Noteworthy synoptic observations for Tuesday, 17 May 2005 local
prepared 0157 EST, 18/05/05
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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
005 Pilbara - Fortescue
36.0 +8.5 18.0 +1.8 - - - WITTENOOM 0517 0900 -/ - 090/05 27.0 9.6 34 1018.51.1 30.0 -
009 Lower West and Perth
- - - - - - 0.6/15 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON 0517 0600 - - - Calm 9.0 9.0 100 - 0.2 -
South Australia
026 Lower Southeast
17.0 -0.3 -2.0 -8.8 -3 - - COONAWARRA 0517 0830 3/SW - 350/02 7.3 4.6 83 1024.41.0 35.0 -
- - -1.9 -8.7 - - - COONAWARRA 0517 1130 - - - - 250/09 14.9 4.6 50 1022.91.5 - - - -
15.0 -1.1 2.0 -5.3 -1 - - MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 0517 0900 0/N - 060/11 7.8 7.2 96 1024.31.3 30.0 FROST
Queensland
030 Upper Carpentaria (Nthn Goldfields)
31.0 +0.8 7.0 -9.1 - - - GEORGETOWN POST OFFICE 0517 0900 - - - Calm 17.4 6.7 49 1015.01.3 50.0 -
033 Central Coast - east
- - 15.4 -1.7 - - 1/3 MACKAY MO 0517 1200 6/SW - 250/05 19.3 14.1 72 1014.80.8 40.0 -
034 Central Coast - west
27.0 +0.7 14.0 -0.4 - Tr/24 Tr/3 MORANBAH WATER TREATMENT PLANT 0517 0900 -/- - 110/09 17.9 9.4 58 1016.61.4 50.0 -
039 South Coast Curtis
26.0 +1.5 - - - - - BUNDABERG AERO 0517 1500 6/SW 270/11 22.5 8.1 40 1012.11.5 30.0 -
040 South Coast Moreton & Brisbane
24.0 - - - - - - BRISBANE AERO 0517 0000 20/SW - - 210/09 13.8 12.2 90 1015.70.2 30.0 -
- - - - - - 11/3 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 0517 1800 - - - - 270/09 15.5 13.9 90 1013.61.8 - - - -
New South Wales
060 Manning
19.0 - 14.0 - - 25/24 24/18 FORSTER BEACH CARAVAN PARK 0517 0900 - - - 270/18 16.0 14.3 90 - 20.0 \'seas 2m
- - - - - - 8/3 TAREE AIRPORT AWS 0517 1800 - - - - 290/15 14.4 14.1 98 1016.70.8 - - - -
061 Hunter
18.0 -2.4 - - - 16/6 15/3 CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 0517 1500 - - - - 160/09 14.7 12.8 88 1018.00.3 - - - -
19.3 -0.9 - - - - 10/3 GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATIO 0517 0000 - - - - 340/04 14.1 13.8 98 - - - - -
19.0 -1.2 14.0 +5.6 13 30/24 5/3 GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATIO 0517 0900 - - - - 100/05 14.6 13.8 95 - - - - -
- - 13.6 +5.2 - - 14/3 GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATIO 0517 1200 - - - - 260/08 15.4 14.3 93 - - - - -
18.0 -2.2 - - - 31/6 17/3 GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATIO 0517 1500 - - - - 190/08 14.9 14.3 96 - - - - -
- - - - - 46/12 8/3 GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATIO 0517 2100 - - - - 220/09 13.4 12.8 96 - - - - -
17.4 - - - - - 10/3 MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS 0517 0000 - - - - 230/04 12.2 11.9 98 - - - - -
17.0 - 12.0 - - 27/24 2/3 MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS 0517 0900 - - - - 220/09 12.4 12.3 99 - - - - -
- - - - - - 8/3 MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS 0517 1800 - - - - 210/08 12.2 11.9 98 - - - - -
18.0 -2.9 14.0 +2.7 - 56/24 46/18 NELSON BAY (NELSON HEAD) 0517 0900 - - - 160/18 16.0 14.3 90 - 10.0 -
- - - - - - 11/3 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION 0517 0600 - - - - 260/24 14.5 14.4 99 - - - - -
18.0 -1.9 13.0 +1.1 - 55/24 11/3 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION 0517 0900 - - - - 150/31 17.9 14.6 81 - - - - -
- - 13.3 +1.4 - - 8/3 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION 0517 1200 - - - - 120/17 16.7 14.6 87 - - - - -
19.0 - 13.0 - - 30/24 23/18 NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY 0517 0900 - - - 130/04 15.2 14.5 96 - 20.0 -
- - - - - 66/18 0.2/3 NORAH HEAD AWS 0517 0300 - - - - 170/31 16.3 12.1 76 1018.71.0 - - - -
18.0 - 14.0 - - 74/24 2/3 NORAH HEAD AWS 0517 0900 - - - - 170/34 16.2 13.0 81 1020.21.0 - - - -
20.0 -0.6 13.0 +3.2 12 16/24 8/3 PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) 0517 0900 - - - 240/08 14.4 13.9 97 - 30.0 -
- - - - - 35/18 8/3 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 0517 0300 1/SE - - 280/17 13.8 13.6 99 1018.40.9 9.0 -
19.0 -1.2 14.0 +3.8 13 46/24 4/3 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 0517 0900 1/SE - - Calm 15.2 14.6 96 1020.11.3 25.0 -
063 Central Tablelands - south
- - - - - 2/6 2/6 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) 0517 0300 - - - Calm 7.6 7.6 100 - 0.0 -
- - - - - - 0.3/3 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) 0517 0600 - - - 130/04 7.5 7.5 100 - 0.0 -
11.0 -1.9 7.0 +0.9 - 4/24 1/3 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) 0517 0900 - - - 130/09 7.9 7.9 100 - 0.0 -
- - - - - 4/6 4/6 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) 0517 2100 - - - 130/04 7.7 7.7 100 - 0.2 -
066 Sydney Metropolitan - east
- - - - - - 8/3 BANKSTOWN AIRPORT AWS 0517 0600 - - - - 250/11 12.9 12.5 97 1020.90.3 - - - HR001
18.0 -2.3 - - - 10/6 9/3 BANKSTOWN AIRPORT AWS 0517 1500 - - - - 180/18 14.6 14.1 97 1019.70.5 - - - HR005
- - - - - 12/18 8/3 CANTERBURY RACECOURSE AWS 0517 0300 - - - - 200/15 14.0 12.9 93 - - - 9.0 -
- - - - - 19/18 10/3 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 0517 0300 3/S - - 210/34 14.8 14.0 95 1019.71.0 12.0 -
- - - - - 17/18 9/3 TERREY HILLS (TERREY HILLS RESE 0517 0300 - - - - 220/15 13.0 12.6 97 - - - - -
- - - - - - 12/3 TERREY HILLS (TERREY HILLS RESE 0517 0600 - - - - 260/13 12.6 12.3 98 - - - - -
18.0 - 13.0 - - 38/24 9/3 TERREY HILLS (TERREY HILLS RESE 0517 0900 - - - - 230/15 13.8 13.3 97 - - - - -
067 Sydney Metropolitan - west
19.0 - - - - 11/6 10/3 HOLSWORTHY CONTROL RANGE 0517 1500 - - - - 130/13 14.2 13.3 94 - - - - -
068 Illawarra
17.0 - 13.0 - - 83/24 0.2/3 JERVIS BAY (PT PERPENDICULAR AW 0517 0900 - - - - 210/09 14.4 13.3 93 1022.50.9 - - - -
18.1 - - - - - 11/3 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS 0517 0000 - - - - 200/11 13.1 12.2 94 1022.40.4 - - - -
18.0 - 12.0 - - 38/24 2/3 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS 0517 0900 - - - - 210/21 14.1 12.5 90 1022.60.6 - - - -
069 South Coast
- - 13.0 -0.1 - - 16/3 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0517 1200 - - - - 160/11 14.4 14.3 99 1022.70.9 - - - HR008
17.0 -1.2 - - - 16/6 0.4/3 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0517 1500 - - - - 140/35 16.6 11.8 73 1021.41.3 - - - -
15.0 -3.6 - - - 16/6 16/6 NAROOMA RVCP 0517 1500 - - - 230/05 14.3 13.4 94 - 8.0 -
17.3 - - - - - 17/3 ULLADULLA AWS 0517 0000 - - - - 080/15 13.6 12.4 92 1022.70.3 - - - -
- - - - - 46/18 19/3 ULLADULLA AWS 0517 0300 - - - - 250/15 12.9 12.0 94 1021.71.0 - - - -
- - - - - - 22/3 ULLADULLA AWS 0517 0600 - - - - 240/18 12.5 11.6 94 1022.40.7 - - - -
17.0 - 13.0 - - 77/24 8/3 ULLADULLA AWS 0517 0900 - - - - 230/18 13.0 11.8 92 1022.70.3 - - - -
Victoria
084 East Gippsland
16.0 -0.8 12.0 +0.8 - 31/24 0.8/6 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0517 0900 6/SE - - 280/15 14.4 12.2 87 1025.01.1 20.0 80012
085 West Gippsland
- - - - - - - EAST SALE AIRPORT 0517 0600 - - - 300/08 6.5 6.3 99 1025.00.0 0.2 -
16.0 -0.8 6.0 -0.3 4 10/24 0.2/3 EAST SALE AIRPORT 0517 0900 - - - 260/08 8.8 8.6 99 1025.90.9 0.2 -
15.4 -1.5 - - - - 0.2/3 MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT 0517 0000 - - - - Calm 5.3 4.9 97 1025.70.2 - - 0.2 -
086 East Central
- - - - - - - WONTHAGGI 0517 0600 - - - Calm 7.8 7.6 99 1024.50.3 0.0 -
087 West Central
- - - - - - - LAVERTON RAAF 0517 0600 - - - - 320/08 7.9 7.8 99 1024.20.0 - - 0.1 -
088 North Central
13.6 - - - - - - KILMORE GAP 0517 0000 - - - - 190/13 7.7 7.6 99 1024.20.4 - - 0.0 -
- - - - - - - KILMORE GAP 0517 0300 - - - - 180/13 6.9 6.8 99 1023.90.3 - - 0.1 -
089 Western Plains
- - - - - - Tr/15 ARARAT PRISON 0517 0600 - - - 050/04 3.1 3.1 100 1023.90.2 0.0 -
090 West Coast
16.0 -0.6 1.0 -6.0 - 0.2/24 0.2/24 CASTERTON SHOWGROUNDS 0517 0900 - - - Calm 3.5 3.5 100 - 0.0 -
Tasmania
094 Southeast and Hobart
14.0 -0.5 0.0 -4.2 - - - GROVE RESEARCH STATION 0517 0900 - - - 230/04 2.9 2.9 100 - 0.2 evaporation 0.6 rainfall 0.0
095 Derwent Valley
14.0 +0.7 1.0 -3.2 - Tr/24 Tr/18 MAYDENA POST OFFICE 0517 0900 - - - Calm 3.6 3.6 100 - 0.2 -
096 Central Plateau
11.0 +0.6 -3.0 -4.6 - Tr/24 Tr/24 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK 0517 0900 - - - Calm 2.3 1.8 96 - 0.2 -
Islands
200 Islands
22.0 +0.5 17.0 +0.4 - 41/24 - LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 0517 0830 6/SE - - 140/18 18.7 12.1 65 1009.81.3 15.0 -