Noteworthy synoptic observations for Wednesday, 17 October 20 prepared 0259 EDT, 18/10/12
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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
008 Central West
30.0 +3.1 14.0 +2.9 - 1/24 1/18 MULLEWA 1017 0900 - - - 230/02 21.2 10.8 51 - 20.0 thunderstorm and lighting at 0500hrs
013 Interior
40.0 +8.9 - - - - - WARBURTON AIRFIELD 1017 1500 - - - - 330/21 40.0 -6.7 5 1006.62.8 - - - -
40.3 +9.2 - - - - - WARBURTON AIRFIELD 1017 2100 - - - - 180/28 29.6 7.5 25 1010.53.1 - - - -
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
35.0 +1.8 22.0 -0.9 - 26/24 - PIRLANGIMPI 1017 0930 - - - - 070/09 28.8 23.7 74 1014.21.1 - - - -
39.0 +1.3 18.0 -4.4 20 - - VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS 1017 0930 - - - 310/13 29.9 17.0 46 1014.12.4 20.0 -
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
38.0 +8.1 - - - - - KULGERA 1017 1530 -/ - 340/05 37.0 -0.8 9 1010.52.8 40.0 /
37.0 +2.4 - - - - - TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT 1017 1530 25/E - 100/18 35.9 6.0 16 1009.33.1 30.0 -
South Australia
016 Northwest Pastoral
38.0 +8.3 20.0 +5.9 18 - - MARLA POLICE STATION 1017 0930 -/- - 090/17 21.2 6.2 38 1017.2 30.0 .
017 Far North Pastoral
39.2 +9.0 - - - - - OODNADATTA AIRPORT 1017 0030 - - - - 180/30 28.5 3.4 20 1014.31.8 - - - -
39.0 +8.8 21.0 +6.0 - - - OODNADATTA AIRPORT 1017 0930 - - - - 130/37 22.0 7.4 39 1016.51.1 - - - -
New South Wales
048 Upper Western - Upper Darling
33.7 +8.0 - - - - - COBAR MO 1017 0000 - - - - 020/15 22.5 -8.4 12 1014.11.6 - - - -
34.0 +8.3 15.0 +2.5 13 - - COBAR MO 1017 0900 25/- - 160/22 17.1 3.4 40 1019.12.6 35.0 -
36.0 +8.0 15.0 +2.5 - - - WANAARING POST OFFICE 1017 0900 - - - 130/09 20.8 9.9 50 - 50.0 -
058 Northern Rivers
- - - - - - - GRAFTON AIRPORT AWS 1017 0600 - - - Calm 11.1 10.5 96 1017.60.2 - - 0.2 -
059 Mid North Coast
33.0 +9.5 - - - - - COFFS HARBOUR MO 1017 1500 10/SW - 040/26 28.7 14.2 41 1012.22.5 25.0 -
34.0 +8.4 - - - - - KEMPSEY (WIDE STREET) 1017 1500 6/NW - - 230/26 28.4 13.5 40 - 20.0 -
060 Manning
34.0 +8.5 - - - - - YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) 1017 1500 15/SW - - 310/13 33.6 13.1 29 - 40.0 -
061 Hunter
33.3 +9.7 - - - - - GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATIO 1017 0000 - - - - Calm 16.1 11.5 74 - - - - -
33.0 +9.4 14.0 +3.4 - - - GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATIO 1017 0900 - - - - 140/13 23.4 6.7 34 - - - - -
31.8 +9.7 - - - - - NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION 1017 0000 - - - - 360/09 19.9 10.6 55 - - - - -
32.0 +9.9 19.0 +5.1 - - - NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION 1017 0900 - - - - 280/21 26.9 8.4 31 - - - - -
31.0 +6.3 19.0 +8.1 15 - - SCONE SCS 1017 0900 -/ - -/22 26.2 6.9 29 - 30.0 -
33.5 +10.0 - - - - - WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 1017 0000 - - - - 320/11 18.2 10.1 59 1014.80.4 - - - -
33.0 +9.5 12.0 +0.0 - - - WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 1017 0900 - - - - 300/22 24.9 6.9 32 1014.92.8 - - - -
066 Sydney Metropolitan - east
33.0 +9.4 - - - - - BANKSTOWN AIRPORT AWS 1017 0000 - - - - 350/13 24.4 5.7 30 1011.91.8 - - - -
33.0 +9.4 14.0 +2.2 - - - BANKSTOWN AIRPORT AWS 1017 0900 - - - - 170/18 22.5 5.9 34 1016.33.6 - - - -
32.0 +8.2 17.0 +5.1 9 - - PARRAMATTA NORTH (MASONS DRIVE) 1017 0900 -/ - 230/11 22.3 6.5 36 - 25.0 -
34.1 +12.1 - - - - - SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 1017 0000 - - - - -/- 25.7 3.4 24 1012.11.6 - - - -
34.0 +12.0 20.0 +6.5 - - - SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 1017 0900 - - - - -/- 21.7 14.0 62 1016.44.0 - - - -
34.7 +12.3 - - - - - SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 1017 0000 25/W 340/15 24.3 6.8 33 1011.91.8 25.0 -
35.0 +12.6 19.0 +6.0 15 - - SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 1017 0900 6/W - 140/28 19.7 14.0 70 1016.64.0 12.0 -
067 Sydney Metropolitan - west
24.0 - - - - - - LIVERPOOL (MICHAEL WENDEN CENTR 1017 1500 - - - 070/11 21.4 11.6 54 - 0.0 visability reduced heaps dont belive its just haze
33.0 +9.5 16.0 +3.9 - - - PROSPECT RESERVOIR 1017 0900 - - - 180/11 21.9 5.6 35 - 45.0 -
068 Illawarra
32.0 +8.1 - - - - - CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS 1017 0000 - - - - 320/11 21.1 5.5 36 1012.11.5 - - - -
32.0 +8.1 10.0 +0.1 - - - CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS 1017 0900 - - - - 230/09 22.0 4.6 32 1016.13.7 - - - -
069 South Coast
27.6 +8.9 - - - - - MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1017 0000 - - - - 350/04 20.7 5.5 37 1009.32.2 - - - -
28.0 +9.3 14.0 +1.5 - - - MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1017 0900 - - - - 180/35 16.5 1.4 36 1016.13.4 - - - -
29.0 +8.9 14.0 +3.3 - - - MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION 1017 0900 10/SW - 180/30 16.7 8.1 57 1016.03.8 40.0 -
28.0 +8.6 13.0 +2.0 - - - NAROOMA (MARINE RESCUE) 1017 0900 - - - 180/17 16.0 4.6 47 - 25.0 /
071 Southern Tablelands-Snowy Mountains
11.2 - - - - - 12/3 PERISHER VALLEY AWS 1017 0000 - - - - 280/17 4.3 3.6 95 - - - - -
- - - - - 52/18 4/3 PERISHER VALLEY AWS 1017 0300 - - - - 260/24 2.6 -1.6 74 - - - - -
11.0 - 0.0 - - 52/24 - PERISHER VALLEY AWS 1017 0900 - - - - 270/15 4.7 -12.7 27 - - - - -
16.0 +3.3 0.0 -1.4 - 38/24 35/18 THREDBO VILLAGE 1017 0900 -/ - 050/09 8.0 1.2 62 - 50.0 -
075 Riverina - west
33.0 +8.6 9.0 -1.3 - - - HILLSTON AIRPORT 1017 0900 -/ - 180/37 12.0 5.6 65 1021.3 50.0 -
Victoria
078 Wimmera - north
20.0 -1.6 11.0 +3.3 - - - WARRACKNABEAL MUSEUM 1017 0900 - - - 230/08 11.0 9.0 87 - - 25.0 -
083 Northeast - Upper
7.0 - -3.0 - - 29/24 - MOUNT HOTHAM 1017 0900 - - - - -/- 0.4 -10.7 43 - - - - -
084 East Gippsland
28.4 +11.3 - - - - - GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1017 0000 - - - - 230/68 13.9 10.2 78 1012.12.5 - - - -
28.0 +10.9 11.0 -0.1 - 0.2/24 - GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1017 0900 6/W - 250/50 14.0 4.4 52 1015.81.9 40.0 -
085 West Gippsland
- - - - - - - WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 1017 0500 - - - - 270/65 9.8 9.2 96 1011.7 - - - -
Tasmania
091 North Coast
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) 1017 0200 - - - - 260/65 10.2 4.4 67 1010.3 - - - -
- - - - - - 0.2/3 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) 1017 0600 - - - - 250/65 9.9 5.1 72 1012.21.5 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) 1017 0800 - - - - 240/68 8.9 5.6 80 1014.7 - - - -
15.0 - 9.0 - - 5/24 - CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) 1017 0900 - - - - 240/63 11.4 5.1 65 1015.23.0 - - - -
094 Southeast and Hobart
- - 6.5 -0.9 - - 0.2/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1017 1200 - - - - 320/74 9.4 7.3 87 1009.3 - - - -
11.0 -2.2 - - - 0.2/6 - MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1017 1500 6/W - 300/68 10.9 8.3 84 1010.61.3 8.0 -
- - - - - - - MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1017 1800 - - - - 310/67 10.3 7.8 84 1011.91.3 - - - -
- - - - - 0.2/12 - MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1017 2100 - - - - 310/67 10.1 6.7 79 1014.02.1 - - - -
9.1 +2.2 - - - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 1017 0000 - - - - 190/68 -0.7 -0.7 100 - - - - -
- - - - - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 1017 0600 - - - - 190/68 -1.7 -1.7 100 - - - - -
096 Central Plateau
13.0 +0.3 1.0 -1.0 - 26/24 26/24 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK 1017 0900 - - - 200/31 4.4 2.7 89 - 2.0 50000
097 West Coast
- - - - - - 5/3 MOUNT READ 1017 0000 - - - - 250/63 - - - 1004.10.6 - - - -
- - - - - 37/24 0.4/3 MOUNT READ 1017 0900 - - - - 240/41 - - - 1011.22.6 - - - -
- - - - - - 11/3 MOUNT READ 1017 1200 - - - - 240/46 - - - 1012.81.4 - - - -
13.0 -0.4 5.0 -0.4 - 31/24 30/18 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE 1017 0900 - - - 310/39 6.8 3.3 78 - 12.0 50000
Islands
200 Islands
- - - - - - 0.2/3 HOGAN ISLAND 1017 0000 - - - - 270/81 - - - 1009.9 - - - -
- - - - - 1/18 - HOGAN ISLAND 1017 0300 - - - - 270/76 - - - 1011.11.1 - - - -
- - - - - - 0.4/3 HOGAN ISLAND 1017 0600 - - - - 260/76 - - - 1012.11.0 - - - -
- - - - - 2/24 0.2/3 HOGAN ISLAND 1017 0900 - - - - 270/72 - - - 1014.92.8 - - - -
- - - - - - - HOGAN ISLAND 1017 1200 - - - - 270/70 - - - 1017.02.1 - - - -
Antarctica
300 Antarctica
7.0 +1.2 3.0 +1.0 3 3/24 - MACQUARIE ISLAND 1017 0900 0/W - - 290/21 6.4 - - 986.40.3 0.2 BUCKLES BAY EAST SWELL 1.5M VER:3.2 SWV:M2.02.28.0
- - - - - - 1/3 MACQUARIE ISLAND 1017 1800 1/NW - - 340/26 5.6 - - 982.41.5 0.2 EAST SWELL 1.25M SEAS SMOOTH VER:3.2 SWV:M2.02.28.
- - - - - 6/12 5/3 MACQUARIE ISLAND 1017 2100 1/NW - - 240/35 4.7 4.7 100 983.20.8 0.2 -