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Noteworthy synoptic observations for Friday, 30 April 2004 local
prepared 0157 EST, 01/05/04
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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
32.0 +8.0 15.0 +2.7 13 - - ENEABBA 0430 0900 -/ - 130/04 20.0 15.3 74 - 10.0 -
009 Lower West, Southwest, South Coast
- - - - - - - LANCELIN 0430 0600 0/- - - 160/04 16.0 15.5 97 1019.40.6 0.1 -
010 Great Southern, Central Wheat Belt
29.0 +8.0 12.0 +2.6 11 - - CUNDERDIN 0430 0900 -/SE - 090/13 17.1 12.2 73 - 30.0 April rainfall 22.8mls over 3 days
29.0 +8.0 13.0 +4.5 - - - NORTHAM 0430 0900 15/W - 130/24 17.0 15.5 91 - 30.0 -
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
- - - - - - 43/3 CAPE DON 0430 0030 - - - - 200/04 23.9 - - 1007.60.2 - - - HR027
- - - - - - 47/3 CAPE DON 0430 0130 - - - - 150/11 25.0 - - 1006.51.0 - - - HR004
- - - - - 47/6 31/3 CAPE DON 0430 0230 - - - - 100/09 26.1 - - 1005.92.2 - - - -
- - - - - 47/24 - CAPE DON 0430 0830 - - - - 100/09 29.2 - - 1008.41.9 - - - -
31.0 +1.1 - - - - 13/3 GOVE AIRPORT 0430 0000 - - - - 120/11 25.0 24.0 94 1006.90.9 - - - -
- - - - - 55/18 0.2/3 GOVE AIRPORT 0430 0300 - - - - 140/15 25.8 22.6 83 1005.31.6 - - - -
31.0 +1.1 24.0 +1.4 24 55/24 - GOVE AIRPORT 0430 0900 6/SE 130/21 29.0 20.6 61 1007.81.7 40.0 -
- - - - - 93/6 1/3 WARRUWI 0430 0230 - - - - 130/15 26.0 23.7 87 1006.81.8 - - - HR992
33.0 +2.3 24.0 +0.0 - 93/24 - WARRUWI 0430 0830 - - - - 130/22 28.0 22.5 72 1009.42.3 - - - -
South Australia
026 Lower Southeast
- - - - - - 3/3 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 0430 1800 6/W - 270/11 10.8 10.0 95 1005.10.4 20.0 -
Queensland
027 Peninsula - north
- - - - - - 8/3 HORN ISLAND 0430 0600 - - - - 210/09 25.2 24.2 94 1005.70.2 - - - -
028 Peninsula - south
- - - - - - 47/15 MUSGRAVE 0430 0600 -/ - Calm 23.5 22.8 96 1006.20.5 10.0 -
32.0 +1.3 23.0 +6.0 - 47/24 - MUSGRAVE 0430 0900 3/W - - 130/04 25.2 24.2 94 1007.31.6 40.0 -
029 Gulf Country
31.0 -1.1 20.0 +0.9 - 33/24 - KOWANYAMA AIRPORT 0430 0900 10/- - 170/22 23.1 11.3 47 1008.51.6 40.0 -
26.0 -1.8 6.0 -8.0 3 - - MOUNT ISA AERO 0430 0900 25/- - 160/13 16.6 4.3 44 1013.01.5 40.0 -
039 South Coast - Curtis
24.0 -0.1 17.0 -0.5 17 68/24 - SANDY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE 0430 0900 10/SW 230/37 18.6 13.1 70 1007.51.7 25.0 -
23.0 -1.0 15.0 -2.2 - 52/24 - TOWN OF 1770 0430 0900 -/ - 200/11 18.5 13.4 72 1009.52.2 50.0 -
040 South Coast - Moreton
24.0 - 15.0 - - 26/24 0.2/3 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 0430 0900 - - - - 230/17 18.9 13.0 69 1008.62.1 - - - -
041 Darling Downs - east
21.0 -2.0 13.0 +3.8 11 25/24 0.2/3 GOONDIWINDI AIRPORT 0430 0900 1/W - - 270/17 16.0 14.3 90 1008.71.9 35.0 -
14.0 -3.2 9.0 +2.5 - 33/24 - STANTHORPE (GRANITE BELT HRS) 0430 0900 - - - - 250/18 11.0 9.5 90 1006.21.9 - - - -
New South Wales
051 Central Western Plains - north
16.0 - 12.0 - - 32/24 - COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS 0430 0900 - - - - 270/13 15.5 13.7 89 1008.01.4 - - - -
17.0 -4.8 12.0 +4.2 - 28/24 3/18 COONAMBLE COMPARISON 0430 0900 6/W - - 250/09 15.0 13.4 90 - 50.0 -
055 Northwest Slopes - south
20.0 -0.1 13.0 +4.2 11 15/24 15/24 GUNNEDAH SCS 0430 0900 2/S - 310/09 15.0 11.9 82 - 10.0 -
056 Northern Tablelands - west
- - - - - 15/12 15/12 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) 0430 0300 6/N - - 290/09 11.7 9.8 88 - 30.0 SLT T/STORM FROM 1710 HRS TO 1845 HRS
18.0 - 11.0 - - 27/24 0.8/3 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) 0430 0900 6/NW - - 360/02 11.8 10.7 93 - 20.0 /
17.0 -1.7 10.0 +2.3 10 27/24 1/3 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE 0430 0900 - - - 290/09 12.5 11.6 94 1006.51.4 20.0 -
057 Northern Tablelands - east
15.0 -3.9 11.0 +0.0 - 42/24 42/24 TABULAM (MUIRNE) 0430 0900 6/SW - 230/09 15.3 12.8 85 - 50.0 -
059 Mid North Coast
19.0 -2.3 13.0 +1.2 10 26/24 - COFFS HARBOUR MO 0430 0900 6/W - 320/08 19.0 12.6 66 1003.71.3 45.0 APRIL RAINFALL 102.8MM ON 8 DAYS
- - - - - 46/6 46/6 SOUTH WEST ROCKS (SMOKY CAPE LI 0430 0300 6/S - - 230/18 15.5 15.3 99 1000.91.6 45.0 -
20.0 -1.3 15.0 +0.8 - 67/24 - SOUTH WEST ROCKS (SMOKY CAPE LI 0430 0900 6/- - - 290/22 17.9 10.7 63 1003.01.1 50.0 -
060 Manning
19.4 - - - - - 8/3 TAREE AIRPORT AWS 0430 0000 - - - - 310/17 15.0 14.7 98 1003.92.6 - - - HR003
061 Hunter
- - - - - 8/18 0.2/3 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS 0430 0300 - - - - 320/26 10.0 9.6 97 1001.81.2 - - 0.1 -
- - - - - - 1/3 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS 0430 0600 - - - - 320/21 10.0 9.6 97 1002.60.7 - - 0.2 -
13.0 - 9.0 - - 11/24 1/3 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS 0430 0900 - - - - 320/24 10.9 10.5 97 1004.21.5 - - 0.2 -
063 Central Tablelands - south
- - - - - 0.6/6 0.6/6 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) 0430 0300 - - - Calm 9.4 9.4 100 - 0.0 -
14.1 - - - - - 0.4/3 MOUNT BOYCE AWS 0430 0000 - - - - Calm 9.6 9.6 100 - - - 0.1 -
- - - - - 2/18 0.2/3 MOUNT BOYCE AWS 0430 0300 - - - - 260/18 9.3 9.3 100 - - - 0.1 -
064 Central Western Slopes - north
15.0 -4.3 12.0 +8.6 - 38/24 - COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) 0430 0900 6/W - - 310/09 14.5 10.4 76 1006.11.7 50.0 -
14.0 - 11.0 - - 27/24 - COONABARABRAN AIRPORT AWS 0430 0900 - - - - 250/22 13.1 10.1 82 1006.31.8 - - - -
068 Illawarra
17.0 - 15.0 - - 26/24 - JERVIS BAY (PT PERPENDICULAR AW 0430 0900 - - - - -/- 16.4 13.1 81 1000.30.7 - - - -
069 South Coast
- - - - - 8/18 8/3 GREEN CAPE AWS 0430 0300 - - - - 360/21 16.5 15.4 93 1001.22.8 - - - -
070 Southern Tablelands - Glburn/Monaro
16.0 - - - - - 0.2/3 COOMA AIRPORT AWS 0430 0000 - - - - 050/08 7.7 7.1 96 1004.82.3 - - 0.1 -
071 Southern Tablelands - Snowy Mtns
10.0 +3.4 0.0 +2.7 - 6/24 6/18 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALE 0430 0900 1/ - - Calm 0.5 -0.5 93 - 0.3 50001 rain turning to dusting snow
1.0 -5.6 - - - 3/6 3/6 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALE 0430 1500 2/E - - 200/21 -0.6 -0.9 98 - 5.0 50000
11.0 +3.2 - - - 6/24 6/24 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE 0430 1500 1/SW - - 230/21 -0.1 -0.1 100 - 5.0 /
- - - - - 2/12 0.4/3 THREDBO AWS 0430 2100 - - - - 300/65 -1.4 -1.6 99 1002.00.3 - - - -
5.0 -5.0 - - - 3/6 3/6 THREDBO VILLAGE 0430 1500 6/NE - 200/11 3.6 -0.3 76 - 50.0 /
Victoria
082 Northeast - Lower
17.0 +2.4 7.0 +3.5 - 2/24 2/24 STRATHBOGIE 0430 0900 - - - 270/04 6.5 6.3 99 - 0.9 -
083 Northeast - Upper
19.0 +2.5 8.0 +1.7 4 6/24 6/24 EDI UPPER 0430 0900 - - - 360/13 8.0 7.2 95 - 30.0 -
085 West Gippsland
21.0 +3.6 11.0 +4.3 - 11/24 10/3 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT 0430 0900 - - - - 250/21 11.1 10.2 94 1001.30.3 - - - -
086 Central - east
20.0 - 10.0 - - 13/24 11/3 CERBERUS 0430 0900 - - - - 300/11 12.6 11.8 95 1002.30.2 - - - -
19.0 - 11.0 - - 20/24 13/3 RHYLL 0430 0900 - - - - 290/09 11.9 11.5 97 1002.30.4 - - - -
- - - - - - 0.6/3 WONTHAGGI 0430 0600 6/SW - - 230/04 13.0 8.6 75 1001.50.1 10.0 -
21.0 +4.3 11.0 +2.5 - 11/24 9/3 WONTHAGGI 0430 0900 6/W - - 310/08 13.0 12.4 96 1001.90.4 10.0 -
088 Central - north
20.0 +3.9 9.0 +2.9 - 4/24 4/18 LAKE EILDON GOULBURN MURRAY WAT 0430 0900 3/SW - - 180/04 9.5 8.5 93 - 35.0 -
13.0 -3.1 - - - 1/6 1/6 LAKE EILDON GOULBURN MURRAY WAT 0430 1500 3/W - - 310/09 11.6 9.3 86 - 0.2 -
090 West Coast
- - - - - 11/12 10/3 PORT FAIRY AWS 0430 2100 - - - - 230/15 12.3 10.4 88 1004.00.7 - - - -
Tasmania
091 North Coast
15.0 - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0430 1500 - - - 010/67 - 9.1 - 999.31.0 - - - -
- - - - - - - DEVONPORT AIRPORT 0430 0600 3/E - 150/18 11.7 10.4 92 999.62.0 25.0 -
- - - - - - 10/3 LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 0430 0600 - - - - 270/11 10.5 - - - - - - -
16.0 +2.0 6.0 +1.4 1 5/24 5/3 LAUNCESTON AIRPORT 0430 0900 0/- - 210/15 8.8 8.4 97 999.11.4 8.0 -
- - - - - - 9/3 LOW HEAD 0430 0600 3/- - - 180/18 12.6 11.8 95 999.61.7 20.0 Power being off for 3 1/2 hours yesterday, has los
17.0 - 11.0 - - 9/24 0.2/3 LOW HEAD 0430 0900 3/SE 160/22 11.9 10.6 92 998.41.2 25.0 Rain AWS 00082 10014 site 091293 00084 10014 site
18.0 +3.0 9.0 +3.0 5 7/24 7/3 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) 0430 0900 3/- 140/15 12.3 10.6 89 998.01.4 20.0 -
- - - - - 11/18 11/3 SMITHTON AERODROME 0430 0300 - - - - Calm 11.5 10.4 93 1001.72.0 - - - -
- - - - - - 19/3 WYNYARD AIRPORT 0430 0600 6/SW - - 210/09 12.0 11.6 97 999.61.5 15.0 -
17.0 +2.0 10.0 +4.9 - 26/24 - WYNYARD AIRPORT 0430 0900 3/W 260/13 13.4 11.5 88 999.20.4 20.0 -
092 East Coast
15.0 -1.4 - - - 2/6 2/6 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) 0430 1500 10/SW - - 230/08 14.0 11.6 85 - 50.0 Dull sky,calm and mild.Sea wavelets only.Thunderst
17.0 +0.4 9.0 +1.4 - 3/24 0.4/18 SCAMANDER 0430 0900 - - - 290/08 11.5 9.5 88 - 5.0 -
15.0 -1.6 - - - 18/6 18/6 SCAMANDER 0430 1500 - - - 290/05 14.1 12.1 88 - 12.0 -
17.0 - 9.0 - - 4/24 0.2/3 ST HELENS AERODROME 0430 0900 0/N - 350/11 11.0 10.7 98 998.91.4 1.0 -
- - 8.9 - - - 30/3 ST HELENS AERODROME 0430 1200 - - - - Calm 12.3 11.8 97 996.52.3 - - - -
14.0 - - - - 30/6 - ST HELENS AERODROME 0430 1500 - - - - 300/05 14.0 12.1 88 994.61.9 - - - -
- - - - - 30/12 0.2/3 ST HELENS AERODROME 0430 2100 - - - - 200/09 11.7 8.4 80 997.21.6 - - - -
- - - - - - - SWAN ISLAND 0430 0600 3/E - - 140/15 14.8 14.3 97 999.32.3 20.0 Lightning to distant N and more frequent and close
17.0 - 12.0 - - 20/24 20/3 SWAN ISLAND 0430 0900 3/NE - 050/15 13.1 11.4 89 998.70.6 10.0 092037 Max 17.0 rs 12.9 Min 12.5 rs 12.9 Rain 01
094 Southeast
14.0 -1.1 - - - Tr/6 Tr/6 BULL BAY (LAURISTON) 0430 1500 - - - Calm 12.3 9.8 85 - 0.0 -
099 Flinders and Bass Strait Islands
- - - - - - - FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT 0430 0600 6/N - - 010/11 16.6 14.3 86 999.32.0 10.0 -
20.0 +3.8 12.0 +3.0 10 - - FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT 0430 0900 3/W - - 220/08 15.7 12.8 83 998.80.5 10.0 monthly rainfall 00029 10012
Islands
200 Islands
16.0 - - - - 1/6 1/3 HOGAN ISLAND 0430 1500 - - - - 250/68 13.5 7.9 69 998.60.3 - - - -
- - - - - - - HOGAN ISLAND 0430 1800 - - - - 260/68 12.6 8.3 75 999.61.0 - - - -
- - - - - - 8/3 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 0430 0630 6/N - 030/63 22.1 17.8 77 1003.91.8 8.0 -
33.0 - 24.0 - - 30/24 - POINT FAWCETT 0430 0900 - - - - 100/11 28.3 22.5 71 1008.82.0 - - - -
26.0 -1.7 - - - 9/6 8/3 WILLIS ISLAND 0430 1500 2/S - 160/21 25.3 24.6 96 1006.61.1 20.0 -
- - - - - 20/12 11/3 WILLIS ISLAND 0430 2100 2/SE - 110/22 26.0 24.8 93 1010.12.2 25.0 -