Noteworthy synoptic observations for Tuesday, 16 September 20 prepared 0158 EST, 17/09/08
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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
009 Lower West and Perth
- - - - - - - BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON 0916 0600 - - - Calm 2.5 2.5 100 - 0.1 -
011 Eucla
18.0 -2.9 -1.0 -8.9 -3 - - EYRE 0916 0900 -/ - 050/18 17.0 5.7 47 1021.80.7 20.0 -
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
- - - - - 11/18 11/3 DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE 0916 0300 - - - - 140/08 25.2 17.9 64 1010.42.6 - - - -
- - - - - - 0.4/15 LARRIMAH 0916 0600 -/- - Calm 24.4 18.2 68 1011.10.2 50.0 -
- - - - - - 6/15 MANGO FARM 0916 0600 -/ - Calm 23.0 21.5 91 1012.01.4 35.0 -
37.0 +2.3 25.0 +8.4 - - - MCARTHUR RIVER MINE 0916 0900 - - - - 120/08 26.7 18.8 62 1014.52.6 - - - -
- - 24.9 +8.3 - - - MCARTHUR RIVER MINE 0916 1200 - - - - 090/13 33.4 15.4 34 1013.60.9 - - - -
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
35.0 - 16.0 - 12 - - RABBIT FLAT 0916 0900 - - - 050/18 25.3 -4.7 13 1015.22.1 40.0 -
- - 15.9 - - - - RABBIT FLAT 0916 1200 - - - 040/18 31.6 -3.9 10 1014.80.4 35.0 -
35.0 - - - - - - RABBIT FLAT 0916 1500 25/- - - 040/09 34.0 -4.8 8 1011.53.1 30.0 -
- - - - - - - RABBIT FLAT 0916 1800 -/- - 100/05 33.3 -0.8 11 1010.41.1 35.0 -
36.0 +4.6 21.0 +2.7 20 - - TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT 0916 0900 25/W - 100/39 24.9 13.3 49 1015.71.7 15.0 -
- - 21.4 +3.1 - - - TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT 0916 1200 25/W - 090/24 29.5 19.5 55 1015.10.6 15.0 -
29.0 -0.8 14.0 +0.8 11 - - WATARRKA 0916 0900 - - - 130/17 18.9 -3.2 22 1019.31.5 20.0 -
Queensland
029 Lower Carpentaria (Gulf Country)
- - - - - - - MOUNT ISA AERO 0916 0600 - - - 160/30 21.3 2.8 29 1014.01.0 - 30.0 -
36.0 +5.0 19.0 +4.7 17 Tr/24 - MOUNT ISA AERO 0916 0900 - - - 150/24 24.5 0.1 20 1016.72.6 25.0 -
- - 19.0 +4.7 - - - MOUNT ISA AERO 0916 1200 - - - 090/21 30.4 7.3 24 1015.80.9 30.0 -
033 Central Coast - east
- - - - - - - MACKAY AERO 0916 0600 - - - 260/08 16.1 15.0 93 1016.90.6 - - 0.1 -
27.2 - - - - - - SAMUEL HILL AERO 0916 0000 - - - 260/02 14.5 14.4 99 1017.10.5 - - 0.1 -
- - - - - - - SAMUEL HILL AERO 0916 0300 - - - Calm 14.7 14.6 99 1016.30.8 - - 0.1 -
- - - - - - 0.2/3 SAMUEL HILL AERO 0916 0600 - - - Calm 14.7 14.6 99 1016.80.5 - - 0.2 -
038 Lower Western (Channel Country)
- - - - - - - BEDOURIE POLICE STATION 0916 0600 - - - 130/11 15.4 0.9 37 1019.11.7 10.0 -
35.0 - 15.0 - - - - BEDOURIE POLICE STATION 0916 0900 - - - 160/21 19.5 1.9 31 1020.82.1 10.0 -
33.0 +4.8 15.0 +3.1 14 - - WINDORAH POST OFFICE 0916 0900 - - - 160/09 20.0 0.3 27 1019.92.3 3.0 -
- - - - - - - WINDORAH POST OFFICE 0916 1200 - - - 160/11 24.5 1.2 22 1018.91.1 2.0 -
27.0 -1.2 - - - - - WINDORAH POST OFFICE 0916 1500 - - - 160/09 26.5 0.0 18 1016.32.5 2.0 -
039 South Coast Curtis
- - - - - - - ROCKHAMPTON AERO 0916 0300 - - - Calm 16.3 16.0 98 1015.90.9 - - 0.1 -
040 South Coast Moreton & Brisbane
- - - - - - - BRISBANE AERO 0916 1800 - - - 090/09 20.8 18.8 88 1014.71.8 8.0 -
26.9 +1.3 - - - - - MARYBOROUGH 0916 0000 - - - Calm 16.2 15.6 96 1016.90.1 - - 0.2 -
041 Darling Downs - east
28.0 +2.8 - - - - - DALBY AIRPORT 0916 1500 - - - 260/21 27.1 4.2 23 1014.51.6 10.0 -
- - - - - - - GOONDIWINDI AIRPORT 0916 0600 - - - 230/13 13.6 8.7 72 1016.03.1 10.0 -
27.0 +2.0 13.0 +3.9 12 - - GOONDIWINDI AIRPORT 0916 0900 -/- - 230/15 16.4 7.2 54 1018.62.9 5.0 -
28.0 +4.5 - - - - - OAKEY AERO 0916 1500 25/- - 240/22 27.4 5.1 24 1014.51.5 8.0 -
- - - - - - - OAKEY AERO 0916 2100 25/- - 220/17 16.2 4.3 45 1018.61.8 15.0 -
26.0 +1.7 13.0 +5.3 9 - - TEXAS POST OFFICE 0916 0900 - - - 310/17 19.0 13.9 72 - 30.0 -
24.0 -0.3 - - - - - TEXAS POST OFFICE 0916 1500 - - - 270/24 23.8 4.7 29 - 50.0 -
043 Maranoa
27.0 +1.2 - - - - - INJUNE POST OFFICE 0916 1500 - - - 270/13 26.2 9.9 36 1015.32.2 20.0 -
31.0 +5.5 11.0 +3.7 7 - - MITCHELL POST OFFICE 0916 0900 - - - 130/08 18.9 4.9 40 1019.7 10.0 -
25.0 -0.5 - - - - - MITCHELL POST OFFICE 0916 1500 - - - 130/04 24.8 5.5 29 1016.42.2 50.0 DUST IS STILL HANGING IN THE AREA
30.0 +3.6 13.0 +3.8 10 - - ROMA AIRPORT 0916 0900 - - - 180/24 20.2 7.0 42 1019.32.4 30.0 -
044 Warrego
31.0 +5.1 14.0 +4.3 11 - - CHARLEVILLE AERO 0916 0900 - - - 160/24 18.6 2.2 33 1020.02.8 6.0 WIDESPREAD HEAVY DUST HAZE CEILOMETER SHWOING CEIL
25.0 -0.9 - - - - - CHARLEVILLE AERO 0916 1500 -/W - 180/13 24.8 2.3 23 1016.22.5 8.0 -
045 Far Southwest
31.0 +4.1 16.0 +4.4 - - - QUILPIE AIRPORT 0916 0900 - - - 130/05 17.5 2.4 36 1020.62.9 10.0 -
New South Wales
046 Upper Western - Far Northwest
- - - - - - - WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE 0916 0600 - - - Calm 7.1 0.6 63 - 50.0 -
29.0 +5.6 6.0 -2.5 - - - WILCANNIA (REID ST) 0916 0900 - - - 180/13 12.1 1.0 47 - 40.0 -
047 Lower Western - Lower Darling
23.0 - 4.0 - - - - POONCARIE TELECENTRE 0916 0900 - - - 250/11 12.5 3.3 53 - 50.0 -
053 Northwest Plains - east
- - - - - - - MOREE AERO 0916 0600 25/- - 220/21 11.7 4.8 63 1016.93.2 7.0 -
26.0 - 11.0 - 9 - - MOREE AERO 0916 0900 25/- - 190/28 15.6 2.5 41 1019.42.5 10.0 -
054 Northwest Slopes - north
25.0 +3.0 10.0 +3.7 - 0.2/24 0.2/24 PINDARI DAM 0916 0900 -/ - 230/04 17.0 7.2 52 - 10.0 -
055 Northwest Slopes - south
25.0 +3.9 9.0 +0.6 4 - - GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 0916 0900 -/NW - 270/09 13.6 -0.7 37 - 15.0 Changed water in the evaporation pan.
15.0 -2.4 - - - - - WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) 0916 1500 - - - 180/05 15.0 2.1 42 - 30.0 -
056 Northern Tablelands - west
- - - - - - - INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) 0916 0600 -/E - 310/02 8.0 7.4 96 - 40.0 /
24.0 - 7.0 - - - - INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) 0916 0900 -/E - 180/09 15.1 1.7 40 - 40.0 dust in area
20.0 - - - - - - INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) 0916 1500 - - - 180/04 14.4 5.9 57 - 50.0 dust cleared by 1100 hrs
23.0 +3.5 11.0 +4.1 7 - - INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE 0916 0900 - - - 190/17 13.9 1.8 44 1018.42.5 1.0 -
058 Northern Rivers
27.0 +1.4 19.0 +8.9 - - - CASINO AIRPORT 0916 0900 -/W - 360/15 24.5 17.6 65 - 16.0 -
31.0 +5.4 - - - - - CASINO AIRPORT 0916 1500 - - - 160/52 23.1 16.4 66 - 10.0 -
30.0 - - - - - - LISMORE (RICHMOND HILL) 0916 1500 - - - 130/13 22.1 15.4 66 - 3.0 -
060 Manning
29.0 +5.9 17.0 +8.5 15 - - YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) 0916 0900 - - - 230/08 19.5 3.8 35 - 10.0 Very Hazy
061 Hunter
20.3 - - - - - - MURRURUNDI GAP AWS 0916 0000 - - - 320/67 18.1 9.5 57 1007.52.2 - - - -
066 Sydney Metropolitan - east
27.9 +8.0 - - - - - SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 0916 0000 - - - -/- 17.4 4.3 42 1008.24.8 15.0 -
28.0 +8.1 12.0 +1.0 - - - SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 0916 0900 10/SW - - -/- 14.3 -3.0 30 1015.81.9 30.0 -
28.6 +8.3 - - - - - SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 0916 0000 - - - 260/34 17.3 5.6 46 1008.35.2 12.0 -
29.0 +8.7 12.0 +1.9 7 - - SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 0916 0900 15/W - - 280/31 14.4 2.1 43 1015.91.9 35.0 -
069 South Coast
20.0 +3.9 4.0 +0.4 - 3/24 3/18 NERRIGA COMPOSITE 0916 0900 - - - 290/74 7.0 4.8 86 - 50.0 -
071 Southern Tablelands-Snowy Mountains
5.0 +0.3 -5.0 -1.5 - 2/24 22/18 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALE 0916 0900 - - - 230/09 -4.0 -4.5 96 - 0.3 50163
6.0 +0.2 -5.0 -2.9 - - - PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE 0916 0900 0/SW - - Calm -3.0 -3.4 97 - 10.0 -
-1.0 -6.8 - - - - - PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE 0916 1500 0/SW - - 230/13 -1.0 -1.1 99 - 10.0 -
9.0 -0.7 -2.0 -1.5 - 4/24 35/18 THREDBO VILLAGE 0916 0900 6/W - - 250/02 -0.5 -2.4 87 - 3.0 Snowfall developing throughout the night. Clearing
4.0 -5.7 - - - Tr/6 Tr/6 THREDBO VILLAGE 0916 1500 6/NW - - 310/04 3.1 -2.9 65 - 25.0 State of the sky relatively unchanged throughout t
075 Riverina - west
27.0 +5.5 6.0 -1.1 - - - LAKE CARGELLIGO AIRPORT 0916 0900 - - - 280/08 10.0 1.7 56 - 45.0 -
Victoria
079 Wimmera - south
- - -2.0 - - - 8/3 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) 0916 1200 - - - - 260/22 0.1 0.0 99 - - - - -
082 Northeast - Lower
12.0 -2.2 2.0 -1.8 - 7/24 7/24 STRATHBOGIE 0916 0900 - - - 270/18 5.0 2.6 84 - 10.0 -
083 Northeast - Upper
13.0 -3.0 3.0 -2.7 - 5/24 5/24 EDI UPPER 0916 0900 - - - 270/17 6.2 3.4 82 - 30.0 -
084 East Gippsland
24.5 +8.7 - - - - - GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0916 0000 - - - - 310/11 10.8 3.3 60 1002.91.9 - - - -
25.0 +9.2 10.0 +0.3 - 1/24 0.2/3 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0916 0900 3/SW - 250/59 12.5 2.1 49 1011.44.1 20.0 -
26.0 +9.7 8.0 -1.5 - 0.8/24 Tr/3 POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE) 0916 0900 -/W - 270/80 11.5 6.2 70 - 35.0 -
085 West Gippsland
- - - - - 11/18 1/3 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 0916 0300 - - - - 260/72 9.8 5.6 75 1000.40.9 - - - -
- - - - - - - WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 0916 0400 - - - - 260/72 8.6 5.7 82 1001.9 - - - -
- - - - - - 2/3 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 0916 0600 - - - - 240/93 9.1 4.3 72 1004.64.2 - - - -
- - 6.8 -2.1 - - 0.2/3 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 0916 1200 - - - - 230/85 8.5 3.6 71 1013.11.8 - - - -
- - - - - - 0.2/3 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 0916 1800 - - - - 250/65 9.5 3.5 66 1018.82.3 - - - -
086 East Central
- - - - - - - SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND 0916 0200 - - - - 270/63 - - - - - - - -
090 West Coast
10.0 -1.5 3.0 -2.5 - 26/24 26/24 WEEAPROINAH 0916 0900 - - - 230/18 5.5 1.9 78 - 20.0 Past Hail
Tasmania
091 North Coast
13.7 - - - - - 2/3 CAPE GRIM BAPS 0916 0000 - - - 230/94 8.2 4.3 76 995.44.6 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0916 0100 - - - - 230/93 8.2 4.5 77 997.8 - - - -
- - - - - 8/18 2/3 CAPE GRIM BAPS 0916 0300 - - - 230/93 8.4 0.8 59 1001.45.9 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0916 0400 - - - - 230/87 8.5 -1.3 50 1003.7 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0916 0600 - - - 230/85 8.0 -2.3 48 1007.05.5 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0916 0700 - - - - 220/81 7.3 0.3 61 1008.8 - - - -
13.0 - 6.0 - - 8/24 - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0916 0900 - - - 220/65 9.1 1.9 61 1012.15.1 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0916 1000 - - - - 230/78 9.5 -1.5 46 1012.9 - - - -
- - 6.4 - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0916 1200 - - - 230/65 9.4 0.6 54 1015.13.0 - - - -
092 East Coast
10.0 -1.2 3.0 +1.0 - 26/24 7/18 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) 0916 0900 - - - 250/24 4.3 -0.6 70 - 50.0 400036 50000 lake =2.00
- - 8.4 - - - - MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) 0916 1200 - - - - 210/65 8.6 2.4 65 1008.15.7 - - - -
094 Southeast and Hobart
- - - - - - 0.8/3 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) 0916 0600 - - - - 250/65 6.7 4.9 88 997.36.4 - - - -
- - - - - 3/12 3/9 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 0916 0300 3/- - - 250/68 8.5 6.3 86 990.24.0 3.0 Swell 1.5mtrs.
- - - - - - 2/3 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 0916 0600 3/SW - - 230/70 7.2 4.9 85 996.96.7 4.0 Swell 1.5mtrs.
16.0 +2.8 5.0 -1.9 - 6/24 1/3 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 0916 0900 3/SW - - 200/67 8.8 4.0 72 1003.66.6 20.0 Swell 2mtrs.
- - - - - - 1/3 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 0916 1200 3/SW - - 230/63 9.0 4.5 73 1008.54.9 15.0 Swell 2.5mtrs.Past Hail.
095 Derwent Valley
13.0 -0.8 3.0 -0.4 - 21/24 19/18 MAYDENA POST OFFICE 0916 0900 - - - 200/17 3.7 3.2 97 - 2.0 -
9.0 -2.0 1.0 -0.7 - 27/24 24/18 TARRALEAH VILLAGE 0916 0900 - - - 250/09 1.8 0.0 88 - 5.0 -
5.0 -6.0 - - - 3/6 3/6 TARRALEAH VILLAGE 0916 1500 - - - 270/24 3.7 -0.4 75 - 10.0 50000
096 Central Plateau
8.0 -2.1 1.0 +0.1 - 32/24 2/3 BUTLERS GORGE 0916 0900 - - - - 250/15 1.1 -0.5 89 - - - - -
- - 0.5 -0.4 - - 11/3 BUTLERS GORGE 0916 1200 - - - - 240/21 2.9 -0.7 77 - - - - -
7.0 -3.1 0.0 -0.8 - 42/24 42/24 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK 0916 0900 - - - 250/09 0.5 -0.8 91 - 0.5 50008
4.0 - -2.0 - - 35/24 2/3 LIAWENEE 0916 0900 - - - 200/50 -0.5 - - 1004.36.5 20.0 50008 evap pan frozen VER:03 SWV:M2.01.38.00
1.0 - - - - 0.2/6 - LIAWENEE 0916 1500 - - - 190/41 0.8 - - 1011.92.8 30.0 50000
097 West Coast
- - - - - - 2/3 CAPE SORELL 0916 0100 - - - - 220/76 8.7 - - 992.44.2 - - - HR992
- - - - - - 0.8/3 CAPE SORELL 0916 0200 - - - - 230/72 8.7 - - 995.56.2 - - - -
- - - - - 2/6 0.2/3 CAPE SORELL 0916 0300 - - - - 230/72 8.8 - - 997.36.6 - - - -
- - - - - - - MOUNT READ 0916 0300 - - - - 210/65 -1.2 -1.5 98 994.84.5 - - - -
11.0 - 1.0 - - 35/24 10/3 SCOTTS PEAK DAM 0916 0900 - - - - 260/31 3.5 2.0 90 - - - - -
11.0 -0.5 3.0 -1.2 - 43/24 41/18 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE 0916 0900 - - - 130/04 3.0 1.7 91 - 10.0 50000 /
- - - - - 23/18 11/3 WARRA 0916 0300 - - - - 250/41 3.0 1.1 87 - - - - -
12.0 - 1.0 - - 34/24 5/3 WARRA 0916 0900 - - - - 250/24 3.5 1.9 89 - - - - -
099 Flinders and Bass Strait Islands
- - - - - - - FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT 0916 0600 - - - 260/67 9.4 5.4 76 1003.16.9 - - - -
16.0 +1.0 9.0 +1.5 - - - FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT 0916 0900 - - - 250/65 10.1 2.7 60 1008.35.2 - - - -
Islands
200 Islands
- - - - - - 9/3 COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS (COCOS 0916 2200 - - - 140/24 25.1 24.3 95 1012.60.9 - - 1.1 -
14.7 - - - - - 2/3 HOGAN ISLAND 0916 0000 - - - - 300/87 8.8 6.3 84 998.11.9 - - - -
- - - - - 7/18 4/3 HOGAN ISLAND 0916 0300 - - - - 260/93 9.4 8.0 91 1000.01.9 - - - -
- - - - - - 1/3 HOGAN ISLAND 0916 0600 - - - - 240/87 7.1 5.5 90 1005.95.8 - - - -
15.0 - 6.0 - - 9/24 0.2/3 HOGAN ISLAND 0916 0900 - - - - 260/68 8.7 4.4 74 1011.05.0 - - - -
- - 6.1 - - - 0.2/3 HOGAN ISLAND 0916 1200 - - - - 250/74 10.7 3.0 59 1014.23.2 - - - -
12.0 - - - - 0.2/6 - HOGAN ISLAND 0916 1500 - - - - 260/63 10.9 3.5 60 1016.92.7 - - - -
- - - - - - - HOGAN ISLAND 0916 1800 - - - - 250/63 9.2 2.8 64 1020.03.0 - - - -
Antarctica
300 Antarctica
- - - - - - 0.4/3 MACQUARIE ISLAND 0916 1800 3/W - - 260/46 2.4 0.3 86 984.24.9 0.0 -
- - - - - 0.6/12 Tr/3 MACQUARIE ISLAND 0916 2100 3/W - - 260/55 2.0 0.3 88 989.45.2 10.0 -