Noteworthy synoptic observations for Friday, 17 February 2012 prepared 0257 EDT, 18/02/12
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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
- - - - - - - MOUNT ELIZABETH 0217 0600 10/- - -/- 22.4 21.7 96 1008.7 10.0 -
37.0 - - - - - - MOUNT ELIZABETH 0217 1500 6/- - -/- 34.4 25.2 59 1005.3 10.0 -
002 East Kimberley
39.0 +3.4 - - - 0.4/6 0.4/3 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT 0217 1500 10/SE 350/13 35.2 15.7 31 1004.82.0 18.0 -
39.0 +3.0 - - - - - WARMUN 0217 1500 -/- 020/15 34.5 17.5 37 1005.4 25.0 -
003 West Kimberley
34.0 +1.1 - - - - - BROOME AIRPORT 0217 1500 3/E - - 260/17 33.0 26.2 68 1006.71.5 30.0 -
- - - - - - - BROOME AIRPORT 0217 1800 3/E 250/15 31.5 25.7 71 1006.80.1 30.0 -
33.9 +1.0 - - - - - BROOME AIRPORT 0217 2100 25/E 300/08 29.8 23.9 71 1008.01.2 35.0 -
004 Pilbara - De Grey
46.0 +8.1 26.0 -0.1 - - - ROEBOURNE 0217 0900 - - - 230/04 32.5 26.2 70 1007.81.2 20.0 -
009 Lower West and Perth
- - - - - - - ESPERANCE 0217 0600 1/N - - 020/08 17.7 17.4 98 1010.30.6 8.0 -
011 Eucla
42.0 +10.5 - - - - - BALGAIR 0217 1500 - - - 360/05 41.5 6.1 12 1006.4 10.0 /
37.0 +6.5 17.0 +2.3 15 0.4/24 Tr/18 BALLADONIA 0217 0900 -/W 050/24 28.5 8.5 29 1010.7 25.0 thunderstorm to the north, not here
40.0 +9.5 - - - - - BALLADONIA 0217 1500 -/NW 270/04 39.2 10.8 18 1016.2 25.0 /
36.0 +9.6 15.0 -1.1 13 0.2/24 - EYRE 0217 0900 -/ - 050/18 26.8 13.7 44 1013.70.2 18.0 -
39.0 +12.6 - - - - - EYRE 0217 1500 -/SW 130/28 28.3 19.8 60 1007.82.7 20.0 -
012 Goldfields
41.0 +9.1 21.3 +3.6 - 0.4/24 - KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 0217 0900 - - - - 350/22 32.8 11.1 27 1009.9 - - - -
43.0 +11.1 - - - - - KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 0217 1500 - - - - 010/24 39.1 5.1 12 1006.31.6 - - - -
42.6 +10.7 - - - - - KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 0217 2100 - - - - 140/21 29.9 11.5 32 1009.83.0 - - - -
44.0 +8.8 21.0 +0.2 - - - LEONORA 0217 0900 -/W - 360/04 33.0 14.3 32 1008.6 20.0 -
40.0 +8.9 - - - - - NORSEMAN 0217 1500 - - - 180/04 38.5 13.9 23 - 30.0 -
41.0 +5.3 - - - 2/6 2/6 YEELIRRIE 0217 1500 -/- - Calm 30.4 20.6 56 1005.7 10.0 -
013 Interior
- - - - - - - GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE 0217 1530 20/SE 100/11 39.5 -0.9 8 1004.51.4 30.0 -
- - - - - - - GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE 0217 1830 20/SE 110/22 36.8 0.0 10 1006.72.0 30.0 -
42.0 +5.6 - - - - - WILUNA 0217 1500 - - - 090/41 32.7 20.2 48 1005.30.9 15.0 -
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
30.0 -0.9 - - - 6/6 6/6 BLACK POINT 0217 1500 3/NW 110/11 28.4 24.7 80 1006.92.4 20.0 -
35.0 - - - - 9/6 9/3 BORROLOOLA 0217 1500 - - - - 250/09 25.1 22.4 85 1008.11.4 - - - -
- - - - - 38/12 1/3 BULMAN AWS 0217 2100 - - - - Calm 23.8 22.9 95 1008.70.9 - - - -
- - 23.7 - - - 10/3 CAPE DON 0217 1200 - - - - 060/09 24.6 24.4 99 1009.20.4 - - - -
33.0 - 24.0 - 23 21/24 21/18 CHANNEL POINT 0217 0900 6/SE 090/11 30.0 25.0 75 1009.81.9 25.0 /
- - - - - - - DARWIN AIRPORT 0217 0600 3/E - 100/09 26.6 24.7 89 1008.00.5 30.0 -
- - - - - - 10/3 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS 0217 1800 - - - - 320/05 31.2 25.3 71 1006.10.3 - - - -
- - - - - - 0.2/3 GOVE AIRPORT 0217 0600 2/E 120/08 26.3 24.7 91 1008.21.6 30.0 -
32.0 +0.6 23.0 -1.5 23 24/24 23/3 GOVE AIRPORT 0217 0900 3/E - 050/05 24.4 23.7 96 1009.81.6 20.0 -
- - - - - - 10/3 JABIRU AIRPORT 0217 1800 - - - - 100/13 25.6 22.9 85 1006.50.9 - - - -
- - 27.2 - - - 10/3 MCCLUER ISLAND 0217 1200 - - - - 080/13 28.0 25.4 86 1008.80.2 - - - -
- - - - - - - TIMBER CREEK 0217 0600 -/ - Calm 23.7 21.3 86 1007.50.8 30.0 dew
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
41.0 +6.1 - - - - - ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 0217 1500 25/SE 340/15 39.9 1.9 10 1005.72.9 30.0 -
- - - - - - - RABBIT FLAT 0217 0600 -/- - 350/08 30.5 12.7 34 1005.91.1 40.0 -
- - - - - - - RABBIT FLAT 0217 2100 -/- - - 300/09 32.2 13.6 32 1007.12.9 30.0 l/ning to all points of compass VER:3.2 SWV:M2.02.
Queensland
027 North Peninsula
- - - - - - 24/3 HORN ISLAND 0217 0600 - - - - 100/15 27.0 25.0 89 1007.80.8 - - - -
- - - - - - 25/3 SCHERGER RAAF 0217 1800 - - - Calm 24.2 23.3 95 1008.22.3 - - - -
33.0 +1.9 24.0 -0.1 24 29/24 - WEIPA AERO 0217 0900 10/E 110/11 27.1 24.4 85 1009.71.7 30.0 -
- - - - - - 13/3 WEIPA AERO 0217 1800 - - - 070/02 23.4 23.2 99 1008.32.2 - - 9.0 -
028 South Peninsula
- - - - - 55/18 0.2/3 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 0217 0300 - - - - 130/13 25.6 24.4 93 1007.61.9 - - - -
34.0 +1.4 - - - 2/24 2/9 MUSGRAVE 0217 1500 3/ - - 050/13 26.0 24.3 90 1009.10.6 1.0 -
029 Lower Carpentaria (Gulf Country)
34.0 - 25.0 - - 2/24 2/18 SWEERS ISLAND 0217 0900 3/- - 050/18 27.1 24.2 84 1011.33.3 20.0 -
33.0 - - - - - - SWEERS ISLAND 0217 1500 3/- - 020/11 32.2 25.5 68 1008.02.0 40.0 -
031 North Coast - Barron
31.4 +0.3 - - - - 21/3 CAIRNS AERO 0217 0000 - - - 170/11 25.0 23.2 90 1011.70.3 - - - -
- - - - - 48/18 4/3 CAIRNS AERO 0217 0300 - - - 180/21 25.2 22.5 85 1009.72.0 - - - -
31.0 -0.1 23.0 -0.7 23 50/24 2/3 CAIRNS AERO 0217 0900 6/SE 160/18 28.2 23.1 74 1012.11.6 30.0 -
- - - - - 13/12 13/3 CAPE FLATTERY 0217 2100 - - - - 150/30 26.8 23.5 82 1011.11.5 - - - -
- - - - - - 11/3 COOKTOWN AIRPORT 0217 0600 3/E - 060/05 24.4 23.8 96 1010.21.2 6.0 -
31.0 - 24.0 - - 27/24 6/3 COOKTOWN AIRPORT 0217 0900 2/E - 120/13 25.0 24.3 96 1011.81.6 10.0 -
30.3 -1.4 - - - - 12/3 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE 0217 0000 - - - - 130/24 25.4 24.5 95 1011.8 - - - -
- - - - - - 8/3 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE 0217 0600 3/- 150/31 27.0 25.4 91 1009.90.7 14.0 heavy rain all night VER:3.2 SWV:M2.02.28.00
30.0 -1.7 24.0 -1.4 - 32/24 - LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE 0217 0900 3/- 140/41 28.1 24.3 80 1011.81.9 15.0 high wind and rain in distance VER:3.2 SWV:M2.02.2
035 Central Highlands
31.0 -2.7 17.0 -2.9 15 22/24 22/18 TAMBO POST OFFICE 0217 0900 - - - 050/02 24.8 18.9 70 1014.31.4 50.0 -
044 Warrego
- - - - - - 4/15 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE 0217 0600 - - - 360/04 21.7 19.8 89 1013.00.5 50.0 -
045 Far Southwest
37.0 - - - - - - THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT 0217 1500 15/SE - - 080/18 34.8 13.6 28 1010.32.5 20.0 -
New South Wales
046 Upper Western - Far Northwest
- - - - - - 14/15 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE 0217 0600 - - - Calm 23.0 16.7 68 - 50.0 -
36.0 +1.4 23.0 +3.7 - 0.4/24 0.4/18 WILCANNIA (REID ST) 0217 0900 6/- - Calm 25.2 16.6 59 - 50.0 -
047 Lower Western - Lower Darling
- - - - - - 2/15 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) 0217 0600 6/W - 130/09 21.5 15.2 67 - 50.0 -
048 Upper Western - Upper Darling
35.0 +1.9 - - - 0.2/6 - COBAR MO 0217 1500 20/NW 330/11 32.2 13.5 32 1012.22.2 40.0 -
049 Lower Western - Southwest Plains
37.0 +3.1 20.0 +2.1 - 5/24 5/18 IVANHOE POST OFFICE 0217 0900 -/E - 090/18 23.5 17.0 67 1014.01.0 50.0 -
056 Northern Tablelands - west
24.0 - 11.0 - 7 - - ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) 0217 0900 1/E - - 090/02 14.6 13.7 94 - 15.0 -
- - - - - - - ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 0217 0600 - - - 070/09 10.9 - - 1014.70.4 - - 0.1 -
063 Central Tablelands - south
- - - - - - Tr/15 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) 0217 0600 - - - Calm 15.4 9.2 67 - 40.0 -
25.0 +2.7 - - - 11/6 11/6 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) 0217 1500 1/- - - Calm 16.1 15.3 95 - 10.0 reading taken at 1520 hours
065 Central Western Slopes - south
31.0 - 15.0 - - 1/24 1/3 COWRA AIRPORT AWS 0217 0900 15/W - 150/11 18.7 15.9 84 1017.01.3 15.0 -
- - - - - - - COWRA AIRPORT AWS 0217 1534 10/W - 090/18 25.7 18.6 65 1013.4 30.0 -
- - - - - - 10/3 FORBES AIRPORT AWS 0217 1800 - - - - 180/39 19.0 18.2 95 1014.92.0 - - - -
32.0 +0.5 - - - 0.2/6 0.2/6 PARKES (MACARTHUR STREET) 0217 1500 10/W - - 340/09 31.2 16.2 41 - 50.0 -
066 Sydney Metropolitan - east
- - - - - - 0.8/3 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 0217 1800 6/NW - 050/17 24.1 19.2 74 1015.6 25.0 -
067 Sydney Metropolitan - west
30.0 - - - - - - LIVERPOOL (MICHAEL WENDEN CENTR 0217 1500 - - - 090/09 25.9 17.8 61 - 50.0 -
068 Illawarra
25.0 - - - - 9/6 9/3 MOSS VALE AWS 0217 1500 - - - 020/11 20.9 15.9 73 1015.40.6 - - - -
069 South Coast
- - - - - - 22/3 MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS 0217 1800 - - - 230/17 18.1 16.8 92 1017.61.0 - - 0.6 -
- - - - - 30/12 8/3 MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS 0217 2100 - - - - 250/04 16.8 15.8 94 1016.80.8 - - - -
- - - - - 22/12 21/3 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0217 2100 - - - - 350/21 17.5 - - 1016.2 - - - -
- - - - - 15/12 10/3 MORUYA AIRPORT AWS 0217 2100 - - - 300/09 16.9 16.4 97 1017.61.4 - - - -
- - - - - 14/12 11/3 ULLADULLA AWS 0217 2100 - - - - 140/05 18.9 18.9 100 1017.81.7 - - - -
070 Southern Tablelands-Goulburn/Monaro
- - - - - - 18/3 BOMBALA AWS 0217 1800 - - - - 360/09 13.1 12.9 99 1016.90.4 - - - -
- - - - - 17/12 11/3 CANBERRA AIRPORT 0217 2100 - - - 270/02 15.1 13.2 88 1017.02.3 - - - -
21.0 - - - - 8/6 8/3 COOMA AIRPORT AWS 0217 1500 - - - 040/13 16.2 14.7 91 1014.01.4 - - - -
- - - - - - 9/3 COOMA AIRPORT AWS 0217 1800 - - - 160/13 13.0 12.5 97 1015.71.5 - - - -
- - - - - 16/12 15/3 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS 0217 2100 - - - - 090/13 15.4 13.4 88 1016.11.9 - - - -
24.0 -2.4 - - - 2/6 2/6 GOULBURN TAFE 0217 1500 6/W 360/09 22.7 15.0 62 - 30.0 -
18.0 - 10.0 - - 31/24 - MOUNT GININI AWS 0217 0900 - - - - 330/11 14.7 11.3 80 - - - - -
- - - - - 10/12 10/3 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) A 0217 2100 - - - - 220/09 15.7 13.4 86 1017.43.1 - - - -
29.0 +0.0 - - - - - YASS (LINTON HOSTEL) 0217 1500 - - - 050/09 26.0 20.8 73 - 35.0 -
071 Southern Tablelands-Snowy Mountains
17.0 -0.2 9.0 +4.1 - 0.8/24 0.8/24 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALE 0217 0900 - - - Calm 12.5 8.9 79 - 18.0 rain
073 Southwest Slopes - north
31.0 +2.3 17.0 +1.5 - - - BURRINJUCK DAM 0217 0900 - - - 050/02 17.1 13.4 79 - 50.0 Fine,Cool,Overcast,Cap356.14,d/s3.02,73.4%
074 Riverina - east
33.0 +1.4 18.0 +2.0 - 5/24 5/18 TOCUMWAL AIRPORT 0217 0900 -/W - 050/11 22.0 17.3 75 - 30.0 -
31.0 -0.6 - - - 0.3/6 0.3/6 TOCUMWAL AIRPORT 0217 1500 15/W - - 270/11 29.9 16.5 44 - 30.0 -
075 Riverina - west
- - - - - - 3/15 HAY (MILLER STREET) 0217 0600 10/SW - - 360/04 17.9 9.4 58 1013.50.1 50.0 -
Victoria
082 Northeast - Lower
- - - - - - 9/3 HUNTERS HILL 0217 1800 - - - - 270/08 21.3 15.8 71 - - - - -
27.0 -0.4 14.0 +2.3 - 4/24 4/24 STRATHBOGIE 0217 0900 - - - 110/04 18.4 16.9 91 - 30.0 -
083 Northeast - Upper
15.0 -1.9 9.0 +0.6 - 31/24 0.4/3 MOUNT BULLER 0217 0900 - - - - 350/18 12.1 8.6 79 - - - - -
- - 8.8 +0.4 - - 8/3 MOUNT BULLER 0217 1200 - - - - 320/26 9.7 9.2 97 - - - - -
12.0 - - - - 19/6 19/3 MT HOTHAM 0217 1500 - - - - 330/24 10.6 10.3 98 - - - - -
21.0 - - - - 14/6 14/3 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT 0217 1500 - - - - 320/09 13.1 12.5 96 1016.10.2 - - - -
24.0 - - - - 18/6 18/3 OMEO 0217 1500 - - - - 210/09 14.2 13.2 94 1015.60.1 - - - -
084 East Gippsland
21.0 - - - - 21/6 20/3 GELANTIPY 0217 1500 - - - - 240/08 13.7 13.5 99 1015.90.3 - - - -
085 West Gippsland
- - - - - - 0.2/3 MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT 0217 0600 3/SW - - 350/02 16.4 15.1 92 1016.20.1 - 10.0 -
19.0 - 9.0 - - 39/24 12/3 MT BAW BAW 0217 0900 - - - - 360/11 9.9 9.4 97 - - - - -
31.0 +5.6 16.0 +5.2 - 12/24 12/18 NOOJEE (SLIVAR) 0217 0900 3/- - - Calm 16.3 15.1 93 - 10.0 -
086 East Central
- - - - - 46/18 - FERNY CREEK 0217 0300 - - - - 140/02 14.2 14.0 99 1015.90.7 - - - -
29.0 - 14.0 - - 46/24 - FERNY CREEK 0217 0900 - - - - 130/02 14.6 14.4 99 1016.81.1 - - - -
088 North Central
29.3 - - - - - 0.6/3 KILMORE GAP 0217 0000 - - - 180/15 15.0 14.8 99 1016.40.9 - - 0.1 -
- - - - - 4/18 - KILMORE GAP 0217 0300 - - - 180/15 14.3 14.1 99 1015.50.9 - - 0.1 -
29.0 - 14.0 - - 4/24 - KILMORE GAP 0217 0900 - - - 170/21 14.5 14.3 99 1016.10.8 - - 0.1 -
- - 13.9 - - - - KILMORE GAP 0217 1200 - - - 180/17 15.0 14.8 99 1016.30.2 - - 0.1 -
31.0 +2.2 16.0 +3.4 - 14/24 14/18 LAKE EILDON 0217 0900 1/W - - Calm 17.2 17.2 100 - 2.0 -
25.0 -3.8 - - - 5/6 5/6 LAKE EILDON 0217 1500 15/W - 180/04 25.0 18.9 69 - 50.0 -
Tasmania
091 North Coast
- - - - - 25/12 24/3 SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM 0217 2100 - - - - 110/13 14.1 13.5 96 1018.61.6 - - - -
092 East Coast
30.0 +8.6 15.0 +2.0 - 1/24 1/18 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) 0217 0900 - - - 230/09 15.5 14.6 94 - 5.0 -
31.0 +8.0 15.0 +5.1 - - - FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) 0217 0900 - - - - 360/09 15.7 13.4 86 - - - - -
32.0 +10.0 15.0 +3.0 - - - ORFORD (AUBIN COURT) 0217 0900 - - - 230/09 15.6 13.8 89 - 40.0 -
31.0 +9.1 16.0 +3.3 - Tr/24 Tr/18 SCAMANDER 0217 0900 - - - 180/15 16.6 15.1 91 - 16.0 Wind direction and speed a guesstimate - machine n
34.0 +11.8 15.0 +3.3 14 3/24 3/18 SWANSEA POST OFFICE 0217 0900 3/SW - - 230/04 14.9 14.7 99 1018.62.7 4.0 /
094 Southeast and Hobart
29.0 +8.3 13.0 +2.6 - 0.2/24 0.2/18 DOVER 0217 0900 6/SW - - 230/09 14.1 10.1 77 - 25.0 -
33.0 +11.4 - - - - - HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 0217 0000 - - - - 270/11 17.8 14.1 79 1014.82.8 - - - -
33.0 +11.4 13.0 +1.0 - - - HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 0217 0900 - - - - 190/22 13.8 9.3 74 1018.92.3 - - - -
33.2 +10.9 - - - - - HOBART AIRPORT 0217 0000 3/SW - 170/22 17.1 13.9 81 1014.92.7 25.0 -
33.0 +10.7 14.0 +2.0 12 Tr/24 Tr/3 HOBART AIRPORT 0217 0900 2/SW - - 200/24 14.4 10.4 77 1019.12.5 20.0 -
22.5 +9.0 - - - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 0217 0000 - - - - 290/09 8.8 8.8 100 - - - - -
23.0 +9.5 6.0 +0.6 - 0.2/24 0.2/3 MOUNT WELLINGTON 0217 0900 - - - - 270/11 6.4 6.4 100 - - - - -
095 Derwent Valley
33.5 +9.7 - - - - - BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) 0217 0000 - - - - 320/09 16.9 12.4 75 - - - - -
33.0 +9.2 13.0 +3.0 9 - - BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) 0217 0900 3/- - - 130/15 14.9 10.6 75 - 10.0 evap 6.0 VER:3.2 SWV:M2.02.28.00
Islands
200 Islands
28.0 +0.0 22.6 +0.1 - 19/24 10/3 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO 0217 1000 - - - 090/11 25.0 24.0 94 1010.71.1 - - - -
31.0 +0.7 24.0 -1.6 24 29/24 - WILLIS ISLAND 0217 0900 3/SE 130/30 27.6 25.2 87 1010.91.8 25.0 -
Antarctica
300 Antarctica
9.2 +0.6 - - - - 8/3 MACQUARIE ISLAND 0217 0000 3/NW - - 300/46 8.7 7.9 95 991.14.1 5.0 -