KATANNING COMPARISON 1217 0900 -/- 020/04 26.0 13.4 46 - 10.0 -
40.0 +10.4 - - - - - LAKE GRACE COMPARISON 1217 1500 20/NE 310/15 38.8 9.9 18 - 30.0 -
42.0 +10.2 27.0 +12.4 - - - NAREMBEEN 1217 0900 - - - 020/08 33.4 11.7 27 - 30.0 -
39.0 +10.1 19.0 +6.1 - - - NARROGIN 1217 0900 -/NW 020/08 29.5 8.1 26 - 50.0 -
39.0 +10.1 - - - - - NARROGIN 1217 1500 15/NW 290/09 38.6 6.8 14 - 50.0 -
43.0 +10.9 22.0 +6.6 - - - NORTHAM 1217 0900 - - - Calm 28.3 13.1 39 - 30.0 -
39.0 +11.9 16.0 +3.5 15 - - ONGERUP 1217 0900 -/NW 020/18 32.4 5.0 18 1011.5 40.0 -
40.0 +12.9 - - - - - ONGERUP 1217 1500 6/W 290/22 39.3 9.4 17 1008.7 40.0 -
40.0 +10.1 20.0 +6.0 - - - PINGELLY 1217 0900 -/- - 020/04 26.9 13.4 43 - 50.0 -
41.0 +11.1 - - - - - PINGELLY 1217 1500 -/NW - 340/04 39.6 10.0 17 - 50.0 -
39.0 +11.7 19.0 +6.3 - - - RAVENSTHORPE 1217 0900 -/ - - 360/37 34.5 4.4 15 1013.4 15.0 -
41.0 +13.7 - - - - - RAVENSTHORPE 1217 1500 -/ - - 310/28 40.5 13.1 20 1008.7 16.0 -
40.0 +10.8 18.0 +5.0 17 - - WAGIN 1217 0900 -/NW 090/02 28.0 14.0 42 - 30.0 -
40.0 +10.8 - - - - - WAGIN 1217 1500 10/NW 290/09 40.0 8.7 15 - 30.0 -
012 Goldfields
41.0 +12.1 - - - - - SALMON GUMS RES.STN. 1217 1500 - - - - 040/15 38.8 1.8 10 - - - - -
40.0 +7.0 27.0 +11.5 - - - SOUTHERN CROSS 1217 0900 -/ - 020/24 32.5 10.2 25 1013.80.0 50.0 -
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
- - - - - - - DARWIN AIRPORT 1217 0600 3/NW 060/11 25.5 24.4 94 1010.01.3 25.0 -
33.0 +0.5 - - - 11/6 11/3 DARWIN AIRPORT 1217 1500 1/E - 140/13 24.9 24.0 95 1008.61.3 5.0 -
33.0 - - - - 8/6 8/3 DARWIN AIRPORT COMPARISON 1217 1500 - - - - 360/08 25.1 24.0 94 1008.71.3 - - - -
40.0 - 26.0 - 26 2/24 2/18 KIDMAN SPRINGS 1217 0900 10/E - Calm 31.2 21.9 58 - 35.0 -
- - - - - - 22/15 MANGO FARM 1217 0600 -/ - Calm 24.5 23.8 96 1010.51.5 40.0 -
34.0 - 24.0 - 23 11/24 11/18 PINE CREEK COUNCIL 1217 0900 -/ - 310/05 28.5 23.0 72 1011.10.5 30.0 -
- - - - - - 10/15 TIMBER CREEK 1217 0600 -/ Calm 25.0 24.0 94 1010.01.2 30.0 -
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
25.0 -11.3 - - - 1/6 1/6 CURTIN SPRINGS 1217 1500 -/ - 110/11 25.0 17.1 62 1015.41.5 20.0 -
South Australia
016 Northwest Pastoral
34.0 +1.8 - - - - - WOOMERA AERODROME 1217 1500 25/- - 060/11 33.0 -11.4 5 1017.62.2 20.0 -
Queensland
035 Central Highlands
- - - - - - 0.8/15 TAROOM POST OFFICE 1217 0600 - - - 110/09 21.0 17.9 82 1015.82.1 50.0 -
039 South Coast Curtis
32.0 +2.8 20.0 -0.4 - 26/24 - BUNDABERG AERO 1217 0900 3/SE - - 160/24 25.4 20.4 74 1016.90.8 20.0 -
29.0 +0.5 - - - - 11/3 LADY ELLIOT ISLAND 1217 0000 - - - - 130/21 22.1 19.3 84 1016.11.1 - - - -
37.9 +5.8 - - - - 20/3 ROCKHAMPTON AERO 1217 0000 - - - 050/08 23.2 19.3 79 1014.9 - - - -
- - - - - - 12/15 SANDY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE 1217 0600 2/S - 180/18 22.0 21.4 96 1015.21.3 10.0 -
- - - - - 5/6 5/6 TOWN OF 1770 1217 0300 - - - - -/- 21.5 20.7 95 1014.22.0 50.0 -
040 South Coast Moreton & Brisbane
24.6 -2.2 - - - - 9/3 COOLANGATTA 1217 0000 - - - 160/18 19.8 18.0 89 1018.30.4 - - 9.0 -
29.0 +1.9 17.0 -4.5 - 37/24 0.2/3 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE 1217 0900 - - - - 150/57 21.3 19.8 91 1017.91.9 - - - -
26.4 - - - - - 11/3 GOLD COAST SEAWAY 1217 0000 - - - - 150/34 20.4 19.3 93 1017.90.4 - - - -
- - - - - 26/18 13/3 GOLD COAST SEAWAY 1217 0300 - - - - 170/28 18.6 16.6 88 1018.10.2 - - - -
26.0 - 18.0 - - 27/24 0.2/3 GOLD COAST SEAWAY 1217 0900 - - - - 170/30 21.3 16.3 73 1021.11.4 - - - -
32.0 +0.7 18.0 -0.4 - 28/24 - GYMPIE 1217 0900 - - - - 160/24 22.6 18.0 75 1019.22.0 - - - -
- - - - - 49/18 - KINGAROY AIRPORT 1217 0300 - - - - 120/11 18.7 17.4 92 1015.20.6 - - - -
31.0 - 17.0 - - 50/24 0.2/3 KINGAROY AIRPORT 1217 0900 - - - - 110/22 19.3 16.0 81 1018.71.7 - - - -
25.0 - 17.0 - - 29/24 29/18 MALENY TAMARIND ST 1217 0900 3/SE - - 110/04 17.0 16.7 98 - 0.5 -
- - - - - - 13/3 MAROOCHYDORE AERO 1217 0600 - - - - 160/34 20.6 18.6 88 1017.82.3 - - - -
32.0 +1.4 19.0 -0.6 - 27/24 0.2/3 MARYBOROUGH 1217 0900 3/SE - - 110/41 23.6 19.9 80 1018.31.5 10.0 -
25.0 - 19.0 - - 15/24 8/3 POINT LOOKOUT 1217 0900 3/SE - 160/37 21.2 17.3 78 - 25.0 -
29.0 +0.9 19.0 -1.5 - 30/24 30/18 RAINBOW BEACH 1217 0900 2/NE - - 130/08 23.0 19.6 81 1018.92.3 10.0 Lucky no damage here
- - - - - - 9/3 TEWANTIN RSL PARK 1217 0600 - - - - 180/17 20.7 19.4 92 1017.72.1 - - - -
28.0 - 20.0 - - 28/24 0.2/3 TEWANTIN RSL PARK 1217 0900 - - - - 190/18 20.8 18.4 86 1019.61.9 - - - -
041 Darling Downs - east
- - - - - - - DALBY AIRPORT 1217 0600 6/E - - 120/18 19.4 17.0 86 1017.12.2 40.0 -
043 Maranoa
- - - - - 0.2/12 0.2/12 INJUNE POST OFFICE 1217 0300 - - - 090/08 21.0 18.1 84 1012.3 50.0 -
New South Wales
057 Northern Tablelands - east
19.0 -8.0 13.0 -3.1 - 17/24 17/24 TABULAM (MUIRNE) 1217 0900 - - - 160/15 13.5 13.5 100 - 0.2 -
058 Northern Rivers
21.0 -5.9 16.0 -2.4 15 59/24 59/24 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESE 1217 0900 - - - 180/13 18.5 16.8 90 - 15.0 Evaporayion pan overflowed
23.6 -3.8 - - - - 10/3 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS 1217 0000 - - - - 150/24 18.9 18.5 98 1019.51.0 - - - HR002
- - - - - 47/6 37/3 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS 1217 0300 - - - - 170/26 19.3 18.1 93 1018.60.9 - - - HR006
24.0 -3.4 18.0 +0.2 - 68/24 8/3 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS 1217 0900 - - - - 170/21 21.0 15.1 69 1021.71.7 - - - -
- - - - - 28/18 24/3 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) 1217 0300 - - - - 160/37 17.5 17.1 98 1018.40.2 - - - -
- - - - - - 20/3 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) 1217 0600 - - - - 170/30 19.3 16.5 84 1019.20.8 - - - -
23.0 - 17.0 - - 57/24 9/3 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) 1217 0900 - - - - 110/41 19.1 14.8 76 1021.01.8 - - - -
23.0 -3.4 17.0 -2.5 - 58/24 55/18 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON LIGHTHOUS 1217 0900 6/SE - 120/31 20.0 14.9 72 - 20.0 -
21.0 -10.1 17.0 -0.7 - 53/24 53/24 CASINO AIRPORT 1217 0900 3/SE - 180/09 18.3 16.5 89 - 12.0 -
21.0 - - - - - 9/3 CASINO AIRPORT AWS 1217 0000 - - - - 130/21 18.2 17.2 94 1020.00.8 - - - -
- - - - - 53/18 34/3 CASINO AIRPORT AWS 1217 0300 - - - - 190/18 17.3 16.3 94 1019.40.6 - - - -
21.0 - 17.0 - - 53/24 0.2/3 CASINO AIRPORT AWS 1217 0900 - - - - 200/15 18.0 15.3 84 1022.41.9 - - - -
22.0 - 16.0 - - 29/24 - GRAFTON AIRPORT 1217 0900 - - - - 190/15 18.4 15.3 82 1023.11.7 - - - -
059 Mid North Coast
21.0 -5.3 15.0 -3.1 15 27/24 1/3 COFFS HARBOUR MO 1217 0900 3/S - - 210/17 16.5 15.0 91 1023.61.9 7.0 -
18.0 - 11.0 - - 38/24 32/18 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) 1217 0900 2/S - - Calm 12.0 11.1 94 - 1.2 -
060 Manning
18.0 -10.7 15.0 -1.0 15 29/24 25/18 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) 1217 0900 10/E - - Calm 17.1 15.9 93 - 15.0 -
061 Hunter
21.0 -10.4 15.0 -0.7 - - - JERRYS PLAINS POST OFFICE 1217 0900 6/E - 130/08 21.5 9.0 45 - 30.0 -
18.0 -10.8 13.0 -3.1 - 6/24 6/24 LOSTOCK DAM 1217 0900 3/SE - Calm 15.8 13.9 88 - 20.0 400012
19.0 -10.0 14.0 -2.1 13 4/24 - PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) 1217 0900 - - - 090/08 17.2 14.8 86 - 40.0 -
20.9 -6.3 - - - - 8/3 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 1217 0000 - - - 140/05 15.6 15.4 99 1024.51.1 - - 5.0 -
063 Central Tablelands - south
14.0 -10.5 7.0 -3.4 - Tr/24 - LITHGOW (BIRDWOOD ST) 1217 0900 6/E - - 090/04 11.9 3.8 58 - 20.0 -
Victoria
085 West Gippsland
- - 7.4 -3.7 - - - MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT 1217 1200 - - - 230/11 21.6 7.1 39 1022.91.4 0.2 -
27.0 +3.4 - - - - - MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT 1217 1500 - - - 270/18 27.1 -2.6 14 1020.52.4 0.2 -
Islands
200 Islands
- - - - - 71/18 - POINT FAWCETT 1217 0300 - - - - 110/04 24.9 11.9 44 1008.62.1 - - - -
33.0 - 25.0 - - 71/24 - POINT FAWCETT 1217 0900 - - - - 070/05 30.0 25.5 77 1010.71.2 - - - -
Antarctica
300 Antarctica
- - - - - - - MACQUARIE ISLAND 1217 1700 - - - - 350/63 6.5 5.6 94 995.6 - - - -
- - - - - - 2/3 MACQUARIE ISLAND 1217 1800 1/N - - 350/67 6.6 6.0 96 994.25.6 3.0 -