Noteworthy synoptic observations for Monday, 31 August 2009 l prepared 0157 EST, 01/09/09
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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
011 Eucla
19.0 -1.9 -1.0 -8.9 -4 - - EYRE 0831 0900 -/ - 270/18 16.5 9.9 65 1026.60.7 20.0 /
Northern Territory
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
18.0 -8.6 5.0 -5.9 3 - - KULGERA 0831 0900 -/- - 070/13 13.8 -0.4 38 1025.41.7 40.0 /
- - - - 19 - - RABBIT FLAT 0831 0900 -/ - 070/22 22.9 3.0 27 1017.42.3 30.0 -
- - - - - - - RABBIT FLAT 0831 1200 - - - 050/24 27.7 1.7 19 1016.21.2 30.0 -
33.0 - - - - - - RABBIT FLAT 0831 1500 -/ - 060/18 31.2 3.2 17 1013.42.7 25.0 -
- - - - - - - RABBIT FLAT 0831 1813 -/ - 050/13 31.4 5.6 20 1012.50.7 30.0 -
- - - - - - - TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT 0831 0600 - - - 100/28 18.9 1.5 31 1016.11.7 25.0 -
33.0 +1.6 18.0 -0.3 18 - - TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT 0831 0900 25/- - 100/41 20.4 0.4 26 1017.31.2 15.0 -
- - 18.2 -0.1 - - - TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT 0831 1200 25/- - 090/26 24.5 0.5 21 1016.70.6 30.0 -
19.0 -10.8 10.0 -3.2 9 - - WATARRKA 0831 0900 10/E - - 130/11 13.9 2.6 46 1022.91.4 10.0 dew point 2.7.wind gusting to 9
19.0 -10.0 7.0 -3.8 - - - YULARA AERO 0831 0900 - - - - 090/24 13.4 3.8 52 1024.21.7 - - - -
South Australia
016 Northwest Pastoral
15.0 -11.7 1.0 -9.8 -1 Tr/24 Tr/3 MARLA POLICE STATION 0831 0900 - - - Calm 9.4 3.3 66 1026.42.9 40.0 -
017 Far North Pastoral
18.0 -8.4 - - - - - OODNADATTA AIRPORT 0831 0000 - - - - 340/15 7.1 1.0 65 1024.4 - - - -
15.0 -11.4 3.0 -8.3 - - - OODNADATTA AIRPORT 0831 0900 - - - - 190/04 10.8 1.1 51 1026.21.9 - - - -
- - 3.0 -8.3 - - 0.2/3 OODNADATTA AIRPORT 0831 1200 - - - - 130/13 18.6 1.2 31 1024.71.4 - - - -
Queensland
035 Central Highlands
15.0 -11.5 - - - 0.8/6 0.8/6 TAROOM POST OFFICE 0831 1500 - - - 160/04 14.2 10.0 76 1019.21.4 50.0 -
039 South Coast Curtis
- - - - - - - BUNDABERG AERO 0831 0600 - - - Calm 18.7 18.4 98 1016.72.1 0.2 2 Oktas AC3 from West visible through breaks on wa
040 South Coast Moreton & Brisbane
- - - - - - - MARYBOROUGH 0831 0300 - - - Calm 17.6 17.1 97 1014.71.1 - - 0.2 -
043 Maranoa
17.0 -8.8 - - - 0.6/6 0.6/6 INJUNE POST OFFICE 0831 1500 15/W - 090/11 16.8 5.6 48 1019.22.1 50.0 -
New South Wales
046 Upper Western - Far Northwest
14.0 -10.5 6.0 -4.2 - - - TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE 0831 0900 - - - 200/04 12.5 1.3 46 - 50.0 -
048 Upper Western - Upper Darling
15.0 -9.9 3.0 -5.7 - 3/24 0.4/18 COLLARENEBRI (ALBERT ST) 0831 0900 -/ - 130/02 12.4 5.1 61 - 30.0 -
15.0 -10.0 2.0 -7.2 - - - WANAARING POST OFFICE 0831 0900 - - - 270/02 13.9 -7.3 22 - 50.0 -
071 Southern Tablelands-Snowy Mountains
0.0 -4.7 -5.0 -1.5 - 7/24 5/18 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALE 0831 0900 - - - 180/46 -0.3 -0.3 100 - 0.5 50095
1.0 -3.7 - - - 5/6 5/6 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALE 0831 1500 - - - 230/37 0.0 0.0 100 - 0.5 50095
0.0 -5.8 -4.0 -1.9 - - - PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE 0831 0900 0/W - - 270/11 0.0 0.0 100 - 10.0 50004
1.0 -4.8 - - - - - PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE 0831 1500 0/SW - - 230/24 0.5 -0.7 92 - 10.0 50003
Victoria
083 Northeast - Upper
- - - - - 15/12 12/3 FALLS CREEK 0831 2100 - - - - 280/35 -0.1 -0.3 99 1017.71.4 - - - -
0.0 -5.0 -5.0 -4.4 - 27/24 6/3 MOUNT BULLER 0831 0900 - - - - 330/11 -0.3 -0.4 99 - - - - -
- - - - - - 9/3 MOUNT BULLER 0831 1800 - - - - 290/28 0.1 0.0 99 - - - - -
085 West Gippsland
- - - - - - 8/3 MT BAW BAW 0831 1800 - - - - 250/34 0.7 0.6 99 - - - - -
13.0 -1.2 - - - 2/6 0.4/3 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 0831 1500 - - - - 260/63 10.4 8.0 85 1008.20.0 - - - -
086 East Central
17.0 +0.6 - - - 0.4/6 0.4/3 MELBOURNE AIRPORT 0831 1500 6/W - - 270/30 14.1 7.9 66 1014.20.2 15.0 -
090 West Coast
13.0 -3.3 7.0 +0.6 - 5/24 5/24 CASTERTON SHOWGROUNDS 0831 0900 10/W - - 270/09 11.0 7.9 81 - 0.2 -
Tasmania
091 North Coast
- - - - - 10/18 0.2/3 CAPE GRIM BAPS 0831 0300 - - - 270/65 11.2 6.8 74 1003.32.1 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0831 0400 - - - - 270/67 11.2 7.5 78 1002.9 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0831 0600 - - - 270/70 11.6 7.0 73 1002.11.2 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0831 0700 - - - - 270/85 11.4 8.2 81 1002.0 - - - -
12.0 - 9.0 - - 12/24 2/3 CAPE GRIM BAPS 0831 0900 - - - 270/80 11.7 7.6 76 1002.10.0 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0831 1000 - - - - 260/72 11.0 6.1 72 1003.9 - - - -
- - 8.9 - - - 0.2/3 CAPE GRIM BAPS 0831 1200 - - - 260/85 11.7 0.1 45 1005.53.4 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0831 1300 - - - - 260/70 11.7 2.8 54 1005.9 - - - -
12.0 - - - - 0.4/6 0.2/3 CAPE GRIM BAPS 0831 1500 - - - 260/81 10.6 1.9 55 1006.71.1 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0831 1600 - - - - 260/85 10.7 0.5 49 1007.7 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0831 1800 - - - 260/63 8.7 4.7 76 1009.62.9 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0831 1900 - - - - 260/63 10.0 3.4 63 1010.5 - - - -
- - - - - 2/12 1/3 CAPE GRIM BAPS 0831 2100 - - - 270/65 9.4 4.0 69 1011.31.7 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0831 2200 - - - - 270/65 9.7 3.8 67 1011.8 - - - -
13.0 - 9.0 - - 0.4/24 0.4/3 LOW HEAD 0831 0900 3/NW - 290/65 12.6 8.2 75 1000.71.3 20.0 Rain 091293 00158 10019 site 091293 00166 10019 si
- - 9.2 - - - 0.2/3 LOW HEAD 0831 1200 - - - - 260/63 12.1 1.6 49 1002.72.0 - - - -
13.0 - - - - 0.2/6 - LOW HEAD 0831 1500 6/W - - 270/63 11.6 2.4 53 1004.01.3 20.0 -
12.0 -1.6 - - 7 6/24 0.2/3 MARRAWAH 0831 0900 6/W - 290/74 12.0 9.0 82 1002.30.1 4.0 wind gusting to 60knots at times
12.0 -1.6 - - - 0.6/6 0.6/6 MARRAWAH 0831 1500 6/W - - 270/70 10.0 1.1 54 1007.41.8 10.0 gusts over 50 knots at times
092 East Coast
- - 7.8 - - - 0.2/3 MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) 0831 1200 - - - - 270/78 10.3 -1.4 44 994.32.3 - - - -
094 Southeast and Hobart
12.0 - 6.0 - - 3/24 1/3 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) 0831 0900 - - - - 290/68 8.4 4.7 77 989.91.4 - - - -
- - 6.2 - - - 2/3 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) 0831 1200 - - - - 280/68 7.9 1.3 63 991.92.0 - - - -
9.0 - - - - 2/6 0.6/3 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) 0831 1500 - - - - 280/70 6.1 2.0 75 996.04.1 - - - -
12.0 -1.2 6.0 -0.9 - 4/24 1/3 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 0831 0900 6/W - - 290/59 9.0 5.7 80 990.01.6 5.0 Swell 1.5mtrs.Monthly Rain = 126.0mm / 27days.Thun
- - - - - - 3/3 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 0831 1200 3/W - - 270/83 8.1 0.4 58 992.22.2 2.0 .Swell 2mtrs.Past Hail
12.0 -1.2 - - - 4/6 1/3 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 0831 1500 3/SW - - 250/74 6.3 1.9 73 995.83.5 15.0 Past Hail.Swell 2.5mtrs.
- - - - - - 2/3 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 0831 1800 3/SW - - 250/68 6.5 -0.8 60 999.33.5 8.0 Swell 2.5mtrs.Past Hail.Lightning & storm force sq
11.0 -3.6 - - - 4/6 4/6 DOVER 0831 1500 3/W - 270/37 6.0 1.0 70 - 1.0 Hail 1030, 1445 & 1500. Gusting 40knts throughout
9.6 -2.6 - - - - - MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0831 0000 - - - - 330/83 8.5 3.0 68 995.52.7 - - - -
- - - - - 4/18 - MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0831 0300 - - - - 330/72 9.5 5.4 76 992.43.1 - - - -
- - - - - - 1/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0831 0600 6/W - 330/96 10.2 5.5 73 988.04.3 10.0 NW 55 VER:3.2 SWV:M2.02.28.00
10.0 -2.2 6.0 -0.8 - 4/24 2/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0831 0900 6/- - 320/143 8.3 1.7 63 984.03.9 5.0 NW 80 wIND AFFECTED Adjusted from 6.4 to 4.4 VER:3
- - 5.6 -1.2 - - 0.2/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0831 1200 - - - - 310/120 7.3 0.6 62 - - - - -
9.0 -3.2 - - - 0.2/6 - MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0831 1500 - - - - 310/118 4.5 1.8 83 995.94.1 - - NW 65 Haze reducing visibility VER:3.2 SWV:M2.02.2
- - - - - - 0.2/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0831 1800 - - - - 300/94 7.3 -1.6 53 998.32.3 - - - -
- - - - - 0.4/12 - MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0831 2100 - - - - 290/67 5.4 3.3 86 1002.54.2 - - - -
-0.6 -4.8 - - - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 0831 0000 - - - - 270/63 -2.1 -2.1 100 - - - - -
- - - - - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 0831 0600 - - - - 280/74 -0.5 -0.5 100 - - - - -
0.0 -4.2 -4.0 -2.8 - 0.4/24 0.2/3 MOUNT WELLINGTON 0831 0900 - - - - 300/68 -0.4 -0.4 100 - - - - -
- - -3.2 -2.0 - - 0.4/3 MOUNT WELLINGTON 0831 1200 - - - - 260/87 -3.6 -3.6 100 - - - - -
0.0 -4.2 - - - 0.4/6 - MOUNT WELLINGTON 0831 1500 - - - - 260/83 -3.5 -3.6 99 - - - - -
10.0 - 6.0 - - 0.4/24 - TASMAN ISLAND 0831 0900 - - - - 300/80 9.8 3.3 64 989.73.7 - - - -
- - 6.2 - - - 3/3 TASMAN ISLAND 0831 1200 - - - - 300/78 5.5 -0.3 66 992.32.6 - - - -
095 Derwent Valley
9.0 -4.8 4.0 +0.6 - 14/24 10/18 MAYDENA POST OFFICE 0831 0900 - - - 230/44 7.0 3.6 79 - 2.0 -
7.0 -6.8 - - - 5/6 5/6 MAYDENA POST OFFICE 0831 1500 - - - 230/44 2.8 2.6 99 - 3.0 -
096 Central Plateau
7.0 -3.1 1.0 +0.1 - 25/24 5/3 BUTLERS GORGE 0831 0900 - - - - 280/24 5.1 3.0 86 - - - - -
6.0 -4.1 1.0 +0.2 - 21/24 21/24 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK 0831 0900 - - - 290/46 4.8 2.7 86 - 1.2 50000 Snow patches on the ground
097 West Coast
- - - - - 6/24 2/3 CAPE SORELL 0831 0900 - - - - 260/68 9.6 - - 997.60.0 - - - HR992
- - - - - - 0.8/3 CAPE SORELL 0831 1000 - - - - 250/78 9.4 - - 999.63.2 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE SORELL 0831 1200 - - - - 240/68 8.4 - - 1001.64.0 - - - -
- - - - - 0.6/6 0.6/3 CAPE SORELL 0831 1500 - - - - 250/67 7.7 - - 1003.01.4 - - - HR992
- - - - - - 0.2/3 CAPE SORELL 0831 1600 - - - - 240/63 8.1 - - 1004.32.1 - - - -
- - - - - - 0.2/3 LOW ROCKY POINT 0831 0400 - - - - 300/65 11.0 - - 995.24.0 - - - -
- - - - - - - LOW ROCKY POINT 0831 0500 - - - - 300/63 11.3 - - 994.53.7 - - - -
- - - - - - - LOW ROCKY POINT 0831 0600 - - - - 310/70 11.2 - - 993.23.3 - - - -
- - - - - - - LOW ROCKY POINT 0831 0700 - - - - 300/74 11.6 - - 992.03.2 - - - -
- - - - - - 0.4/3 LOW ROCKY POINT 0831 0800 - - - - 280/81 9.0 - - 993.31.2 - - - HR994
- - - - - 4/24 1/3 LOW ROCKY POINT 0831 0900 - - - - 280/91 9.5 - - 993.80.6 - - - HR998
- - - - - - 1/3 LOW ROCKY POINT 0831 1000 - - - - 280/93 9.3 - - 996.14.1 - - - -
- - - - - - 1/3 LOW ROCKY POINT 0831 1100 - - - - 280/85 8.6 - - 996.93.6 - - - HR996
- - - - - - 0.6/3 LOW ROCKY POINT 0831 1200 - - - - 280/81 9.3 - - 998.44.6 - - - -
- - - - - - 0.6/3 LOW ROCKY POINT 0831 1300 - - - - 270/74 9.2 - - 999.02.9 - - - -
- - - - - - - LOW ROCKY POINT 0831 1400 - - - - 280/83 9.4 - - 999.12.2 - - - -
- - - - - 0.6/6 - LOW ROCKY POINT 0831 1500 - - - - 270/74 8.9 - - 1001.02.6 - - - -
- - - - - - - LOW ROCKY POINT 0831 1600 - - - - 270/70 8.1 - - 1002.13.1 - - - -
- - - - - - 0.8/3 LOW ROCKY POINT 0831 1700 - - - - 250/63 5.3 - - 1003.44.3 - - - HR998
- - - - - - 2/3 SCOTTS PEAK DAM 0831 0600 - - - - 300/85 6.2 5.2 93 - - - - -
8.0 - 2.0 - - 11/24 2/3 SCOTTS PEAK DAM 0831 0900 - - - - 300/89 4.0 3.4 96 - - - - -
- - 3.6 - - - 0.8/3 SCOTTS PEAK DAM 0831 1200 - - - - 290/102 4.9 -0.1 70 - - - - -
12.0 -2.4 7.0 +0.7 - 9/24 2/3 STRAHAN AERODROME 0831 0900 - - - 270/68 9.5 4.1 69 1000.62.0 - - 7.0 -
- - 7.4 +1.1 - - - STRAHAN AERODROME 0831 1200 - - - 280/67 7.8 2.7 70 1003.52.9 - - 6.0 -
11.0 -3.4 - - - 0.6/6 0.6/3 STRAHAN AERODROME 0831 1500 - - - 260/63 7.1 4.2 82 1005.21.7 - - 5.0 -
8.0 -3.5 3.0 -1.2 - 27/24 20/18 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE 0831 0900 - - - 290/65 6.3 2.0 74 - 8.0 50000 /
7.0 -4.5 - - - 3/6 3/6 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE 0831 1500 - - - 270/52 4.7 1.5 80 - 12.0 50000 Hail and sleet in patches
099 Flinders and Bass Strait Islands
- - - - - - - FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT 0831 1800 - - - 260/63 11.1 4.3 63 1009.42.8 - - - -
Islands
200 Islands
12.1 - - - - - 4/3 HOGAN ISLAND 0831 0000 - - - - 290/70 10.2 10.0 99 1007.90.7 - - - -
- - - - - 9/18 3/3 HOGAN ISLAND 0831 0300 - - - - 290/70 10.9 9.7 92 1006.61.3 - - - -
- - - - - - 0.4/3 HOGAN ISLAND 0831 0600 - - - - 300/72 10.7 9.6 93 1006.10.5 - - - -
12.0 - 9.0 - - 9/24 - HOGAN ISLAND 0831 0900 - - - - 290/87 11.7 8.6 81 1005.50.6 - - - -
- - 9.7 - - - 0.2/3 HOGAN ISLAND 0831 1200 - - - - 290/94 10.5 9.1 91 1006.91.4 - - - -
14.0 - - - - 0.4/6 0.2/3 HOGAN ISLAND 0831 1500 - - - - 270/63 11.6 8.6 82 1008.41.5 - - - -
- - - - - - 2/3 HOGAN ISLAND 0831 1800 - - - - 260/70 10.9 5.0 67 1011.53.0 - - - -
- - - - - 2/12 - HOGAN ISLAND 0831 2100 - - - - 270/67 10.5 5.3 70 1013.41.9 - - - -