Noteworthy synoptic observations for Friday, 20 August 2010 l prepared 0157 EST, 21/08/10
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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
002 East Kimberley
37.0 +4.7 23.0 +8.1 - - - WARMUN 0820 0900 - - - 130/04 30.6 13.7 36 1013.7 28.0 -
013 Interior
19.0 -2.7 -4.0 -10.8 - - - WILUNA 0820 0900 - - - Calm 12.1 5.7 65 1021.21.2 25.0 .
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
37.0 +5.1 23.0 +9.4 21 - - VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS 0820 0900 - - - 070/09 28.4 18.2 54 1012.81.7 - - 40.0 -
- - 22.6 +9.0 - - - VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS 0820 1200 - - - - 040/08 33.5 17.2 38 1012.00.8 - - - -
36.0 +4.8 22.0 +9.1 19 - - WAVE HILL 0820 0900 - - - 160/02 28.1 14.6 44 1013.41.3 40.0 -
South Australia
022 Yorke Peninsula and Kangaroo Island
13.0 - - - - 3/6 3/3 CAPE BORDA AWS 0820 1500 6/W - - 280/31 9.7 7.4 86 1016.8 17.0 -
Queensland
029 Lower Carpentaria (Gulf Country)
36.0 +4.8 24.0 +8.3 - - - CROYDON TOWNSHIP 0820 0900 - - - 050/02 28.3 18.7 56 1014.71.4 50.0 -
36.1 +8.9 - - - - - MOUNT ISA AERO 0820 0000 - - - - 200/24 25.4 16.0 56 1014.81.2 - - - -
36.0 +8.8 19.0 +8.6 18 - - MOUNT ISA AERO 0820 0900 6/S - 160/24 20.4 13.2 63 1017.21.9 40.0 -
- - 18.6 +8.2 - - - MOUNT ISA AERO 0820 1200 - - - - 150/24 25.1 13.2 48 1017.00.2 - - - -
030 Upper Carpentaria (Nthn Goldfields)
36.0 +7.5 21.0 +11.0 - - - RICHMOND POST OFFICE 0820 0900 -/ - 110/09 24.7 12.2 46 1016.12.8 20.0 -
033 Central Coast - east
30.0 +3.2 19.0 +8.4 - - - COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE 0820 0900 3/NE - - 360/04 24.2 20.7 81 - 50.0 -
27.0 +3.8 20.0 +8.3 - - - MACKAY AERO 0820 0900 - - - - 330/15 24.5 20.4 78 1016.61.3 - - - -
- - 20.2 +8.5 - - - MACKAY AERO 0820 1200 - - - 320/08 27.1 18.7 60 1015.41.2 - - - -
- - - - - - - PROSERPINE AIRPORT 0820 0300 - - - Calm 19.0 17.7 92 1015.31.6 - - 0.2 -
27.0 +2.0 20.0 +8.3 - - - ST LAWRENCE POST OFFICE 0820 0900 3/W - - 110/04 22.4 19.9 86 1017.12.7 - 10.0 -
28.0 +3.5 20.0 +9.2 - - - TE KOWAI EXP STN 0820 0900 - - - 310/04 25.6 20.3 73 - 19.0 -
034 Central Coast - west
- - - - - - - CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT 0820 0600 - - - Calm 17.1 17.1 100 1015.20.9 0.1 -
035 Central Highlands
31.0 +7.3 16.0 +8.5 14 - - BRIGALOW RESEARCH STN 0820 0900 - - - 130/05 19.7 18.3 92 - 40.0 -
30.0 +4.8 18.0 +9.8 - 0.2/24 0.2/3 CLERMONT SIRIUS ST 0820 0900 6/ - - Calm 20.7 20.1 96 1017.72.8 50.0 -
31.0 +7.6 15.0 +10.0 14 - - TAMBO POST OFFICE 0820 0900 - - - 130/02 15.5 14.3 93 1020.01.5 50.0 -
30.0 +7.3 16.0 +9.6 16 19/24 3/3 TAROOM POST OFFICE 0820 0900 - - - 340/02 16.3 16.1 99 1020.02.2 1.0 -
036 Central Lowlands
34.0 +9.2 19.0 +9.7 - - - BARCALDINE POST OFFICE 0820 0900 -/W - 130/44 20.0 14.0 68 - 50.0 -
36.6 +10.7 - - - - - LONGREACH AERO 0820 0000 - - - - 180/15 21.9 8.3 42 1014.31.2 - - - -
37.0 +11.1 19.0 +10.6 19 - - LONGREACH AERO 0820 0900 20/- - 160/34 21.2 10.9 52 1018.62.3 40.0 -
- - 19.2 +10.8 - - - LONGREACH AERO 0820 1200 6/SE - - 190/28 22.8 11.2 48 1018.50.1 40.0 -
037 Upper Western (Northwest)
36.0 +7.7 19.0 +8.1 - - - CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP 0820 0900 - - - - 170/26 20.8 14.0 65 1016.91.7 - - - -
36.0 +9.3 15.0 +6.3 - 11/24 4/3 URANDANGI 0820 0900 -/ - 130/02 15.0 13.2 89 1020.12.6 27.0 -
36.0 +9.2 20.0 +10.7 17 - - WINTON POST OFFICE 0820 0900 -/NW 130/22 21.4 14.2 64 1018.03.1 35.0 -
039 South Coast Curtis
31.0 +5.9 18.0 +9.3 - 0.2/24 0.2/18 BARALABA POST OFFICE 0820 0900 2/NW - - Calm 19.6 16.5 82 - 50.0 -
040 South Coast Moreton & Brisbane
28.0 +5.5 15.0 +8.6 8 5/24 3/3 AMBERLEY AMO 0820 0900 10/W - 330/21 17.8 15.9 89 1018.22.4 9.0 -
- - 16.2 +9.8 - - 1/3 AMBERLEY AMO 0820 1200 6/W - 320/17 17.8 15.4 86 1016.51.7 7.0 -
27.0 +4.8 17.0 +9.1 - 6/24 3/3 ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT 0820 0900 - - - 310/17 17.6 15.2 86 1017.52.4 - - - -
- - 17.0 +9.1 - - 1/3 ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT 0820 1200 - - - 340/13 17.2 14.5 84 1015.42.1 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE 0820 1800 - - - 010/111 - 13.8 - 1015.71.1 - - 1.4 -
- - - - - - 12/3 KINGAROY AIRPORT 0820 0600 - - - - 280/04 13.8 13.0 95 1017.61.1 - - - -
27.0 +3.7 18.0 +8.8 - - - MARYBOROUGH 0820 0900 3/S - 200/17 21.4 16.8 75 1018.21.9 25.0 -
- - 17.9 +8.7 - - - MARYBOROUGH 0820 1200 - - - 240/22 22.4 12.1 52 1017.60.6 - - - -
28.0 +5.6 17.0 +9.2 - 2/24 0.6/3 NAMBOUR DPI 0820 0900 - - - - 210/02 17.3 14.9 86 1018.11.1 - - - -
- - 16.8 +9.0 - - 0.4/3 NAMBOUR DPI 0820 1200 - - - - 220/02 17.1 12.8 76 1017.70.4 - - - -
- - - - - 8/18 8/3 REDCLIFFE 0820 0300 - - - - 290/11 18.4 16.9 91 1015.50.5 - - - -
25.0 +3.6 17.0 +8.9 14 8/24 8/18 REDLANDS HRS 0820 0900 3/NW - - 310/04 16.4 15.7 96 - 15.0 /
28.0 +5.8 15.0 +8.3 12 3/24 1/3 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON 0820 0900 - - - - 280/08 17.2 13.9 81 - - - - -
- - 14.9 +8.2 - - 0.8/3 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON 0820 1200 - - - - 310/13 18.1 13.8 76 - - - - -
041 Darling Downs - east
19.0 +3.7 11.0 +8.0 - 16/24 7/3 APPLETHORPE 0820 0900 - - - - 270/17 11.4 10.7 95 1017.60.9 - - - -
- - 11.0 +8.0 - - 1/3 APPLETHORPE 0820 1200 - - - - 270/15 13.3 10.6 84 1014.72.6 - - - -
- - - - - 16/18 10/3 DALBY AIRPORT 0820 0300 - - - - 030/08 15.5 14.5 94 1015.80.9 - - - -
- - - - - - 2/3 DALBY AIRPORT 0820 0600 10/N - - 350/05 15.1 13.8 92 1016.70.9 10.0 -
26.0 +4.4 14.0 +9.2 - 22/24 4/3 DALBY AIRPORT 0820 0900 -/NW - 260/09 14.3 12.3 88 1018.82.0 10.0 -
- - 14.3 +9.5 - - 2/3 DALBY AIRPORT 0820 1200 - - - - 320/22 14.7 13.4 92 1018.20.6 - - - -
24.0 +2.8 15.0 +9.5 14 5/24 0.6/3 GOONDIWINDI AIRPORT 0820 0900 10/W - - 310/04 15.5 14.5 94 1016.60.4 50.0 -
25.0 +5.0 15.0 +11.4 - 10/24 3/3 OAKEY AERO 0820 0900 3/NW - 280/17 14.5 12.2 86 1019.11.7 10.0 -
- - 14.2 +10.6 - - 1/3 OAKEY AERO 0820 1200 3/W - - 290/24 15.8 13.6 87 1017.41.6 25.0 -
19.0 +2.8 11.0 +9.0 9 14/24 14/18 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE 0820 0900 - - - - -/- 12.1 11.4 95 - - - - -
23.0 +2.3 14.0 +9.6 12 4/24 4/18 TEXAS POST OFFICE 0820 0900 1/NW - 340/09 15.0 14.3 96 - 5.0 -
043 Maranoa
29.0 +6.8 14.0 +9.7 - 22/24 4/3 INJUNE POST OFFICE 0820 0900 -/W - 270/02 14.1 13.4 96 1020.42.6 10.0 -
30.0 +8.4 14.0 +10.1 14 8/24 8/18 MITCHELL POST OFFICE 0820 0900 - - - 130/04 14.8 13.4 91 1020.10.9 10.0 -
29.0 +6.8 14.0 +9.2 - 19/24 6/3 ROMA AIRPORT 0820 0900 - - - - 330/11 14.6 13.1 91 1020.01.9 - - - -
- - 14.3 +9.5 - - 6/3 ROMA AIRPORT 0820 1200 - - - - 340/15 15.0 13.2 89 1018.61.3 - - - -
29.0 +7.4 15.0 +9.4 - 5/24 5/18 SURAT 0820 0900 - - - 310/09 15.3 14.8 97 - 10.0 -
044 Warrego
- - - - - - 6/15 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE 0820 0600 -/- - 270/04 13.4 12.9 97 1018.42.0 50.0 -
New South Wales
054 Northwest Slopes - north
15.0 -2.9 11.0 +9.9 - 4/24 3/18 BARRABA POST OFFICE 0820 0900 - - - Calm 11.4 6.4 71 - 50.0 -
18.0 -0.7 13.0 +10.1 - 5/24 5/24 PINDARI DAM 0820 0900 -/W - 310/04 13.5 11.5 88 - 20.0 -
055 Northwest Slopes - south
12.0 -2.1 7.0 +8.0 - 7/24 5/18 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) 0820 0900 -/SW - Calm 8.0 7.0 93 - 20.0 -
056 Northern Tablelands - west
18.0 +2.1 12.0 +10.0 - 5/24 3/3 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) 0820 0900 3/- - - 270/08 12.6 10.8 89 - 10.0 -
058 Northern Rivers
26.0 +3.2 16.0 +8.7 - 4/24 4/18 CASINO AIRPORT 0820 0900 -/- - 340/09 18.5 13.8 74 - 12.0 -
059 Mid North Coast
26.0 +6.3 17.0 +8.8 14 - - COFFS HARBOUR MO 0820 0900 6/W - 250/09 19.4 11.4 60 1014.23.1 30.0 -
- - 17.3 +9.1 - - - COFFS HARBOUR MO 0820 1200 20/W - 180/17 20.6 6.0 39 1011.42.8 30.0 -
061 Hunter
16.0 - - - - - 0.2/3 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS 0820 0000 - - - 320/44 10.9 10.1 95 1012.90.9 - - 0.1 -
067 Sydney Metropolitan - west
- - - - - - - BADGERYS CREEK AWS 0820 0300 - - - 360/152 - 3.7 - 1010.0 - - 0.0 -
069 South Coast
25.0 +8.3 8.0 +0.9 - - - NAROOMA RVCP 0820 0900 - - - 180/05 13.2 -2.1 35 - 30.0 /
071 Southern Tablelands-Snowy Mountains
1.0 -1.6 -6.0 -0.2 - 21/24 13/18 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALE 0820 0900 - - - 270/52 -5.4 -6.1 95 - 0.1 50080
-4.0 -6.6 - - - 0.8/6 0.8/6 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALE 0820 1500 - - - 270/55 -4.1 -4.6 96 - 0.1 50080
5.0 -1.3 -3.0 -0.6 - 18/24 6/18 THREDBO VILLAGE 0820 0900 0/NW - 310/18 -1.1 -4.4 78 - 50.0 -
1.0 -5.3 - - - 2/6 2/6 THREDBO VILLAGE 0820 1500 -/NW - - 310/37 -0.7 -2.1 90 - - 10.0 -
Victoria
085 West Gippsland
13.8 +1.0 - - - - 8/3 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 0820 0000 - - - - 260/41 7.5 3.6 76 1002.10.0 - - - -
- - - - - 15/18 5/3 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 0820 0300 - - - - 250/70 5.3 3.3 87 1002.1 - - - -
- - - - - - 5/3 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 0820 1800 - - - - 260/65 8.6 5.0 78 1004.91.6 - - - -
- - - - - 12/12 7/3 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 0820 2100 - - - - 270/80 7.8 5.4 85 1006.41.5 - - - -
090 West Coast
- - 2.7 - - - 0.2/3 COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) 0820 1200 - - - - 300/67 8.2 4.0 75 1007.40.2 - - - -
8.0 -1.9 1.0 -3.7 - 23/24 23/24 WEEAPROINAH 0820 0900 - - - - 310/26 2.5 2.5 100 - 0.3 -
Tasmania
091 North Coast
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0820 0100 - - - - 270/93 6.6 1.4 69 998.0 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0820 0400 - - - - 270/65 8.6 1.9 63 997.9 - - - -
- - - - - - 1/3 CAPE GRIM BAPS 0820 0600 - - - 260/72 6.8 4.3 84 997.51.3 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0820 0700 - - - - 270/87 9.3 3.9 69 996.7 - - - -
12.0 - 5.0 - - 8/24 0.6/3 CAPE GRIM BAPS 0820 0900 - - - 270/80 8.8 3.8 71 997.70.2 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0820 1000 - - - - 270/85 9.1 4.7 74 997.4 - - - -
- - 5.3 - - - 4/3 CAPE GRIM BAPS 0820 1200 - - - 270/98 9.9 3.8 66 997.10.5 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0820 1300 - - - - 260/106 8.4 6.0 85 997.4 - - - -
10.0 - - - - 4/6 0.4/3 CAPE GRIM BAPS 0820 1500 - - - 260/94 8.6 5.8 83 998.00.8 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0820 1600 - - - - 270/98 9.8 3.7 66 998.8 - - - -
- - - - - - 0.2/3 CAPE GRIM BAPS 0820 1800 - - - 270/78 9.8 4.2 68 1001.13.1 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0820 1900 - - - - 260/68 9.7 5.1 73 1001.8 - - - -
- - - - - 5/12 0.6/3 CAPE GRIM BAPS 0820 2100 - - - 260/68 9.4 4.0 69 1003.12.0 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0820 2200 - - - - 260/68 10.1 4.3 67 1003.2 - - - -
13.0 - 7.0 - - 6/24 1/3 LOW HEAD 0820 0900 3/NW - - 290/63 8.2 4.3 76 998.80.2 15.0 -
- - 7.2 - - - 0.8/3 LOW HEAD 0820 1200 - - - - 290/68 9.5 6.1 79 996.82.0 - - - -
11.0 - - - - 0.8/6 - LOW HEAD 0820 1500 3/W - - 270/65 10.4 5.2 70 996.60.2 10.0 -
- - - - - - 4/12 MARRAWAH 0820 0600 6/- - - 290/63 5.8 5.1 95 997.60.8 10.0 winds gusting to 55knots at times
12.0 -0.7 5.0 -1.9 3 7/24 1/3 MARRAWAH 0820 0900 6/W - 290/70 9.0 4.3 72 997.10.3 10.0 winds gusts over 60 knots at times
9.0 -3.7 - - - 3/6 3/6 MARRAWAH 0820 1500 6/W - 290/63 7.8 5.6 86 999.01.8 10.0 Past Hail wind gusts up to 50k at times
- - - - - - 0.4/3 MARRAWAH 0820 1800 6/W - 290/68 9.3 6.1 80 1000.61.9 10.0 -
094 Southeast and Hobart
- - - - - - 0.2/3 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 0820 1200 3/NW - - 340/37 7.0 3.2 77 987.93.1 25.0 Swell 1.5mtrs.Snow H= 1200\'.Thunder @ 1145 & 1150
- - 2.3 - - - 9/3 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) 0820 1200 - - - - 010/21 5.0 2.5 84 - - - - -
- - 3.7 -2.7 - - 2/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0820 1200 - - - - 330/72 7.5 4.4 81 983.94.0 - - - -
9.0 -2.2 - - - 2/6 0.2/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0820 1500 6/W - - 310/76 8.2 4.7 79 985.31.4 5.0 man wind wnw35. Swell more wsw. VER:3.2 SWV:M2.02.
095 Derwent Valley
11.0 -1.0 1.0 -1.5 - 10/24 8/18 MAYDENA POST OFFICE 0820 0900 - - - 070/17 1.9 0.9 93 - 0.9 -
6.0 -6.0 - - - 6/6 6/6 MAYDENA POST OFFICE 0820 1500 - - - 200/17 5.5 3.6 88 - 0.9 -
4.0 -5.4 - - - 20/6 20/6 TARRALEAH VILLAGE 0820 1500 - - - 310/44 3.5 1.0 84 - 10.0 50003
096 Central Plateau
4.0 -3.9 - - - 12/6 12/3 BUTLERS GORGE 0820 1500 - - - - 270/13 3.2 0.6 83 - - - - -
- - - - - - 11/3 BUTLERS GORGE 0820 1800 - - - - 280/15 3.1 1.0 86 - - - - -
8.0 -0.1 0.0 +0.1 - 14/24 14/24 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK 0820 0900 - - - 320/18 0.2 -0.3 96 - 0.5 -
097 West Coast
- - - - - 6/24 0.8/3 CAPE SORELL 0820 0900 - - - - 290/63 9.0 - - 991.61.5 - - - HR992
- - - - - - 1/3 CAPE SORELL 0820 1000 - - - - 270/63 8.2 - - 991.71.0 - - - HR996
- - - - - - - CAPE SORELL 0820 1600 - - - - 240/65 8.4 - - 993.82.0 - - - -
- - - - - 13/24 1/3 LOW ROCKY POINT 0820 0900 - - - - 300/65 8.0 - - 988.12.0 - - - HR998
- - - - - - 0.6/3 LOW ROCKY POINT 0820 1200 - - - - 280/63 9.1 - - 987.70.4 - - - -
- - - - - - 3/3 LOW ROCKY POINT 0820 1300 - - - - 290/63 9.0 - - 987.70.5 - - - HR002
- - - - - - 3/3 LOW ROCKY POINT 0820 1400 - - - - 270/68 9.2 - - 988.40.9 - - - HR992
- - - - - 4/6 4/3 LOW ROCKY POINT 0820 1500 - - - - 270/70 9.4 - - 990.22.5 - - - HR001
- - 0.1 - - - 6/3 SCOTTS PEAK DAM 0820 1200 - - - - 320/63 5.7 3.7 87 - - - - -
6.0 - - - - 10/6 3/3 SCOTTS PEAK DAM 0820 1500 - - - - 300/76 4.3 3.6 95 - - - - -
9.0 -0.8 1.0 -2.4 - 28/24 18/18 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE 0820 0900 - - - 310/24 4.0 2.8 92 - 1.0 50000 /
7.0 -2.8 - - - 17/6 17/6 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE 0820 1500 - - - 310/44 6.1 5.7 97 - 1.0 50000 /
4.0 - - - - 24/6 18/3 WARRA 0820 1500 - - - - 300/39 3.5 1.5 87 - - - - -
- - - - - 36/12 6/3 WARRA 0820 2100 - - - - 270/24 3.1 1.8 91 - - - - -
Islands
200 Islands
- - - - - - 17/3 COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS (COCOS 0820 0700 - - - 100/28 24.2 23.5 96 1009.12.0 - - - -
12.6 - - - - - 2/3 HOGAN ISLAND 0820 0000 - - - - 290/67 6.9 5.4 90 1001.4 - - - -
- - - - - 9/18 7/3 HOGAN ISLAND 0820 0300 - - - - 260/67 5.4 4.8 96 1002.61.2 - - - -
- - - - - - 6/3 HOGAN ISLAND 0820 0600 - - - - 300/67 6.4 5.0 91 1002.80.2 - - - -
13.0 - 3.0 - - 16/24 0.8/3 HOGAN ISLAND 0820 0900 - - - - 300/76 7.1 4.6 84 1003.60.7 - - - -
- - 2.6 - - - - HOGAN ISLAND 0820 1200 - - - - 300/83 9.4 5.0 74 1002.60.9 - - - -
11.0 - - - - 0.6/6 0.6/3 HOGAN ISLAND 0820 1500 - - - - 290/93 9.2 7.0 86 1001.70.9 - - - -
- - - - - - 3/3 HOGAN ISLAND 0820 1800 - - - - 290/85 9.7 7.1 84 1003.61.8 - - - -
- - - - - 5/12 2/3 HOGAN ISLAND 0820 2100 - - - - 290/76 8.5 7.3 92 1005.72.1 - - - -
- - 20.1 +6.6 - - 1/3 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 0820 1230 6/W - 240/15 17.9 14.2 79 1011.90.2 9.0 -