Noteworthy synoptic observations for Wednesday, 16 March 2011 prepared 0258 EDT, 17/03/11
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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
003 West Kimberley
34.0 -1.4 23.0 -1.9 - 39/24 39/24 BIDYADANGA 0316 0900 - - - 340/11 26.0 24.6 92 1006.7 20.0 -
33.0 -1.0 22.1 -3.3 23 31/24 26/3 BROOME AIRPORT 0316 0900 3/W 230/18 27.7 24.1 81 1007.42.1 25.0 -
33.0 - 23.4 - - 16/24 10/3 WEST ROEBUCK 0316 0900 - - - - 230/09 26.2 - - - - - - -
004 Pilbara - De Grey
32.0 - - - - 20/6 20/3 PARDOO STATION 0316 1500 - - - Calm 25.0 17.0 61 1001.91.9 15.0 /
008 Central West
39.0 +8.1 21.8 +3.9 28 - - GERALDTON AIRPORT 0316 0900 25/E - 060/26 29.2 16.8 47 1009.41.2 40.0 -
009 Lower West and Perth
33.0 +8.7 18.3 +3.3 - - - CAPE NATURALISTE 0316 0900 - - - - 090/43 21.2 13.6 62 1014.30.6 - - - -
25.0 - 15.6 - - 13/24 8/3 ESPERANCE AERO 0316 0900 - - - 110/21 16.6 16.0 96 1018.8 - - 8.0 -
39.0 +9.9 24.0 +7.5 - - - JURIEN BAY 0316 0900 - - - 120/17 29.5 19.6 55 1010.50.8 30.0 -
39.0 +10.8 19.0 +2.4 21 - - LANCELIN 0316 0900 -/ - 090/37 27.3 20.3 66 1010.60.5 20.0 -
37.0 +8.8 - - - - - LANCELIN 0316 1500 6/S - 200/18 32.5 25.2 66 1007.43.2 20.0 -
011 Eucla
21.0 -8.4 18.0 +3.3 - 6/24 3/3 BALGAIR 0316 0900 - - - 090/31 18.8 16.8 88 1015.0 10.0 /
20.0 -8.0 - - - 2/6 2/6 BALLADONIA 0316 1500 -/E - - 110/18 18.9 18.3 96 1013.8 14.0 -
012 Goldfields
27.0 - 14.5 - - 10/24 8/3 CHEADANUP 0316 0900 - - - - 070/21 16.0 14.9 93 1018.60.3 - - - -
21.0 -8.5 - - - Tr/6 Tr/3 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 0316 1500 3/SE - - 130/22 19.5 18.4 93 1012.11.6 2.5 -
21.4 -8.1 - - - - - KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 0316 2100 - - - 130/17 18.4 18.0 98 1013.30.8 - - 1.8 -
22.0 -10.7 - - - - - LEONORA 0316 1500 6/SE - - 130/04 21.8 18.8 83 1007.3 10.0 -
- - - - - 11/18 11/3 NORSEMAN AERO 0316 0300 - - - - 120/09 16.2 16.0 99 1016.71.2 - - - -
- - - - - - 8/3 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. 0316 0600 - - - - 130/21 15.7 14.6 93 - - - - -
19.0 -8.2 - - - 0.4/6 0.2/3 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. 0316 1500 - - - - 120/15 18.7 16.3 86 - - - - -
24.0 -9.3 - - - - - YEELIRRIE 0316 1500 -/- - 130/05 24.0 19.1 74 1005.0 15.0 -
013 Interior
- - - - - 13/12 2/3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE 0316 1830 3/N 080/15 24.4 22.5 89 1007.12.5 25.0 -
- - - - - 16/18 13/3 WARBURTON AIRFIELD 0316 0300 - - - - 100/22 22.4 22.1 98 1004.30.4 - - - -
- - - - - - 9/3 WARBURTON AIRFIELD 0316 0600 - - - - 080/21 21.9 21.7 99 1005.71.3 - - - -
25.0 -8.9 20.9 +1.1 - 27/24 2/3 WARBURTON AIRFIELD 0316 0900 - - - - 060/24 22.6 22.3 98 1007.31.5 - - - -
25.0 -9.0 - - - - - WILUNA 0316 1500 - - - 130/15 24.3 19.8 76 1004.31.5 20.0 .
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
29.0 - 23.0 - - 27/24 0.2/3 BORROLOOLA 0316 0900 - - - - 270/04 27.1 27.1 100 1009.61.7 - - - -
33.0 - - - - 28/6 27/3 BULMAN AWS 0316 1500 - - - - 260/05 24.4 23.2 93 1006.02.2 - - - -
- - - - - 15/12 15/3 CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU 0316 2100 - - - - 110/09 23.2 21.1 88 1008.23.0 - - - -
- - - - - 15/18 8/3 CENTRE ISLAND 0316 0300 - - - - 310/22 23.7 23.0 96 1007.61.2 - - - -
- - - - - 0.2/12 - DARWIN AIRPORT 0316 2100 3/NW 360/11 26.8 24.5 87 1007.82.2 20.0 -
31.0 -0.3 - - - 3/6 3/3 GOVE AIRPORT 0316 1500 6/NW 300/17 26.3 23.4 84 1006.91.4 30.0 -
- - - - - - 37/3 GOVE AIRPORT 0316 1800 - - - Calm 24.9 23.9 94 1006.60.3 - - - -
- - - - - 40/12 0.2/3 GOVE AIRPORT 0316 2100 - - - - 250/05 23.9 23.5 98 1008.41.8 - - - -
- - - - - 55/18 0.2/3 JABIRU AIRPORT 0316 0300 - - - - 100/02 24.3 24.0 98 1007.21.9 - - - -
31.0 -2.3 23.0 -1.3 - 55/24 0.2/3 JABIRU AIRPORT 0316 0900 - - - - 090/08 26.1 24.3 90 1009.82.4 - - - -
32.0 -1.3 - - - 15/6 15/3 JABIRU AIRPORT 0316 1500 - - - - 350/09 24.9 23.1 90 1006.71.9 - - - -
28.0 - 24.0 - - 35/24 - MANINGRIDA AERO 0316 0900 - - - - 190/04 27.2 23.7 81 1009.21.9 - - - -
29.0 -6.1 23.0 +0.0 - 36/24 0.2/3 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE 0316 0900 - - - 310/09 26.5 24.0 86 1009.51.6 - - - -
- - - - - 10/12 10/3 MILINGIMBI AWS 0316 2100 - - - - 070/09 25.3 24.3 94 1009.42.6 - - - -
30.0 -1.4 23.0 -2.1 - 26/24 - WARRUWI 0316 0900 - - - - Calm 26.4 25.2 93 1010.12.2 - - - -
- - - - - - - WAVE HILL 0316 0600 -/- - 360/02 24.1 21.7 86 1006.81.6 15.0 -
- - - - - - 29/15 WOLLOGORANG 0316 0600 3/N Calm 24.0 23.9 99 1009.01.4 20.0 -
33.0 -1.5 23.0 +0.3 23 29/24 - WOLLOGORANG 0316 0900 6/N - 140/04 27.4 24.5 84 1009.91.0 50.0 -
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
- - - - - - - JERVOIS 0316 2100 - - - 020/106 - 21.9 - 1010.13.2 - - 0.5 -
33.0 - 23.0 - 23 11/24 11/3 RABBIT FLAT 0316 0900 -/- - 070/18 23.0 22.7 98 1008.12.5 0.5 -
- - 23.0 - - - 39/3 RABBIT FLAT 0316 1200 -/- - 360/13 24.0 23.5 97 1007.90.2 35.0 -
31.0 - - - - 39/6 0.2/3 RABBIT FLAT 0316 1500 -/- 270/04 30.7 22.8 63 1004.53.2 45.0 -
- - - - - 39/12 - RABBIT FLAT 0316 2100 -/- - Calm 26.6 24.9 90 1006.62.5 35.0 l/ning to e VER:03 SWV:M2.01.38.00
31.4 -2.8 - - - - 19/3 YULARA AERO 0316 0000 - - - - Calm 22.7 22.7 100 1009.1 - - 4.8 -
- - - - - 66/18 2/3 YULARA AERO 0316 0300 - - - - 070/15 23.5 20.2 82 1007.11.9 - - - -
31.0 -3.2 22.0 +3.2 - 66/24 - YULARA AERO 0316 0900 - - - - 080/22 25.3 21.0 77 1009.81.8 - - - -
South Australia
017 Far North Pastoral
36.0 - - - - 16/6 16/3 MOOMBA AIRPORT 0316 1500 - - - - 150/11 25.5 23.2 87 1011.81.3 - - - -
Queensland
027 North Peninsula
- - - - - - 9/3 COCONUT ISLAND 0316 0600 - - - - Calm 25.0 - - 1007.31.7 - - - -
- - - - - - 16/3 COEN AIRPORT 0316 0600 - - - 160/05 23.3 22.8 97 1008.21.4 1.5 -
27.0 - 23.0 - - 63/24 29/3 COEN AIRPORT 0316 0900 6/NE - 240/09 22.7 22.0 96 1011.22.9 3.0 -
- - 22.6 - - - 44/3 COEN AIRPORT 0316 1200 - - - - 210/08 22.9 22.6 98 1010.50.7 - - - -
26.0 - - - - 45/6 0.6/3 COEN AIRPORT 0316 1500 3/NW Calm 26.0 24.2 90 1007.43.0 50.0 -
- - - - - 45/12 0.2/3 COEN AIRPORT 0316 2100 - - - - 050/08 24.8 23.2 91 1009.52.5 - - - -
32.0 - 25.0 - - 9/24 8/3 HORN ISLAND 0316 0900 - - - 080/08 25.9 25.4 97 1009.02.3 - - - -
028 South Peninsula
- - - - - - 17/3 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 0316 0600 6/SE - - 190/09 23.8 23.8 100 1007.20.8 - -
30.0 - 23.0 - - 64/24 33/3 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 0316 0900 3/E - 280/09 24.2 - - 1010.83.6 5.0 -
- - 23.3 - - - 19/3 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 0316 1200 - - - - 210/04 23.9 - - 1010.20.6 - - - -
29.0 - - - - 20/6 0.2/3 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 0316 1500 6/E - 100/11 28.8 26.2 86 1007.03.2 18.0 -
029 Lower Carpentaria (Gulf Country)
- - 24.7 -0.1 - - 21/3 MORNINGTON ISLAND 0316 1200 - - - - 060/13 23.8 22.6 93 1011.10.6 - - - -
29.0 -2.9 - - - 31/6 10/3 MORNINGTON ISLAND 0316 1500 - - - - Calm 26.4 23.9 86 1008.62.5 - - - -
- - - - - 31/12 - MORNINGTON ISLAND 0316 2100 - - - - Calm 25.6 23.6 89 1009.41.4 - - - -
030 Upper Carpentaria (Nthn Goldfields)
- - - - - 13/18 - GEORGETOWN AIRPORT 0316 0300 - - - 210/08 22.3 22.0 98 1008.71.1 50.0 -
- - - - - 28/12 27/3 RICHMOND AIRPORT 0316 2100 - - - - 120/09 23.8 22.2 91 1011.4 - - - -
031 North Coast - Barron
- - - - - 15/12 13/3 CAPE FLATTERY 0316 2100 - - - - 110/13 25.4 23.8 91 1010.91.9 - - - -
30.0 - 24.0 - - 33/24 - COOKTOWN AIRPORT 0316 0900 3/E - 090/24 29.2 25.5 81 1011.22.4 20.0 -
29.0 -1.9 24.0 -1.1 - 32/24 - LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE 0316 0900 6/E - - 130/21 28.6 26.4 88 1011.92.4 10.0 -
- - 23.8 -1.3 - - 10/3 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE 0316 1200 - - - - 160/24 27.2 25.6 91 1011.30.6 - - - -
30.0 -0.9 - - - 18/6 8/3 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE 0316 1500 6/E - - 140/22 28.3 26.5 90 1009.12.2 10.0 -
032 North Coast - Herbert
- - - - - 69/24 33/3 CARDWELL MARINE PDE 0316 0900 -/- - 090/13 - - - 1013.2 1.0 -
- - - - - 100/6 100/6 CARDWELL MARINE PDE 0316 1500 3/E - - 180/05 - - - 1010.91.7 10.0 -
- - - - - 54/12 54/12 INGHAM COMPOSITE 0316 0300 -/- - 090/02 23.5 23.5 100 1010.21.7 10.0 -
29.0 -1.7 23.0 +0.8 - 99/24 23/6 INGHAM COMPOSITE 0316 0900 1/- - - 090/04 24.0 24.0 100 1013.93.0 0.8 -
25.0 -5.7 - - - 77/6 77/6 INGHAM COMPOSITE 0316 1500 2/- - - 090/04 23.0 23.0 100 1012.60.5 5.0 -
29.0 -0.8 24.0 +2.0 - 27/24 1/3 INNISFAIL 0316 0900 1/NE - - 270/04 25.2 24.3 95 - 10.0 -
- - 24.1 +2.2 - - 20/3 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 0316 1200 - - - - 160/08 24.1 22.8 92 1012.70.1 - - - -
28.0 -1.8 - - - 21/6 1/3 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 0316 1500 - - - - 160/17 26.1 23.9 88 1010.62.1 - - - -
- - - - - 51/18 - TOWNSVILLE AERO 0316 0300 - - - 130/21 25.4 24.1 93 1010.41.4 - - 8.0 -
- - - - - - 26/3 TOWNSVILLE AERO 0316 0600 2/NE - - 130/09 24.0 23.6 98 1011.51.1 7.0 -
28.0 -2.6 23.0 +0.2 22 84/24 7/3 TOWNSVILLE AERO 0316 0900 3/NE - - 110/28 28.2 24.9 82 1013.52.0 9.0 -
033 Central Coast - east
29.0 -0.5 22.0 +1.3 - 26/24 26/24 TE KOWAI EXP STN 0316 0900 - - - 090/05 28.5 24.8 80 - 14.0 -
- - - - - 60/18 1/3 WOOLSHED 0316 0300 - - - - 100/11 21.6 20.4 93 1010.61.2 - - - -
23.0 - 21.0 - - 81/24 15/3 WOOLSHED 0316 0900 - - - - 090/13 21.8 20.8 94 1013.71.8 - - - -
034 Central Coast - west
30.0 -2.2 22.0 +1.9 - 0.6/24 Tr/3 MORANBAH WATER TREATMENT PLANT 0316 0900 1/E - - 110/05 24.0 22.7 92 1015.21.8 4.0 -
32.0 -0.2 - - - - - MORANBAH WATER TREATMENT PLANT 0316 1500 6/SE - 130/09 31.5 21.9 57 1011.32.4 35.0 -
035 Central Highlands
30.8 - - - - - 15/3 ROLLESTON AIRPORT 0316 0000 - - - - 190/05 22.6 22.1 97 1015.40.4 - - - -
037 Upper Western (Northwest)
33.0 - - - - 10/6 10/3 WINTON AIRPORT 0316 1500 - - - - 100/17 24.2 21.5 85 1009.91.8 - - - -
- - - - - - 9/3 WINTON AIRPORT 0316 1800 - - - - 090/18 25.0 23.2 90 1010.00.1 - - - -
- - - - - 16/6 16/6 WINTON POST OFFICE 0316 2100 - - - - 090/04 24.6 23.7 95 1012.12.4 35.0 Unable to reset Terrestrial thermometer,due to bub
039 South Coast Curtis
32.0 -0.7 22.0 +2.7 - 110/24 110/18 BARALABA POST OFFICE 0316 0900 3/W - Calm 26.0 22.3 80 - 50.0 rained from 3.30 to about 8pm bucketed down!
26.0 -3.0 22.0 +2.2 22 32/24 - BUNDABERG AERO 0316 0900 2/SE - 120/13 25.4 22.7 85 1016.81.4 10.0 -
044 Warrego
- - - - - - 11/3 CHARLEVILLE AERO 0316 1800 - - - 250/08 23.8 23.0 95 1013.11.5 - - 2.4 -
- - - - - 31/12 20/3 CHARLEVILLE AERO 0316 2100 - - - 010/08 23.2 22.5 96 1015.42.3 - - - -
New South Wales
053 Northwest Plains - east
- - - - - - - BARADINE FORESTRY 0316 0900 - - - Calm 21.4 19.7 90 - 40.0 -
055 Northwest Slopes - south
31.2 - - - - - 19/3 TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 0316 0000 - - - - 060/02 19.6 17.7 89 1016.3 - - - -
27.0 +2.2 15.0 +5.3 - 3/24 3/18 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) 0316 0900 -/W - Calm 17.5 16.7 95 - 30.0 -
060 Manning
30.0 +3.3 - - - 7/6 7/6 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) 0316 1500 6/SE - - 130/18 24.0 20.6 81 - 5.0 -
061 Hunter
32.0 +3.0 - - - 4/6 4/6 JERRYS PLAINS POST OFFICE 0316 1500 10/- - - Calm 24.0 21.7 87 - 30.0 -
063 Central Tablelands - south
- - - - - 5/18 - MOUNT BOYCE AWS 0316 0300 - - - 250/13 14.3 14.1 99 - - - 0.1 -
- - - - - - - MOUNT BOYCE AWS 0316 0600 - - - 260/15 14.1 13.9 99 - - - 0.2 -
- - - - - 5/12 5/3 MOUNT BOYCE AWS 0316 2100 - - - 070/08 14.6 14.3 98 - - - 0.1 -
22.9 - - - - - 0.4/3 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 0316 0000 - - - 330/08 15.5 15.3 99 1017.20.1 - - 0.1 -
- - - - - 3/18 0.2/3 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 0316 0300 - - - Calm 13.3 13.1 99 1015.91.2 - - 0.2 -
- - - - - - - ORANGE AIRPORT COMPARISON 0316 0300 - - - Calm 14.6 14.3 98 - 0.2 -
065 Central Western Slopes - south
- - - - - - 9/3 COWRA AIRPORT AWS 0316 1800 - - - - 100/13 24.2 17.7 67 1015.7 - - - -
067 Sydney Metropolitan - west
- - - - - - 9/3 BADGERYS CREEK AWS 0316 1800 - - - - 230/05 20.3 19.5 95 1018.11.5 - - - -
- - - - - - 705/3 HORSLEY PARK EQUESTRIAN CENTRE 0316 1200 - - - - 210/11 - - - 1033.0 - - - -
068 Illawarra
- - - - - - - CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS 0316 0600 - - - Calm 16.5 16.0 97 1016.00.1 - - 0.2 -
069 South Coast
23.0 -1.2 16.0 +2.0 - 6/24 6/18 BATEMANS BAY (CATALINA COUNTRY 0316 0900 - - - 130/04 18.2 17.9 98 - 20.0 -
20.0 - - - - 15/6 15/3 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS 0316 1500 - - - - 130/15 15.7 14.6 93 1017.90.1 - - - -
22.0 -0.8 15.0 +4.5 - 0.2/24 0.2/18 NERRIGA COMPOSITE 0316 0900 - - - Calm 16.0 16.0 100 - 0.1 -
21.0 -1.8 - - - 21/6 21/6 NERRIGA COMPOSITE 0316 1500 - - - 130/15 15.8 15.8 100 - 2.0 50000
070 Southern Tablelands-Goulburn/Monaro
24.0 - 13.0 - - 31/24 0.8/3 BOMBALA AWS 0316 0900 - - - - 150/18 13.2 13.0 99 1018.31.8 - - - -
24.0 +0.3 11.0 +2.9 - 1/24 1/18 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE 0316 0900 3/- - - Calm 15.0 14.2 95 - 1.0 -
27.0 +1.4 - - - 3/6 3/6 YASS (LINTON HOSTEL) 0316 1500 - - - 290/18 27.3 14.5 46 - 15.0 -
071 Southern Tablelands-Snowy Mountains
17.0 +2.5 9.0 +6.4 - 3/24 3/18 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALE 0316 0900 - - - 230/02 11.0 9.2 89 - 0.2 50000 Mild with Moderate rain
- - 9.0 +5.3 - - 8/3 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE 0316 1200 - - - - 230/09 13.7 9.9 78 - - - - -
072 Southwest Slopes - south
- - - - - - 14/3 KHANCOBAN AWS 0316 0600 - - - - 280/11 16.9 16.9 100 1016.10.5 - - - -
073 Southwest Slopes - north
- - - - - - - COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT 0316 0600 - - - 360/04 15.0 15.0 100 - 0.1 -
29.0 - - - - - - COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT 0316 1500 6/SW - - 200/04 28.2 18.7 56 - 50.0 -
Victoria
083 Northeast - Upper
26.0 +0.1 15.0 +3.8 - 1/24 1/24 EDI UPPER 0316 0900 - - - 110/13 17.8 15.5 86 - 40.0 -
21.0 - 10.0 - - 2/24 - MT HOTHAM AIRPORT 0316 0900 - - - - 160/05 11.9 11.7 99 1019.31.3 - - 0.0 -
084 East Gippsland
24.0 - 12.0 - - 29/24 1/3 COMBIENBAR AWS 0316 0900 - - - - 220/08 11.9 11.6 98 1019.42.3 - - - -
22.3 - - - - - 9/3 GELANTIPY 0316 0000 - - - - 010/08 15.1 14.9 99 1017.3 - - - -
086 East Central
- - - - - - 69/3 CERBERUS 0316 1200 - - - - 210/11 - - - 1022.8 - - - -
Islands
200 Islands
32.0 - - - - 8/6 8/3 NORTH EAST ISLAND 0316 1500 - - - - 230/22 24.9 23.5 92 1007.81.1 - - - -
- - - - - - 10/3 NORTH EAST ISLAND 0316 1800 - - - - 120/09 26.0 23.3 85 1007.0 - - - -