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Noteworthy synoptic observations for Tuesday, 20 May 2003 local
prepared 1624 EST, 18/09/03
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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
009 Lower West, Southwest, South Coast
20.5 - - - - 14/6 12/3 BICKLEY 0520 2100 - - - - 340/30 15.5 14.7 95 - - - - -
20.6 - - - - 18/6 12/3 BRIDGETOWN 0520 2100 - - - - 330/11 13.8 13.3 97 1004.20.6 - - - -
- - - - - - 26/3 BUSSELTON 0520 1800 - - - - -/- 18.9 17.2 90 - - - - -
20.1 - - - - 26/6 0.2/3 BUSSELTON 0520 2100 - - - - -/- 18.1 15.8 86 - - - - -
- - - - - - 17/3 BUSSELTON AERO 0520 1800 - - - - 350/24 18.3 18.2 99 1003.20.4 - - - HR992
20.9 - - - - 17/6 - BUSSELTON AERO 0520 2100 - - - - 300/22 17.5 15.8 90 1003.00.2 - - - -
- - - - - - 14/3 CAPE LEEUWIN 0520 1800 - - - - 330/35 18.2 15.9 86 1002.00.2 - - - -
20.9 +1.8 - - - 15/6 1/3 CAPE LEEUWIN 0520 2100 - - - - 340/31 17.4 15.4 88 1001.50.5 - - - -
21.9 - - - - 12/6 10/3 COLLIE EAST 0520 2100 - - - - 360/02 14.8 13.7 93 - - - - -
21.3 +3.1 - - - 26/6 21/3 DWELLINGUP 0520 2100 - - - - -/- 16.1 15.3 95 1005.60.5 - - - HR004
24.1 - - - - 10/6 8/3 GINGIN AERO 0520 2100 - - - - 350/17 17.3 16.3 94 1007.30.1 - - - -
23.7 - - - - 25/6 19/3 JANDAKOT AERO 0520 2100 - - - - 330/22 17.7 17.4 98 1006.60.0 - - 0.8 -
- - - - - - 12/3 MANDURAH 0520 1800 - - - - 330/41 19.4 18.8 96 1005.00.3 - - - -
21.0 - - - - 17/6 5/3 MANDURAH 0520 2100 - - - - 320/37 19.8 15.9 78 1004.70.3 - - - -
24.6 +3.1 - - - 17/6 14/3 PERTH AIRPORT 0520 2100 3/NW - - 360/28 17.8 16.1 90 1006.80.1 10.0 -
19.7 - - - - 12/6 8/3 SHANNON 0520 2100 - - - - 020/17 13.6 13.1 97 - - - - -
- - - - - - 8/3 SWANBOURNE 0520 1800 - - - - 360/28 18.0 17.4 96 - - - - -
South Australia
018 Western Agricultural
16.3 - - - - - 12/3 CLEVE AERODROME 0520 0000 - - - - 290/39 14.2 12.9 92 1002.81.7 - - - HR007
17.0 -3.3 12.0 +4.3 12 50/24 47/18 ELLISTON (GUM VIEW) 0520 0900 3/SW - - 230/30 16.4 14.1 86 - 25.0 -
17.0 -2.2 12.0 +3.9 - 30/24 - KIMBA 0520 0900 6/W - - 180/18 14.8 12.8 88 - 30.0 -
022 Yorke Peninsula and Kangaroo Island
17.0 -1.1 12.0 +2.1 - 25/24 3/3 MAITLAND 0520 0900 -/W - 290/24 14.7 13.8 94 1008.83.2 40.0 -
023 Adelaide plains and Mt Lofty Ranges
13.0 - 9.0 - - 25/24 - KUITPO FOREST RESERVE 0520 0900 - - - - 260/15 12.1 10.7 91 - - - - -
14.0 -2.4 10.0 +3.4 - 40/24 - MOUNT BARKER 0520 0900 - - - 230/17 13.6 12.1 91 - 35.0 -
- - - - - - 10/3 MOUNT CRAWFORD (TOWER HILL) 0520 0000 - - - - 250/39 10.0 10.0 100 - - - - HR992
12.0 - 8.0 - - 41/24 2/3 MOUNT CRAWFORD (TOWER HILL) 0520 0900 - - - - 260/28 10.9 10.9 100 - - - - HR001
024 Murray Valley
20.0 +0.7 - - - 2/6 2/3 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE 0520 1500 3/SW - - 250/17 15.8 13.5 86 - - - 50.0 HR002
Queensland
031 North Coast - Barron
- - - - - - - COOKTOWN AIRPORT 0520 0600 -/- - Calm 17.9 17.9 100 1014.90.9 0.0 -
033 Central Coast - east
- - - - - - - SAMUEL HILL AERO 0520 0300 - - - - Calm 17.2 17.0 99 1013.70.7 - - 0.1 -
- - - - - - - ST LAWRENCE POST OFFICE 0520 0300 - - - 230/04 21.0 20.7 98 1013.60.7 0.2 -
035 Central Highlands
34.0 +8.8 18.0 +7.4 - - - SPRINGSURE DAME ST 0520 0900 - - - Calm 23.5 9.1 40 - - 50.0 -
34.0 +9.8 19.0 +9.2 17 - - TAROOM POST OFFICE 0520 0900 - - - 290/09 24.1 17.2 65 1013.92.2 50.0 -
036 Central West
34.0 +8.1 16.0 +3.7 - - - BARCALDINE POST OFFICE 0520 0900 - - - 130/18 21.9 7.5 39 - 50.0 -
34.0 +8.0 15.0 +3.9 - - - ISISFORD POST OFFICE 0520 0900 - - - 130/13 22.9 3.3 28 - 50.0 -
039 South Coast - Curtis
- - - - - - - GAYNDAH POST OFFICE 0520 0600 - - - Calm 17.6 17.6 100 1013.61.0 0.1 -
040 South Coast - Moreton
35.8 +12.2 - - - - - UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON 0520 0000 - - - - 280/08 13.8 10.3 79 - - - - -
36.0 +12.4 13.0 +2.7 - - - UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON 0520 0900 - - - - 250/05 23.1 15.4 62 - - - - -
32.0 +8.4 - - - - - UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON 0520 1500 - - - - 280/24 29.4 9.0 28 - - - - -
041 Darling Downs - east
30.1 +8.0 - - - - - OAKEY AERO 0520 0000 - - - - 080/08 14.2 10.8 80 1011.80.7 - - - -
25.4 +8.3 - - - - - STANTHORPE (GRANITE BELT HRS) 0520 0000 - - - - 350/08 14.1 9.0 71 1012.90.8 - - - -
042 Darling Downs - west
31.0 +7.8 17.0 +9.0 - - - MILES POST OFFICE 0520 0900 - - - 310/09 22.4 16.6 70 - 50.0 -
043 Maranoa
32.0 +9.1 12.0 +4.9 8 - - MITCHELL POST OFFICE 0520 0900 - - - 200/08 21.0 13.3 61 1015.32.1 50.0 -
New South Wales
056 Northern Tablelands - west
26.0 +8.0 11.0 +5.8 - - - TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) 0520 0900 6/W - - 250/08 19.5 11.7 61 - 30.0 -
057 Northern Tablelands - east
28.0 +9.2 17.0 +6.0 - - - TABULAM (MUIRNE) 0520 0900 6/SW - - 310/24 20.8 12.7 60 - 50.0 -
058 North Coast
31.0 +7.2 19.0 +8.4 - - - CASINO AIRPORT 0520 0900 -/W - 360/17 25.0 19.6 72 - 25.0 -
31.0 +8.4 14.0 +3.1 - - - LISMORE (CENTRE STREET) 0520 0900 20/NW - Calm 22.7 18.6 78 - 30.0 -
32.0 +8.5 16.0 +3.3 - - - MURWILLUMBAH (BRAY PARK) 0520 0900 6/NW - - 310/22 26.5 17.8 59 - 45.0 -
060 Manning
30.0 +8.5 15.0 +5.2 - - - TAREE (RADIO STATION 2RE) 0520 0900 -/- - 270/09 21.2 13.8 63 - 50.0 -
061 Hunter
24.0 - - - - - - MAITLAND VISITORS CENTRE 0520 1500 - - - 310/09 22.8 3.5 28 - 30.0 -
071 Southern Tablelands - Snowy Mtns
6.0 -0.5 0.0 +2.8 - 23/24 23/24 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALE 0520 0900 2/NE - - 180/34 -0.1 -0.4 98 - 0.5 4 CM OF SNOW ON THE GROUND. STARTED AROUND 3 AM, I
1.0 -5.5 - - - 15/6 15/6 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALE 0520 1500 2/NE - - 200/30 0.6 0.1 96 - 0.8 -
8.0 +0.2 0.0 +1.3 - 27/24 23/18 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE 0520 0900 1/- - - 230/11 0.6 0.1 96 - 0.5 -
1.0 -6.8 - - - 8/6 8/6 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE 0520 1500 2/- - - 270/15 0.8 0.8 100 - 1.0 -
- - - - - - - THREDBO AWS 0520 0600 - - - - 320/63 -0.2 -0.2 100 - - - - -
- - - - - - - THREDBO AWS 0520 0900 - - - - 320/68 -0.7 -0.7 100 - - - - T0145
11.0 +1.0 3.0 +3.5 - 33/24 33/24 THREDBO VILLAGE 0520 0900 3/- - - 200/28 4.0 1.7 85 - 10.0 -
072 Southwest Slopes - south
20.0 +2.5 9.0 +3.3 - 5/24 5/18 ALBURY AIRPORT 0520 0900 3/NW - Calm 10.6 9.4 92 - 5.0 thun.storm.2100.hrs.
19.0 +2.5 10.0 +3.0 9 6/24 6/24 HUME RESERVOIR 0520 0900 6/- - - 360/02 10.3 9.3 94 - 20.0 400136
18.0 +2.9 8.0 +5.5 - 7/24 5/18 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE 0520 0900 3/NW - - 360/09 8.1 5.8 85 - 10.0 -
074 Riverina - east
18.0 +0.3 9.0 +3.3 - 3/24 3/18 COROWA AIRPORT 0520 0900 - - - 340/08 10.5 9.1 91 - 3.0 -
Victoria
080 Northern Country - Lower North
18.0 +0.5 10.0 +3.3 - 5/24 4/18 ECHUCA AERODROME 0520 0900 3/W - - 270/18 11.5 9.5 88 1001.4 10.0 -
081 Northern Country - Upper North
- - - - - - 2/3 BENDIGO AIRPORT 0520 0600 6/NE - - 060/09 9.9 9.8 99 999.70.5 18.0 HR994
082 Northeast - Lower
18.0 +2.1 9.0 +4.3 - 18/24 18/24 DARTMOUTH RESERVOIR 0520 0900 - - - 360/09 9.9 8.1 89 - 10.0 -
12.4 - - - - - 12/3 HUNTERS HILL 0520 0000 - - - - 300/15 7.1 7.1 100 - - - - T0153
13.0 -1.5 9.0 +5.5 - 14/24 14/24 STRATHBOGIE 0520 0900 - - - 310/18 9.0 6.5 84 - 5.0 -
083 Northeast - Upper
15.0 -1.3 9.0 +2.7 9 20/24 20/18 EDI UPPER 0520 0900 - - - 050/09 9.4 8.6 95 - 30.0 -
6.0 -0.6 - - - - 11/3 MOUNT BULLER 0520 0000 - - - - 320/15 1.7 1.6 99 - - - - -
5.0 -1.6 0.0 -1.3 - 31/24 2/3 MOUNT BULLER 0520 0900 - - - - 340/28 0.6 0.5 99 - - - - -
4.0 - 0.0 - - 46/24 6/3 MT HOTHAM 0520 0900 - - - - 350/37 -0.4 -16.6 28 - - - - HR002
084 East Gippsland
- - - - - 5/12 5/9 ORBOST (COMPARISON) 0520 0200 10/SW - - 290/04 13.5 7.2 66 - 50.0 -
- - - - - - - POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE) 0520 0600 6/W - 360/05 14.6 5.3 54 - 50.0 -
085 West Gippsland
18.0 +2.9 7.0 +1.3 - 4/24 4/18 NOOJEE (SLIVAR) 0520 0900 6/NE - - Calm 8.7 8.3 97 - 50.0 -
088 Central - north
17.0 +0.9 8.0 +1.9 - 12/24 8/18 MARYBOROUGH 0520 0900 3/NE - - 250/18 9.8 9.4 97 - 0.8 -
Tasmania
094 Southeast
15.0 +2.3 11.0 +2.7 - 29/24 21/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0520 0900 0/W - - 330/35 11.3 11.2 99 989.30.9 3.0 Manual Wind 20kts W Vis<1km @0830hrs
096 Central Plateau
10.0 - 7.0 - - 25/24 7/18 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP 0520 0900 - - - Calm 7.1 6.1 93 - 20.0 -
097 West Coast Mountain Region
- - 4.5 - - - 15/3 MOUNT READ 0520 1200 - - - - 320/24 6.2 6.2 100 994.40.4 - - - HR007
7.0 - - - - 30/6 16/3 MOUNT READ 0520 1500 - - - - 240/30 6.6 6.6 100 994.90.4 - - - HR005
14.0 +2.4 10.0 +4.6 - 32/24 30/18 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE 0520 0900 - - - 360/22 9.9 8.5 91 - 8.0 -
Islands
200 Islands
- - - - - 0.4/6 0.4/3 HOGAN ISLAND 0520 2100 - - - - 270/67 13.4 11.6 89 1000.00.7 - - - -