Noteworthy synoptic observations for Monday, 31 March 2008 lo prepared 0159 EST, 01/04/08
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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 23.0 -1.2 - 27/24 27/18 KURI BAY 0331 0900 6/NW 050/09 30.0 25.8 78 1010.00.2 20.0 wet bulb muslin and baragraph changed.
003 West Kimberley
33.0 -1.3 - - - - - BROOME AIRPORT 0331 1500 6/SE 280/21 31.5 22.9 60 1007.51.3 35.0 -
35.3 - - - - 16/12 15/3 CURTIN AERO 0331 2100 - - - - 150/08 24.9 23.1 90 1010.61.2 - - - -
31.0 -2.4 22.0 -0.1 - 44/24 - CYGNET BAY 0331 0900 -/- - 050/18 30.5 24.1 69 1007.01.0 20.0 -
30.0 - 23.5 - - 30/24 - WEST ROEBUCK 0331 0900 - - - - 080/11 30.2 - - - - - - -
- - - - - - 12/3 WEST ROEBUCK 0331 1800 - - - - 320/08 25.8 - - - - - - -
005 Pilbara - Fortescue
27.0 - - - - 16/6 12/3 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT 0331 1500 - - - - 350/18 26.0 23.9 88 1008.21.5 - - - -
- - - - - - 15/3 ONSLOW AIRPORT 0331 1200 - - - - 310/17 25.6 24.6 94 1010.10.4 - - - -
29.0 -4.6 - - - 15/6 - ONSLOW AIRPORT 0331 1500 - - - - 300/24 27.9 23.3 76 1008.71.4 - - - -
007 East Gascoyne
- - - - - - 15/3 PARABURDOO AERO 0331 0000 - - - - 150/11 21.7 21.6 99 1009.90.2 - - - -
28.0 - 21.1 - - 26/24 - PARABURDOO AERO 0331 0900 - - - - 060/13 23.6 20.8 84 1010.01.3 - - - -
008 Central West
29.0 +2.4 - - - - - DALWALLINU COMPARISON 0331 1500 - - - 310/74 27.4 19.3 61 - 0.5 thick dust storm all morning strong wind- trying t
- - - - - - - GERALDTON AIRPORT 0331 0600 3/N 020/31 22.1 19.8 87 1003.51.4 25.0 -
- - - - - - - GERALDTON AIRPORT 0331 1200 6/NW - - 330/52 27.9 20.2 63 1002.91.0 7.0 -
30.0 +1.6 - - - 0.1/6 0.1/6 MULLEWA 0331 1500 3/NW - - 290/28 28.7 19.8 59 - 5.0 Wind blown dust.
29.0 +2.8 - - - 0.4/6 0.4/6 WONGAN HILLS 0331 1500 - - - - 360/34 28.4 18.4 55 997.8 0.6 -
009 Lower West and Perth
20.7 -1.2 - - - 16/12 9/3 ALBANY AIRPORT 0331 2100 3/E - 110/18 15.9 15.2 96 1009.50.9 8.0 -
31.0 +3.8 15.1 +1.5 - 10/24 9/3 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN 0331 0900 - - - - 060/39 18.6 13.9 74 - - - - HR003
26.0 - 11.1 - - 10/24 10/3 BICKLEY 0331 0900 - - - - 010/24 11.1 9.9 92 - - - - HR005
- - - - - - 9/3 BICKLEY 0331 1200 - - - - 040/44 13.4 11.3 87 - - - - -
18.0 - - - - 14/6 14/3 BRIDGETOWN 0331 1500 - - - - 180/13 13.4 13.0 97 1008.81.0 - - - -
- - - - - - 12/3 BRIDGETOWN 0331 1800 - - - - 150/17 13.7 13.4 98 1006.91.9 - - - -
18.6 - - - - 38/12 12/3 BRIDGETOWN 0331 2100 - - - - 160/18 13.1 12.8 98 1008.11.2 - - - -
18.0 - - - - 16/6 14/3 BUNBURY 0331 1500 - - - - 170/22 13.7 12.8 94 1007.01.7 - - - -
18.0 - - - - 8/6 8/3 BUSSELTON 0331 1500 - - - - -/- 14.6 14.2 97 - - - - -
18.0 - - - - 8/6 8/3 BUSSELTON AERO 0331 1500 - - - - 160/22 14.8 12.3 85 1008.70.8 - - - -
15.0 - - - - 23/6 21/3 COLLIE EAST 0331 1500 - - - - 130/15 12.9 11.7 92 - - - - -
- - - - - - 17/3 COLLIE EAST 0331 1800 - - - - 130/18 14.0 11.9 87 - - - - -
18.3 - - - - 46/12 6/3 COLLIE EAST 0331 2100 - - - - 160/11 13.5 12.3 92 - - - - -
- - - - - - 39/3 GARDEN ISLAND HSF 0331 1200 - - - - 150/39 15.6 14.0 90 1004.85.8 - - - -
17.0 - - - - 50/6 11/3 GARDEN ISLAND HSF 0331 1500 - - - - 160/46 16.4 14.6 89 1000.84.0 - - - -
23.0 - - - - 53/12 3/3 GARDEN ISLAND HSF 0331 2100 - - - - 190/61 16.4 14.8 90 1003.92.6 - - - -
18.0 -8.6 - - - 19/6 19/6 GOSNELLS CITY 0331 1500 - - - 310/11 17.7 16.0 90 - - - 14.0 -
17.0 - - - - 38/6 38/6 HARVEY 0331 1500 - - - 130/55 14.5 14.3 99 - 3.0 -
29.0 +3.2 13.9 +0.9 - 9/24 9/3 JANDAKOT AERO 0331 0900 - - - 100/21 13.5 12.2 92 1010.81.2 - - 7.0 -
- - - - - - 15/3 JANDAKOT AERO 0331 1200 - - - 160/22 14.7 13.1 90 1004.46.4 - - 5.0 -
16.0 -9.8 - - - 24/6 9/3 JANDAKOT AERO 0331 1500 - - - 200/17 15.9 14.7 93 1001.23.2 - - 8.0 -
17.0 -6.8 - - - 11/6 11/6 JARRAHWOOD 0331 1500 - - - 130/04 14.0 12.2 89 - 0.1 -
- - - - - - 3/3 LANCELIN 0331 0600 3/S - - 160/18 17.5 13.1 75 1008.20.5 4.0 -
32.0 +6.7 13.0 -1.5 13 23/24 20/3 LANCELIN 0331 0900 3/N - - 110/18 14.0 14.0 100 1004.24.0 10.0 marchrain23mmoneday
- - - - - - 41/3 MANDURAH 0331 1200 - - - - 140/18 14.2 12.1 87 1007.14.9 - - - -
17.0 - - - - 56/6 15/3 MANDURAH 0331 1500 - - - - 160/24 15.3 13.3 88 1003.04.1 - - - -
23.3 - - - - 62/12 5/3 MANDURAH 0331 2100 - - - - 180/39 15.1 13.5 90 1004.22.4 - - - -
17.0 -3.9 - - - 9/6 9/3 MANJIMUP 0331 1500 - - - - 100/17 13.0 11.6 91 1008.91.5 - - - -
- - - - - - 14/3 MANJIMUP 0331 1800 - - - - 160/24 12.9 12.5 97 1008.10.8 - - - -
- - - - - - 13/3 NORTH WALPOLE 0331 1800 - - - - 080/04 14.6 13.7 94 1010.51.1 - - - -
29.0 +2.7 14.4 +0.5 - 14/24 14/3 PEARCE RAAF 0331 0900 3/NW - 140/17 13.9 11.5 85 1009.70.8 3.0 -
- - - - - - - PEARCE RAAF 0331 1500 6/W - - 060/13 19.4 18.4 94 998.9 8.0 -
17.0 -4.1 - - - 5/6 5/6 PEMBERTON 0331 1500 3/ - - 090/02 14.5 13.6 94 1009.61.0 14.0 -
29.0 +3.5 13.9 +0.9 13 13/24 13/3 PERTH AIRPORT 0331 0900 6/NW - 090/22 13.7 11.6 87 1010.61.5 2.0 -
- - - - - - 6/3 PERTH AIRPORT 0331 1200 3/N - 090/17 17.0 12.5 75 1002.77.9 10.0 -
18.0 -7.5 - - - 13/6 7/3 PERTH AIRPORT 0331 1500 6/N - 090/26 17.6 15.3 86 999.63.1 10.0 -
29.0 - 13.9 - - 12/24 12/3 PERTH METRO 0331 0900 - - - - 100/17 13.3 12.4 94 1009.60.5 - - - -
- - - - - - 14/3 PERTH METRO 0331 1200 - - - - 090/11 16.0 13.2 83 1003.46.2 - - - -
17.0 - - - - 26/6 13/3 PERTH METRO 0331 1500 - - - - 220/13 16.6 15.7 94 999.83.6 - - - -
- - - - - - 21/3 ROCKY GULLY 0331 1800 - - - - 140/17 13.7 12.6 93 - - - - -
27.0 - 15.3 - - 13/24 13/3 ROTTNEST ISLAND 0331 0900 - - - - 070/31 14.8 12.9 88 1010.50.8 - - - -
- - - - - - 34/3 ROTTNEST ISLAND 0331 1200 - - - - 140/48 14.9 14.5 97 1002.77.8 - - - -
16.0 - - - - 49/6 15/3 ROTTNEST ISLAND 0331 1500 - - - - 170/50 16.1 15.7 97 999.92.8 - - - -
24.0 - - - - 50/12 0.4/3 ROTTNEST ISLAND 0331 2100 - - - - 200/67 16.5 15.5 94 1002.62.0 - - - -
- - - - - - 18/3 SHANNON 0331 1800 - - - - 170/18 13.2 12.9 98 - - - - -
29.0 - 13.5 - - 13/24 13/3 SWANBOURNE 0331 0900 - - - - 100/21 13.4 12.3 93 - - - - -
- - - - - - 18/3 SWANBOURNE 0331 1200 - - - - 130/18 14.5 13.7 95 - - - - -
16.0 - - - - 31/6 13/3 SWANBOURNE 0331 1500 - - - - 150/18 16.1 16.0 99 - - - - -
23.9 - - - - 32/12 0.6/3 SWANBOURNE 0331 2100 - - - - 200/37 15.7 15.4 98 - - - - -
010 Central Wheat Belt
30.0 +4.2 - - - - - BENCUBBIN 0331 1500 0/ - - 360/46 30.4 19.0 51 1000.8 0.2 unable to pick cloud to dusty
- - - - - - 0.8/3 CORRIGIN 0331 1800 -/- - 110/05 17.5 13.3 76 1002.71.8 5.0 pressure rose 1.7hp while doing EFB
- - - - - - 15/3 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD 0331 1800 - - - - 210/18 19.7 18.5 93 1000.71.2 - - - -
- - - - - - 9/3 KATANNING 0331 1800 - - - - 140/34 14.2 12.8 91 1006.02.5 - - - HR003
19.0 -3.8 - - - 5/6 5/6 KATANNING COMPARISON 0331 1500 3/SE - - 110/04 14.9 12.9 88 - 10.0 -
- - - - - - 1/3 MERREDIN 0331 1200 10/NW - 090/31 20.6 10.5 52 - 20.0 -
29.0 +3.8 - - - 1/6 - MERREDIN 0331 1500 15/NW - - 050/31 28.5 8.3 28 - 10.0 -
17.0 -6.0 - - - 17/6 17/6 NARROGIN 0331 1500 6/- - - 160/02 14.0 13.3 96 - 4.0 -
21.0 -5.1 - - - 17/6 17/6 NORTHAM 0331 1500 - - - 130/04 18.7 14.9 79 - 5.0 -
17.0 -6.7 - - - 13/6 13/6 WAGIN 0331 1500 6/W - - 160/05 14.9 13.1 89 - 10.0 -
- - - - - - 11/3 WANDERING 0331 1200 - - - - 120/17 13.3 11.2 87 - - - - -
15.0 - - - - 16/6 6/3 WANDERING 0331 1500 - - - - 140/21 14.9 12.9 88 - - - - -
- - - - - 0.4/18 0.4/18 YORK 0331 0900 - - - -/- 15.5 9.8 69 1012.0 10.0 -
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
32.0 +0.5 25.0 +0.1 24 9/24 0.1/18 BLACK POINT 0331 0930 3/- - 130/02 26.5 23.7 85 1011.42.2 18.0 Obs not sent until 0925
- - - - - 80/18 - CAPE DON 0331 0330 - - - - 010/13 28.1 23.7 77 1008.21.5 - - - -
30.0 - 24.0 - - 80/24 - CAPE DON 0331 0930 - - - - 080/15 25.8 24.0 90 1011.42.4 - - - -
32.0 - - - - 16/6 16/3 CAPE DON 0331 1530 - - - - 010/17 25.0 - - 1008.01.7 - - - -
- - - - - - 39/3 CAPE DON 0331 1830 - - - - 270/02 26.1 - - 1007.60.4 - - - -
- - - - - 55/12 - CAPE DON 0331 2130 - - - - Calm 26.9 23.4 81 1009.82.2 - - - -
32.0 - 23.0 - 22 17/24 17/18 CHANNEL POINT 0331 0930 3/- - 090/09 29.4 24.5 75 1011.12.0 28.0 Thunder storm fro S at approx. 0100hrs
- - - - - - - DARWIN AIRPORT 0331 0630 6/E - 120/13 25.6 23.6 89 1009.40.7 30.0 -
- - - - - 40/18 40/3 JABIRU AIRPORT 0331 0330 - - - - Calm 23.5 22.7 95 1008.41.9 - - - -
35.0 +0.5 23.0 -0.6 - 40/24 - JABIRU AIRPORT 0331 0930 - - - - Calm 25.7 23.6 88 1011.72.0 - - - -
- - - - - - 5/15 OENPELLI 0331 0630 -/ - 050/- 24.7 23.7 94 1009.40.6 25.0 -
- - - - - - 18/3 WARRUWI 0331 0630 - - - - 090/15 25.1 23.0 88 - - - - -
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
- - 10.0 -2.5 - - - ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 0331 1230 25/- - 080/24 26.4 -9.4 9 1015.70.8 40.0 -
29.0 +1.0 - - - - - ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 0331 1530 25/- - 090/21 28.4 -10.7 7 1013.02.5 40.0 -
South Australia
016 Northwest Pastoral
23.0 -2.4 - - - - - WOOMERA AERODROME 0331 1530 15/S - - 240/15 21.8 5.0 33 1018.02.4 40.0 MAR RFALL 0.4MM ON 1 DAY VER:03 SWV:M2.01.38.00
Queensland
027 North Peninsula
- - - - - 29/18 29/3 SCHERGER RAAF 0331 0300 - - - 340/02 24.2 23.5 96 1008.80.9 - - - -
32.0 - 24.0 - - 30/24 - SCHERGER RAAF 0331 0900 - - - 100/02 27.3 23.6 80 1010.92.0 - - - -
- - - - - - 23/3 SCHERGER RAAF 0331 1800 - - - 190/09 25.4 24.6 95 1008.31.8 - - - -
029 Lower Carpentaria (Gulf Country)
33.0 +0.1 23.0 +1.0 - 2/24 - KOWANYAMA AIRPORT 0331 0900 1/ 120/08 26.8 24.4 87 1011.11.6 40.0 -
031 North Coast - Barron
- - - - - 78/18 39/3 CAPE FLATTERY 0331 0300 - - - - 190/31 24.2 22.8 92 1008.91.8 - - - -
- - - - - - 24/3 CAPE FLATTERY 0331 0600 - - - - 170/31 24.2 22.7 91 1010.11.2 - - - -
26.0 - 23.0 - - 106/24 4/3 CAPE FLATTERY 0331 0900 - - - - 160/31 26.0 22.9 83 1012.12.0 - - - -
27.0 - 23.0 - - 41/24 - COOKTOWN AIRPORT 0331 0900 3/E 130/13 26.5 21.9 76 1012.01.6 35.0 -
28.0 - 20.0 - - 25/24 - MAREEBA AIRPORT 0331 0900 - - - - 160/21 24.2 19.3 74 1012.51.8 - - - -
032 North Coast - Herbert
27.0 -1.3 21.0 +0.6 - 80/24 Tr/3 INNISFAIL 0331 0900 3/E 200/04 25.0 21.7 82 - 40.0 -
040 South Coast Moreton & Brisbane
27.0 - 17.0 - - 9/24 9/3 POINT LOOKOUT 0331 0900 - - - 160/09 24.6 16.1 59 - 50.0 Rainfall must have fallen overnight.past 2 weather
New South Wales
071 Southern Tablelands-Snowy Mountains
5.0 -5.2 -1.0 -0.7 - 5/24 5/24 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALE 0331 0900 3/W - - 130/22 1.0 1.0 100 - 0.5 50000
- - - - - - - PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE 0331 0900 2/W - - 270/24 1.9 1.0 94 - 10.0 Was lightly snowing from approx 8.30-9am
Victoria
083 Northeast - Upper
3.0 - 0.0 - - 1/24 - FALLS CREEK 0331 0900 - - - 340/26 1.3 1.2 99 1006.82.4 0.0 50000
085 West Gippsland
- - - - - 18/18 14/3 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 0331 0300 - - - - 270/52 13.6 12.2 91 1003.70.9 - - - -
- - - - - - 14/3 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 0331 0600 - - - - 270/52 13.0 11.9 93 1004.30.6 - - - -
16.0 -1.2 11.0 -1.6 - 35/24 3/3 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 0331 0900 - - - - 270/44 13.8 10.4 80 1007.32.9 - - - -
- - - - - - - WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 0331 1400 - - - - 260/76 15.0 5.5 53 - - - - -
090 West Coast
- - - - - 23/18 19/3 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE 0331 0300 - - - - 250/50 12.0 10.1 88 1007.20.4 - - - -
16.0 -1.9 11.0 -0.6 - 25/24 0.8/3 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE 0331 0900 6/SW - 240/41 12.9 10.6 86 1011.23.0 18.0 -
12.0 -2.8 7.0 -1.8 - 33/24 30/18 WEEAPROINAH 0331 0900 - - - - 250/22 9.9 9.7 99 - 0.2 -
Tasmania
091 North Coast
- - - - - 6/18 4/3 CAPE GRIM BAPS 0331 0300 - - - 250/67 12.6 8.0 74 1001.80.1 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0331 0800 - - - - 250/68 11.8 4.6 61 1006.1 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0331 1100 - - - - 240/63 12.2 6.9 70 1009.2 - - - -
- - 10.2 - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0331 1200 - - - 240/67 13.3 5.0 57 1009.41.9 - - - -
094 Southeast and Hobart
10.0 -5.4 - - - 4/6 3/3 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 0331 1500 6/SW 250/63 9.8 4.9 71 1005.11.4 25.0 Swell 2.5mtrs.Past Hail
11.8 -2.7 - - - - 0.6/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0331 0100 - - - - 310/67 8.5 5.9 84 995.00.6 - - - -
- - - - - - 0.4/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0331 0400 - - - - 310/76 8.3 1.9 64 995.30.3 - - - -
- - - - - - - MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0331 0600 3/NW - - 300/78 8.1 0.5 59 997.01.2 15.0 manual wind WNW 45 knts VER:03 SWV:M2.01.38.00
- - - - - - 0.2/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0331 0700 - - - - 310/67 8.2 2.3 66 998.12.7 - - - -
13.0 -1.5 7.0 -2.4 - 24/24 - MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0331 0900 - - - - 300/63 8.8 1.1 58 1001.83.7 - - - -
- - - - - - - MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0331 1000 - - - - 300/63 8.8 1.1 58 1001.83.7 - - - -
- - 6.6 -2.8 - - - MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0331 1300 - - - - 300/63 9.3 1.1 56 1005.63.7 - - - -
4.0 -4.1 -2.0 -4.0 - 3/24 - MOUNT WELLINGTON 0331 0900 - - - - 250/70 -1.8 -2.2 97 - - - - -
- - -2.3 -4.3 - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 0331 1200 - - - - 250/67 -0.4 -1.0 96 - - - - -
096 Central Plateau
9.0 -3.9 2.0 -0.7 - 33/24 33/24 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK 0331 0900 - - - 250/09 3.3 0.8 84 - 1.0 50000
097 West Coast
- - - - - 45/18 13/3 MOUNT READ 0331 0300 - - - - 260/35 2.5 - - 997.80.1 - - - -
5.0 - 0.0 - - 53/24 4/3 MOUNT READ 0331 0900 - - - - 240/57 0.4 - - 1001.93.0 - - - -
- - - - - 29/18 9/3 WARRA 0331 0300 - - - - 280/28 5.7 3.1 83 - - - - -
10.0 - 3.0 - - 34/24 4/3 WARRA 0331 0900 - - - - 260/22 3.4 1.6 88 - - - - -
099 Flinders and Bass Strait Islands
- - - - - - 10/3 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT 0331 0400 - - - 310/46 13.6 - - 1001.91.6 - - - -
Islands
200 Islands
16.6 - - - - - 2/3 HOGAN ISLAND 0331 0000 - - - - 290/65 14.8 10.6 76 1004.50.7 - - - -
- - - - - 17/18 12/3 HOGAN ISLAND 0331 0300 - - - - 280/70 12.7 12.6 99 1003.80.7 - - - -
- - - - - - 8/3 HOGAN ISLAND 0331 0600 - - - - 290/68 12.9 12.3 96 1004.00.2 - - - -
17.0 - 11.0 - - 25/24 0.4/3 HOGAN ISLAND 0331 0900 - - - - 280/63 14.0 10.3 78 1007.03.0 - - - -
- - 10.9 - - - 1/3 HOGAN ISLAND 0331 1200 - - - - 250/68 13.6 9.7 77 1009.02.0 - - - -
16.0 - - - - 1/6 - HOGAN ISLAND 0331 1500 - - - - 270/70 15.1 7.2 59 1010.51.4 - - - -
- - - - - - - LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 0331 2200 - - - Calm 17.2 13.2 77 1017.02.2 30.0 -
- - - - - - 10/3 WILLIS ISLAND 0331 0600 3/SE - 120/35 26.5 24.6 89 1009.21.1 30.0 -
29.0 +0.1 25.0 +0.3 24 45/24 20/3 WILLIS ISLAND 0331 0900 25/SE - 120/26 25.0 24.5 97 1011.92.7 4.0 -
- - 24.5 -0.2 - - 12/3 WILLIS ISLAND 0331 1200 3/SE - 130/22 25.5 24.9 96 1010.71.2 10.0 -
26.0 -2.9 - - - 17/6 5/3 WILLIS ISLAND 0331 1500 3/E - 090/28 25.5 24.6 95 1009.01.7 8.0 -