Noteworthy synoptic observations for Friday, 17 March 2006 local
prepared 0504 EST, 18/03/06
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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
- - - - - - 6/15 MOUNT ELIZABETH 0317 0600 -/ - Calm 21.3 21.0 98 1004.9 10.0 -
32.0 - - - - - - MOUNT ELIZABETH 0317 1500 6/SE - Calm 31.2 20.8 54 1001.6 10.0 -
- - - - - - 23/3 TRUSCOTT 0317 1800 - - - - 310/09 25.7 23.4 87 1003.40.2 - - - -
002 East Kimberley
34.0 -1.6 23.0 -0.5 - 23/24 23/24 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION 0317 0900 -/ - - 130/02 31.0 24.0 66 - 40.0 -
- - - - - 24/18 24/3 KUNUNURRA AERO 0317 0300 - - - - 250/05 23.3 23.2 99 1003.91.1 - - - -
003 West Kimberley
- - - - - - - BROOME AIRPORT 0317 1800 10/E 310/05 30.6 19.1 50 1003.30.3 30.0 -
34.2 +0.2 - - - - - BROOME AIRPORT 0317 2100 10/E 240/09 29.7 24.3 73 1006.22.9 30.0 -
004 Pilbara - De Grey
34.0 -2.8 24.1 -0.3 23 29/24 - PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT 0317 0900 3/E 120/26 29.4 22.9 68 1007.50.6 25.0 -
005 Pilbara - Fortescue
34.0 -3.7 22.4 -1.5 - 44/24 - MARDIE 0317 0900 - - - - 110/15 29.8 24.9 75 1008.01.0 - - - -
006 West Gascoyne
40.0 +9.4 27.0 +5.4 24 - - DENHAM 0317 0900 -/- - 090/31 30.5 15.1 39 1009.50.9 50.0 -
008 Central West
41.0 +8.7 23.0 +4.0 - - - KALBARRI 0317 0900 - - - 050/22 29.9 9.7 29 1012.1 50.0 -
013 Interior
22.0 -11.9 15.8 -4.0 - 2/24 0.2/3 WARBURTON AIRFIELD 0317 0900 - - - - 120/28 21.6 12.2 55 1013.30.4 - - - -
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
- - - - - - 52/15 ALYANGULA POLICE 0317 0630 3/SE - 340/09 27.1 25.4 90 1000.5 50.0 -
30.0 -2.2 25.0 +0.5 25 52/24 0.2/3 ALYANGULA POLICE 0317 0930 3/SE - 290/04 28.0 25.7 87 1002.41.9 50.0 -
- - - - - 14/12 14/3 BATCHELOR AERO 0317 2130 - - - - 210/02 24.4 24.3 99 1002.71.9 - - - -
- - - - - 22/12 21/3 BORROLOOLA 0317 2130 - - - - 140/15 24.2 23.6 96 1002.62.1 - - - -
28.2 - - - - - 13/3 CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU 0317 0030 - - - - 300/11 22.8 21.5 92 1002.60.0 - - - -
27.8 -5.0 - - - - 29/3 CENTRE ISLAND 0317 0030 - - - - 170/13 25.3 23.9 92 1001.51.2 - - - -
- - - - - 45/18 11/3 CENTRE ISLAND 0317 0330 - - - - Calm 24.9 23.5 92 1000.11.4 - - - -
28.0 -4.8 25.0 -1.3 - 58/24 9/3 CENTRE ISLAND 0317 0930 - - - - 140/15 26.1 24.7 92 1001.81.6 - - - -
- - 24.8 -1.5 - - 12/3 CENTRE ISLAND 0317 1230 - - - - 010/09 25.5 24.1 92 1001.40.4 - - - -
30.0 - 25.0 - 24 10/24 10/18 CHANNEL POINT 0317 0930 3/S - 180/04 27.3 24.4 84 1004.30.8 25.0 Thunderstorm to the W. at 0015hrs from the S
- - - - - 0.4/12 - DARWIN AIRPORT 0317 2130 3/W - - 270/21 27.7 25.7 89 1002.71.3 30.0 -
32.0 -1.9 23.0 +0.2 - 33/24 - DOUGLAS RIVER 0317 0930 - - - - 260/13 26.1 24.3 90 1004.22.2 - - - -
- - - - - - 14/3 GOVE AIRPORT 0317 0630 3/NW - - 320/30 24.8 23.9 95 1001.40.4 6.0 -
- - 24.4 +0.5 - - 6/3 GOVE AIRPORT 0317 1230 3/NW - 300/18 25.2 24.3 95 1001.71.1 15.0 -
30.4 - - - - - 10/3 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS 0317 0030 - - - - Calm 25.6 25.3 98 1001.80.6 - - - -
- - - - - 9/12 8/3 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS 0317 2130 - - - - 300/17 26.2 25.2 94 1001.42.1 - - - -
32.0 -2.0 23.0 -0.5 24 38/24 - MANGO FARM 0317 0930 3/W - 270/15 26.5 24.6 89 1004.61.5 40.0 -
32.0 - 23.0 - - 27/24 - MIDDLE POINT AWS 0317 0930 - - - - 270/15 27.3 25.3 89 1004.01.4 - - - -
30.0 - 25.0 - - 42/24 - NGAYAWILI 0317 0930 - - - - 300/34 28.4 25.3 83 1002.72.3 - - - -
- - - - - - 50/15 NGUKURR 0317 0630 -/ - - Calm 25.0 25.0 100 999.80.9 10.0 -
31.0 - 21.0 - 24 53/24 3/3 NGUKURR 0317 0930 0/ - - Calm 25.0 25.0 100 1001.62.1 10.0 -
31.2 - - - - - 14/3 PORT KEATS AERO 0317 0030 - - - - 250/08 23.7 22.5 93 1004.40.0 - - - -
- - - - - - 119/15 WOLLOGORANG 0317 0630 6/E - 090/09 23.6 23.5 99 1003.80.9 10.0 -
26.0 -8.5 23.0 +0.3 23 155/24 22/3 WOLLOGORANG 0317 0930 -/- - 110/09 24.0 23.3 96 1005.71.9 10.0 -
25.0 -9.5 - - - 46/6 46/6 WOLLOGORANG 0317 1530 6/- - 110/02 24.0 24.0 100 1002.72.0 1.0 -
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
- - 22.6 - - - - RABBIT FLAT 0317 1230 -/ - 110/22 32.5 14.2 33 1006.20.5 15.0 -
South Australia
017 Far North Pastoral
25.0 -8.7 - - - - - OODNADATTA AIRPORT 0317 1530 - - - - 110/13 25.4 7.5 32 1013.42.3 - - - -
Queensland
028 South Peninsula
27.3 - - - - - 8/3 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 0317 0000 - - - - 150/08 23.1 22.6 97 1008.60.9 - - - -
27.0 - 23.0 - - 25/24 - LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 0317 0900 3/E - - 160/04 26.0 23.9 88 1008.62.7 15.0 -
029 Lower Carpentaria (Gulf Country)
29.6 - - - - - 11/3 BURKETOWN AIRPORT 0317 0000 - - - - 080/21 25.2 24.4 95 1005.70.3 - - - -
30.0 - 24.0 - - 25/24 2/3 BURKETOWN AIRPORT 0317 0900 - - - - 070/28 27.2 23.9 82 1006.82.0 - - - -
- - - - - 64/18 46/3 MORNINGTON ISLAND 0317 0300 - - - - 030/13 24.6 23.4 93 1003.21.4 - - - -
- - - - - - 40/3 MORNINGTON ISLAND 0317 0600 - - - - 070/11 24.4 23.2 93 1003.70.5 - - - -
27.0 -4.9 24.0 -0.8 - 125/24 21/3 MORNINGTON ISLAND 0317 0900 - - - - 050/15 24.0 22.6 92 1006.12.4 - - - -
- - - - - - 9/3 MORNINGTON ISLAND 0317 1800 - - - - 030/18 24.3 22.8 91 1003.80.9 - - - -
- - - - - 38/12 23/3 MORNINGTON ISLAND 0317 2100 - - - - 080/21 24.6 23.3 92 1005.41.6 - - - -
New South Wales
061 Hunter
36.0 +8.6 18.0 +2.6 - - - CESSNOCK (NULKABA) 0317 0900 -/SW - 200/09 22.8 16.4 67 - 50.0 -
35.9 +9.1 - - - - - PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) 0317 0000 - - - - 310/02 24.1 18.5 71 - - - - -
36.0 +9.2 19.0 +3.4 17 - - PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) 0317 0900 - - - 130/13 23.0 14.4 58 - 40.0 -
33.0 +8.6 15.0 +0.6 13 2/24 2/18 PEATS RIDGE (WARATAH ROAD) 0317 0900 -/W - 200/04 18.0 10.9 63 - 30.0 -
35.7 +9.6 - - - - - WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 0317 0000 - - - 050/08 24.8 18.1 66 1007.9 - - - -
Victoria
081 Northern Country - Upper North
23.0 -3.2 7.0 -4.8 7 - - TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 0317 0900 - - - 170/13 12.9 8.0 72 - 0.0 -
084 East Gippsland
- - - - - - 8/21 ORBOST (COMPARISON) 0317 0600 6/- - - 290/04 14.5 10.7 78 - 50.0 -
085 West Gippsland
- - - - - - - WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 0317 0200 - - - - 240/72 15.9 10.9 72 1007.3 - - - -
- - - - - 5/18 - WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 0317 0300 - - - - 250/72 15.4 10.2 71 1006.71.0 - - - -
18.0 -1.4 14.0 -0.1 - 5/24 - WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 0317 0900 - - - - 250/68 15.3 10.1 71 1010.82.7 - - - -
Tasmania
091 North Coast
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0317 0500 - - - - 230/63 13.8 9.4 75 1009.9 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0317 0600 - - - 230/63 13.9 8.8 71 1010.00.3 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0317 0800 - - - - 230/63 14.2 10.2 77 1011.5 - - - -
- - - - - 20/18 - LAUNCESTON AIRPORT 0317 0300 - - - 360/11 11.1 10.7 97 1004.90.0 - - 0.2 -
20.2 -0.8 - - - - 8/3 LAUNCESTON AIRPORT COMPARISON 0317 0000 - - - - 280/09 11.4 11.0 97 - - - - -
20.0 -1.0 8.0 -0.9 - 26/24 0.2/3 LAUNCESTON AIRPORT COMPARISON 0317 0900 - - - - 010/09 12.0 10.9 93 - - - - -
092 East Coast
20.0 -0.4 12.0 +0.0 - 5/24 5/18 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) 0317 0900 15/SW - 180/11 18.3 11.6 65 - 50.0 Past Hail.Thunderstorm and slight hail 1600/1700.S
094 Southeast and Hobart
- - - - - 16/18 15/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0317 0300 - - - - 170/28 13.6 13.5 99 1005.80.4 - - - -
- - - - - - 0.2/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0317 0600 - - - 190/30 13.3 13.2 99 1006.81.0 0.0 Station in cloud. Ocean not visible so sea and win
15.0 -1.3 13.0 +2.4 - 17/24 0.2/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0317 0900 0/S - - 180/35 13.0 12.8 99 1009.32.4 4.0 S 11-16
- - - - - 5/18 2/3 MOUNT WELLINGTON 0317 0300 - - - - 220/63 6.5 6.4 99 - - - - -
096 Central Plateau
15.0 - - - - - - LIAWENEE 0317 1500 - - - 220/28 13.8 6.8 63 1009.50.5 0.0 50000
097 West Coast
9.0 - 5.0 - - 24/24 8/3 MOUNT READ 0317 0900 - - - - 210/50 7.5 7.5 100 1009.22.1 - - - -
Islands
200 Islands
19.3 - - - - - - HOGAN ISLAND 0317 0000 - - - - 260/67 15.7 11.9 78 1007.00.7 - - - -
- - - - - 2/18 0.2/3 HOGAN ISLAND 0317 0300 - - - - 240/68 14.8 9.8 72 1007.30.3 - - - -
- - - - - - - HOGAN ISLAND 0317 0600 - - - - 250/70 15.0 9.2 68 1007.70.4 - - - -
19.0 - 14.0 - - 2/24 - HOGAN ISLAND 0317 0900 - - - - 250/68 15.7 9.4 66 1010.72.9 - - - -
- - 13.8 - - - - HOGAN ISLAND 0317 1200 - - - - 260/65 17.1 11.8 71 1012.01.3 - - - -
18.0 - - - - - - HOGAN ISLAND 0317 1500 - - - - 260/65 18.0 10.6 62 1011.90.1 - - - -