Noteworthy synoptic observations for Tuesday, 20 April 2010 l prepared 0157 EST, 21/04/10
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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 and Perth
33.0 +9.8 - - - - - ESPERANCE 0420 1500 10/N - -/- 25.9 16.7 57 - 25.0 -
32.5 +9.3 - - - - - ESPERANCE 0420 2100 3/NW - - 290/09 18.8 16.3 85 1012.21.5 15.0 -
- - - - - - - JANDAKOT AERO 0420 0600 - - - 140/04 13.2 13.0 99 1014.10.6 - - 0.1 -
- - - - - - - PEARCE RAAF 0420 0600 - - - 340/09 13.0 12.1 94 1013.60.6 - - 0.2 -
010 Central Wheat Belt
33.0 +8.2 13.0 +1.8 - - - BROOKTON 0420 0900 - - - 130/09 20.0 13.4 66 - - 25.0 -
33.0 +9.0 15.0 +3.9 - - - CORRIGIN 0420 0900 - - - 200/05 20.7 13.7 64 1012.51.6 30.0 -
35.0 +9.5 13.0 +1.9 - - - HYDEN 0420 0900 - - - Calm 21.0 14.2 65 - - 30.0 -
31.0 +8.2 11.0 +0.7 - - - KATANNING COMPARISON 0420 0900 - - - 230/04 18.4 13.2 72 - 10.0 -
34.0 +8.5 14.0 +2.2 - - - KELLERBERRIN 0420 0900 - - - 270/08 19.1 16.6 85 - - - 30.0 -
33.0 +9.2 15.0 +3.5 - - - LAKE GRACE COMPARISON 0420 0900 - - - 200/04 20.0 13.1 64 - - -
35.0 +9.8 13.0 +0.1 - - - MERREDIN 0420 0900 - - - 230/02 21.2 14.3 65 - 20.0 -
35.0 +9.4 13.0 +0.9 - - - NAREMBEEN 0420 0900 - - - 290/04 20.9 14.9 69 - 30.0 -
31.0 +8.0 14.0 +3.0 - - - NARROGIN 0420 0900 - - - 250/04 17.9 13.8 77 - 4.0 -
32.0 +8.1 14.0 +2.1 - - - PINGELLY 0420 0900 - - - 230/02 18.8 12.7 68 - 50.0 -
011 Eucla
- - - - - - 0.2/3 EUCLA 0420 0600 - - - 040/13 12.5 12.4 99 1017.91.1 0.2 -
012 Goldfields
34.0 +8.9 - - - - - KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 0420 1500 25/NW - - 330/15 33.5 2.8 14 1009.61.9 40.0 -
34.2 +9.1 - - - - - KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 0420 2100 - - - - 220/05 23.5 6.8 34 1011.61.0 - - - -
35.0 +10.5 - - - - - NORSEMAN 0420 1500 - - - 290/18 34.2 12.0 26 - 30.0 -
33.0 +9.5 - - - - - SALMON GUMS RES.STN. 0420 1500 - - - - 300/09 33.0 9.1 23 - - - - -
33.4 +9.9 - - - - - SALMON GUMS RES.STN. 0420 2100 - - - - 150/11 21.0 12.4 58 - - - - -
Northern Territory
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
- - - - - - - KULGERA 0420 0600 -/- - Calm 17.4 12.3 72 1015.10.9 30.0 /
South Australia
016 Northwest Pastoral
29.0 +1.8 - - - 38/6 38/6 ANDAMOOKA 0420 1500 3/W 110/04 20.8 17.0 79 - 50.0 -
30.0 - - - - 34/6 34/3 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODR 0420 1500 - - - - 120/24 19.6 19.3 98 1014.91.2 - - - -
- - - - - 36/12 - ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODR 0420 2100 - - - - 350/24 19.8 19.1 96 1016.1 - - - -
30.0 +4.6 - - - 2/6 2/3 WOOMERA AERODROME 0420 1500 3/N 060/26 19.2 17.3 89 1015.21.0 10.0 -
017 Far North Pastoral
- - - - - 14/12 14/3 OODNADATTA AIRPORT 0420 2100 - - - - 150/13 20.8 18.2 85 1015.12.8 - - - -
019 Northern Agricultural - Upper North
28.0 +6.2 - - - - - YONGALA 0420 1500 15/NW - 360/09 21.0 12.4 58 - 40.0 -
021 Northern Agricultural - Lower North
- - - - - - 9/3 SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) 0420 1800 - - - - 360/15 18.9 16.5 86 1018.13.5 - - - -
023 Adelaide plains and Mt Lofty Ranges
- - - - - Tr/12 Tr/3 ADELAIDE AIRPORT 0420 2100 25/NW - 030/08 18.5 14.9 80 1018.1 30.0 -
- - - - - - 11/3 MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER 0420 1800 - - - - 050/17 17.1 15.3 89 1017.71.2 - - - -
27.0 - - - - - - NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL 0420 1500 3/- - - 070/17 23.4 12.7 51 1016.81.5 40.0 -
024 Murray Valley
27.0 +5.8 - - - 1/6 1/6 EUDUNDA 0420 1500 -/NW - 130/04 21.4 16.4 73 1016.51.7 40.0 -
- - - - - 1/6 1/6 EUDUNDA 0420 2100 -/- - 230/04 17.5 13.3 76 1018.20.8 40.0 -
Queensland
027 North Peninsula
31.0 - 25.0 - - 12/24 11/3 COCONUT ISLAND 0420 0900 - - - - 340/18 25.3 - - 1010.22.3 - - - -
28.0 - 25.0 - - 20/24 10/3 HORN ISLAND 0420 0900 - - - 020/22 25.2 24.5 96 1010.42.5 - - 2.9 -
- - 24.7 - - - 8/3 HORN ISLAND 0420 1200 - - - 040/11 27.1 23.6 81 1009.01.4 - - - -
- - - - - - 9/3 SCHERGER RAAF 0420 1800 - - - 100/08 25.1 23.9 93 1007.81.6 - - - -
028 South Peninsula
28.6 - - - - - 12/3 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 0420 0000 - - - - 210/09 23.8 23.6 99 1010.00.5 - - - -
- - - - - 46/18 0.6/3 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 0420 0300 - - - - Calm 24.2 24.0 99 1008.31.7 - - - -
29.0 - 24.0 - - 47/24 - LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 0420 0900 6/SE - 120/09 26.9 25.7 93 1010.52.1 15.0 -
- - - - - - 9/3 PALMERVILLE 0420 1800 - - - - 360/09 23.7 23.2 97 1008.51.2 - - - -
031 North Coast - Barron
27.1 - - - - - 13/3 CAPE FLATTERY 0420 0000 - - - - 120/24 24.5 - - 1011.20.4 - - - -
27.0 - 23.0 - - 28/24 - CAPE FLATTERY 0420 0900 - - - - 150/37 27.1 24.0 83 1011.11.9 - - - -
28.0 - - - - 45/6 45/3 CAPE FLATTERY 0420 1500 - - - - 140/09 23.9 - - 1008.81.8 - - - -
- - - - - 53/12 8/3 CAPE FLATTERY 0420 2100 - - - - 110/21 24.6 - - 1011.01.4 - - - -
033 Central Coast - east
- - - - - 15/12 11/3 MACKAY M.O 0420 2100 3/SE - - 140/24 23.9 21.9 89 1014.20.9 20.0 -
24.8 - - - - - 8/3 SAMUEL HILL AERO 0420 0000 - - - 140/15 21.3 20.6 96 1016.11.0 - - - -
038 Lower Western (Channel Country)
- - - - - - 7/15 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION 0420 0600 15/W - - 070/02 19.0 16.7 87 1014.80.9 - 20.0 -
040 South Coast Moreton & Brisbane
- - 18.8 +1.8 - - 8/3 COOLANGATTA 0420 1200 - - - 190/15 21.4 19.1 87 1020.71.2 - - - -
22.0 - - - - 16/6 16/6 MALENY TAMARIND ST 0420 1500 6/SE - - 050/11 21.5 16.8 75 - 40.0 -
041 Darling Downs - east
- - - - - - 11/3 WARWICK 0420 1800 - - - - 080/11 17.1 16.4 96 1020.01.4 - - - -
New South Wales
047 Lower Western - Lower Darling
29.0 +5.2 20.0 +8.3 - - - BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) 0420 0900 6/N 020/09 20.8 12.6 59 - 50.0 -
049 Lower Western - Southwest Plains
29.0 +5.3 19.0 +9.5 - - - BALRANALD (RSL) 0420 0900 -/NW 050/04 22.2 13.2 57 - 50.0 -
058 Northern Rivers
25.0 +0.8 19.0 +2.6 - 21/24 12/3 YAMBA PILOT STATION 0420 0900 2/S - - 100/17 21.1 19.7 92 1023.01.2 10.0 -
060 Manning
25.0 +0.6 14.0 +1.7 12 28/24 9/18 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) 0420 0900 10/E - Calm 18.2 16.5 90 - 40.0 -
061 Hunter
- - - - - - - WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 0420 0300 - - - Calm 13.6 13.6 100 1023.31.1 - - 0.2 -
063 Central Tablelands - south
- - - - - - - ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 0420 0300 - - - 090/05 9.2 9.1 99 1024.60.6 - - 0.2 -
- - - - - - 0.2/3 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 0420 0600 - - - Calm 7.4 7.3 99 1025.00.3 - - 0.1 -
066 Sydney Metropolitan - east
- - - - - - - CANTERBURY RACECOURSE AWS 0420 2100 - - - - -/- 17.6 16.1 91 - - - 0.0 -
068 Illawarra
- - - - - - - CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS 0420 0600 - - - Calm 13.3 12.8 97 1024.50.5 - - 0.2 -
070 Southern Tablelands-Goulburn/Monaro
- - - - - - - CANBERRA AIRPORT 0420 0300 - - - 340/05 10.4 10.2 99 1025.00.7 - - 0.2 -
- - - - - - - MOUNT GININI AWS 0420 1800 - - - - -/- 10.4 5.6 72 - - - 0.0 -
Victoria
076 Mallee - north
30.8 +8.1 - - - - - WALPEUP RESEARCH 0420 0000 - - - - 040/17 20.2 12.4 61 - - - - -
31.0 +8.3 17.0 +7.0 - - - WALPEUP RESEARCH 0420 0900 - - - - 010/21 22.8 11.5 49 - - - - -
080 Northern Country - Lower North
31.0 +8.4 - - - Tr/6 Tr/6 KERANG 0420 1500 3/NW 020/09 27.1 12.6 41 - 10.0 -
30.0 +8.5 - - - - - KYABRAM DPI 0420 1500 - - - - 010/18 27.9 12.3 38 - - - - -
081 Northern Country - Upper North
27.0 +5.5 17.0 +8.8 - - - TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 0420 0900 - - - 120/11 19.4 13.1 67 - 45.0 -
- - 17.2 +9.0 - - - TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 0420 1200 - - - - 120/13 25.8 13.6 47 - - - - -
083 Northeast - Upper
11.0 - - - - 13/6 13/3 MT HOTHAM 0420 1500 - - - - 010/21 7.6 5.8 88 - - - - -
085 West Gippsland
23.5 +3.0 - - - - - BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT 0420 0000 - - - 320/08 12.0 11.7 98 1022.70.4 - - 0.1 -
- - - - - - - BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT 0420 0300 - - - 170/05 10.4 10.1 98 1021.51.2 - - 0.0 -
- - - - - - - BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT 0420 0600 - - - 030/05 9.7 9.6 99 1021.60.1 - - 0.0 -
29.0 +8.5 - - - - - BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT 0420 1500 - - - 110/11 26.4 14.5 48 1018.42.0 - - - -
23.5 +3.3 - - - - - EAST SALE AIRPORT 0420 0000 - - - 250/04 14.7 14.5 99 1022.50.7 - - 0.1 -
- - - - - 0.2/18 - EAST SALE AIRPORT 0420 0300 - - - Calm 14.4 14.2 99 1021.51.0 - - 0.1 -
27.0 - - - - 10/6 10/3 MT MOORNAPA 0420 1500 - - - - 120/11 15.5 14.7 95 - - - - -
- - - - - 24/12 9/3 MT MOORNAPA 0420 2100 - - - - 350/15 18.6 9.4 55 - - - - -
27.0 +8.4 - - - - - NOOJEE (SLIVAR) 0420 1500 6/NW - - 310/08 25.1 12.7 46 - 50.0 -
- - - - - - 14/3 POUND CREEK 0420 1800 - - - - 060/11 17.1 15.4 90 1018.51.2 - - - -
086 East Central
- - - - - - 8/3 CERBERUS 0420 1800 - - - - 330/08 17.4 14.9 85 1017.60.2 - - - -
- - - - - 20/6 12/3 CERBERUS 0420 2100 - - - - 030/04 17.7 15.5 87 1019.01.4 - - - -
28.4 +8.6 - - - - - ESSENDON AIRPORT 0420 0000 - - - - 060/09 16.0 12.0 77 1021.10.4 - - - -
28.0 +8.2 16.0 +6.3 - - - ESSENDON AIRPORT 0420 0900 - - - - 010/22 22.8 13.3 55 1020.80.6 - - - -
29.0 +9.2 - - - - - ESSENDON AIRPORT 0420 1500 - - - - 010/28 28.2 13.7 41 1017.02.7 - - - -
29.0 +8.9 - - - - - MELBOURNE AIRPORT 0420 1500 10/NW - 010/34 27.5 12.2 39 1017.42.3 35.0 -
- - - - - - - MELBOURNE AIRPORT 0420 2100 10/NW - 240/05 19.2 14.4 74 1019.71.8 40.0 -
- - 18.8 +8.1 - - - MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 0420 1200 15/NW -/- 26.9 11.5 38 1019.51.4 40.0 -
29.0 +8.8 - - - - - MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 0420 1500 15/NW - -/- 29.2 11.8 34 1016.72.7 45.0 -
28.0 +8.0 13.0 +2.6 - - - MOORABBIN AIRPORT 0420 0900 - - - - 010/21 24.5 14.3 53 1020.50.6 - - - -
30.0 +10.0 - - - - - MOORABBIN AIRPORT 0420 1500 - - - - 010/28 29.0 12.8 37 1016.72.4 - - - -
- - - - - 15/12 15/3 MOORABBIN AIRPORT 0420 2100 - - - - 040/15 19.0 16.8 87 1019.11.9 - - - -
28.0 +8.2 - - - - - SCORESBY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0420 1500 - - - - 010/18 27.3 12.9 41 - - - - -
28.0 +8.5 15.0 +4.8 - - - WONTHAGGI 0420 0900 -/N - Calm 19.4 15.3 77 1020.70.5 - 10.0 -
29.0 +9.5 - - - - - WONTHAGGI 0420 1500 6/W - - Calm 27.1 15.5 49 1017.53.2 20.0 -
087 West Central
28.5 +8.4 - - - - - LAVERTON RAAF 0420 0000 - - - - 020/08 18.2 13.5 74 1020.80.4 - - - -
29.0 +8.9 17.0 +7.2 - - - LAVERTON RAAF 0420 0900 - - - 020/22 23.3 13.5 54 1020.50.8 - - - -
31.0 +10.9 - - - - - LAVERTON RAAF 0420 1500 - - - 350/22 28.5 12.0 36 1016.42.5 - - - -
088 North Central
24.0 +4.0 16.0 +8.7 - - - CASTLEMAINE PRISON 0420 0900 -/ - 090/04 19.0 14.2 74 - 10.0 -
- - - - - 18/6 18/3 REDESDALE 0420 2100 - - - - 220/11 16.5 16.3 99 - - - - -
089 Western Plains
25.0 +5.7 17.0 +9.9 17 - - ARARAT PRISON 0420 0900 6/E 020/13 21.8 11.6 52 1020.90.8 20.0 -
28.0 +8.7 - - - - - ARARAT PRISON 0420 1500 6/S - 290/13 26.5 11.7 40 1017.83.0 20.0 -
Tasmania
091 North Coast
- - - - - - 13/3 LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 0420 1800 - - - - 320/05 16.6 15.0 90 - - - - -
- - - - - 17/6 3/3 LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 0420 2100 - - - - 330/04 15.2 14.6 96 - - - - -
- - - - - - - LAUNCESTON AIRPORT 0420 0300 - - - Calm 10.3 9.7 96 1024.01.0 - - 0.1 -
- - - - - - 15/3 LAUNCESTON AIRPORT 0420 1800 - - - 140/08 14.8 13.5 92 1020.10.5 - - 3.4 -
- - - - - - - MARRAWAH 0420 0600 10/W - - 090/37 16.2 14.1 87 1020.00.7 20.0 -
19.0 +2.2 16.0 +5.8 15 12/24 12/3 MARRAWAH 0420 0900 6/NW - - 090/28 16.3 15.8 97 1020.90.7 20.0 -
20.0 +2.7 16.0 +9.3 - 0.8/24 0.4/3 WYNYARD AIRPORT 0420 0900 3/W - - 300/08 17.5 15.1 86 1022.71.0 5.0 -
- - 15.9 +9.2 - - 1/3 WYNYARD AIRPORT 0420 1200 - - - 080/15 19.0 16.3 84 1020.72.0 - - - -
094 Southeast and Hobart
16.5 +8.4 - - - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 0420 0000 - - - - 340/31 10.9 5.7 70 - - - - -
17.0 +8.9 10.0 +8.0 - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 0420 0900 - - - - 260/18 12.6 7.1 69 - - - - -
095 Derwent Valley
19.0 +3.1 9.0 +3.8 - - - MAYDENA POST OFFICE 0420 0900 - - - Calm 9.4 9.4 100 - 0.1 -
096 Central Plateau
21.1 +8.1 - - - - - BUTLERS GORGE 0420 0000 - - - - Calm 6.0 5.3 95 - - - - -
21.0 +8.0 4.0 +0.7 - - - BUTLERS GORGE 0420 0900 - - - - Calm 10.4 9.6 95 - - - - -
097 West Coast
- - - - - - 8/3 CAPE SORELL 0420 1000 - - - - 050/31 16.0 - - 1018.51.3 - - - HR998
11.0 - - - - 14/6 8/3 MOUNT READ 0420 1500 - - - - -/- 10.5 10.3 99 1020.62.0 - - - -
098 King Island
23.0 - - - - 2/6 2/3 KING ISLAND AIRPORT 0420 1500 25/NW - 280/11 18.0 16.0 88 1018.00.4 15.0 -
Islands
200 Islands
- - - - - 31/24 - CAPE WESSEL 0420 0027 - - - - 360/28 27.0 26.1 95 1008.40.3 - - - HR990
- - - - - 31/24 - CAPE WESSEL 0420 0127 - - - - 360/39 26.7 25.8 95 1007.90.5 - - - HR990
- - - - - 31/24 - CAPE WESSEL 0420 0227 - - - - 360/37 26.3 24.3 89 1007.21.3 - - - HR990
- - - - - 31/24 - CAPE WESSEL 0420 0327 - - - - 360/24 26.6 25.7 95 1006.71.7 - - - HR990
- - - - - 31/24 1/3 CAPE WESSEL 0420 0427 - - - - 360/37 25.8 25.8 100 1006.51.4 - - - HR001
- - - - - 31/24 2/3 CAPE WESSEL 0420 0527 - - - - 360/30 26.7 26.5 99 1006.40.8 - - - HR992
- - - - - 31/24 2/3 CAPE WESSEL 0420 0627 - - - - 360/28 26.6 25.7 95 1007.20.5 - - - HR990
- - - - - 31/24 1/3 CAPE WESSEL 0420 0727 - - - - 360/31 26.8 26.5 98 1007.71.2 - - - HR001
- - - - - 31/24 1/3 CAPE WESSEL 0420 0827 - - - - 360/37 27.3 25.7 91 1008.62.2 - - - HR990
- - - - - 31/24 1/3 CAPE WESSEL 0420 0927 - - - - 360/34 28.1 25.7 87 1008.81.6 - - - HR990
- - - - - - 20/3 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO 0420 0100 - - - 120/21 23.8 23.8 100 1008.80.4 - - 0.4 -
- - - - - 144/18 5/3 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO 0420 0400 - - - 150/11 24.1 24.1 100 1007.90.9 - - 0.3 -
26.0 -2.3 23.1 -0.4 - 147/24 0.8/3 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO 0420 1000 - - - 340/13 25.4 24.5 95 1008.70.8 - - 3.7 -
- - - - - - - FREDERICK REEF 0420 1000 - - - - 120/63 24.8 - - 1012.4 - - - -
- - - - - - - FREDERICK REEF 0420 1100 - - - - 110/63 24.3 - - 1011.60.8 - - - -
- - - - - - - FREDERICK REEF 0420 1300 - - - - 120/63 24.7 - - 1009.92.5 - - - -
- - - - - 12/18 9/3 MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND 0420 0300 - - - - 150/30 21.7 21.7 100 1013.41.1 - - - -
- - - - - 36/24 0.2/3 NORTH EAST ISLAND 0420 1021 - - - - 090/24 29.6 23.5 70 1010.61.3 - - - HR990