Noteworthy synoptic observations for Saturday, 17 March 2007 local
prepared 0200 EST, 18/03/07
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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
33.0 -2.5 22.0 -0.7 22 32/24 - HALLS CREEK AIRPORT 0317 0900 6/NE 060/05 26.5 22.1 77 1007.60.9 30.0 -
003 West Kimberley
- - - - - - - BROOME AIRPORT 0317 1800 3/NE 320/22 28.9 24.7 78 1004.40.2 25.0 -
006 West Gascoyne
- - - - - - 8/15 GASCOYNE JUNCTION 0317 0600 -/- - 070/21 25.8 17.4 60 1007.3 50.0 -
007 East Gascoyne
- - - - - 68/18 - PARABURDOO AERO 0317 0300 - - - - 080/17 26.3 17.1 57 1007.91.1 - - - -
37.0 - 19.8 - - 70/24 0.2/3 PARABURDOO AERO 0317 0900 - - - - 090/21 23.3 19.5 79 1009.60.7 - - - -
009 Lower West and Perth
- - - - - - - PERTH AIRPORT 0317 1800 20/NW - 230/24 34.0 12.5 27 1010.91.2 30.0 -
- - - - - - - PERTH AIRPORT 0317 2100 25/NW 060/22 25.3 15.2 54 1013.52.6 30.0 -
013 Interior
34.7 -2.7 - - - 53/6 52/3 TELFER AERO 0317 2100 - - - - 170/28 22.9 21.9 94 1008.24.2 - - - HR002
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
31.0 -1.2 - - - 26/6 26/6 ALYANGULA POLICE 0317 1530 3/- - 090/09 24.5 23.5 94 1007.10.8 10.0 -
31.0 - - - - 40/6 40/3 BATCHELOR AERO 0317 1530 - - - - 310/11 27.7 27.4 98 1005.22.6 - - - -
- - - - - 40/12 - BATCHELOR AERO 0317 2130 - - - - Calm 25.9 25.7 99 1007.62.6 - - - -
- - - - - 12/12 11/3 BORROLOOLA 0317 2130 - - - - Calm 24.3 22.4 89 1009.01.4 - - - -
32.0 - - - - 8/6 8/3 BULMAN AWS 0317 1530 - - - - 320/09 24.5 22.6 89 1006.01.5 - - - -
- - - - - - 8/3 BULMAN AWS 0317 1830 - - - - 020/04 24.0 22.1 89 1006.20.2 - - - -
- - - - - 15/12 11/3 CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU 0317 2130 - - - - 030/05 23.5 21.6 89 1007.42.2 - - - -
- - - - - - 8/3 CENTRE ISLAND 0317 1830 - - - - 030/13 28.2 23.1 74 1006.40.1 - - - -
- - - - - - 40/3 DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE 0317 0600 - - - - 300/05 23.0 22.0 94 1006.50.2 - - - HR996
33.0 - 23.0 - - 40/24 - DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE 0317 0900 - - - - 350/09 27.3 22.7 76 1008.31.7 - - - -
31.0 - 25.0 - - 15/24 14/3 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS 0317 0930 - - - - 310/04 25.3 23.9 92 1009.63.0 - - - -
31.0 -0.3 24.0 +0.1 24 40/24 0.4/3 GOVE AIRPORT 0317 0930 1/E 280/05 27.0 24.0 84 1008.81.9 20.0 -
- - 23.7 -0.2 - - 9/3 GOVE AIRPORT 0317 1230 3/S - 180/08 24.5 23.4 94 1008.30.5 10.0 -
31.0 - - - - 78/6 75/3 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS 0317 1530 - - - - 090/17 25.5 23.9 91 1006.41.2 - - - -
- - - - - 78/12 - GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS 0317 2130 - - - - Calm 24.8 24.3 97 1007.72.0 - - - -
31.0 -3.4 22.0 -1.0 23 39/24 38/18 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM 0317 0930 1/ - Calm 25.2 24.2 94 - 20.0 Empty, clean and refill evaporation tank
35.0 - 25.0 - 25 4/24 4/18 KIDMAN SPRINGS 0317 0930 6/- - Calm 27.7 24.4 82 - 30.0 -
- - - - - - 54/15 LARRIMAH 0317 0630 3/- - Calm 23.3 23.2 99 1007.70.2 50.0 -
32.0 -2.1 23.0 +0.5 24 60/24 - LARRIMAH 0317 0930 1/- - - Calm 23.9 23.8 99 1009.62.0 2.0 -
33.0 -2.1 - - - 11/6 11/3 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE 0317 1530 - - - - 300/09 26.5 24.6 89 1006.81.0 - - - -
- - - - - - 14/3 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE 0317 1830 - - - - 020/05 25.3 24.7 96 1007.00.2 - - - -
32.0 - - - - 43/6 43/3 MIDDLE POINT AWS 0317 1530 - - - - 330/11 25.6 24.6 94 1005.32.6 - - - -
- - - - - 43/12 - MIDDLE POINT AWS 0317 2130 - - - - Calm 26.3 25.3 94 1008.02.7 - - - -
- - - - - 24/18 24/3 MILINGIMBI AWS 0317 0330 - - - - 320/13 25.0 23.6 92 1007.41.3 - - - -
32.0 - 24.0 - - 28/24 0.6/3 MILINGIMBI AWS 0317 0930 - - - - 310/08 28.2 24.5 80 1009.41.3 - - - -
- - - - 23 - - NGUKURR 0317 0930 -/ - - 070/02 24.7 23.8 95 1009.11.5 20.0 read by GW
- - - - - 66/18 - PIRLANGIMPI 0317 0330 - - - - Calm 24.4 23.7 96 1007.70.7 - - - -
31.0 -0.8 24.0 +0.1 - 66/24 - PIRLANGIMPI 0317 0930 - - - - 340/04 27.7 25.6 88 1009.01.8 - - - -
- - 24.0 +0.1 - - 12/3 PIRLANGIMPI 0317 1230 - - - - Calm 25.7 24.5 93 1008.50.5 - - - -
- - - - - 29/18 29/3 TINDAL RAAF 0317 0330 - - - 010/04 23.6 23.0 96 1007.71.1 - - - -
33.0 -1.2 23.0 +0.1 - 30/24 - TINDAL RAAF 0317 0930 - - - 360/05 26.4 24.9 91 1009.22.0 - - - -
- - - - - 11/12 10/3 TINDAL RAAF 0317 2130 - - - 080/11 24.3 23.6 96 1007.93.3 - - - -
33.0 -1.5 - - - 16/6 16/6 WOLLOGORANG 0317 1530 10/N - 090/04 26.5 25.9 97 1007.41.5 50.0 -
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
- - - - - - 0.2/3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 0317 1830 10/NE - - 360/15 26.8 21.0 71 1007.50.2 15.0 -
- - - - - 2/12 - ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 0317 2130 15/NE - - 120/21 29.7 16.0 44 1009.62.0 40.0 -
- - - - - - - JERVOIS 0317 0630 -/SE - 060/13 24.8 21.2 80 1010.61.6 50.0 -
- - - - - - - RABBIT FLAT 0317 0630 -/- - 340/08 24.1 23.6 97 1006.90.2 35.0 l/ning to se & w VER:03 SWV:M2.01.38.00
33.0 - - - - 0.2/6 - RABBIT FLAT 0317 1530 15/- - 160/09 27.0 23.1 79 1005.42.7 35.0 -
- - - - - 0.2/12 - RABBIT FLAT 0317 2130 -/- - 150/09 25.7 23.5 88 1006.32.0 30.0 l/ning to all points of compass VER:03 SWV:M2.01.3
- - - - - 15/12 13/3 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM 0317 2130 - - - - 120/08 22.0 20.3 90 1010.13.3 - - - -
Queensland
027 North Peninsula
- - - - - - 9/3 COCONUT ISLAND 0317 1800 - - - - 180/05 28.0 - - 1005.60.2 - - - -
31.0 - 25.0 - - 13/24 12/3 HORN ISLAND 0317 0900 - - - - 050/11 24.9 24.1 95 1009.42.1 - - - -
32.0 +0.3 - - - - - WEIPA AERO 0317 1500 10/NE 110/05 32.2 23.7 61 1005.62.9 20.0 -
028 South Peninsula
- - - - - - 27/3 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 0317 0600 - - - - 090/05 24.2 23.7 97 1008.80.6 - - - -
31.0 - 24.0 - - 44/24 8/3 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 0317 0900 - - - - 300/05 25.2 24.6 96 1009.40.6 - - - -
029 Lower Carpentaria (Gulf Country)
32.5 -0.3 - - - - 8/3 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT 0317 0000 - - - - 090/09 24.7 23.7 94 1009.60.9 - - - -
33.0 +0.2 24.0 +0.3 - 20/24 - KOWANYAMA AIRPORT 0317 0900 1/ 090/08 26.1 24.8 93 1009.91.1 40.0 -
- - - - - 52/18 - MORNINGTON ISLAND 0317 0300 - - - - Calm 24.3 23.4 95 1008.41.5 - - - -
27.0 -4.9 23.0 -1.8 - 54/24 2/3 MORNINGTON ISLAND 0317 0900 - - - - 070/11 24.3 23.3 94 1010.51.6 - - - -
29.0 - 24.0 - - 27/24 24/18 SWEERS ISLAND 0317 0900 3/NE - - 020/17 25.4 25.4 100 1009.21.0 5.0 -
27.0 - - - - 20/6 20/6 SWEERS ISLAND 0317 1500 6/N - 360/08 26.6 24.0 86 1007.02.6 20.0 -
031 North Coast - Barron
- - - - - 19/18 13/3 CAIRNS AERO 0317 0300 3/SE - - 330/05 23.2 22.8 98 1010.51.3 5.0 -
31.0 +0.5 23.0 +0.0 22 26/24 3/3 CAIRNS AERO 0317 0900 2/SE - 180/17 25.2 22.7 86 1011.51.3 25.0 -
29.0 - 24.0 - - 28/24 - CAPE FLATTERY 0317 0900 - - - - 130/22 28.8 23.5 73 1011.01.9 - - - -
- - - - - - 13/3 COOKTOWN AIRPORT 0317 0000 - - - - 240/05 24.1 23.6 97 1010.60.3 - - - -
- - - - - - 11/3 COOKTOWN AIRPORT 0317 1200 - - - - 140/13 25.3 24.0 93 1010.11.0 - - - -
032 North Coast - Herbert
28.0 -2.7 23.0 +1.2 - 34/24 0.4/3 CARDWELL MARINE PDE 0317 0900 3/SE - 130/13 24.5 23.2 92 1012.41.2 2.0 -
- - - - - 23/12 23/12 INGHAM COMPOSITE 0317 0300 -/ - - 090/04 22.5 22.5 100 1011.60.9 3.0 -
29.0 -1.7 23.0 +0.8 - 31/24 7/6 INGHAM COMPOSITE 0317 0900 2/E - - Calm 25.1 23.3 90 1013.01.2 25.0 -
29.0 -0.8 23.0 +1.0 - 28/24 3/3 INNISFAIL 0317 0900 2/SE 110/13 27.7 22.2 72 - 30.0 -
- - - - - - 17/3 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 0317 0600 - - - - 280/02 23.0 22.5 97 1010.90.3 - - - HR010
29.0 -0.8 23.0 +1.1 - 26/24 - SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 0317 0900 - - - - 140/18 27.5 22.0 72 1012.31.4 - - - -
033 Central Coast - east
- - 22.7 - - - 8/3 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT 0317 1200 - - - - 120/41 25.6 22.1 81 1011.81.2 - - - -
30.0 +1.0 21.0 -0.8 - 11/24 11/3 MACKAY AERO 0317 0900 - - - - 170/13 23.0 21.3 90 1014.21.2 - - - HR005
037 Upper Western (Northwest)
36.8 - - - - - 10/3 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT 0317 0000 - - - - 290/15 24.1 21.5 85 1010.31.2 - - - -
- - - - - - 3/9 URANDANGI 0317 0600 -/ - Calm 24.0 23.0 94 1009.50.0 30.0 -
36.0 +0.3 - - - - - URANDANGI 0317 1500 10/N - - 360/04 32.5 21.4 52 1007.02.7 20.0 -
- - - - - - - URANDANGI 0317 1800 -/ - 160/18 28.8 20.7 62 1006.50.3 30.0 -
045 Far Southwest
37.0 - 23.0 - - 29/24 - BALLERA GAS FIELD 0317 0900 - - - - 170/22 24.7 22.8 89 1013.83.4 - - - -
New South Wales
046 Upper Western - Far Northwest
- - - - - - 2/15 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE 0317 0600 - - - 180/04 23.7 21.0 85 - 50.0 -
37.0 +5.7 22.0 +5.8 - 6/24 6/18 WILCANNIA (REID ST) 0317 0900 15/- - Calm 23.7 21.7 89 - 30.0 -
048 Upper Western - Upper Darling
37.0 +5.0 23.0 +5.8 - 26/24 26/18 WANAARING POST OFFICE 0317 0900 -/- - 180/02 24.7 16.4 60 - 10.0 -
049 Lower Western - Southwest Plains
37.0 +6.3 21.0 +6.3 - 1/24 1/18 IVANHOE POST OFFICE 0317 0900 -/SE - 130/09 23.0 17.9 73 1015.82.7 50.0 -
061 Hunter
- - - - - 12/12 8/3 GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATIO 0317 2100 - - - - 140/09 19.3 19.2 99 - - - - -
35.0 +10.3 22.0 +3.8 - - - NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION 0317 0900 - - - - 190/13 24.0 23.2 95 - - - - -
- - - - - 9/12 9/3 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION 0317 2100 - - - - 190/39 21.2 21.0 99 - - - - -
36.0 +9.2 22.0 +6.4 21 - - PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) 0317 0900 - - - 060/08 22.3 16.8 71 - 0.0 -
062 Central Tablelands - north
- - - - - 14/12 9/3 NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS 0317 2100 - - - - 100/22 15.6 15.6 100 - - - - -
063 Central Tablelands - south
- - - - - - 10/3 MOUNT BOYCE AWS 0317 1800 - - - 100/09 17.0 16.1 94 - - - - -
066 Sydney Metropolitan - east
- - - - - - 8/3 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 0317 1800 3/S - - -/- 20.1 18.7 92 1015.92.5 15.0 -
- - - - - - 11/3 SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK (SYDNEY OLY 0317 1800 - - - - 150/22 19.7 17.9 89 - - - - -
- - - - - - 9/3 TERREY HILLS AWS 0317 1800 - - - - 150/18 18.3 17.7 96 - - - - -
067 Sydney Metropolitan - west
- - - - - - 9/3 BADGERYS CREEK AWS 0317 1800 - - - - 170/15 19.9 17.9 88 1016.53.0 - - - -
- - - - - - 10/3 HORSLEY PARK EQUESTRIAN CENTRE 0317 1800 - - - - 160/21 19.3 19.0 98 - - - - -
29.0 - - - - Tr/6 Tr/6 LIVERPOOL (MICHAEL WENDEN CENTR 0317 1500 - - - 200/08 23.8 20.3 81 - 4.0 -
068 Illawarra
25.0 - - - - 15/6 15/3 BELLAMBI AWS 0317 1500 - - - 180/43 19.7 15.8 78 - - - - -
24.0 +1.6 - - - 20/6 20/6 BOWRAL (PARRY DRIVE) 0317 1500 1/SE - - 130/04 17.1 17.1 100 - 1.0 -
27.0 +0.3 - - - 8/6 8/3 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS 0317 1500 - - - - 110/13 21.6 19.4 87 1013.91.2 - - - -
- - 17.1 - - - 11/3 MOSS VALE AWS 0317 1200 - - - 240/04 18.5 17.7 95 1014.81.0 - - 3.0 -
- - 20.4 - - - 16/3 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS 0317 1200 - - - 160/17 19.5 19.2 98 1014.91.4 - - 3.1 -
22.0 - - - - 19/6 3/3 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS 0317 1500 - - - 170/18 18.3 17.5 95 1015.40.5 - - 9.0 -
25.0 +0.5 - - - 17/6 17/6 WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY 0317 1500 2/SE - - 130/08 19.4 18.8 96 - 12.0 -
069 South Coast
29.0 +6.7 17.0 +0.1 - 11/24 9/3 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0317 0900 - - - - 150/35 18.2 18.1 99 1015.02.2 - - - -
31.0 - 18.0 - - 23/24 12/3 MORUYA AIRPORT AWS 0317 0900 - - - - 230/13 18.4 18.4 100 1015.32.3 - - - HR004
- - 18.2 - - - 14/3 MORUYA AIRPORT AWS 0317 1200 - - - - 160/21 18.5 18.5 100 1015.80.5 - - - HR008
29.0 +5.7 18.0 +2.9 - 22/24 10/3 MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION 0317 0900 3/- - - 200/08 18.4 17.9 97 1015.01.8 2.0 -
- - - - - - 14/3 MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION 0317 1200 3/SE - - 180/26 18.2 17.0 93 1016.01.0 20.0 -
070 Southern Tablelands-Goulburn/Monaro
- - - - - - 7/3 CANBERRA AIRPORT 0317 0600 3/- - 050/05 18.5 17.4 93 1011.90.3 40.0 -
- - 16.1 - - - 16/3 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS 0317 1200 - - - - 350/08 20.3 18.5 89 1014.60.5 - - - -
24.0 - - - - 17/6 0.2/3 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS 0317 1500 - - - - 220/05 24.1 17.9 68 1013.80.7 - - - -
24.0 +0.1 - - - 12/6 12/6 GOULBURN TAFE 0317 1500 3/SW 270/04 23.2 17.5 70 - 30.0 -
29.0 +3.4 19.0 +8.0 - 4/24 4/18 YASS (LINTON HOSTEL) 0317 0900 - - - 310/02 20.0 18.8 93 - 5.0 -
071 Southern Tablelands-Snowy Mountains
13.0 -0.4 11.0 +6.1 - 32/24 2/3 THREDBO AWS 0317 0900 - - - - 290/37 10.8 9.4 91 1015.11.7 - - - -
072 Southwest Slopes - south
- - - - - - 25/3 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS 0317 0600 - - - - 310/22 13.7 13.6 99 - - - - -
16.0 - 13.0 - - 58/24 2/3 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS 0317 0900 - - - - 270/21 14.3 14.2 99 - - - - -
Victoria
083 Northeast - Upper
13.0 - 8.0 - - 43/24 - MT HOTHAM 0317 0900 - - - - 290/09 8.9 8.8 99 - - - - -
- - - - - 9/18 - MT HOTHAM AIRPORT 0317 0300 - - - - 160/02 12.1 12.0 99 1013.50.9 - - 0.1 -
- - - - - - - MT HOTHAM AIRPORT 0317 0600 - - - - 180/08 10.9 10.8 99 1013.20.3 - - 0.1 -
Islands
200 Islands
- - - - - - 11/3 COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS (COCOS 0317 1100 3/S - - 210/05 23.5 21.8 90 1010.00.8 5.0 -
- - - - - - 9/3 NORTH EAST ISLAND 0317 1300 - - - - 310/11 26.2 - - 1007.62.0 - - - HR007
- - - - - - 15/3 NORTH EAST ISLAND 0317 1400 - - - - 040/15 25.3 - - 1007.22.1 - - - HR008
- - - - - 22/6 16/3 NORTH EAST ISLAND 0317 1500 - - - - 350/13 26.1 - - 1006.81.1 - - - HR992
- - - - - - 8/3 NORTH EAST ISLAND 0317 1600 - - - - 320/09 25.9 - - 1006.51.1 - - - -