Noteworthy synoptic observations for Wednesday, 19 December 2 prepared 0258 EDT, 20/12/12
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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
31.0 -3.6 - - - 4/6 4/6 DOONGAN 1219 1500 - - - 130/09 26.0 22.2 80 1005.50.7 13.0 -
- - - - - - 24/3 KALUMBURU 1219 1200 - - - - 160/09 23.8 22.1 90 1007.70.1 - - - -
33.0 - - - - 27/6 3/3 KALUMBURU 1219 1500 - - - - Calm 25.6 23.6 89 1005.42.3 - - - -
34.0 - 24.0 - - - - MOUNT ELIZABETH 1219 0900 -/ 230/04 29.0 23.1 71 1007.3 10.0 -
002 East Kimberley
- - - - - 33/18 25/3 ARGYLE AERODROME 1219 0300 - - - 140/11 21.7 21.5 99 1008.12.5 - - 5.0 -
- - - - - - 19/3 ARGYLE AERODROME 1219 0600 - - - 350/15 22.1 21.8 98 1008.50.4 - - - -
37.0 - 21.4 - - 52/24 - ARGYLE AERODROME 1219 0900 - - - - 360/11 25.9 21.2 75 1008.6 - - - -
- - - - - - 12/3 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT 1219 0600 2/SW - - 180/13 20.4 20.1 98 1007.33.7 6.0 -
37.0 -0.9 20.4 -4.3 21 24/24 10/3 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT 1219 0900 2/SW - 360/08 22.0 20.8 93 1006.90.4 12.0 -
- - - - - - 38/3 KUNUNURRA AERO 1219 0600 10/- - - 170/04 22.7 22.3 98 1009.72.5 6.0 -
38.0 +0.9 22.5 -3.2 - 46/24 6/3 KUNUNURRA AERO 1219 0900 25/- - 210/08 24.5 22.4 88 1008.51.2 10.0 -
37.0 -1.5 22.0 -3.1 - 59/24 59/18 WARMUN 1219 0900 - - - 200/09 22.7 22.1 96 1009.2 1.5 rain at time of 9am obs and heavy rain last night
28.0 -10.5 - - - 4/6 4/6 WARMUN 1219 1500 - - - 070/05 28.0 23.0 74 1003.9 20.0 rain and drizzle up until 12 noon
005 Pilbara - Fortescue
- - - - - - - LEARMONTH AIRPORT 1219 1200 20/E - 150/26 40.2 5.5 12 1005.42.0 20.0 -
011 Eucla
39.0 +14.3 17.7 +2.7 - - - EUCLA 1219 0900 - - - - 200/18 20.8 16.8 78 1011.71.4 - - - -
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
36.0 - 24.0 - - 15/24 15/3 BRADSHAW 1219 0930 - - - - 260/18 23.9 22.9 94 1010.72.9 - - - -
- - 23.5 - - - 17/3 BRADSHAW 1219 1230 - - - - 020/17 27.1 24.7 87 1008.02.7 - - - -
32.0 - - - - 17/6 - BRADSHAW 1219 1530 - - - - 010/15 31.6 24.7 67 1006.02.0 - - - -
35.0 -2.3 23.0 -1.3 - 34/24 0.2/3 DALY WATERS AWS 1219 0930 - - - - 320/04 27.4 22.4 74 1007.81.4 - - - -
32.9 +0.4 - - - - - DARWIN AIRPORT 1219 0030 25/SE 360/08 27.6 24.7 84 1007.3 30.0 -
37.0 +2.1 25.0 +0.3 - 37/24 - JABIRU AIRPORT 1219 0930 - - - - 020/08 29.9 23.3 68 1008.81.8 - - - -
- - - - - - 24/21 MANGO FARM 1219 0630 3/ - Calm 25.0 24.9 99 1006.91.0 30.0 -
36.0 - 25.0 - - 39/24 - MIDDLE POINT AWS 1219 0930 - - - - Calm 29.0 25.8 83 1008.92.1 - - - -
37.0 -0.1 23.0 -2.5 23 12/24 12/24 TIMBER CREEK 1219 0930 1/N - 360/02 24.4 23.4 94 1008.30.8 30.0 terrestrial 28.1 7pm 18.12.12
34.6 -2.9 - - - - 19/3 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS 1219 0030 - - - - -/- 24.5 23.1 92 1006.9 - - - -
- - - - - 66/18 28/3 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS 1219 0330 - - - - -/- 23.3 21.9 92 1006.40.5 - - - -
- - - - - - 13/3 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS 1219 0630 - - - - -/- 23.1 21.0 88 1007.30.9 - - - -
35.0 -2.5 23.0 -2.0 22 80/24 0.4/3 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS 1219 0930 -/- - -/- 24.2 22.1 88 1007.6 - evap tank overflowed VER:3.2 SWV:M2.02.28.00
- - - - - - 21/21 WAVE HILL 1219 0630 3/NW - 310/02 23.3 23.0 98 1005.80.5 5.0 -
35.0 -1.7 25.0 +0.9 23 1/24 1/24 WOLLOGORANG 1219 0930 10/N - - 050/04 31.0 26.8 78 1007.71.2 50.0 -
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
29.0 -6.3 - - - 10/6 10/3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 1219 1530 1/N - - 140/13 24.0 22.8 93 1005.01.5 10.0 -
28.0 -8.3 18.0 -2.3 18 2/24 - CURTIN SPRINGS 1219 0930 -/ - 090/08 25.5 17.5 61 1007.00.8 40.0 -
- - - - - 0.2/12 - RABBIT FLAT 1219 2130 -/- - 090/08 28.2 23.3 75 1004.12.6 35.0 l/ning to ne, e & se VER:3.2 SWV:M2.02.28.00
27.9 -9.4 - - - - - TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT 1219 0030 - - - 080/09 24.8 23.2 91 1006.1 - - - -
28.0 -9.3 22.0 -2.9 23 31/24 2/3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT 1219 0930 6/N - 040/08 25.0 23.4 91 1007.41.5 30.0 -
28.0 -9.3 - - - 0.8/6 0.8/3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT 1219 1530 2/SW - 010/05 27.8 23.0 75 1004.12.2 35.0 -
- - 21.1 +1.0 - - 8/3 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM 1219 1230 - - - - 360/13 25.7 21.8 79 1006.40.6 - - - -
28.0 -8.4 13.0 -8.9 11 6/24 6/24 WATARRKA 1219 0930 3/- - - Calm 26.0 20.8 73 1006.20.8 - 30.0 Beaufort scale T. reset 21.6 at 25.30
29.0 -7.0 21.0 -0.6 - 26/24 26/18 YUENDUMU 1219 0930 6/ - Calm 24.9 23.3 91 1005.51.4 50.0 RN
South Australia
018 Western Agricultural
41.9 +14.8 - - - - - CEDUNA AMO 1219 0030 - - - 080/04 24.9 14.1 51 1004.8 - - - -
42.0 +14.9 20.0 +6.0 19 - - CEDUNA AMO 1219 0930 3/- - 210/22 22.4 16.9 71 1008.02.8 30.0 -
36.0 +9.7 23.0 +9.1 21 - - CLEVE 1219 0930 -/ - Calm 25.5 12.1 43 1004.30.4 50.0 -
35.0 +10.8 19.0 +4.6 - 0.7/24 0.1/3 ELLISTON 1219 0930 6/W - - 180/17 20.4 16.6 79 1007.52.2 10.0 -
37.0 +7.9 23.0 +9.2 - - - KIMBA 1219 0930 6/- - 180/08 27.5 11.1 36 - 50.0 -
40.0 +9.2 22.0 +9.1 22 Tr/24 Tr/3 KYANCUTTA 1219 0930 15/NW - 270/08 25.4 14.8 52 1006.21.1 40.0 No rain in guage as yet
41.2 +15.0 - - - - 0.2/3 NULLARBOR 1219 0030 - - - - 240/26 20.2 17.4 84 1007.82.7 - - - -
41.0 +14.8 18.0 +3.8 - 3/24 - NULLARBOR 1219 0930 - - - - 150/13 18.9 17.4 91 1009.81.9 - - - -
39.0 +11.7 21.0 +6.1 - - - STREAKY BAY 1219 0930 6/S - - 230/22 22.6 18.3 77 1007.42.4 40.0 -
019 Northern Agricultural - Upper North
38.0 +9.5 - - - - - YONGALA 1219 1530 -/W - 290/35 32.3 17.5 41 - 40.0 -
022 Yorke Peninsula and Kangaroo Island
35.0 +8.6 22.0 +8.2 - - - MAITLAND 1219 0930 -/W - 130/04 26.9 14.6 47 1004.8 40.0 -
023 Adelaide plains and Mt Lofty Ranges
- - 22.9 +8.6 - - - ADELAIDE AIRPORT 1219 1230 2/W - 330/15 25.7 15.5 53 1003.40.5 30.0 -
- - 23.6 +8.9 - - - EDINBURGH RAAF 1219 1230 - - - 250/26 27.4 14.1 44 1003.40.5 - - - -
31.0 +6.0 20.0 +9.6 - - - MOUNT BARKER 1219 0930 - - - Calm 21.8 15.5 67 - 40.0 -
34.0 +6.0 22.0 +8.6 19 - - ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH 1219 0930 - - - 230/02 29.0 10.6 32 - 45.0 /
36.0 +8.0 - - - - - ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH 1219 1530 - - - 230/18 28.1 16.8 50 - 45.0 /
024 Murray Valley
36.0 +9.3 - - - - - EUDUNDA 1219 1530 6/- - 200/34 29.0 14.1 40 1003.50.0 40.0 -
41.0 +11.8 - - - - - LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE 1219 1530 - - - - 290/28 38.7 -1.6 8 999.43.2 - - - -
33.0 +8.8 19.0 +6.2 19 Tr/24 Tr/18 MENINGIE 1219 0930 6/- - - 110/02 24.8 15.2 55 - 15.0 -
025 Murray Mallee and Upper Southeast
32.0 +3.1 21.0 +9.0 - - - LAMEROO COMPARISON 1219 0930 -/W - 090/05 26.5 18.0 60 1005.4 50.0 -
026 Lower Southeast
24.0 +1.3 - - - 1/6 1/3 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 1219 1530 2/SW - 270/18 16.8 15.8 94 1003.51.2 5.0 -
Queensland
030 Upper Carpentaria (Nthn Goldfields)
39.0 +1.0 24.0 +1.7 - - - RICHMOND POST OFFICE 1219 0900 -/- - 360/04 29.0 22.9 70 1005.70.6 30.0 -
035 Central Highlands
- - - - - - 12/3 LOCHINGTON 1219 0600 - - - - 030/22 23.0 21.6 92 1008.50.8 - - - -
38.0 +3.8 23.0 +3.2 - - - SPRINGSURE COMET ST 1219 0900 6/E - 050/05 24.0 21.5 86 - 50.0 -
037 Upper Western (Northwest)
34.0 -4.1 - - - 26/6 26/3 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP 1219 1500 - - - - 260/22 22.7 22.4 98 1005.80.5 - - - -
- - - - - 30/12 0.2/3 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP 1219 2100 - - - - 130/09 24.3 23.1 93 1007.00.7 - - - -
- - - - - - 8/3 TREPELL AIRPORT 1219 1800 - - - - 030/21 25.9 21.1 75 1004.11.7 - - - -
039 South Coast Curtis
38.0 - 20.0 - - 34/24 - GAYNDAH AIRPORT 1219 0900 - - - - 020/08 27.4 19.2 61 1011.9 - - - -
40.0 +8.0 21.0 +2.8 19 15/24 15/18 MONTO TOWNSHIP 1219 0900 - - - 230/04 27.5 20.7 67 - 30.0 -
40.0 +7.1 21.0 +2.6 - 0.4/24 - THANGOOL AIRPORT 1219 0900 15/W - - 010/15 29.0 18.7 54 1011.4 40.0 -
040 South Coast Moreton & Brisbane
32.0 - 24.0 - - 3/24 3/18 POINT LOOKOUT 1219 0900 3/N - 050/11 26.7 23.0 80 - 35.0 -
041 Darling Downs - east
34.2 +8.4 - - - - - APPLETHORPE 1219 0000 - - - - 020/05 17.8 15.2 85 1010.90.6 - - - -
34.0 +8.2 15.0 +1.3 - - - APPLETHORPE 1219 0900 - - - - 070/09 23.9 17.4 67 1012.20.8 - - - -
38.3 +8.1 - - - - 0.2/3 OAKEY AERO 1219 0000 - - - - 100/18 21.7 19.3 86 1010.31.5 - - - -
043 Maranoa
41.5 +8.4 - - - - - ROMA AIRPORT 1219 0000 - - - - 030/15 25.7 14.5 50 1007.32.1 - - - -
- - - - - 10/12 10/3 ROMA AIRPORT 1219 2100 - - - - 320/18 22.3 19.7 85 1008.93.4 - - - -
044 Warrego
41.0 +6.3 - - - - - CHARLEVILLE AERO 1219 1500 25/NW - 270/13 37.7 13.2 23 1002.22.6 30.0 -
New South Wales
047 Lower Western - Lower Darling
39.0 +8.4 - - - - - BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS 1219 1530 - - - - 340/26 37.1 3.0 12 1003.22.8 - - - -
048 Upper Western - Upper Darling
38.0 +3.5 28.0 +9.1 - - - WANAARING POST OFFICE 1219 0900 -/- - 130/13 29.2 6.0 23 - 50.0 -
057 Northern Tablelands - east
32.0 +5.0 17.0 +0.9 - 12/24 12/24 TABULAM (MUIRNE) 1219 0900 - - - 130/05 20.1 20.1 100 - 0.0 -
058 Northern Rivers
28.5 - - - - - 11/3 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE A 1219 0000 - - - - 290/13 20.0 19.8 99 1013.03.2 - - - -
31.0 - 19.0 - - 4/24 4/18 LISMORE (RICHMOND HILL) 1219 0900 6/N - - 230/05 24.0 20.0 78 - 18.0 -
28.8 +2.9 - - - - 49/3 YAMBA PILOT STATION 1219 0000 - - - - 260/13 20.4 19.7 96 1012.72.4 - - - -
- - - - - 54/18 6/3 YAMBA PILOT STATION 1219 0300 - - - - 220/05 19.9 19.1 95 1010.62.1 - - - -
061 Hunter
- - - - - - - MURRURUNDI GAP AWS 1219 0600 - - - 140/22 15.9 15.7 99 1010.20.7 - - 0.1 -
064 Central Western Slopes - north
39.0 +8.3 - - - - - DUNEDOO POST OFFICE 1219 1500 10/W - 200/09 37.2 12.4 23 - 50.0 -
Victoria
076 Mallee - north
41.0 +11.0 - - - - - MILDURA AIRPORT 1219 1500 25/W - 300/31 40.7 0.2 8 1001.03.7 40.0 -
39.0 +8.9 - - - - - OUYEN (POST OFFICE) 1219 1500 10/W - - 340/13 38.0 9.9 18 - 50.0 -
40.0 +10.4 - - - - - WALPEUP RESEARCH 1219 1500 - - - - 330/35 38.8 3.1 11 - - - - -
080 Northern Country - Lower North
37.0 +8.1 - - - - - ECHUCA AERODROME 1219 1500 - - - 070/11 36.5 4.2 14 1002.13.8 - - - -
38.0 +8.3 - - - - - KERANG 1219 1500 -/ - 310/17 38.0 6.8 15 - 50.0 -
36.0 +8.3 - - - - - KYABRAM DPI 1219 1500 - - - - 330/22 35.0 7.9 19 - - - - -
081 Northern Country - Upper North
35.0 +8.3 - - - - - BENDIGO AIRPORT 1219 1500 - - - 350/28 32.5 6.7 20 1002.44.0 - - - -
085 West Gippsland
35.0 +11.7 - - - - - BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT 1219 1500 - - - 300/15 29.7 9.8 29 1004.20.7 - - - -
31.0 +7.8 - - - - - EAST SALE AIRPORT 1219 1521 - - - 340/09 27.3 15.7 49 1003.81.5 0.0 showers present / cloud increasing VER:3.2 SWV:M2.
28.0 +9.3 - - - - - WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 1219 1500 - - - - 350/13 27.4 12.6 40 1002.20.8 - - - -
088 North Central
35.0 +8.0 - - - - - MANGALORE AIRPORT 1219 1500 - - - 350/28 33.5 5.9 18 1003.04.2 - - - -
Tasmania
091 North Coast
17.0 -2.4 - - - 4/6 4/6 BURNIE (ROUND HILL) 1219 1500 - - - 310/04 16.7 15.3 91 - 2.0 -
17.0 - - - - 2/6 2/3 LOW HEAD 1219 1500 3/N - - 350/17 16.9 15.2 90 1002.11.1 5.0 -
- - - - - 15/12 8/3 LOW HEAD 1219 2100 - - - - 310/22 16.2 15.0 93 1000.40.5 - - - -
19.0 +0.8 - - - 0.8/6 0.8/6 MARRAWAH 1219 1500 6/W - 270/18 16.0 14.8 93 1001.10.1 10.0 -
- - - - - 25/12 16/3 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) 1219 2100 - - - - 300/13 15.6 15.1 97 1001.00.5 - - - -
094 Southeast and Hobart
21.0 +5.4 - - - 0.4/6 0.2/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1219 1500 6/NW - - 300/81 16.4 13.2 81 992.60.7 5.0 -
- - - - - 10/12 8/3 TUNNACK FIRE STATION 1219 2100 - - - - 350/22 14.6 14.4 99 998.21.2 - - - -
096 Central Plateau
14.0 -3.1 8.0 +3.4 - 3/24 3/24 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK 1219 0900 - - - 340/24 12.0 10.3 89 - 2.0 50000
097 West Coast
- - - - - 4/24 - LOW ROCKY POINT 1219 1300 - - - - 330/76 20.4 13.6 65 994.52.3 - - - HR990
- - - - - 4/24 - LOW ROCKY POINT 1219 1400 - - - - 320/65 17.8 13.5 76 995.81.5 - - - HR990
- - - - - - 15/3 MOUNT READ 1219 1800 - - - - 300/26 - - - 999.01.0 - - - -
- - - - - 25/12 9/3 MOUNT READ 1219 2100 - - - - 300/18 - - - 999.20.2 - - - -
20.0 - - - - 2/6 0.2/3 SCOTTS PEAK DAM 1219 1500 - - - - 330/78 19.0 13.0 68 - - - - -
Islands
200 Islands
28.0 -1.3 24.3 -0.2 24 - 11/3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT 1219 1100 3/SE - 120/26 25.9 23.7 88 1008.60.5 9.0 -