Noteworthy synoptic observations for Tuesday, 18 May 2010 loc prepared 0157 EST, 19/05/10
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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
28.0 -5.0 25.0 +3.1 - 42/24 35/18 KURI BAY 0518 0900 10/NE - - 020/26 28.0 26.6 92 1010.71.0 12.0 -
- - - - - 14/18 14/3 TROUGHTON ISLAND 0518 0300 - - - - 120/21 26.6 26.3 98 1009.41.0 - - - -
30.0 -1.0 25.1 -0.1 - 32/24 16/3 TROUGHTON ISLAND 0518 0900 - - - - 110/21 26.0 25.7 98 1012.21.3 - - - -
30.0 - 24.1 - - 12/24 9/3 TRUSCOTT 0518 0900 - - - 150/08 24.2 23.7 97 1012.11.3 - - - -
002 East Kimberley
25.0 -8.2 20.8 +1.7 21 21/24 21/3 KUNUNURRA AERO 0518 0900 3/- - - 150/18 22.4 20.7 90 1013.20.7 15.0 -
24.0 -9.2 - - - - - KUNUNURRA AERO 0518 1500 3/SE - - 150/13 24.1 21.2 84 1010.11.7 10.0 -
24.3 -8.9 - - - - - KUNUNURRA AERO 0518 2100 - - - 130/13 23.7 21.1 85 1013.01.2 - - - -
23.0 -9.1 20.0 +2.8 - 3/24 0.6/3 WARMUN 0518 0900 2/ - - Calm 21.9 19.9 88 1013.8 20.0 -
23.0 -9.1 - - - 0.2/6 0.2/6 WARMUN 0518 1500 2/ - - 360/05 22.9 20.8 88 1010.5 3.0 -
003 West Kimberley
29.0 -2.0 - - - 49/6 49/6 CYGNET BAY 0518 1500 - - - 340/04 25.1 24.2 95 1008.70.3 10.0 -
004 Pilbara - De Grey
- - - - - - 14/3 KARRATHA AERO 0518 1800 - - - 100/26 25.0 24.3 96 1005.30.2 - - 2.2 -
29.3 - - - - 24/12 10/3 KARRATHA AERO 0518 2100 - - - 260/09 25.5 24.6 95 1006.91.6 - - - -
31.1 +0.6 - - - 18/12 18/3 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT 0518 2100 - - - 060/28 24.6 24.3 98 1007.40.4 - - - -
30.3 - - - - 14/12 8/3 ROEBOURNE AERO 0518 2100 - - - - 120/11 25.3 24.8 97 1007.20.8 - - - -
005 Pilbara - Fortescue
26.0 - - - - 25/6 25/3 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT 0518 1500 - - - - 150/21 23.0 22.0 94 1005.41.5 - - - -
32.0 +0.5 - - - 9/6 9/3 MARDIE 0518 1500 - - - - 080/13 24.8 24.8 100 1005.81.6 - - - -
013 Interior
21.0 -8.3 18.0 +2.5 - - - BALGO HILLS 0518 0900 6/E - 050/09 19.9 17.0 83 1014.0 25.0 -
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
27.6 - - - - - 33/3 BRADSHAW 0518 0000 - - - - Calm 23.0 22.7 98 1013.4 - - - -
- - - - - 46/18 - BRADSHAW 0518 0300 - - - - 230/08 23.0 22.7 98 1011.81.6 - - - -
28.0 - 23.0 - - 46/24 - BRADSHAW 0518 0900 - - - - 140/11 23.8 22.2 91 1013.61.7 - - - -
31.7 - - - - - 12/3 CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU 0518 0000 - - - - 160/11 23.6 21.7 89 1011.9 - - - -
32.0 - 23.0 - - 35/24 - CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU 0518 0900 - - - - 110/22 23.7 20.0 80 1012.21.4 - - - -
23.0 -8.0 - - - - - DALY WATERS AWS 0518 1500 - - - - 140/08 21.4 18.2 82 1012.61.2 - - - -
31.0 -1.0 - - - 2/6 2/3 DARWIN AIRPORT 0518 1500 1/SE - - 040/24 26.4 24.8 91 1009.41.7 25.0 -
- - - - - 6/12 - DARWIN AIRPORT 0518 2100 20/E - 070/05 26.6 25.4 93 1010.71.9 30.0 -
33.0 -0.2 - - - - 12/3 DOUGLAS RIVER 0518 0000 - - - - 140/08 24.3 24.0 98 1011.90.2 - - - -
- - - - - 48/18 0.6/3 DOUGLAS RIVER 0518 0300 - - - - 170/11 24.1 23.4 96 1010.41.5 - - - -
33.0 -0.2 23.0 +6.4 - 48/24 - DOUGLAS RIVER 0518 0900 - - - - 140/13 24.5 23.2 92 1012.31.9 - - - -
25.0 - 20.0 - 21 32/24 32/18 KIDMAN SPRINGS 0518 0900 3/- - - 130/05 21.2 20.6 96 - 0.5 -
32.0 - 23.0 - 23 46/24 46/18 PINE CREEK COUNCIL 0518 0900 2/- - - 130/02 24.1 22.6 91 1012.21.6 10.0 -
- - - - - 27/12 27/3 PORT KEATS AERO 0518 2100 - - - - 190/08 24.5 23.3 93 1011.42.1 - - - -
24.0 -9.0 - - - 0.4/6 0.4/6 TIMBER CREEK 0518 1500 1/E - 130/02 23.1 21.4 90 1011.11.9 30.0 -
23.5 -8.5 - - - - 0.6/3 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS 0518 0000 - - - - 180/02 21.1 19.7 92 1013.4 - - - -
23.0 -9.0 21.0 +4.8 - 5/24 0.6/3 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS 0518 0900 -/- - 130/04 21.1 19.9 93 1014.01.8 10.0 -
23.0 -9.0 - - - 0.2/6 - VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS 0518 1500 -/- - 100/05 23.1 19.7 81 1011.72.2 10.0 -
21.0 -10.2 19.0 +4.0 19 8/24 0.6/3 WAVE HILL 0518 0900 1/NE - - 160/09 19.0 18.4 96 1014.51.8 10.0 -
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
20.0 -9.8 17.0 +2.1 17 2/24 - BRUNETTE DOWNS 0518 0900 -/ - 110/18 19.2 12.4 65 1016.51.2 20.0 -
21.0 -10.5 18.0 +2.1 17 5/24 0.4/3 ELLIOTT 0518 0900 -/ - Calm 19.2 17.9 92 1014.50.9 10.0 simon
South Australia
022 Yorke Peninsula and Kangaroo Island
19.6 - - - - - - KINGSCOTE AERO 0518 0000 - - - - Calm 6.5 5.6 94 1020.10.3 - - 0.2 -
024 Murray Valley
- - - - - - 0.4/15 MENINGIE 0518 0600 - - - Calm 8.1 8.1 100 - 0.0 thick fog
20.0 +1.9 7.0 -1.6 6 0.4/24 - MENINGIE 0518 0900 - - - 160/02 9.2 9.2 100 - 0.0 still thick fog
025 Murray Mallee and Upper Southeast
- - - - - - Tr/9 KEITH 0518 0600 - - - Calm 6.2 5.8 97 1021.30.7 0.0 -
20.0 +1.7 5.0 -2.7 - Tr/24 Tr/3 KEITH 0518 0900 - - - Calm 8.0 - - 1022.91.5 0.2 wet bulb broken, awaiting for new one to arrive
026 Lower Southeast
19.0 +1.7 4.0 -2.8 1 0.2/24 - COONAWARRA 0518 0900 - - - 360/09 10.0 9.8 99 1022.31.5 0.2 Recorded over 24hr period at 9:00am (unsure of pre
- - - - - - - MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 0518 0600 - - - 360/08 6.7 6.7 100 1020.60.8 - 0.2 STATION OPEN VER:3.2 SWV:M2.02.28.00
Queensland
030 Upper Carpentaria (Nthn Goldfields)
21.0 -8.0 14.0 +1.0 - 0.3/24 0.3/18 RICHMOND POST OFFICE 0518 0900 - - - 110/09 15.6 15.6 100 1016.5 0.9 -
035 Central Highlands
- - - - - - Tr/15 TAROOM POST OFFICE 0518 0600 - - - 180/02 7.5 7.3 99 1016.81.1 0.0 -
039 South Coast Curtis
15.0 -9.1 8.0 -2.4 6 2/24 0.8/18 MONTO TOWNSHIP 0518 0900 - - - Calm 9.5 9.1 97 - 0.4 -
17.3 -9.0 - - - - - THANGOOL AIRPORT 0518 0000 - - - 160/05 10.9 10.0 94 1016.20.8 - - - -
17.0 -9.3 4.0 -6.5 - 0.2/24 - THANGOOL AIRPORT 0518 0900 - - - 100/05 14.2 11.4 83 1017.60.9 40.0 -
041 Darling Downs - east
- - - - - 0.2/18 - OAKEY AERO 0518 0300 - - - 060/08 5.4 5.1 98 1015.90.6 - - 0.1 -
- - - - - - - OAKEY AERO 0518 0600 - - - 120/05 5.2 5.1 99 1016.40.5 0.1 -
New South Wales
048 Upper Western - Upper Darling
- - - - - - - COBAR AIRPORT AWS 0518 0300 - - - - -/- 6.0 4.6 91 1017.60.4 - - 0.0 -
051 Central Western Plains - north
- - - - - - - NYNGAN AIRPORT 0518 0600 - - - 180/04 5.7 5.2 97 - 50.0 -
058 Northern Rivers
- - - - - - - GRAFTON AIRPORT 0518 0600 - - - Calm 6.4 6.1 98 1016.20.2 - - 0.1 -
060 Manning
- - 12.0 - - - 8/3 TAREE AIRPORT AWS 0518 1200 - - - - 290/13 13.1 12.8 98 1016.20.1 - - - -
061 Hunter
17.0 -3.9 13.0 +1.7 - 36/24 36/18 NELSON BAY (NELSON HEAD) 0518 0900 - - - 250/18 13.6 12.7 94 - 18.0 -
15.0 -5.9 - - - 18/6 18/6 NELSON BAY (NELSON HEAD) 0518 1500 - - - 230/15 15.0 13.2 89 - 8.0 -
- - - - - - 9/3 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION 0518 0600 - - - - 290/13 13.1 12.5 96 - - - - -
- - - - - 16/18 10/3 NORAH HEAD AWS 0518 0300 - - - - 260/09 13.4 12.1 92 1015.81.3 - - - -
- - - - - - 10/3 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 0518 0600 1/SE - - 290/17 11.7 11.6 99 1016.80.7 6.0 -
- - 11.5 +1.3 - - Tr/3 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 0518 1200 1/SE - - 250/21 16.0 13.2 83 1016.50.8 25.0 -
17.0 -3.2 - - - Tr/6 Tr/3 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 0518 1500 1/SE - 230/21 16.8 12.4 75 1016.60.1 25.0 -
063 Central Tablelands - south
13.0 - 5.0 - - 0.4/24 0.4/18 LITHGOW (COOERWULL) 0518 0900 - - - Calm 5.1 5.1 100 - 0.3 -
066 Sydney Metropolitan - east
- - - - - - 9/3 BANKSTOWN AIRPORT AWS 0518 0600 - - - 300/08 12.0 10.9 93 1017.50.4 - - - -
18.0 -2.3 12.0 +2.2 - 21/24 11/3 BANKSTOWN AIRPORT AWS 0518 0900 - - - 250/04 12.7 11.4 92 1018.91.4 - - - -
18.0 - 12.0 - - 22/24 8/3 CANTERBURY RACECOURSE AWS 0518 0900 - - - - 240/04 12.6 11.8 95 - - - 1.8 -
- - - - - 24/12 11/3 CANTERBURY RACECOURSE AWS 0518 2100 - - - - Calm 13.5 12.6 94 - - - 7.0 -
- - 12.4 +0.9 - - 11/3 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 0518 1200 3/S - - -/- 13.6 12.7 94 1017.90.3 15.0 -
15.0 -4.3 - - - 16/6 5/3 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 0518 1500 3/S - -/- 14.9 13.6 92 1017.40.5 10.0 -
- - - - - - 8/3 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 0518 1800 3/S - - -/- 14.3 13.0 92 1018.71.3 10.0 -
- - - - - 39/12 15/3 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 0518 2100 - - - - -/- 13.9 13.0 94 1019.71.0 - - - -
- - 12.4 +1.6 - - 9/3 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 0518 1200 3/S - - 260/17 14.0 13.3 96 1017.90.6 10.0 -
- - - - - - 8/3 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 0518 1800 3/S - - 270/17 14.3 13.4 94 1019.01.4 5.0 -
- - - - - 36/12 15/3 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 0518 2100 3/S - - 250/11 14.0 12.9 93 1019.70.7 14.0 -
- - - - - - 13/3 SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK (SYDNEY OLY 0518 0600 - - - - -/- 12.1 11.5 96 - - - - -
18.0 - 12.0 - - 28/24 10/3 SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK (SYDNEY OLY 0518 0900 - - - - -/- 12.6 12.3 98 - - - 1.5 -
068 Illawarra
19.0 - 13.0 - - 9/24 8/3 BELLAMBI AWS 0518 0900 - - - 250/11 13.0 11.4 90 - - - - -
- - 13.0 - - - 10/3 BELLAMBI AWS 0518 1200 - - - 220/11 15.1 12.6 85 - - - - -
17.0 - 13.0 - - 81/24 60/3 JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR 0518 0900 - - - - 270/05 13.8 12.4 91 1018.51.0 - - - -
- - 12.9 - - - 12/3 JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR 0518 1200 - - - - 210/22 15.4 12.5 83 1017.80.7 - - - -
069 South Coast
- - - - - 0.2/12 0.2/12 MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION 0518 0300 -/- - 230/11 11.9 9.5 85 1017.60.5 20.0 -
070 Southern Tablelands-Goulburn/Monaro
15.0 +0.4 1.0 -1.0 - - - BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) 0518 0900 - - - Calm 3.5 3.5 100 - 0.2 -
13.0 -3.0 3.0 -1.9 0 Tr/24 Tr/18 GOULBURN TAFE 0518 0900 - - - Calm 5.7 5.3 97 - 0.1 -
16.0 -0.3 1.0 -3.1 - Tr/24 Tr/18 YASS (LINTON HOSTEL) 0518 0900 - - - 160/04 2.9 2.9 100 - 0.0 -
073 Southwest Slopes - north
- - - - - - - COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT 0518 0600 - - - 050/04 0.5 0.5 100 - 0.2 -
Victoria
082 Northeast - Lower
14.0 - 1.0 - - 0.2/24 0.2/18 CORRYONG AIRPORT 0518 0900 - - - Calm 3.9 3.7 99 - 0.0 -
085 West Gippsland
- - - - - 0.2/18 - EAST SALE AIRPORT 0518 0300 - - - 320/11 5.1 4.9 99 1019.8 - - 0.1 -
- - - - - - - EAST SALE AIRPORT 0518 0600 - - - 300/11 5.1 5.1 100 1020.10.3 - - 0.2 -
- - - - - - - MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT 0518 0300 - - - 200/08 7.3 7.0 98 1020.00.2 - - 0.2 -
- - - - - - 0.2/3 MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT 0518 0600 - - - 260/05 6.0 5.7 98 1020.70.7 0.2 -
- - - - - - - MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT 0518 2100 - - - Calm 5.2 4.5 95 1022.11.1 - - 0.1 -
089 Western Plains
- - - - - - Tr/15 ARARAT PRISON 0518 0600 - - - 360/04 0.5 -0.3 94 1020.71.5 0.2 -
090 West Coast
19.0 +2.4 1.0 -6.0 - 0.2/24 0.2/24 CASTERTON SHOWGROUNDS 0518 0900 - - - Calm 5.0 5.0 100 - 0.0 -
18.2 +2.3 - - - - - PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) 0518 0000 - - - 340/08 8.4 8.0 97 1019.8 - - 0.2 -
- - - - - 0.2/18 0.2/3 PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) 0518 0300 - - - 260/09 6.7 6.7 100 1019.60.2 - - 0.2 -
- - - - - - 0.2/3 PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) 0518 0600 0/NW - - 340/08 5.7 5.7 100 1020.10.5 0.1 -
Tasmania
091 North Coast
- - - - - 0.2/18 0.2/3 LAUNCESTON AIRPORT 0518 0300 - - - 220/08 4.2 3.8 97 1019.20.4 - - 0.1 -
14.0 - 3.0 - - 0.2/24 - LAUNCESTON AIRPORT 0518 0900 - - - 190/05 4.5 4.1 97 1020.41.0 - - 0.2 -
- - - - - - - LOW HEAD 0518 0600 0/SE - - 150/17 6.9 6.5 97 1019.00.2 0.0 -
16.0 - 6.0 - - 0.2/24 0.2/3 LOW HEAD 0518 0900 0/SE - - 160/18 7.3 7.1 99 1020.01.0 0.0 -
095 Derwent Valley
14.0 -0.3 1.0 -3.1 2 - - BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) 0518 0900 - - - Calm 2.4 2.4 100 - 0.0 evap 0.2 VER:3.2 SWV:M2.02.28.00
Islands
200 Islands
- - - - - 26/24 - CAPE WESSEL 0518 0027 - - - - 360/28 27.8 24.4 82 1010.6 - - - HR990
- - - - - 26/24 - CAPE WESSEL 0518 0127 - - - - 360/30 27.8 24.4 82 1010.30.3 - - - HR990
- - - - - 26/24 - CAPE WESSEL 0518 0227 - - - - 360/28 27.6 24.4 83 1010.10.7 - - - HR990
- - - - - 26/24 - CAPE WESSEL 0518 0327 - - - - 360/30 27.4 24.3 83 1009.70.9 - - - HR990
- - - - - 26/24 - CAPE WESSEL 0518 0427 - - - - 360/28 27.3 23.7 81 1009.31.0 - - - HR990
- - - - - 26/24 - CAPE WESSEL 0518 0527 - - - - 360/24 27.4 24.3 83 1009.50.6 - - - HR990
- - - - - 26/24 - CAPE WESSEL 0518 0627 - - - - 360/26 27.2 24.5 85 1009.60.1 - - - HR990
- - - - - 26/24 - CAPE WESSEL 0518 0727 - - - - 360/26 27.4 24.7 85 1010.10.8 - - - HR990
- - - - - 26/24 - CAPE WESSEL 0518 0827 - - - - 360/30 28.2 24.4 80 1010.40.9 - - - HR990
- - - - - 26/24 - CAPE WESSEL 0518 0927 - - - - 360/31 29.3 25.3 79 1011.11.5 - - - HR990
19.0 -2.5 - - - 21/6 21/3 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 0518 1530 3/W - - 020/11 14.5 12.5 88 1012.70.4 3.0 WINDY POINT WIND VER:3.2 SWV:M2.02.28.00
19.0 -2.5 - - - - 21/6 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 0518 1540 - - - -/- 15.0 13.4 90 1012.60.3 - - 6.0 -
31.0 - 25.0 - - 31/24 - POINT FAWCETT 0518 0930 - - - - 110/08 27.1 24.9 88 1011.41.5 - - - -