Noteworthy synoptic observations for Saturday, 23 December 2006 local
prepared 0157 EST, 24/12/06
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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
- - - - - 9/18 8/3 TRUSCOTT 1223 0300 - - - - 200/17 23.7 22.2 91 1007.21.7 - - - -
33.0 - - - - 10/6 10/3 TRUSCOTT 1223 1500 - - - - 020/13 26.3 24.5 90 1007.40.7 - - - -
35.0 - 23.7 - - 28/24 0.2/3 WYNDHAM AERO 1223 0900 - - - - 120/18 29.3 23.3 70 1010.11.7 - - - -
003 West Kimberley
37.0 +2.1 28.0 +2.4 - - - BIDYADANGA 1223 0900 10/- - 130/15 31.0 25.4 72 1009.5 25.0 -
- - - - - 20/18 17/3 CURTIN AERO 1223 0300 - - - - Calm 24.1 23.4 96 1007.44.1 - - - -
004 Pilbara - De Grey
37.0 +0.4 25.0 +0.7 - - - MANDORA 1223 0900 -/- 150/34 33.9 14.2 31 1010.60.4 4.0 -
43.0 +6.4 - - - - - MANDORA 1223 1500 20/ - - 090/24 42.2 14.1 19 1006.13.6 4.0 -
- - 23.8 -0.1 - - - PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT 1223 1200 25/NE - 080/28 39.6 13.7 22 1009.11.8 15.0 -
006 West Gascoyne
39.0 +10.0 - - - - - DENHAM 1223 1500 6/E - - 270/11 30.5 24.7 71 1009.90.1 50.0 -
007 East Gascoyne
38.1 - - - - 12/12 12/3 NEWMAN AERO 1223 2100 - - - - 060/22 24.2 14.9 56 1011.44.1 - - - -
008 Central West
40.0 +10.6 - - - - - GERALDTON AIRPORT 1223 1500 25/- - - 160/22 39.6 9.1 16 - 25.0 -
42.0 +11.1 - - - - - KALBARRI 1223 1500 15/S - - 270/04 33.8 16.3 35 1009.8 50.0 -
009 Lower West and Perth
38.0 +10.0 - - - - - JURIEN BAY 1223 1500 - - - 160/31 30.8 16.9 43 1014.61.8 30.0 -
013 Interior
37.0 -1.9 - - - Tr/6 Tr/6 BALGO HILLS 1223 1500 - - - 270/18 27.8 19.8 62 1006.92.3 15.0 -
- - - - - - 6/15 CARNEGIE 1223 0600 10/E - - 110/24 21.2 17.0 77 1013.8 10.0 /
36.0 -0.8 18.0 -3.1 - 67/24 67/18 WILUNA 1223 0900 - - - 090/02 24.0 15.0 57 1015.61.3 25.0 .
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
32.0 - 23.0 - 23 65/24 65/18 CHANNEL POINT 1223 0900 -/- Calm 27.1 24.8 87 1009.10.7 20.0 Thunderstorm with rain 1800hrs and this morning at
33.7 +1.2 - - - - - DARWIN AIRPORT 1223 0000 6/N - 260/18 27.9 23.1 75 1008.8 30.0 -
32.0 -0.9 23.0 -1.6 23 3/24 3/3 GOVE AIRPORT 1223 0900 6/E 060/24 29.2 23.4 71 1009.91.5 20.0 -
- - - - - - 13/15 MANGO FARM 1223 0600 3/E - Calm 25.5 24.8 96 1008.91.1 35.0 -
35.0 - 26.0 - 23 1/24 1/18 PINE CREEK COUNCIL 1223 0900 3/SE 090/05 29.1 21.2 62 1009.90.8 35.0 -
34.0 - 23.0 - - 40/24 - PORT KEATS AERO 1223 0900 - - - - 090/15 29.2 23.0 69 1008.91.1 - - - -
- - - - - - 39/15 TIMBER CREEK 1223 0600 -/ Calm 24.8 24.4 98 1008.70.8 30.0 dew
35.0 -2.5 23.0 -2.0 - 43/24 - VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS 1223 0900 - - - - 120/04 28.6 22.8 71 1010.71.0 - - - -
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
37.0 -0.5 19.0 -4.0 18 40/24 14/12 ALI CURUNG 1223 0900 -/- 090/13 26.5 20.2 68 1011.72.1 - 25.0 -
39.0 +3.7 - - - - 8/3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 1223 0000 - - - 110/11 21.9 21.0 95 1012.1 - - - -
- - - - - - 17/3 JERVOIS 1223 0600 3/SE - - 170/15 21.9 21.2 96 1013.02.2 20.0 -
- - - - - - - RABBIT FLAT 1223 1800 6/- - 250/15 29.4 - - - 35.0 -
- - - - - 2/12 2/3 RABBIT FLAT 1223 2100 -/- - 270/08 24.0 - - - 20.0 -
- - - - - - 12/3 WULUNGURRU 1223 1800 - - - - 110/17 29.5 17.7 49 1008.32.2 - - - -
Queensland
029 Lower Carpentaria (Gulf Country)
37.0 +0.0 - - - - - MOUNT ISA AERO 1223 1500 25/SE - 050/13 35.8 11.2 23 1007.72.5 40.0 -
New South Wales
046 Upper Western - Far Northwest
- - - - - - 10/15 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE 1223 0600 15/SW - - Calm 23.9 22.0 89 - 50.0 -
- - - - - - 10/15 WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE 1223 0600 6/W - Calm 21.2 20.9 98 - 50.0 Thunderstorm with steady rain.
38.0 +4.1 21.0 +2.8 - 5/24 5/18 WILCANNIA (REID ST) 1223 0900 15/- - - 160/09 21.8 18.3 81 - 30.0 thunderstorm late last night one very loud peal an
047 Lower Western - Lower Darling
- - - - - - 11/15 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) 1223 0600 1/S - 180/22 16.2 15.2 94 - 50.0 -
38.0 +5.2 19.0 +2.3 - 31/24 31/24 MENINDEE POST OFFICE 1223 0900 - - - 200/17 19.8 17.9 89 - 50.0 -
049 Lower Western - Southwest Plains
35.0 +3.8 17.0 +2.1 - 3/24 3/18 BALRANALD (RSL) 1223 0900 6/S - - 180/28 17.9 11.7 67 - 50.0 thunderstorm 4pm / lightning seen at a distance 10
053 Northwest Plains - east
35.0 - - - - - - MOREE AERO 1223 1500 20/- 240/11 33.8 11.7 26 1013.63.0 40.0 -
060 Manning
23.0 - - - - - - FORSTER - TUNCURRY R.V.C.P. 1223 1500 - - - 050/24 22.0 19.7 87 - 20.0 -
34.0 +5.3 - - - 10/6 10/6 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) 1223 1500 15/W 090/09 24.7 24.6 99 - 3.0 -
061 Hunter
32.0 +3.0 18.0 +1.9 15 - - PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) 1223 0900 - - - 080/08 26.7 18.8 62 - 0.0 haze VER:03 SWV:M2.01.38.00
063 Central Tablelands - south
27.0 +4.2 19.0 +10.4 - - - OBERON (WOODCHEM) 1223 0900 - - - 290/05 21.0 11.6 55 - 25.0 -
065 Central Western Slopes - south
33.0 +2.9 23.0 +10.2 - Tr/24 Tr/3 COWRA AIRPORT COMPARISON 1223 0900 -/W - 340/15 28.6 18.1 53 - 50.0 -
- - - - - 11/6 11/3 PARKES AIRPORT AWS 1223 2100 - - - - 320/22 20.5 20.2 98 1013.83.0 - - - HR004
068 Illawarra
28.0 +4.0 - - - 2/6 2/6 BOWRAL (PARRY DRIVE) 1223 1500 -/NE - 050/04 23.0 20.8 87 - 10.0 -
- - - - - - 8/3 JERVIS BAY (PT PERPENDICULAR AW 1223 1800 - - - - -/- 17.0 16.6 97 1014.41.1 - - - -
- - - - - 21/12 10/3 JERVIS BAY (PT PERPENDICULAR AW 1223 2100 - - - - -/- 16.2 16.0 99 1015.40.9 - - - -
- - - - - - 17/3 MOSS VALE AWS 1223 1800 - - - 180/24 17.3 16.2 93 1013.30.0 - - 0.4 -
- - - - - 21/12 4/3 MOSS VALE AWS 1223 2100 - - - 130/17 14.8 14.2 96 1014.20.8 - - 0.2 -
26.0 - - - - 9/6 8/3 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS 1223 1500 - - - 160/17 18.9 18.8 99 1014.71.6 - - 7.0 -
- - - - - - 8/3 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS 1223 1800 - - - 190/26 17.3 17.0 98 1014.20.5 - - 1.1 -
- - - - - 35/12 19/3 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS 1223 2100 - - - 200/09 16.6 16.5 99 1015.51.3 - - - -
069 South Coast
- - - - - - 11/3 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS 1223 1800 - - - - 120/22 14.5 13.3 93 1013.40.3 - - - -
21.0 -0.9 - - - 1/6 1/6 NAROOMA RVCP 1223 1500 - - - 130/05 17.4 16.4 94 - 8.0 -
070 Southern Tablelands-Goulburn/Monaro
- - 22.6 +11.4 - - Tr/3 CANBERRA AIRPORT 1223 1200 15/NW - 280/24 25.8 14.0 48 1014.00.1 20.0 -
29.0 +2.9 - - - 2/6 2/3 CANBERRA AIRPORT 1223 1500 3/NW - 310/35 19.7 18.2 91 1013.40.6 7.0 -
- - - - - - 11/3 COOMA AIRPORT AWS 1223 1800 - - - 180/22 14.1 13.6 97 1012.50.4 - - - -
25.0 +0.0 - - - 0.2/6 0.2/6 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE 1223 1500 3/- - - 110/08 21.0 16.6 76 - 50.0 -
33.0 +7.3 22.0 +10.5 20 Tr/24 Tr/18 GOULBURN (PROGRESS ST) 1223 0900 -/W - 290/22 24.6 13.4 50 - 30.0 -
31.0 +7.0 20.0 +10.3 - - - TARALGA POST OFFICE 1223 0900 -/NW 310/22 23.4 12.7 51 - 20.0 -
071 Southern Tablelands-Snowy Mountains
13.0 -2.3 - - - 18/6 18/6 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALE 1223 1500 3/S - - 050/11 13.2 9.7 79 - 10.0 50000
15.4 +1.4 - - - - - THREDBO AWS 1223 0000 - - - - 330/68 12.7 9.0 78 1017.10.4 - - - -
- - 10.4 +5.7 - - 9/3 THREDBO AWS 1223 1200 - - - - 330/43 11.1 11.1 100 1016.30.2 - - - -
- - - - - - 14/3 THREDBO AWS 1223 1800 - - - - 300/17 10.9 10.9 100 1014.00.3 - - - -
072 Southwest Slopes - south
28.0 +2.0 21.0 +11.5 - - - TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE 1223 0900 3/NW - - 050/05 23.4 11.7 48 - 30.0 -
25.0 -1.0 - - - 15/6 15/6 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE 1223 1500 3/S - - 360/09 19.5 17.9 90 - 50.0 -
073 Southwest Slopes - north
31.0 -0.3 25.0 +10.2 - - - QUANDIALLA POST OFFICE 1223 0900 -/W - 290/09 28.4 17.7 52 - 40.0 -
075 Riverina - west
- - - - - - 14/15 HAY (MILLER STREET) 1223 0600 6/S - 200/04 18.0 16.0 88 1014.60.5 50.0 -
Victoria
082 Northeast - Lower
32.0 +3.9 22.0 +10.4 - - - CORRYONG (PARISH LANE) 1223 0900 6/W - - 230/05 25.2 12.8 46 - 50.0 cleaned out evaperation pan
26.0 -2.1 - - - 3/6 3/6 CORRYONG (PARISH LANE) 1223 1500 6/NW - - 020/18 22.7 20.1 85 - 5.0 -
083 Northeast - Upper
22.0 - 13.0 - - 1/24 - MT HOTHAM AIRPORT 1223 0900 - - - - 100/15 13.5 13.4 99 1016.10.4 - - 0.0 -
- - 12.0 - - - 1/3 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT 1223 1200 - - - - 160/08 11.4 11.3 99 1016.30.2 - - 0.1 -
- - - - - - 0.6/3 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT 1223 1800 - - - - 210/09 8.3 8.2 99 1014.50.9 - - 0.0 -
14.0 -10.2 - - - 2/6 2/6 OMEO COMPARISON 1223 1500 - - - Calm 12.2 11.7 97 - 0.8 -
084 East Gippsland
14.0 - - - - 13/6 11/3 COMBIENBAR AWS 1223 1500 - - - - 220/05 11.6 11.5 99 1015.40.4 - - - -
34.0 +12.3 15.0 +2.2 - 4/24 4/18 LAKES ENTRANCE 1223 0900 10/W - 250/13 15.3 14.1 93 - 1.0 -
18.0 - - - - 12/6 12/3 MALLACOOTA 1223 1500 - - - - 230/15 15.0 13.7 92 1016.40.1 - - - -
35.0 +11.5 15.0 +3.2 - 5/24 5/3 ORBOST (COMPARISON) 1223 0900 6/SW - - 230/13 15.8 14.4 91 - 15.0 -
085 West Gippsland
18.1 - - - - - 17/3 MT BAW BAW 1223 0000 - - - - 230/15 10.9 10.6 98 - - - - -
30.0 +8.0 12.0 +2.4 - 11/24 11/18 NOOJEE (SLIVAR) 1223 0900 3/- - - 230/04 12.1 10.6 91 - 10.0 -
30.3 +11.6 - - - - 5/3 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 1223 0000 - - - - 260/48 14.8 14.7 99 1012.72.2 - - - -
- - - - - - - WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 1223 0600 - - - - 250/67 14.0 12.4 90 1014.01.0 - - - -
30.0 +11.3 13.0 +0.5 - 14/24 - WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 1223 0900 - - - - 250/54 14.3 10.1 76 1016.82.7 - - - -
086 East Central
30.3 +6.1 - - - - - MELBOURNE AIRPORT 1223 0000 3/SW - - 220/26 16.4 14.9 91 1016.63.2 20.0 -
088 North Central
28.8 - - - - - 9/3 KILMORE GAP 1223 0000 - - - 180/24 13.8 13.7 99 1015.82.0 - - 0.1 -
- - - - - 11/18 0.6/3 KILMORE GAP 1223 0300 - - - 200/26 12.0 11.9 99 1015.50.3 - - 0.1 -
- - - - - - 1/3 KILMORE GAP 1223 0600 - - - 180/30 11.0 10.9 99 1016.20.6 - - 0.1 -
Tasmania
091 North Coast
19.3 - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 1223 0000 - - - 220/65 13.2 11.5 89 1013.92.9 - - - -
- - - - - 6/18 - CAPE GRIM BAPS 1223 0300 - - - 210/63 12.5 9.8 84 1015.01.1 - - - -
- - 11.0 - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 1223 1200 - - - - 210/65 12.8 4.1 55 1018.60.4 - - - -
- - - - - - 17/3 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION 1223 1800 - - - - 200/02 14.3 12.7 90 - - - - -
- - - - - 25/12 9/3 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION 1223 2100 - - - - 140/17 11.2 10.3 94 - - - - -
22.3 +3.0 - - - - - DEVONPORT AIRPORT 1223 0000 - - - 280/04 15.8 15.6 99 1009.51.6 - - 0.1 -
- - - - - 9/18 - LAUNCESTON AIRPORT 1223 0300 - - - Calm 15.3 14.7 96 1009.90.9 - - 0.0 -
- - - - - - - LOW HEAD 1223 0600 0/S - - 170/11 14.2 13.7 97 1012.22.4 0.1 -
094 Southeast and Hobart
27.0 +10.1 10.0 -0.3 - 5/24 Tr/3 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 1223 0900 10/S - - 180/46 11.6 6.1 69 1018.2 30.0 -
29.0 +10.4 11.0 +2.2 - 0.6/24 0.4/18 DOVER 1223 0900 10/SW - - 250/13 12.5 2.8 52 - 10.0 going away no obs between 0900 24122006 and 0900 2
097 West Coast
16.0 - 2.0 - - 38/24 0.6/3 MOUNT READ 1223 0900 - - - - 180/37 2.6 2.3 98 1016.32.0 - - - -
099 Flinders and Bass Strait Islands
32.2 +12.2 - - - - 0.4/3 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT 1223 0000 - - - - 300/30 18.4 17.1 92 1010.70.1 - - - -
32.0 +12.0 15.0 +3.4 - 3/24 - FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT 1223 0900 - - - - 250/15 16.4 13.0 80 1016.02.4 - - - -
Islands
200 Islands
29.0 +1.2 23.6 +1.1 - 30/24 - CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO 1223 1100 - - - 120/24 26.4 24.6 90 1008.91.2 - - - -