Noteworthy synoptic observations for Tuesday, 6 January 2009 prepared 0257 EDST, 07/01/09
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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 +0.1 23.0 -2.5 - 61/24 61/18 KURI BAY 0106 0900 6/NW Calm 26.0 24.9 94 1006.9 20.0 nil
- - - - - - 27/15 MOUNT ELIZABETH 0106 0600 6/ - Calm 21.6 19.5 88 1006.3 10.0 -
35.0 - 21.0 - - 27/24 0.2/3 MOUNT ELIZABETH 0106 0900 6/ - 230/04 26.0 19.8 69 1005.4 10.0 -
33.0 - 23.0 - - 28/24 - TRUSCOTT 0106 0900 - - - 240/17 29.6 24.0 72 1006.91.7 - - - -
002 East Kimberley
38.0 +1.7 25.0 +0.4 - 2/24 2/24 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION 0106 0900 -/ - - 020/05 29.5 23.6 71 - 40.0 -
005 Pilbara - Fortescue
46.0 +8.0 25.0 +2.2 - - - LEARMONTH AIRPORT 0106 0900 - - - - 190/22 30.5 16.9 44 1003.61.4 - - - -
008 Central West
44.0 +8.1 - - - - - ENEABBA 0106 1500 - - - 160/05 43.2 42.7 97 - 30.0 hot n stuffy
41.3 +9.6 - - - - - GERALDTON AIRPORT 0106 0000 - - - - 170/35 22.7 17.0 70 1010.00.2 - - - -
41.0 +9.3 19.0 +0.7 17 - - GERALDTON AIRPORT 0106 0900 - - - 150/28 27.4 13.6 43 1009.3 25.0 -
44.0 +10.9 22.0 +2.5 - - - KALBARRI 0106 0900 - - - 110/18 29.1 14.0 40 1007.2 50.0 -
012 Goldfields
38.0 +4.4 - - - - - KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 0106 1500 25/- - - 040/09 37.7 6.3 15 1007.82.9 40.0 -
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
30.0 -1.3 26.0 +0.3 25 3/24 0.8/18 BLACK POINT 0106 1000 3/NW - 290/22 29.5 26.0 82 1007.41.1 15.0 -
32.0 - 23.0 - - 26/24 - BRADSHAW 0106 1000 - - - - 350/13 27.5 22.7 75 1007.11.9 - - - -
- - - - - - 10/3 CAPE DON 0106 0700 - - - - 300/18 28.0 26.4 91 1006.00.6 - - - -
30.0 - 25.0 - - 36/24 0.4/3 CAPE DON 0106 1000 - - - - 280/15 28.5 25.3 83 1007.61.6 - - - -
- - - - - 20/12 20/3 CAPE DON 0106 2200 - - - - 290/11 27.2 26.3 95 1006.6 - - - -
32.0 - 24.0 - 24 5/24 5/18 CHANNEL POINT 0106 1000 3/NW - 310/11 30.5 26.2 78 1006.72.4 28.0 /
- - - - - - 36/3 DALY WATERS AWS 0106 1900 - - - - 040/08 27.2 22.6 76 1001.80.3 - - - -
- - - - - 36/12 - DALY WATERS AWS 0106 2200 - - - - 310/13 26.2 22.7 81 1004.32.5 - - - -
31.7 -0.1 - - - - Tr/3 DARWIN AIRPORT 0106 0100 6/SW 290/09 26.3 24.9 92 1007.20.7 30.0 -
- - - - - - - DARWIN AIRPORT 0106 2200 3/W 300/17 29.0 25.3 81 1006.31.4 30.0 -
- - - - - 74/18 - DOUGLAS RIVER 0106 0400 - - - - Calm 22.9 22.7 99 1005.21.6 - - - -
33.0 -0.9 23.0 -0.9 - 74/24 - DOUGLAS RIVER 0106 1000 - - - - Calm 26.9 24.5 87 1006.91.9 - - - -
- - 24.1 -0.5 - - 40/3 GOVE AIRPORT 0106 1300 3/NW - 290/21 27.2 24.6 86 1006.30.5 20.0 -
31.0 -1.0 - - - 41/6 0.4/3 GOVE AIRPORT 0106 1600 3/NW - 310/26 28.3 23.8 77 1004.32.0 20.0 -
- - - - - 41/12 - GOVE AIRPORT 0106 2200 - - - 320/11 26.7 25.0 90 1006.51.5 - - - -
- - - - - - 39/15 LARRIMAH 0106 0700 -/- Calm 23.0 22.7 98 1004.31.1 50.0 -
34.0 -1.4 22.0 -2.0 22 39/24 - LARRIMAH 0106 1000 -/NE 360/05 26.7 23.3 82 1006.11.8 50.0 -
- - 24.7 - - - 8/3 MANINGRIDA AERO 0106 1300 - - - - 350/15 27.1 25.0 88 1006.01.1 - - - -
- - 27.4 - - - 8/3 MCCLUER ISLAND 0106 1300 - - - - 300/28 27.4 27.2 99 1006.90.3 - - - -
29.0 - 23.0 - - 22/24 13/3 NGAYAWILI 0106 1000 - - - - 330/22 25.9 23.6 87 1007.21.9 - - - -
- - 23.5 - - - 9/3 NGAYAWILI 0106 1300 - - - - 340/18 25.7 24.0 90 1006.40.8 - - - -
32.0 -1.1 - - - 20/6 20/6 OENPELLI 0106 1600 -/W - 180/04 28.0 26.7 93 1004.41.6 25.0 18988 ? AS2819 TERRESTRIAL, RAIN AROUND
33.0 - 23.0 - 23 51/24 46/18 PINE CREEK COUNCIL 0106 1000 2/SE - Calm 25.5 24.6 95 1006.61.6 20.0 -
30.0 -1.8 23.0 -1.4 - 41/24 0.2/3 PIRLANGIMPI 0106 1000 - - - - 320/17 27.8 25.0 85 1006.81.2 - - - -
- - - - - - 8/3 POINT STUART AWS 0106 1830 - - - - 190/18 25.4 24.5 95 1004.80.4 - - - HR008
- - - - - - 8/3 POINT STUART AWS 0106 1930 - - - - 290/09 26.0 25.1 95 1004.90.8 - - - HR990
- - - - - - 8/3 POINT STUART AWS 0106 2030 - - - - 320/08 26.8 25.9 95 1005.91.4 - - - HR992
32.0 +0.0 - - - 9/6 9/3 WARRUWI 0106 1600 - - - - 330/08 26.5 25.3 93 1005.51.5 - - - -
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
40.0 - - - - - - RABBIT FLAT 0106 1600 15/S - 020/22 33.4 13.8 31 1001.61.9 35.0 trace VER:03 SWV:M2.01.38.00
- - - - - - - RABBIT FLAT 0106 1900 20/- - 300/02 36.5 8.9 19 1000.80.8 35.0 -
37.0 -1.3 - - - - - WATARRKA 0106 1600 25/W - - 130/08 35.0 9.8 22 1002.52.1 50.0 nil terrestrial reset - faulty
Queensland
027 North Peninsula
- - - - - 10/12 10/3 COEN AIRPORT 0106 2100 - - - - 050/09 23.6 22.8 95 1008.42.7 - - - -
- - 23.9 - - - 11/3 HORN ISLAND 0106 1200 - - - 330/22 26.2 24.2 89 1008.90.2 - - - -
30.0 - 23.0 - - 31/24 - SCHERGER RAAF 0106 0900 - - - 060/11 27.9 26.1 90 1008.20.9 - - - -
- - - - - 26/12 26/3 SCHERGER RAAF 0106 2100 - - - 280/08 24.5 24.0 97 1008.82.4 - - - -
29.0 -3.0 23.0 -1.1 22 36/24 - WEIPA AERO 0106 0900 3/E 050/08 27.4 25.4 89 1008.30.9 30.0 -
- - - - - 79/12 79/3 WEIPA AERO 0106 2100 - - - 290/15 24.1 24.0 99 1008.82.5 - - 3.1 -
028 South Peninsula
- - - - - - 12/3 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 0106 1800 - - - - 300/09 24.4 23.7 96 1006.71.9 - - - -
- - - - - 29/12 17/3 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 0106 2100 - - - - 300/05 24.8 24.1 96 1008.61.9 - - - -
31.0 -2.4 23.0 +0.2 - 40/24 - PALMERVILLE 0106 0900 - - - - 080/08 25.8 23.7 88 1008.81.6 - - - -
029 Lower Carpentaria (Gulf Country)
31.0 - - - - 21/6 20/3 BURKETOWN AIRPORT 0106 1500 - - - - 030/09 28.0 27.1 95 1002.92.1 - - - -
- - - - - - 52/3 MOUNT ISA AERO 0106 1800 - - - 040/13 23.8 23.7 99 1003.11.3 - - 2.0 -
- - - - - 56/12 2/3 MOUNT ISA AERO 0106 2100 - - - - 050/15 24.4 23.4 94 1004.31.2 - - - -
030 Upper Carpentaria (Nthn Goldfields)
32.9 - - - - - 25/3 GEORGETOWN AIRPORT 0106 0000 - - - - 090/11 23.4 22.6 95 1008.0 - - - -
33.0 - 23.0 - - 27/24 0.2/3 GEORGETOWN AIRPORT 0106 0900 10/N - 020/09 25.8 22.5 82 1008.61.6 40.0 -
32.1 - - - - - 16/3 RICHMOND AIRPORT 0106 0000 - - - - 030/13 24.2 22.5 90 1007.20.5 - - - -
- - - - - - 10/3 RICHMOND AIRPORT 0106 1800 - - - - 170/15 30.1 23.5 68 1003.00.3 - - - -
- - - - - 34/12 23/3 RICHMOND AIRPORT 0106 2100 - - - - 350/13 24.3 22.9 92 1006.53.4 - - - -
32.0 -4.9 24.0 +1.1 - 31/24 31/18 RICHMOND POST OFFICE 0106 0900 10/- - - 360/04 27.9 24.5 82 1008.11.1 20.0 -
031 North Coast - Barron
31.6 - - - - - 13/3 CAPE FLATTERY 0106 0000 - - - - 220/15 24.6 22.9 90 1008.80.2 - - - -
32.0 - 23.0 - - 25/24 6/3 CAPE FLATTERY 0106 0900 - - - - 280/09 24.8 22.7 88 1009.31.3 - - - -
31.0 -1.2 - - - - 16/3 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE 0106 0000 - - - - 270/21 25.6 24.6 94 1008.10.9 - - - -
30.0 - 22.0 - - 36/24 - MAREEBA AIRPORT 0106 0900 - - - - 250/11 25.0 21.5 81 1009.01.4 - - - -
- - - - - - 13/3 MAREEBA AIRPORT 0106 1800 - - - - 170/04 24.8 24.1 96 1005.11.1 - - - -
036 Central Lowlands
26.0 -9.6 23.0 -0.1 - 3/24 0.1/3 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE 0106 0900 3/NW - - 070/02 26.4 20.4 70 - 50.0 -
27.0 -9.9 23.0 +0.1 - 7/24 0.6/18 ISISFORD POST OFFICE 0106 0900 -/- - 020/09 26.9 22.2 76 - 50.0 -
26.1 -11.0 - - - - - LONGREACH AERO 0106 0000 - - - - 120/09 24.0 21.4 85 1007.40.3 - - - -
26.0 -11.1 22.0 -1.0 22 5/24 0.2/3 LONGREACH AERO 0106 0900 6/NE - - 060/15 23.6 22.1 91 1010.21.8 25.0 -
037 Upper Western (Northwest)
30.0 -8.7 25.0 +1.0 - 2/24 0.2/3 URANDANGI 0106 0900 -/ - 020/02 26.5 25.1 92 1005.0 17.0 river at 6.05mts and rising at 08.30AM 44777\
- - - - - 31/18 19/3 WINTON AIRPORT 0106 0300 - - - - 360/17 22.9 22.4 97 1007.00.7 - - - -
30.0 - 23.0 - - 36/24 0.2/3 WINTON AIRPORT 0106 0900 - - - - 070/22 25.5 23.4 88 1008.81.4 - - - -
- - - - - - 31/9 WINTON POST OFFICE 0106 0600 -/NW - 020/11 23.3 22.9 98 1007.00.2 10.0 -
31.0 -6.6 23.0 -0.4 23 40/24 1/3 WINTON POST OFFICE 0106 0900 1/NE - 090/08 25.7 23.7 89 1008.61.5 20.0 -
038 Lower Western (Channel Country)
- - - - - - 12/3 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT 0106 1800 - - - - 360/17 26.4 23.3 83 1004.50.0 - - - -
26.0 -12.1 19.0 -4.9 - 0.5/24 0.5/3 WINDORAH POST OFFICE 0106 0900 -/ - 020/05 25.0 21.4 80 1010.61.4 50.0 -
28.0 -10.1 - - - Tr/6 Tr/3 WINDORAH POST OFFICE 0106 1500 6/E - 070/05 27.5 20.9 67 1008.01.9 50.0 -
New South Wales
047 Lower Western - Lower Darling
41.0 +8.3 - - - - - BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) 0106 1500 25/NW - 270/18 39.8 5.7 13 - 50.0 -
049 Lower Western - Southwest Plains
43.0 +8.4 - - - - - IVANHOE POST OFFICE 0106 1500 15/W - - 270/18 43.0 20.2 27 1007.62.3 50.0 -
061 Hunter
40.0 +9.8 - - - - - CESSNOCK (NULKABA) 0106 1500 20/E - 110/34 35.8 18.5 36 - 40.0 -
39.0 +9.3 - - - - - CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 0106 1500 - - - - 030/21 38.4 6.2 14 1006.32.8 - - - -
41.0 +9.2 - - - - - JERRYS PLAINS POST OFFICE 0106 1500 15/N - - 360/08 39.5 9.9 17 - 30.0 -
38.2 +8.9 - - - - - PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) 0106 0000 - - - - 020/11 27.7 16.2 50 - - - - -
38.0 +8.7 19.0 +1.6 16 - - PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) 0106 0900 - - - 090/05 28.3 17.9 53 - 40.0 -
36.0 +8.2 - - - - - WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 0106 0000 - - - - 020/15 25.6 16.8 58 1008.5 - - - -
36.0 +8.2 19.0 +1.1 15 - - WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 0106 0900 25/W - 150/13 26.3 20.0 68 1011.12.3 15.0 -
063 Central Tablelands - south
32.0 +8.9 - - - - - KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) 0106 1500 - - - 230/09 31.8 8.0 23 - 50.0 -
065 Central Western Slopes - south
41.0 +8.9 - - - - - PARKES (MACARTHUR STREET) 0106 1500 10/W - - 230/17 39.4 9.0 16 - 50.0 -
066 Sydney Metropolitan - east
38.1 +10.2 - - - - - BANKSTOWN AIRPORT AWS 0106 0000 - - - - 210/05 21.0 17.6 81 1009.70.9 - - - HR990
38.0 +10.1 17.0 -1.0 - - - BANKSTOWN AIRPORT AWS 0106 0900 - - - - 180/04 23.4 18.1 72 1011.81.5 - - - HR990
39.0 +10.8 19.0 +1.6 11 - - PARRAMATTA NORTH (MASONS DRIVE) 0106 0900 - - - 050/08 24.5 18.5 69 - 25.0 -
067 Sydney Metropolitan - west
39.0 +11.0 18.0 +0.5 - - - PROSPECT DAM 0106 0900 - - - 230/04 24.5 19.0 71 - 30.0 -
068 Illawarra
34.0 +8.8 - - - - - BOWRAL (PARRY DRIVE) 0106 1500 - - - 270/15 33.2 0.4 12 - 10.0 bushfire smoke on horizon south westerly direction
38.5 +9.3 - - - - - CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS 0106 0000 - - - - Calm 19.9 15.5 76 1009.3 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS 0106 0600 - - - Calm 13.1 12.3 95 1010.11.5 - - 0.1 -
39.0 +9.8 13.0 -3.6 - - - CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS 0106 0900 - - - - 020/04 23.4 11.1 46 1011.21.1 - - - -
39.0 +9.8 - - - - - CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS 0106 1500 - - - - 010/18 37.8 5.7 14 1006.13.1 - - - -
069 South Coast
35.0 +8.9 - - - - - NERRIGA COMPOSITE 0106 1500 - - - 270/55 34.1 18.1 39 - 50.0 -
070 Southern Tablelands-Goulburn/Monaro
- - 10.4 -2.6 - - - CANBERRA AIRPORT 0106 1200 25/- - 330/24 31.2 -1.5 12 1010.41.6 0.0 -
Victoria
090 West Coast
20.0 +0.5 12.0 +1.3 - Tr/24 Tr/18 WEEAPROINAH 0106 0900 - - - 310/09 13.5 13.5 100 - 0.1 Wet low cloud.Program will not allow fog depositin
20.0 +0.5 - - - Tr/6 Tr/6 WEEAPROINAH 0106 1500 - - - - 290/11 15.4 14.7 96 - 0.2 -
Tasmania
091 North Coast
- - - - - - 2/12 MARRAWAH 0106 0600 - - - 290/18 14.2 13.8 97 1006.90.1 0.0 -
18.0 -2.1 14.0 +2.2 13 2/24 0.4/3 MARRAWAH 0106 0900 - - - 290/22 15.0 14.7 98 1007.80.9 0.0 -
- - - - - - 0.6/3 MARRAWAH 0106 1200 0/W - - 290/34 15.0 14.8 99 1007.50.2 0.0 -
094 Southeast and Hobart
- - 14.2 - - - - CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) 0106 1200 - - - - 290/65 17.1 8.8 58 1000.00.5 - - - -
19.0 - - - - - - CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) 0106 1500 - - - - 280/67 17.2 10.6 65 1000.40.4 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 0106 1200 6/W 270/63 17.3 9.1 59 1000.10.5 25.0 Swell 1.7mtrs.Rough sea due South.
19.0 +0.8 - - - Tr/6 Tr/3 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 0106 1500 6/W 270/68 16.6 9.8 64 1000.70.5 25.0 Swell 1.7mtrs.Rough / very rough sea due South.
14.7 -2.4 - - - - - MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0106 0000 - - - - 320/70 12.9 9.4 79 1000.51.2 - - - -
- - - - - 5/18 - MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0106 0300 - - - - 320/83 12.5 9.0 79 998.81.7 - - - -
- - - - - - Tr/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0106 0600 3/NW - 330/78 12.6 8.2 75 999.1 13.0 MAN WIND NW 40 VER:03 SWV:M2.01.38.00
15.0 -2.1 12.0 +1.4 - 5/24 - MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0106 0900 3/NW - - 330/74 12.9 8.1 73 999.6 13.0 MAN WIND NW 40 VER:03 SWV:M2.01.38.00
- - 12.0 +1.4 - - 0.4/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0106 1200 - - - - 330/80 12.3 10.2 87 999.80.2 - - - -
13.0 -4.1 - - - 3/6 3/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0106 1500 3/NW - - 320/80 12.4 11.1 92 1000.60.8 7.0 MAN WIND NW 40. VER:03 SWV:M2.01.38.00
- - - - - - - MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0106 1800 - - - - 320/65 13.2 9.6 79 1002.51.9 - - - -
12.3 -0.8 - - - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 0106 0000 - - - - 250/65 6.8 3.6 80 - - - - -
- - - - - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 0106 0300 - - - - 260/72 6.4 -1.0 59 - - - - -
- - - - - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 0106 0600 - - - - 260/67 7.2 -3.3 47 - - - - -
12.0 -1.1 5.0 +0.2 - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 0106 0900 - - - - 270/67 8.8 2.4 64 - - - - -
Islands
200 Islands
- - - - - - 9/3 CAPE WESSEL 0106 0628 - - - - 290/34 25.5 24.1 92 1006.30.8 - - - HR009
- - - - - - 10/3 CAPE WESSEL 0106 0728 - - - - 310/30 27.6 25.5 88 1007.01.9 - - - HR994
- - - - - - 10/3 CAPE WESSEL 0106 0828 - - - - 330/30 27.4 25.5 89 1007.82.8 - - - -
- - - - - 62/24 - CAPE WESSEL 0106 1028 - - - - 320/37 27.8 24.9 84 1008.01.0 - - - -
- - - - - 21/18 21/3 POINT FAWCETT 0106 0330 - - - - 330/21 26.2 24.1 88 1006.11.6 - - - -
- - - - - 8/12 8/3 POINT FAWCETT 0106 2130 - - - - 310/09 28.4 25.2 83 1006.81.4 - - - -
31.0 +0.3 - - - 0.2/6 0.2/3 WILLIS ISLAND 0106 1500 6/SE - 190/24 30.6 25.5 74 1003.42.0 0.0 -
Antarctica
300 Antarctica
- - - - - - 0.2/3 MACQUARIE ISLAND 0106 1800 2/NW - - 300/65 6.1 4.9 92 966.30.1 6.0 -