Noteworthy synoptic observations for Tuesday, 13 December 2005 local
prepared 0159 EST, 14/12/05
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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
001 North Kimberley
33.0 -1.6 - - - 2/6 2/6 DOONGAN 1213 1500 -/ - - 250/04 24.7 24.3 98 1005.00.4 10.0 -
35.0 -3.1 - - - 20/6 20/3 WYNDHAM 1213 1500 6/- - - 310/05 31.2 24.8 69 1003.43.0 40.0 -
002 East Kimberley
- - - - - - 12/3 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT 1213 1800 6/SE 360/13 28.0 22.2 71 1003.01.2 20.0 -
34.5 -3.4 - - - 36/12 24/3 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT 1213 2100 6/SE - 270/09 22.7 22.3 98 1007.54.3 8.0 -
003 West Kimberley
- - - - - - - BROOME AIRPORT 1213 1200 10/NE 260/22 33.0 23.7 58 1005.71.9 15.0 -
34.0 +0.2 - - - - - BROOME AIRPORT 1213 1500 3/NW 290/22 33.0 24.8 62 1003.81.9 25.0 -
- - - - - - - BROOME AIRPORT 1213 1800 6/N 360/08 30.9 24.5 69 1005.41.6 25.0 -
005 Pilbara - Fortescue
40.0 +3.3 - - - - - LEARMONTH AIRPORT 1213 1500 - - - 200/22 40.0 -1.2 8 1003.42.5 40.0 -
007 East Gascoyne
- - - - - - - MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT 1213 1200 - - - 140/11 31.0 -4.2 10 1007.72.5 40.0 -
011 Eucla
24.0 -1.0 4.0 -10.1 2 - - EYRE 1213 0900 - - - Calm 23.8 9.5 40 1013.90.1 30.0 -
012 Goldfields
- - - - - - - KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 1213 1200 15/- - - 320/11 26.3 3.0 22 1010.12.5 40.0 -
30.0 -1.9 - - - - - KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 1213 1500 - - - 200/09 29.8 2.2 17 1007.22.8 40.0 -
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
34.3 - - - - - 13/3 BATCHELOR AERO 1213 0000 - - - - 010/05 23.6 23.3 98 1006.81.6 - - - -
- - - - - - 16/3 CAPE DON 1213 1330 - - - - 320/08 25.5 - - 1005.71.3 - - - HR016
- - - - - 16/6 16/3 CAPE DON 1213 1430 - - - - 210/05 26.2 - - 1004.71.7 - - - -
- - - - - - 16/3 CAPE DON 1213 1530 - - - - 150/04 27.9 - - 1003.43.4 - - - -
- - - - - 16/18 16/3 CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU 1213 0300 - - - - 340/02 23.9 21.2 85 1004.81.3 - - - -
34.0 - 22.0 - 22 57/24 57/18 CHANNEL POINT 1213 0900 -/- - 130/08 23.1 23.0 99 1010.13.5 4.0 Thunderstorms all around most of the night. Distan
- - - - - 8/18 8/3 DALY WATERS AWS 1213 0300 - - - - 360/04 24.9 23.0 89 1005.81.1 - - - -
33.9 +1.4 - - - - - DARWIN AIRPORT 1213 0000 15/NE 300/13 30.0 24.3 72 1006.60.8 30.0 -
- - - - - - - DARWIN AIRPORT 1213 0300 6/NE 200/09 26.2 23.7 86 1004.81.8 30.0 -
- - - - - - - DARWIN AIRPORT 1213 0600 6/SE 320/15 27.0 23.5 81 1005.70.9 20.0 -
34.0 +1.5 23.0 -2.3 24 4/24 4/3 DARWIN AIRPORT 1213 0900 3/E - 140/24 23.2 22.3 95 1008.52.8 10.0 ARF 3.4MM VER:03 SWV:M2.01.37.00
- - - - - - 52/3 DOUGLAS RIVER 1213 0600 - - - - 120/21 21.9 21.9 100 1007.12.2 - - - -
35.0 +0.0 22.0 -1.8 - 65/24 13/3 DOUGLAS RIVER 1213 0900 - - - - 270/04 22.6 22.6 100 1009.62.5 - - - -
- - - - - 12/18 12/3 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS 1213 0300 - - - - 190/08 25.5 23.8 90 1004.51.6 - - - -
36.0 -0.1 23.0 -1.6 23 41/24 41/18 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM 1213 0900 1/W - 230/02 24.5 23.8 96 - 20.0 -
38.0 - 26.0 - 25 - - KIDMAN SPRINGS 1213 0900 -/- - 050/05 29.9 22.9 66 - - 30.0 -
- - - - - - 14/15 LARRIMAH 1213 0600 -/SE Calm 24.0 23.1 95 1006.00.3 50.0 -
- - - - - - 13/15 MANGO FARM 1213 0600 -/SE - 130/18 24.6 23.3 92 1007.52.5 10.0 -
36.0 +1.2 23.0 -0.8 23 26/24 13/3 MANGO FARM 1213 0900 1/E - - Calm 23.5 22.8 96 1010.22.5 10.0 -
30.0 -4.8 - - - 2/6 2/6 MANGO FARM 1213 1500 -/ - Calm 29.5 23.7 71 1004.12.2 35.0 -
35.0 - 22.0 - 23 76/24 76/18 PINE CREEK COUNCIL 1213 0900 3/- - 180/02 23.7 23.0 96 1008.61.6 3.0 -
- - - - - - 14/3 POINT STUART AWS 1213 0430 - - - - 150/22 24.6 24.1 97 1005.50.3 - - - HR014
- - - - - - 22/3 POINT STUART AWS 1213 0530 - - - - 250/22 24.7 24.4 98 1005.61.0 - - - HR008
- - - - - - 22/3 POINT STUART AWS 1213 0630 - - - - 240/09 25.2 24.7 97 1006.11.3 - - - HR992
- - - - - - 8/3 POINT STUART AWS 1213 0730 - - - - 210/11 24.8 24.2 96 1007.52.0 - - - -
- - - - - 12/18 12/3 TINDAL RAAF 1213 0300 - - - 080/09 23.6 23.1 97 1006.41.0 - - 2.1 -
- - - - - - 9/3 TINDAL RAAF 1213 0600 - - - 350/05 23.8 23.2 96 1006.50.1 - - - -
- - - - - - 2/15 WAVE HILL 1213 0600 -/N - Calm 25.6 24.7 95 1005.70.2 20.0 -
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
36.0 -1.7 - - - - - JERVOIS 1213 1430 20/W 020/21 34.2 17.4 37 1004.52.3 50.0 -
37.0 - - - - 24/6 24/6 PAPUNYA 1213 1500 - - - - 310/04 33.0 18.2 42 - - - 45.0 -
- - - - - - - RABBIT FLAT 1213 2100 -/- - 020/17 29.1 21.1 62 1005.52.2 35.0 apologies, l/ning to w
- - - - - - - TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT 1213 1800 10/NW 020/17 29.5 18.2 51 1003.90.9 40.0 -
- - - - - - - TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT 1213 2100 6/NW - 120/15 28.7 20.4 61 1005.71.7 40.0 -
35.0 -1.4 - - - Tr/6 Tr/6 WATARRKA 1213 1500 6/E - - 250/28 26.0 19.0 65 1004.51.6 50.0 -
Queensland
037 Upper Western (Northwest)
- - - - - - 15/3 TREPELL AIRPORT 1213 1800 - - - - 310/04 23.7 21.2 86 1007.52.5 - - - HR009
- - - - - 17/6 2/3 TREPELL AIRPORT 1213 2100 - - - - 150/08 24.2 21.4 84 1007.40.1 - - - -
040 South Coast Moreton & Brisbane
- - - - - - - AMBERLEY AMO 1213 1800 10/NE 090/31 24.2 18.6 71 1003.23.0 12.0 -
- - - - - 8/12 8/3 AMBERLEY AMO 1213 2100 - - - 130/08 23.4 21.1 87 1005.82.6 - - - -
- - - - - - - BRISBANE AERO 1213 1800 3/SW 010/11 27.9 22.6 73 1004.32.7 15.0 -
- - - - - 2/12 2/3 BRISBANE AERO 1213 2100 3/SW - 100/11 24.5 22.5 89 1005.91.6 25.0 -
- - - - - 11/12 10/3 GOLD COAST SEAWAY 1213 2100 - - - - 350/18 22.3 19.7 85 1005.03.3 - - - -
- - - - - 30/12 30/3 GYMPIE 1213 2100 - - - - 270/09 21.0 20.2 95 1006.21.6 - - - -
041 Darling Downs - east
37.0 +6.8 - - - 9/6 9/3 OAKEY AERO 1213 1500 - - - 100/18 27.6 19.7 62 1002.11.1 - - - -
37.0 +4.7 - - - 3/6 3/6 TEXAS POST OFFICE 1213 1500 10/W - - 310/09 29.0 17.7 51 - 50.0 -
34.0 - - - - - Tr/3 TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 1213 1500 6/W 220/26 27.2 12.5 40 1003.21.1 30.0 Slt Thunderstorm in last hr with trace precip VER:
- - - - - - 20/3 WARWICK 1213 1800 - - - - 290/13 21.5 19.4 88 1002.62.4 - - - -
045 Far Southwest
44.0 - 28.0 - - - - THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT 1213 0900 - - - 180/26 29.2 12.5 36 1005.42.1 2.0 -
New South Wales
047 Lower Western - Lower Darling
38.0 +5.2 14.0 -2.7 - Tr/24 Tr/24 MENINDEE POST OFFICE 1213 0900 - - - 200/17 18.0 9.5 58 - 50.0 -
37.0 - 14.0 - - - - POONCARIE TELECENTRE 1213 0900 - - - 250/18 17.5 7.7 53 - 50.0 -
051 Central Western Plains - north
38.0 +4.3 20.0 +2.3 - Tr/24 Tr/18 COONAMBLE COMPARISON 1213 0900 - - - 180/24 26.6 14.3 47 - 10.0 -
- - - - - - - NYNGAN AIRPORT 1213 0600 - - - 200/22 20.5 9.3 49 - 10.0 -
055 Northwest Slopes - south
- - - - - - 8/3 TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 1213 1800 - - - - 060/05 32.3 13.5 32 999.00.5 - - - -
056 Northern Tablelands - west
27.0 - 15.0 - 13 2/24 2/18 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) 1213 0900 -/W - 290/09 24.6 15.9 58 - 50.0 T/storm 0315 to 0415 hrs LT
27.0 +2.6 15.0 +3.0 13 5/24 5/24 GLEN INNES AG RESEARCH STN 1213 0900 - - - Calm 20.0 15.2 74 - 50.0 -
- - - - - - 11/3 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS 1213 1800 - - - - 310/09 25.4 17.1 60 1002.21.1 - - - -
26.0 +3.2 14.0 +3.3 - 11/24 11/18 GUYRA HOSPITAL 1213 0900 -/ - 310/04 19.5 16.5 83 - 25.0 -
- - - - - - Tr/15 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) 1213 0600 10/W - - 130/04 20.0 15.0 73 - 50.0 SLT T/STORMS W/W/OUT PREC 0300-0340 HRS.
31.0 +2.7 19.0 +3.9 17 - - INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE 1213 0916 - - - 010/13 24.9 17.1 62 1004.00.6 40.0 -
058 Northern Rivers
24.0 -2.9 20.0 +1.6 18 2/24 2/24 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESE 1213 0900 - - - 310/13 21.9 19.4 86 - 30.0 -
30.0 -1.1 19.0 +1.3 - 3/24 3/18 CASINO AIRPORT 1213 0900 6/SE - - 310/04 21.7 19.3 86 - 16.0 -
29.0 -0.7 18.0 -0.4 - 4/24 4/18 GRAFTON OLYMPIC POOL 1213 0900 6/W 270/09 21.2 17.8 81 - 50.0 -
27.0 - 20.0 - - 0.4/24 0.4/18 LISMORE (RICHMOND HILL) 1213 0900 6/W - - 270/09 22.0 19.7 87 - 20.0 -
059 Mid North Coast
25.0 -1.3 18.0 -0.1 15 0.8/24 0.2/3 COFFS HARBOUR MO 1213 0900 25/SW - 320/08 24.1 17.7 67 1002.70.8 35.0 -
- - - - - - Tr/3 COFFS HARBOUR MO 1213 1800 15/SW 030/17 26.5 21.6 75 1000.81.2 35.0 -
22.0 - 13.0 - - 0.2/24 0.2/18 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) 1213 0900 -/S - Calm 21.2 16.7 76 - 30.0 -
31.0 - - - - - - DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) 1213 1500 6/SW - - Calm 28.5 17.4 51 - 15.0 -
- - - - - - 14/3 KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS 1213 1800 - - - - 250/21 23.2 21.9 92 1002.83.0 - - - -
28.0 +2.2 - - - - - SOUTH WEST ROCKS (SMOKY CAPE LI 1213 1500 3/NW - - 050/15 26.0 24.1 89 1000.80.6 25.0 -
060 Manning
27.0 -1.7 18.0 +2.0 15 5/24 5/18 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) 1213 0900 -/W - Calm 21.2 18.2 83 - 35.0 -
35.0 +6.3 - - - 0.2/6 0.2/6 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) 1213 1500 3/SW - - Calm 29.6 29.6 100 - 15.0 -
061 Hunter
29.0 -0.4 17.0 +1.0 - 1/24 1/18 CESSNOCK (NULKABA) 1213 0900 -/- - 130/09 23.0 16.5 67 - 40.0 slt. t/rm appox. 0300
27.0 -1.8 17.0 +0.9 - 0.6/24 0.6/24 LOSTOCK DAM 1213 0900 -/S - 110/04 22.2 18.4 79 - 25.0 400014
33.0 +3.2 - - - 1/6 1/6 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE 1213 1500 6/NW - - 360/04 27.8 24.5 82 - 10.0 -
32.0 +6.2 - - - - - PEATS RIDGE (WARATAH ROAD) 1213 1500 6/SW - 200/04 28.7 18.4 54 - 40.0 -
- - - - - - - WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 1213 1800 20/W - 080/18 26.1 20.1 70 1000.60.3 30.0 -
063 Central Tablelands - south
- - - - - - - KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) 1213 2100 - - - 130/04 15.5 14.5 94 - 0.1 -
28.0 +3.5 13.0 +2.6 - 2/24 2/18 LITHGOW (BIRDWOOD ST) 1213 0900 - - - Calm 21.0 13.7 63 - - -
065 Central Western Slopes - south
- - - - - - - COWRA AIRPORT 1213 0600 - - - 230/08 18.3 13.3 73 - 50.0 -
071 Southern Tablelands-Snowy Mountains
20.9 +6.9 - - - - - THREDBO AWS 1213 0000 - - - - 320/65 15.1 5.4 52 1002.72.0 - - - -
Victoria
082 Northeast - Lower
27.0 +2.4 9.0 -0.1 - 0.6/24 0.6/24 STRATHBOGIE 1213 0900 - - - 230/09 12.8 7.4 70 - 25.0 -
083 Northeast - Upper
- - - - - - - MT HOTHAM AIRPORT 1213 0600 - - - - 110/08 9.1 8.8 98 1002.60.1 - - 0.0 -
26.0 - 7.0 - - - - MT HOTHAM AIRPORT 1213 0900 - - - - 130/13 7.4 7.3 99 1004.21.4 - - 0.1 -
085 West Gippsland
30.0 +8.0 10.0 +0.4 - 4/24 4/18 NOOJEE (SLIVAR) 1213 0900 6/W - - Calm 14.3 8.0 66 - 50.0 -
086 East Central
26.5 - - - - - 8/3 DUNNS HILL 1213 0000 - - - - 270/13 10.1 9.5 96 - - - - -
31.6 +7.5 - - - - 6/3 MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 1213 0000 15/W - - Calm 14.9 11.8 82 1005.41.5 40.0 -
31.4 +7.7 - - - - 8/3 SCORESBY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1213 0000 - - - - 100/02 13.9 12.8 93 - - - - -
32.7 - - - - - 10/3 VIEWBANK (ARPANSA) 1213 0000 - - - - 080/05 13.7 12.5 92 1004.92.6 - - - -
- - - - - - 7/15 WONTHAGGI 1213 0600 -/W - Calm 13.0 11.5 91 1004.54.2 20.0 -
Tasmania
091 North Coast
17.8 - - - - - 13/3 CAPE GRIM BAPS 1213 0000 - - - - 330/34 12.3 11.6 95 1000.01.0 - - - -
- - - - - 11/18 11/3 LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 1213 0300 - - - - 360/15 12.7 11.0 89 - - - - -
- - - - - 9/18 9/3 LAUNCESTON AIRPORT 1213 0300 - - - - 360/22 11.2 10.9 98 - - - - -
- - - - - 8/18 8/3 LAUNCESTON AIRPORT 1213 0300 - - - 360/22 11.3 10.5 95 1000.61.8 - - - -
17.1 - - - - - 16/3 LUNCHEON HILL FORESTRY 1213 0000 - - - - 210/08 9.7 9.6 99 - - - - HR004
- - - - - 18/6 2/3 LUNCHEON HILL FORESTRY 1213 0300 - - - - 270/15 10.0 9.9 99 - - - - -
- - - - - 8/18 8/3 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) 1213 0300 - - - - 250/11 11.2 9.6 90 1000.41.8 - - - -
- - - - - 14/18 11/3 SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM 1213 0300 - - - - 320/13 10.4 9.8 96 999.80.5 - - - -
18.9 - - - - - 12/3 SMITHTON AERODROME 1213 0000 - - - - 120/09 11.9 10.9 94 999.71.2 - - - -
17.9 -1.4 - - - - 14/3 WYNYARD AIRPORT 1213 0000 - - - 260/21 12.7 10.6 87 1000.31.5 - - - -
092 East Coast
20.0 +0.2 13.0 +1.6 - 2/24 2/18 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) 1213 0900 10/NW - 310/13 17.6 10.1 61 - 50.0 Fine and gusty 07/12 kts.Thunderstorm 0254/0325.Se
19.1 - - - - - - MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) 1213 0000 - - - - 010/74 16.7 12.3 75 995.44.3 - - - -
094 Southeast and Hobart
- - - - - 9/18 9/3 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) 1213 0300 - - - - 310/24 12.8 10.0 83 997.70.5 - - - -
22.2 +1.8 - - - - - HOBART AIRPORT 1213 0000 10/N - 030/15 17.3 10.9 66 997.12.2 25.0 -
26.5 +10.9 - - - - 0.2/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1213 0000 - - - - 330/57 13.4 11.7 89 997.02.9 - - - -
27.0 +11.4 10.0 +0.5 - 5/24 0.4/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1213 0900 6/NW - - 330/61 12.8 8.6 76 998.92.6 15.0 NW 40
- - 10.4 +0.9 - - 0.2/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1213 1200 - - - - 330/63 13.2 7.4 68 1000.21.3 - - - -
- - - - - 4/18 4/3 MOUNT WELLINGTON 1213 0300 - - - - 310/63 5.0 4.9 99 - - - - -
15.0 - - - - - - TASMAN ISLAND 1213 0000 - - - - -/68 13.9 13.4 97 996.72.5 - - - -
095 Derwent Valley
- - - - - 9/18 9/3 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) 1213 0300 - - - - 040/13 12.5 11.4 93 - - - - -
- - - - - 8/18 8/3 OUSE FIRE STATION 1213 0300 - - - - 360/02 12.0 11.1 94 998.00.6 - - - -
096 Central Plateau
- - - - - 14/18 13/3 LIAWENEE 1213 0300 - - - - 300/22 6.9 5.4 90 996.50.9 - - - -
097 West Coast
- - - - - - 10/3 CAPE SORELL 1213 0000 - - - - 010/34 13.0 - - 998.77.6 - - - HR002
- - - - - - 11/3 CAPE SORELL 1213 0100 - - - - 040/30 12.1 - - 997.11.1 - - - HR005
- - - - - - 10/3 CAPE SORELL 1213 0200 - - - - 040/24 12.1 - - 996.82.8 - - - HR003
- - - - - - 8/3 CAPE SORELL 1213 0300 - - - - 310/35 13.3 - - 997.80.9 - - - HR992
16.0 - - - - - 13/3 MOUNT READ 1213 0000 - - - - 320/31 5.3 5.2 99 999.23.0 - - - -
- - - - - 22/18 9/3 MOUNT READ 1213 0300 - - - - 340/43 5.6 5.6 100 998.01.1 - - - -
16.0 - 4.0 - - 25/24 2/3 MOUNT READ 1213 0900 - - - - 280/31 4.3 4.3 100 1001.41.7 - - - -
- - - - - 9/18 8/3 SCOTTS PEAK DAM 1213 0300 - - - - 010/24 9.4 8.8 96 - - - - -
27.2 +8.4 - - - - 14/3 STRAHAN AERODROME 1213 0000 - - - 030/18 11.8 11.1 95 1000.06.9 - - 6.0 -
- - - - - 23/18 9/3 STRAHAN AERODROME 1213 0300 - - - 310/35 13.1 10.9 86 998.51.5 - - - -
- - - - - 9/18 9/3 WARRA 1213 0300 - - - - 330/11 9.4 8.0 91 - - - - -
099 Flinders and Bass Strait Islands
21.0 +1.0 - - - - - FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT 1213 0000 - - - - 040/63 18.0 14.1 78 997.83.1 - - - -
Antarctica
300 Antarctica
- - - - - - - MACQUARIE ISLAND 1213 0600 - - - 360/26 8.3 8.0 98 1017.61.2 - 0.2 -