Capital city synoptic reports for Saturday, 17 May 2008
prepared 0158 EST, 18/05/08
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Max Var Min Var Grs Min Rainfall Mth/ Date Time local Cloud amounts & types Wind Temp Dew Pt Rel Hum Pressure Weather Description Vis Observer 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
Lower West and Perth
PERTH AIRPORT
- - - - - - - 0517 0000 - - - 170/04 7.5 6.9 96 1029.50.4 30.0 -
- - - - - - - 0517 0300 - - - Calm 5.9 5.7 99 1029.10.4 25.0 -
- - - - - - - 0517 0600 10/- - - Calm 6.9 6.4 97 1029.50.4 30.0 -
18.0 -3.6 4.9 -5.5 4 - - 0517 0900 25/N 050/08 12.5 8.8 78 1030.30.8 30.0 -
- - - - - - - 0517 1200 6/E - 060/08 17.6 7.4 51 1028.41.9 30.0 -
20.0 -1.6 - - - - - 0517 1500 10/E - 260/08 19.4 8.2 48 1026.42.0 25.0 -
- - - - - - - 0517 1800 10/NE - 230/09 15.9 10.4 70 1026.50.1 18.0 -
20.3 -1.3 - - - - - 0517 2100 - - - 200/05 9.8 9.0 95 1026.20.3 20.0 -
Northern Territory
Northern Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
33.6 +1.6 - - - - - 0517 0030 - - - 190/09 24.4 21.4 83 1014.00.2 30.0 -
- - - - - - - 0517 0330 25/- - 130/09 23.2 20.6 85 1013.10.9 30.0 -
- - - - - - - 0517 0630 25/NW 110/09 22.1 20.3 90 1013.00.1 30.0 -
34.0 +2.0 22.0 -0.1 21 - - 0517 0930 25/NW 140/09 25.5 19.6 70 1015.12.1 30.0 -
- - 22.0 -0.1 - - - 0517 1230 10/E 090/24 31.8 12.2 30 1013.71.4 30.0 -
34.0 +2.0 - - - - - 0517 1530 15/E - 030/13 33.6 11.3 26 1011.12.6 30.0 -
- - - - - - - 0517 1830 25/NW 020/17 28.9 19.0 55 1011.60.5 30.0 -
- - - - - - - 0517 2130 25/- - 160/09 25.8 20.5 73 1013.72.1 30.0 -
South Australia
Adelaide plains and Mt Lofty Ranges
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)
15.3 -3.6 - - - - 2/3 0517 0030 - - - - 240/13 10.2 4.9 70 1006.90.2 - - - -
- - - - - 22/18 1/3 0517 0330 - - - - 230/24 11.3 4.2 62 1006.60.3 - - - -
- - - - - - 0.2/3 0517 0630 - - - - 230/28 10.8 7.1 78 1007.61.0 - - - -
15.0 -3.9 9.0 -1.2 7 27/24 4/3 0517 0930 - - - - 220/21 11.2 6.9 75 1011.23.6 - - - -
- - 8.7 -1.5 - - 2/3 0517 1230 - - - - 240/26 13.5 6.2 61 1012.41.2 - - - -
15.0 -3.9 - - - 2/6 - 0517 1530 - - - - 240/24 14.3 3.9 50 1012.50.1 - - - -
- - - - - - - 0517 1830 - - - - 250/21 13.6 6.0 60 1013.81.3 - - - -
- - - - - 3/12 1/3 0517 2130 - - - - 280/15 13.9 10.0 77 1013.9 - - - -
Queensland
South Coast Moreton & Brisbane
BRISBANE AERO
24.7 - - - - - - 0517 0000 10/SW - - 250/05 15.6 14.8 95 1017.70.9 9.0 -
- - - - - - - 0517 0300 6/NE - - Calm 13.5 13.2 98 1016.41.3 3.0 -
- - - - - - - 0517 0600 6/NE - - 210/15 14.0 13.6 97 1015.90.5 0.0 -
25.0 - 13.0 - 9 - - 0517 0900 6/NE - - 200/09 19.6 16.1 80 1016.80.9 10.0 -
- - 12.9 - - - - 0517 1200 10/N - 020/13 23.8 15.9 61 1012.64.2 30.0 -
25.0 - - - - - - 0517 1500 3/NE - 060/24 22.8 17.0 70 1009.63.0 30.0 -
- - - - - - 17/3 0517 1800 3/NE - 070/13 15.6 14.7 94 1009.70.1 9.0 -
- - - - - 17/12 - 0517 2100 6/N - 010/21 19.0 17.2 89 1009.10.6 30.0 -
New South Wales
Sydney Metropolitan - east
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL)
23.2 +3.9 - - - - - 0517 0000 - - - - -/- 19.2 10.6 57 1011.01.7 - - - -
- - - - - - - 0517 0300 - - - - -/- 18.4 10.0 58 1009.02.0 - - - -
- - - - - - - 0517 0600 20/- - - -/- 15.7 10.6 72 1008.50.5 - 30.0 -
23.0 +3.7 15.0 +3.5 - - - 0517 0900 25/- - -/- 19.2 9.0 52 1008.40.1 30.0 -
- - 15.2 +3.7 - - - 0517 1200 20/- - -/- 21.1 6.4 38 1005.62.8 30.0 -
22.0 +2.7 - - - - - 0517 1500 15/NW -/- 20.9 7.1 41 1003.62.0 30.0 -
- - - - - - Tr/3 0517 1800 15/NW - -/- 13.2 7.5 68 1007.03.4 15.0 -
- - - - - Tr/12 Tr/3 0517 2100 25/NW - -/- 12.9 3.9 54 1008.61.6 30.0 -
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO
23.5 +3.6 - - - - - 0517 0000 20/NW - - 020/17 19.2 10.7 58 1011.01.7 40.0 -
- - - - - 0.2/18 - 0517 0300 - - - 350/21 17.4 10.3 63 1009.02.0 40.0 -
- - - - - - - 0517 0600 15/- - - 300/13 14.1 10.9 81 1008.60.4 40.0 -
23.0 +3.1 14.0 +3.2 9 0.2/24 - 0517 0900 25/- - 350/24 20.2 7.5 44 1008.40.2 40.0 -
- - 13.7 +2.9 - - - 0517 1200 15/NW - 350/34 22.1 3.8 30 1005.52.9 40.0 -
23.0 +3.1 - - - - - 0517 1500 15/NW - 010/28 22.1 4.4 31 1003.52.0 40.0 -
- - - - - - - 0517 1800 15/NW - 260/35 11.8 8.2 79 1007.64.1 15.0 -
- - - - - 0.6/12 0.6/3 0517 2100 25/NW - 310/17 12.8 7.5 70 1009.21.6 40.0 -
Southern Tablelands-Goulburn/Monaro
CANBERRA AIRPORT
16.0 +0.6 - - - - 1/3 0517 0000 - - - 100/04 9.3 8.9 97 1009.72.1 - - - -
- - - - - 1/18 - 0517 0300 - - - - 340/21 10.4 7.3 81 1008.31.3 - - - -
- - - - - - - 0517 0600 15/NW - - 330/13 8.4 5.2 80 1006.91.3 50.0 -
16.0 +0.6 8.0 +4.8 4 1/24 - 0517 0900 10/NW 330/30 11.3 5.7 68 1006.30.6 30.0 -
- - 7.9 +4.7 - - - 0517 1200 6/NW - - 320/28 9.8 4.2 68 1005.40.8 25.0 -
12.0 -3.4 - - - 0.4/6 0.4/3 0517 1500 6/NW - 320/24 7.3 3.8 78 1005.90.4 35.0 -
- - - - - - 0.2/3 0517 1800 3/NW - 330/17 5.8 4.0 88 1007.71.7 15.0 -
- - - - - 0.8/12 0.2/3 0517 2100 - - - 320/17 5.7 3.9 88 1008.7 - - - -
Victoria
East Central
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE
18.5 +1.9 - - - - - 0517 0000 6/NW 230/05 15.0 9.0 67 1001.62.3 30.0 -
- - - - - Tr/18 Tr/3 0517 0300 3/NW - - 270/09 9.9 7.0 82 1001.40.2 30.0 -
- - - - - - 1/3 0517 0600 3/NW - - 280/05 8.6 7.6 93 1000.50.9 15.0 -
19.0 +2.4 8.0 -0.6 7 6/24 5/3 0517 0900 6/NW - - 250/09 7.9 5.5 85 1003.42.9 10.0 -
- - 7.6 -1.0 - - 6/3 0517 1200 6/NW - - 110/08 7.0 5.1 88 1003.30.1 10.0 -
9.0 -7.6 - - - 10/6 4/3 0517 1500 6/NW - - 090/05 9.0 7.3 89 1002.40.9 8.0 -
- - - - - - 2/3 0517 1800 6/NW - - 150/04 9.6 7.7 88 1003.51.1 12.0 -
- - - - - 16/12 4/3 0517 2100 - - - - 260/11 10.9 6.7 75 1005.52.0 - - - -
Tasmania
Southeast and Hobart
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD)
18.9 +4.5 - - - - - 0517 0000 - - - - 350/11 13.2 7.8 70 1002.21.0 - - - -
- - - - - - - 0517 0300 - - - - 340/11 11.9 7.4 74 1000.22.0 - - - -
- - - - - - - 0517 0600 25/- 230/09 11.1 7.4 78 999.90.3 30.0 -
19.0 +4.6 10.0 +3.1 5 - - 0517 0900 25/- 280/09 11.3 7.9 80 999.90.0 30.0 -
- - 10.2 +3.3 - - - 0517 1200 15/N - 340/13 18.6 8.3 51 996.92.9 30.0 -
20.0 +5.6 - - - - - 0517 1500 15/NW - 310/08 18.9 7.4 47 995.11.8 30.0 -
- - - - - - - 0517 1800 10/NW - 110/09 14.2 9.8 75 996.31.2 30.0 -
- - - - - - - 0517 2100 - - - - 320/17 13.7 6.8 63 996.5 - - - -