Noteworthy synoptic observations for Thursday, 29 December 2005 local
prepared 0159 EST, 30/12/05
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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 -0.9 26.0 -0.2 - 26/24 20/18 KURI BAY 1229 0900 6/NE - 050/18 28.9 24.8 79 1008.02.5 15.0 nil
29.0 - 21.0 - - 45/24 - MOUNT ELIZABETH 1229 0900 6/NE - - 050/09 26.4 21.7 75 1008.2 10.0 -
32.2 -0.7 - - - 8/6 8/3 TROUGHTON ISLAND 1229 2100 - - - - 360/21 26.5 24.9 91 1009.72.2 - - - HR996
- - - - - - 26/3 TRUSCOTT 1229 1800 - - - - Calm 25.4 24.0 92 1006.81.7 - - - -
- - - - - - 8/3 WYNDHAM AERO 1229 1800 - - - - 020/18 30.1 24.5 72 1007.11.7 - - - -
002 East Kimberley
33.6 - - - - 43/6 43/3 ARGYLE AERODROME 1229 2100 - - - - 020/15 23.6 23.3 98 1010.83.2 - - - HR043
- - - - - - 0.8/3 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT 1229 1800 3/NE - 120/13 26.1 24.6 91 1006.92.8 25.0 -
- - - - - 24/12 21/3 KUNUNURRA AERO 1229 2100 - - - Calm 24.4 23.8 96 1010.82.6 - - 5.0 -
003 West Kimberley
34.0 -0.9 - - - 12/6 12/6 BIDYADANGA 1229 1500 1/- - - 340/44 27.4 26.1 93 1005.2 10.0 -
33.0 -0.8 - - - 16/6 16/3 BROOME AIRPORT 1229 1500 3/N 340/05 26.3 25.1 93 1005.30.5 15.0 -
- - - - - - 10/3 BROOME AIRPORT 1229 1800 - - - - 010/09 26.4 23.9 86 1005.50.2 - - - -
- - - - - - 19/6 CYGNET BAY 1229 0600 6/ - - Calm 26.6 26.2 98 1006.50.4 20.0 thunder storm, no wind,0315--0430
33.0 -1.5 24.0 -1.3 - 30/24 11/3 CYGNET BAY 1229 0900 6/N - - Calm 25.0 24.3 96 1008.51.8 10.0 -
- - - - - - 14/3 FITZROY CROSSING AERO 1229 1800 - - - - 180/17 25.5 25.0 97 1006.62.6 - - - -
35.1 - - - - 28/12 14/3 FITZROY CROSSING AERO 1229 2100 - - - - Calm 24.5 24.0 97 1009.52.8 - - - -
34.0 - - - - 17/6 16/3 WEST ROEBUCK 1229 1500 - - - - Calm 26.6 - - - - - - HR992
004 Pilbara - De Grey
36.0 -0.6 - - - 8/6 8/6 MANDORA 1229 1500 6/NE 020/13 29.3 26.2 83 1004.31.4 20.0 -
- - - - - - 12/3 MARBLE BAR 1229 1800 - - - - 070/17 26.9 25.1 90 1005.32.8 - - - -
- - - - - - - PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT 1229 2000 - - - - 160/65 23.5 22.7 95 1008.0 - - - -
38.2 +1.6 - - - 24/12 24/3 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT 1229 2100 - - - 050/15 24.1 22.7 92 1006.0 - - - -
011 Eucla
45.0 +14.3 - - - - - BALGAIR 1229 1500 10/W - - 270/24 44.4 0.0 7 1004.2 20.0 -
42.0 +11.9 - - - - - BALLADONIA 1229 1500 - - - 130/46 35.9 10.9 22 1005.3 20.0 -
38.0 +13.3 21.0 +6.0 19 - - EUCLA 1229 0900 - - - 360/28 38.0 10.6 19 1009.31.2 40.0 -
- - - - - - - EUCLA 1229 1200 -/NW - - 250/17 42.6 1.9 8 1007.12.1 45.0 \
44.0 +19.3 - - - - - EUCLA 1229 1500 -/NW - - 110/21 39.1 7.8 15 1005.61.5 40.0 -
44.2 +19.5 - - - - - EUCLA 1229 2100 25/- - 150/15 21.4 15.5 69 1009.82.1 20.0 -
012 Goldfields
42.0 +10.1 - - - - - KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 1229 1500 25/NW - 300/17 41.2 -9.3 4 1005.32.0 40.0 -
42.0 +10.1 - - - - - KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 1229 2100 - - - - 190/17 32.4 -8.4 7 1006.31.4 - - - -
013 Interior
41.0 +4.0 - - - - - CARNEGIE 1229 1500 10/- - - 050/17 40.6 15.8 24 1004.8 50.0 /
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
- - - - - - 8/3 CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU 1229 1800 - - - - 010/09 27.1 21.2 70 1007.20.7 - - - -
36.0 +1.4 - - - 27/6 27/3 CENTRE ISLAND 1229 1500 - - - - 040/41 26.2 23.5 85 1010.90.5 - - - -
33.0 - - - - - - CHANNEL POINT 1229 1500 6/E 310/11 28.8 24.4 77 1007.21.7 30.0 Showers to the N/NW and S
35.0 -2.3 23.0 -1.3 - 34/24 0.2/3 DALY WATERS AWS 1229 0900 - - - - 090/09 28.8 21.8 66 1010.81.2 - - - -
32.0 -0.5 - - - 6/6 6/3 DARWIN AIRPORT 1229 1500 6/NE 280/11 27.7 25.3 87 1007.51.6 20.0 -
35.0 - 23.0 - - 30/24 - DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE 1229 0830 - - - - 050/09 25.2 22.9 87 1010.11.8 - - - -
- - - - - 103/18 - DUM IN MIRRIE AWS 1229 0300 - - - - 100/09 26.3 25.1 93 1008.21.5 - - - -
31.0 - 24.0 - - 103/24 - DUM IN MIRRIE AWS 1229 0900 - - - - 090/15 28.5 25.3 83 1009.71.1 - - - -
34.0 -2.1 23.0 -1.6 23 36/24 36/18 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM 1229 0900 3/E - 160/02 26.5 23.7 85 - 20.0 -
35.0 - 24.0 - 23 32/24 28/18 KIDMAN SPRINGS 1229 0900 -/SW 020/04 25.9 23.9 89 - 30.0 -
35.0 - 23.0 - - 25/24 - LAJAMANU 1229 0830 - - - - 110/09 26.3 23.2 83 1010.71.7 - - - -
- - - - - - 41/15 LARRIMAH 1229 0600 -/SE Calm 23.0 22.7 98 1009.30.7 50.0 -
34.0 -2.9 23.0 -1.5 24 41/24 - LARRIMAH 1229 0900 -/- 130/09 28.3 22.9 73 1010.61.3 50.0 -
33.0 -1.8 - - - 0.2/6 0.2/6 MANGO FARM 1229 1500 6/NW - 310/08 28.6 24.9 80 1006.72.1 40.0 -
- - 25.5 - - - 13/3 NGAYAWILI 1229 1200 - - - - 170/13 26.9 25.3 91 1009.81.1 - - - -
31.0 - - - - 15/6 2/3 NGAYAWILI 1229 1500 - - - - 100/13 30.5 24.4 70 1008.21.6 - - - -
33.4 -1.9 - - - - 57/3 TINDAL RAAF 1229 0000 - - - 140/05 23.5 23.5 100 1011.41.1 - - - -
33.0 -2.3 23.0 -1.6 - 60/24 - TINDAL RAAF 1229 0900 - - - 040/05 25.4 23.6 90 1011.01.6 - - - -
- - - - - - 11/15 WAVE HILL 1229 0600 1/N - - Calm 23.9 22.1 90 1009.20.9 10.0 -
33.0 -5.2 23.0 -1.4 23 28/24 0.2/3 WAVE HILL 1229 0900 1/N - Calm 24.4 23.2 93 1010.91.6 20.0 -
- - - - - - Tr/15 WOLLOGORANG 1229 0600 -/ - 340/02 25.2 24.9 98 1010.61.6 50.0 -
36.0 -0.7 - - - - - WOLLOGORANG 1229 1500 15/- 050/02 33.0 24.5 61 1010.71.0 50.0 -
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
- - - - - 13/12 10/3 RABBIT FLAT 1229 2100 3/- - - 110/15 23.9 23.1 95 1009.43.0 25.0 l/ning to sw
- - - - - - - TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT 1229 2100 6/NE - 120/35 28.0 20.1 62 1010.03.2 40.0 -
South Australia
018 Western Agricultural
41.0 +13.9 - - - - - CEDUNA AMO 1229 1500 6/- - 260/18 39.7 2.0 10 1010.02.5 40.0 -
37.0 +10.7 - - - - - CLEVE 1229 1500 -/NW - 310/28 36.8 -1.6 9 1011.61.4 50.0 -
35.0 +10.8 - - - - - ELLISTON 1229 1500 -/- - 230/04 35.0 11.7 24 1011.61.6 50.0 -
41.0 +14.8 - - - - - NULLARBOR 1229 1430 - - - - 340/30 40.1 10.4 17 1008.72.9 - - - -
42.3 +16.1 - - - - - NULLARBOR 1229 2330 - - - - 120/18 29.7 11.7 33 1008.20.8 - - - -
Queensland
027 North Peninsula
- - - - - - 16/3 HORN ISLAND 1229 0600 - - - - 160/22 24.6 22.9 90 1009.61.1 - - - -
33.0 - 25.0 - - 30/24 9/3 HORN ISLAND 1229 0900 - - - - 080/17 25.8 24.4 92 1012.42.8 - - - -
28.0 - - - - 13/6 11/3 HORN ISLAND 1229 1500 - - - - 140/08 25.3 23.4 89 1009.22.5 - - - -
35.0 +1.8 - - - 3/6 3/3 WEIPA AERO 1229 1500 3/E 030/15 26.9 23.5 82 1008.12.4 3.0 -
- - - - - - 0.8/3 WEIPA AERO 1229 1800 3/E 260/05 25.5 23.4 88 1010.42.3 25.0 -
029 Lower Carpentaria (Gulf Country)
- - 26.4 - - - 10/3 BURKETOWN AIRPORT 1229 1200 - - - - 300/18 25.3 24.1 93 1012.40.1 - - - -
37.0 - - - - 11/6 11/3 CENTURY MINE 1229 1500 - - - - 320/17 26.4 22.3 78 1009.40.9 - - - -
- - 26.3 +3.3 - - - MOUNT ISA AERO 1229 1200 20/SE - 220/13 35.5 16.7 33 1009.82.1 40.0 -
36.0 -1.0 - - - Tr/6 Tr/3 MOUNT ISA AERO 1229 1500 15/SE 290/17 30.2 17.9 48 1008.51.3 40.0 -
- - - - - - - MOUNT ISA AERO 1229 1800 20/SE - 220/09 30.0 18.3 50 1008.40.1 40.0 -
33.0 - 26.0 - - 6/24 3/18 SWEERS ISLAND 1229 0900 6/SW 050/18 28.0 27.3 96 1012.4 25.0 -
31.0 - - - - - - SWEERS ISLAND 1229 1500 6/SE - 340/18 30.5 24.8 72 1009.72.1 25.0 -
035 Central Highlands
39.0 +4.1 25.0 +6.0 21 - - TAMBO POST OFFICE 1229 0900 10/ - - 020/11 32.9 22.4 54 1014.11.0 50.0 -
040 South Coast Moreton & Brisbane
33.2 - - - - - 12/3 GOLD COAST SEAWAY 1229 0000 - - - - 040/21 21.4 20.2 93 1015.31.6 - - - -
- - - - - - 3/48 HINZE DAM 1229 0900 3/W 250/08 27.8 23.0 75 - 15.0 -
30.0 +1.9 25.0 +4.5 - 0.5/24 0.5/18 RAINBOW BEACH 1229 0900 6/NW - 310/11 28.0 24.3 80 1015.60.7 30.0 -
041 Darling Downs - east
- - - - - - 0.6/15 DALBY AIRPORT 1229 0600 10/NW - 340/67 21.8 20.3 91 1013.5 10.0 -
New South Wales
052 Northwest Plains - west
44.5 +10.4 - - - - - WALGETT AIRPORT AWS 1229 0000 - - - - 110/08 31.7 2.8 16 1010.11.7 - - - -
45.0 +10.9 24.0 +5.9 - - - WALGETT AIRPORT AWS 1229 0900 - - - - 190/15 31.1 6.2 21 1013.02.7 - - - -
055 Northwest Slopes - south
32.0 +5.7 15.0 +4.6 - 15/24 15/18 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) 1229 0900 -/ - 310/13 26.0 14.8 50 - 35.0 -
056 Northern Tablelands - west
- - - - - - - INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) 1229 0600 15/W Calm 17.0 14.3 84 - 50.0 SLT T/STORM W/OUT PREC 1820-1900 HRS.
- - - - - - 6/15 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) 1229 0600 -/ - Calm 15.4 14.7 96 - 50.0 -
057 Northern Tablelands - east
35.0 +8.0 19.0 +2.9 - 4/24 4/24 TABULAM (MUIRNE) 1229 0900 -/SW 250/21 24.5 19.2 72 - 50.0 -
058 Northern Rivers
37.0 +5.9 21.0 +3.3 - 4/24 4/18 CASINO AIRPORT 1229 0900 -/SW 310/04 27.0 23.0 79 - 18.0 -
39.0 +9.3 21.0 +2.6 - 2/24 2/18 GRAFTON OLYMPIC POOL 1229 0900 6/N Calm 25.1 20.9 78 - 50.0 -
35.0 - 21.0 - - 7/24 7/18 LISMORE (RICHMOND HILL) 1229 0900 6/W - 270/05 26.8 21.9 75 - 30.0 -
35.0 +5.7 21.0 +2.7 - 7/24 7/18 MURWILLUMBAH (BRAY PARK) 1229 0900 3/W - 050/09 27.5 22.3 73 - 40.0 -
29.0 +3.1 22.0 +2.9 - 26/24 - YAMBA PILOT STATION 1229 0900 6/- 360/08 25.8 21.6 78 1014.00.4 40.0 -
059 Mid North Coast
33.0 - 17.0 - - 13/24 13/18 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) 1229 0900 -/ - Calm 23.0 18.3 75 - 30.0 -
- - - - - - 12/15 SOUTH WEST ROCKS (SMOKY CAPE LI 1229 0600 -/ - 360/37 22.3 20.5 90 1011.40.2 25.0 -
060 Manning
39.0 +10.3 18.0 +2.0 17 4/24 4/18 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) 1229 0900 -/ - Calm 24.0 20.8 82 - 35.0 -
061 Hunter
41.0 +11.6 - - - - - CESSNOCK (NULKABA) 1229 1500 -/- - 090/17 40.9 15.0 22 - 10.0 -
38.9 +10.2 - - - - - CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 1229 0000 - - - - 220/09 20.9 16.3 75 1009.01.2 - - - -
39.0 +10.3 19.0 +4.6 - - - CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 1229 0900 - - - - 090/09 25.7 17.6 61 1013.92.4 - - - -
40.0 +11.3 - - - - - CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 1229 1500 - - - - 040/13 39.4 8.0 15 1008.93.2 - - - -
37.0 +10.1 20.0 +4.9 19 - - GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATIO 1229 0900 - - - - 110/08 24.5 17.5 65 - - - - -
36.0 +10.2 - - - - - PEATS RIDGE (WARATAH ROAD) 1229 1500 -/W - 090/18 28.1 20.0 62 - 30.0 -
38.0 +10.8 21.0 +4.5 19 Tr/24 Tr/18 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 1229 0900 3/S - - 190/11 22.7 18.7 78 - 10.0 WIND EST VER:03 SWV:M2.01.37.00
063 Central Tablelands - south
35.0 +10.5 - - - - - LITHGOW (BIRDWOOD ST) 1229 1500 - - - 230/17 33.9 3.9 15 - - -
32.0 +10.8 8.0 -2.0 - - - OBERON (JENOLAN CAVES ROAD) 1229 0900 - - - Calm 23.5 2.9 26 - 30.0 -
069 South Coast
35.0 +10.3 7.0 -4.0 - - - NERRIGA COMPOSITE 1229 0900 - - - Calm 18.0 13.7 76 - 50.0 -
070 Southern Tablelands-Goulburn/Monaro
34.0 +10.0 8.0 -1.7 - - - TARALGA POST OFFICE 1229 0900 - - - 310/05 24.0 5.7 31 - 30.0 -
Victoria
083 Northeast - Upper
19.0 - 9.0 - - 3/24 - FALLS CREEK 1229 0900 25/W - 280/22 13.6 -1.5 35 - 50.0 -
085 West Gippsland
29.9 +11.2 - - - - - WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 1229 0000 - - - - 290/26 15.9 9.1 64 1010.90.3 - - - -
086 East Central
35.0 +11.0 - - - - - ESSENDON AIRPORT 1229 1500 - - - - 270/24 34.0 7.9 20 1010.71.5 - - - -
Tasmania
094 Southeast and Hobart
- - - - - - - CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 1229 0600 6/W 290/65 17.7 11.3 66 998.10.4 35.0 Swell 0.7mtr.
22.0 +5.1 - - - - - CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 1229 1500 6/W 270/63 20.0 12.6 62 1000.80.8 40.0 Swell 1.5mtrs. Rough sea due South.
- - 7.9 - - - 1/3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) 1229 1200 - - - - 300/65 13.3 11.6 89 - - - - -
- - - - - 0.8/18 - MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1229 0300 - - - - 330/70 13.7 12.7 94 997.22.1 - - - -
- - - - - - 1/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1229 0600 - - - - 330/67 14.1 13.1 94 997.90.6 - - - -
15.0 -0.6 12.0 +2.5 - 8/24 6/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1229 0900 - - - - 330/65 14.3 13.5 95 998.50.6 - - - -
- - 11.9 +2.4 - - 0.8/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1229 1200 - - - - 330/74 14.4 13.5 94 999.91.4 - - - -
15.0 -0.6 - - - 2/6 1/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1229 1500 - - - - 330/72 14.1 13.6 97 1000.91.0 - - - -
- - - - - - 2/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1229 1800 - - - - 330/89 14.5 12.5 88 1000.00.9 - - - -
- - - - - 5/12 0.8/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1229 2100 - - - - 330/68 14.3 12.0 86 1003.13.1 - - - -
- - - - - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 1229 0600 - - - - 280/68 8.1 8.0 99 - - - - -
12.0 +1.6 6.0 +3.5 - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 1229 0900 - - - - 280/65 9.1 9.0 99 - - - - -
- - 5.7 +3.2 - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 1229 1200 - - - - 280/76 12.7 9.0 78 - - - - -
- - - - - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 1229 2100 - - - - 280/67 8.7 7.8 94 - - - - -
097 West Coast
- - - - - - 0.4/3 LOW ROCKY POINT 1229 0000 - - - - 330/65 14.1 - - 1002.50.0 - - - HR994
- - - - - - 0.4/3 LOW ROCKY POINT 1229 0200 - - - - 330/63 15.4 - - 1001.90.9 - - - -
- - - - - - - LOW ROCKY POINT 1229 0300 - - - - 330/65 15.7 - - 1001.70.8 - - - -
- - - - - 11/18 10/3 MOUNT READ 1229 0300 - - - - 340/34 7.8 7.8 100 1006.00.2 - - - -
- - - - - - 11/3 MOUNT READ 1229 0600 - - - - 330/39 8.6 8.6 100 1006.00.0 - - - -
9.0 - 5.0 - - 36/24 14/3 MOUNT READ 1229 0900 - - - - 340/50 9.0 9.0 100 1006.50.5 - - - -
- - 5.3 - - - 16/3 MOUNT READ 1229 1200 - - - - 340/35 9.4 9.4 100 1008.11.4 - - - -
10.0 - - - - 26/6 10/3 MOUNT READ 1229 1500 - - - - 310/48 9.8 9.8 100 1008.50.3 - - - -
- - - - - - 10/3 MOUNT READ 1229 1800 - - - - 340/34 9.5 9.5 100 1008.70.2 - - - -
- - - - - 52/12 16/3 MOUNT READ 1229 2100 - - - - 340/30 9.5 9.5 100 1009.70.9 - - - -
- - - - - 15/12 8/3 SCOTTS PEAK DAM 1229 2100 - - - - 310/50 12.0 11.1 94 - - - - -
18.0 -0.8 13.0 +3.8 - 13/24 8/3 STRAHAN AERODROME 1229 0900 1/NW - - 340/41 14.7 14.4 98 1005.50.9 4.3 -
16.0 -1.2 11.0 +2.8 - 20/24 20/18 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE 1229 0900 - - - 360/11 13.9 12.3 90 - 10.0 -
15.0 -2.2 - - - 13/6 13/6 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE 1229 1500 - - - 360/18 14.5 13.4 93 - 5.0 -
Islands
200 Islands
- - - - - - 14/3 CAPE WESSEL 1229 0430 - - - - Calm 25.8 - - 1009.10.3 - - - HR004
- - - - - - 14/3 CAPE WESSEL 1229 0530 - - - - 030/04 25.9 - - 1009.61.1 - - - -
31.0 - 24.0 - - 44/24 - POINT FAWCETT 1229 0900 - - - - 060/11 29.2 24.6 76 1010.02.1 - - - -