Noteworthy synoptic observations for Saturday, 16 December 2006 local
prepared 1106 EST, 23/12/06
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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
35.0 +0.4 - - - 6/6 6/6 DOONGAN 1216 1500 -/E - - 140/04 26.7 20.2 68 - - 15.0 -
- - - - - - Tr/15 MOUNT ELIZABETH 1216 0600 -/ - Calm 23.5 21.3 87 1010.7 10.0 -
003 West Kimberley
- - - - - 8/18 8/3 FITZROY CROSSING AERO 1216 0300 - - - - 200/18 24.6 24.1 97 1010.90.9 - - - -
004 Pilbara - De Grey
- - - - - - - PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT 1216 2100 - - - 260/17 30.4 23.2 66 1010.22.5 30.0 -
007 East Gascoyne
- - - - - - - PAYNES FIND 1216 1800 - - - 070/02 41.0 6.7 13 1008.2 40.0 -
008 Central West
44.0 +10.5 - - - - - CARNAMAH 1216 1500 - - - 320/24 44.0 15.0 19 - 20.0 -
009 Lower West and Perth
- - - - - - - ALBANY AIRPORT 1216 0600 - - - 070/13 13.8 13.8 100 1019.40.1 - 0.1 -
43.0 +11.0 - - - - - BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN 1216 1500 - - - - 240/17 42.0 2.6 9 - - - - -
42.8 +10.8 - - - - - BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN 1216 2100 - - - - 190/28 28.7 6.8 25 - - - - -
38.0 +10.5 - - - - - BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON 1216 1500 -/ - 050/02 37.2 19.2 35 - 30.0 -
38.0 +10.9 - - - - - DWELLINGUP 1216 1500 - - - - 250/13 37.5 5.5 14 1013.92.4 - - - -
38.5 +11.4 - - - - - DWELLINGUP 1216 2100 - - - - 200/21 26.4 10.6 37 1013.00.4 - - - -
39.0 +10.2 - - - - - JANDAKOT AERO 1216 1500 - - - - 230/22 38.5 6.0 14 1012.02.5 - - - -
38.9 +10.1 - - - - - JANDAKOT AERO 1216 2100 - - - - 230/13 27.1 14.4 46 1011.20.7 - - - -
37.0 +10.2 - - - - - JARRAHWOOD 1216 1500 - - - 310/08 35.6 8.9 20 - 25.0 -
37.0 +12.3 - - - - - MANJIMUP 1216 1500 - - - - 200/21 32.5 15.1 35 1014.81.8 - - - -
37.1 +12.4 - - - - - MANJIMUP 1216 2100 - - - - 150/17 19.5 13.0 66 1016.71.4 - - - -
41.0 +11.2 - - - - - PEARCE RAAF 1216 1500 - - - - 340/08 40.3 4.2 11 1010.73.3 - - - -
010 Central Wheat Belt
38.0 +10.9 - - - - - ONGERUP 1216 1500 -/ 020/15 37.4 2.9 12 1013.6 40.0 -
38.0 +10.7 - - - - - RAVENSTHORPE 1216 1500 -/ - - 360/13 37.5 5.7 14 1014.5 15.0 -
011 Eucla
24.0 -1.0 4.0 -10.1 3 - - EYRE 1216 0900 - - - 070/09 24.0 9.3 39 1023.70.4 30.0 -
013 Interior
36.0 +0.2 - - - - - GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE 1216 1330 20/E - 360/13 35.2 9.7 21 1011.32.2 8.0 -
- - - - - - 2/3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE 1216 1630 10/SE - 180/17 24.4 21.1 82 1011.60.2 10.0 -
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
33.0 -1.0 - - - - - ALYANGULA POLICE 1216 1500 3/SW - 050/09 32.5 26.2 70 1009.02.8 50.0 -
- - - - - 65/18 0.2/3 BATCHELOR AERO 1216 0300 - - - - Calm 24.5 24.2 98 1009.21.3 - - - -
37.0 - 23.0 - - 65/24 - BATCHELOR AERO 1216 0900 - - - - 070/08 30.1 26.1 79 1012.31.7 - - - -
- - - - - 64/18 - CAPE DON 1216 0300 - - - - 050/11 26.8 - - 1009.31.4 - - - -
33.0 - 24.0 - - 65/24 0.2/3 CAPE DON 1216 0900 - - - - 060/05 28.6 - - 1012.32.4 - - - -
33.0 - 23.0 - - 26/24 - CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU 1216 0900 - - - - 060/15 26.0 21.7 77 1011.91.9 - - - -
33.0 - 24.0 - 24 11/24 11/18 CHANNEL POINT 1216 0900 3/- 090/08 28.5 24.2 78 1011.61.5 25.0 Thunder is to NNW cant see CB9 only Ci3 from the t
32.0 - - - - 14/6 14/6 CHANNEL POINT 1216 1500 3/SE Calm 27.6 25.6 89 1008.72.6 30.0 Thunderstorm approaching from ESE
- - - - - 23/18 - DARWIN AIRPORT 1216 0300 25/- - 140/09 25.8 24.5 93 1009.11.0 20.0 -
- - - - - - - DARWIN AIRPORT 1216 0600 6/SE 150/13 25.4 24.4 94 1010.51.4 20.0 -
34.0 +1.5 25.0 -0.3 25 23/24 0.2/3 DARWIN AIRPORT 1216 0900 3/NE 040/13 28.5 24.7 80 1012.21.7 30.0 ARF 22.0 MM VER:03 SWV:M2.01.38.00
32.0 -0.5 - - - Tr/6 Tr/3 DARWIN AIRPORT 1216 1500 6/SE 190/13 26.9 23.6 82 1008.82.4 30.0 -
- - - - - 0.2/12 - DARWIN AIRPORT 1216 2100 6/E Calm 27.5 24.5 84 1010.52.0 30.0 -
- - - - - 9/12 9/3 DOUGLAS RIVER 1216 2100 - - - - 310/08 23.6 22.7 95 1010.83.9 - - - -
37.0 +0.9 22.0 -2.6 22 28/24 28/18 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM 1216 0900 -/- Calm 28.5 24.2 78 - 20.0 -
- - - - - - 8/15 MANGO FARM 1216 0600 -/- - Calm 24.5 24.4 99 1011.01.3 0.5 -
35.0 - 26.0 - 24 4/24 4/18 PINE CREEK COUNCIL 1216 0900 3/- - 310/02 29.3 23.7 72 1012.21.8 35.0 -
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
- - - - - - - ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 1216 0600 25/- - 110/18 29.1 11.2 33 1013.31.3 5.0 -
39.0 +3.7 29.0 +8.9 29 - - ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 1216 0900 25/- - 110/30 30.9 10.6 29 1014.71.3 12.0 -
- - 29.1 +9.0 - - - ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 1216 1200 25/- - 110/28 33.4 9.9 24 1013.70.9 4.0 -
39.0 - 28.0 - 28 - - ARLTUNGA 1216 0900 - - - - 160/22 31.6 11.6 29 1015.62.9 5.0 1500 & 0600 reads missed. 0900late stuck in town o
- - - - - - - JERVOIS 1216 0600 -/W 130/22 30.0 10.9 31 1012.01.6 0.5 -
41.0 - 27.0 - 25 - - PAPUNYA 1216 0900 3/ - - Calm 33.0 23.1 56 1013.01.0 25.0 -
- - - - - - - RABBIT FLAT 1216 0600 -/- 140/13 27.5 17.2 53 1009.60.9 35.0 testing? VER:03 SWV:M2.01.38.00
South Australia
016 Northwest Pastoral
- - 14.8 -2.7 - - - WOOMERA AERODROME 1216 1200 25/- - 140/13 26.1 3.2 23 1021.10.3 20.0 -
31.0 -1.2 - - - - - WOOMERA AERODROME 1216 1500 25/- - 180/09 29.6 -2.1 13 1019.12.0 15.0 -
017 Far North Pastoral
37.0 +1.0 19.0 -0.4 - 50/24 50/18 MARREE 1216 0900 - - - 090/09 25.9 7.5 31 1020.42.1 50.0 -
Queensland
027 North Peninsula
- - - - - 16/18 16/3 COCONUT ISLAND 1216 0300 - - - - 130/30 25.8 - - 1009.82.1 - - - -
33.0 - 24.0 - - 28/24 9/3 COCONUT ISLAND 1216 0900 - - - - 120/21 28.8 - - 1012.51.5 - - - -
035 Central Highlands
- - - - - - 18/15 TAROOM POST OFFICE 1216 0600 - - - Calm 22.2 20.4 90 1014.81.0 50.0 -
039 South Coast Curtis
- - - - - 25/12 25/3 BUNDABERG AERO 1216 2100 - - - - 060/26 20.3 19.6 96 1014.6 - - - -
- - - - - - 13/3 GAYNDAH AIRPORT 1216 1800 - - - - 060/28 21.8 19.9 89 1013.64.1 - - - -
- - - - - 1/6 1/3 TOWN OF 1770 1216 2100 - - - - -/- 23.0 18.2 74 1015.52.2 30.0 -
040 South Coast Moreton & Brisbane
30.0 -0.9 - - - 21/6 21/3 AMBERLEY AMO 1216 1500 - - - 130/24 22.0 20.2 90 1014.60.4 - - 4.7 -
28.3 - - - - - 0.4/3 BRISBANE AERO 1216 0000 20/NW 310/09 22.5 21.8 96 1014.92.4 15.0 -
- - - - - - 3/3 BRISBANE AERO 1216 1800 1/SE 170/15 21.3 19.8 91 1016.92.2 9.0 -
- - - - - 3/12 0.8/3 BRISBANE AERO 1216 2100 3/SE - - 150/11 21.6 20.2 92 1018.11.2 8.0 -
- - - - - - 9/3 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE 1216 1800 - - - - 180/104 19.5 19.0 97 1009.63.7 - - - -
- - - - - 35/12 26/3 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE 1216 2100 - - - - 120/28 21.8 21.7 99 1016.56.8 - - - -
- - - - - - 20/3 GYMPIE 1216 1800 - - - - 130/15 19.2 18.3 95 1015.62.6 - - - -
- - - - - 22/12 21/3 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 1216 2100 - - - - 120/24 23.0 20.5 86 1016.21.8 - - - -
30.0 - - - - 10/6 9/3 JIMNA FORESTRY 1216 1500 - - - - 050/18 22.2 21.5 96 - - - - -
- - - - - - 39/3 KINGAROY AIRPORT 1216 1800 - - - - 100/13 18.2 17.4 95 1013.22.9 - - - -
- - - - - 48/12 4/3 KINGAROY AIRPORT 1216 2100 - - - - 060/09 18.5 17.5 94 1016.33.0 - - - -
31.0 - 18.0 - - 7/24 7/18 MALENY TAMARIND ST 1216 0900 6/SE 130/11 24.6 20.4 77 - 25.0 -
32.0 +1.4 - - - - - MARYBOROUGH 1216 1500 6/W - 090/30 28.9 23.2 71 1012.41.6 30.0 -
- - - - - - 9/3 NAMBOUR DPI 1216 1800 - - - - 120/02 20.8 20.3 97 1015.31.3 - - - -
29.0 +0.9 - - - - - RAINBOW BEACH 1216 1500 3/SE 130/08 26.5 21.4 74 1013.51.9 25.0 Weather build up towards Gympie
- - - - - - 13/3 TEWANTIN RSL PARK 1216 1800 - - - - 130/18 22.4 21.1 92 1015.71.5 - - - -
31.0 -0.3 - - - 8/6 8/3 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON 1216 1500 - - - - 140/11 21.2 19.3 89 - - - - -
041 Darling Downs - east
21.0 -4.8 - - - 8/6 8/3 APPLETHORPE 1216 1500 - - - - 100/17 17.5 15.2 86 1013.51.5 - - - -
- - - - - - 0.2/3 DALBY AIRPORT 1216 0600 -/W - 340/13 21.0 18.9 88 1014.10.1 50.0 -
33.0 +1.5 - - - 0.2/6 0.2/3 DALBY AIRPORT 1216 1500 10/NW - - 320/34 28.5 16.8 49 1009.53.0 20.0 -
32.0 +1.8 - - - 18/6 18/3 OAKEY AERO 1216 1500 - - - 170/15 18.6 18.2 98 1012.71.1 - - 1.2 -
34.0 +1.7 - - - 4/6 4/6 TEXAS POST OFFICE 1216 1500 6/W - - 070/17 30.0 16.6 45 - 50.0 -
27.0 - - - - 9/6 9/3 TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 1216 1500 2/SW - 090/21 18.1 17.0 93 1013.41.4 30.0 Vis redued to 10K to N due Tstorm VER:03 SWV:M2.01
043 Maranoa
- - - - - Tr/12 Tr/12 INJUNE POST OFFICE 1216 0300 -/W - 130/02 22.4 18.8 80 1013.11.6 50.0 -
35.0 +2.1 - - - 14/6 14/6 INJUNE POST OFFICE 1216 1500 15/W 340/04 30.0 18.7 51 1010.53.3 30.0 -
37.0 +3.3 - - - - - MITCHELL POST OFFICE 1216 1500 - - - 310/04 34.6 14.0 29 1009.21.8 50.0 -
38.0 +4.1 - - - - - SURAT 1216 1500 - - - 250/18 38.3 11.3 20 - 30.0 -
New South Wales
048 Upper Western - Upper Darling
34.0 -0.5 6.0 -12.9 - 0.2/24 - WANAARING POST OFFICE 1216 0900 - - - 130/08 24.4 -1.9 17 - 50.0 -
054 Northwest Slopes - north
31.0 +0.9 17.0 +1.0 - 2/24 2/24 PINDARI DAM 1216 0900 6/NW - - 180/04 24.5 18.8 71 - 20.0 -
056 Northern Tablelands - west
24.0 - - - - 9/6 9/3 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS 1216 1500 - - - - 090/28 14.9 14.4 97 1014.60.2 - - - -
23.0 +0.2 13.0 +2.3 - 6/24 6/18 GUYRA HOSPITAL 1216 0900 -/ - Calm 14.4 13.6 95 - 10.0 -
15.0 -7.8 - - - 3/6 3/6 GUYRA HOSPITAL 1216 1500 -/SE - 110/17 13.6 12.6 94 - 10.0 -
- - - - - - 2/15 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) 1216 0600 10/W Calm 17.2 15.0 87 - 50.0 slt t/storm 1500-1530 hrs.
31.0 - - - - - - INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) 1216 1500 6/W - - 070/09 20.9 16.6 76 - 30.0 t/storm without prec 1040-1115 hrs.
057 Northern Tablelands - east
30.0 +3.0 17.0 +0.9 - 10/24 10/24 TABULAM (MUIRNE) 1216 0900 1/SE - - 180/09 17.6 17.6 100 - 2.0 -
058 Northern Rivers
23.0 -4.4 - - - 9/6 8/3 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS 1216 1500 - - - - 150/17 21.9 19.6 87 1017.30.8 - - - -
26.0 -0.4 20.0 +0.5 - 13/24 13/18 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON LIGHTHOUS 1216 0900 3/- - - 200/31 21.0 19.1 89 - 30.0 -
22.0 -4.4 - - - 3/6 3/6 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON LIGHTHOUS 1216 1500 6/- - - 160/28 21.0 17.1 78 - 35.0 -
32.0 +0.9 20.0 +2.3 - 47/24 47/18 CASINO AIRPORT 1216 0900 6/SW - - 160/04 21.2 19.2 88 - 10.0 -
- - - - - 48/18 - CASINO AIRPORT AWS 1216 0300 - - - - Calm 20.9 19.4 91 1015.21.1 - - - -
31.0 - 20.0 - - 52/24 4/3 CASINO AIRPORT AWS 1216 0900 - - - - 180/13 20.8 17.8 83 1018.31.6 - - - -
- - 18.9 - - - 10/3 GRAFTON AIRPORT 1216 1200 - - - - 200/09 21.1 18.9 87 1018.90.0 - - - -
- - - - - 24/12 11/3 GRAFTON AIRPORT 1216 2100 - - - - 150/17 18.3 17.4 94 1020.02.1 - - - -
30.0 +0.3 19.0 +0.6 - 15/24 14/18 GRAFTON OLYMPIC POOL 1216 0900 3/E - 180/09 20.1 18.3 89 - 20.0 -
- - - - - 16/12 9/3 GRAFTON RESEARCH STN 1216 2100 - - - - 150/21 18.2 16.2 88 - - - - -
30.0 - 20.0 - - 22/24 22/18 LISMORE (RICHMOND HILL) 1216 0900 3/- - 270/09 19.8 18.8 94 - 7.0 -
31.0 - 20.0 - - 42/24 0.2/3 LISMORE AIRPORT AWS 1216 0900 - - - - 190/15 20.8 18.6 87 1018.21.8 - - - -
33.0 +3.7 - - - 6/24 5/18 MURWILLUMBAH (BRAY PARK) 1216 0900 6/S - - 130/05 23.0 20.5 86 - 20.0 -
- - - - - - 1/15 YAMBA PILOT STATION 1216 0600 6/W - 230/22 20.0 18.1 89 1016.31.2 35.0 -
059 Mid North Coast
- - - - - - 10/3 COFFS HARBOUR MO 1216 1800 1/SE - - 160/28 19.5 17.9 90 1018.30.0 7.0 -
23.0 - 14.0 - - 19/24 19/18 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) 1216 0900 2/S - - 180/04 13.9 13.6 98 - 0.7 -
26.0 +0.2 17.0 -1.4 - 31/24 2/3 SOUTH WEST ROCKS (SMOKY CAPE LI 1216 0900 6/SW - - 230/11 16.9 16.7 99 1019.41.6 15.0 -
060 Manning
24.9 - - - - - 9/3 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 1216 0000 - - - - 220/13 18.1 18.0 99 1018.01.2 - - - HR005
25.0 - 17.0 - - 30/24 - PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 1216 0900 - - - - 240/15 18.2 16.6 90 1020.01.7 - - - -
28.0 -0.7 17.0 +1.0 16 10/24 10/18 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) 1216 0900 6/E - - Calm 18.4 17.1 92 - 15.0 -
18.0 -10.7 - - - 4/6 4/6 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) 1216 1500 2/SE - - 090/04 18.2 17.5 96 - 1.0 -
061 Hunter
21.0 -10.4 - - - - - JERRYS PLAINS POST OFFICE 1216 1500 6/- - 130/34 19.8 10.0 53 - 30.0 -
- - - - - 4/18 - MURRURUNDI GAP AWS 1216 0300 - - - 160/35 11.7 11.1 96 1014.71.0 - - 0.0 -
- - - - - - - MURRURUNDI GAP AWS 1216 0600 - - - 140/37 11.8 11.2 96 1015.40.6 - - 0.2 -
27.1 +2.2 - - - - 13/3 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION 1216 0000 - - - - 160/13 16.5 16.4 99 - - - - -
- - - - - 30/18 10/3 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION 1216 0300 - - - - 130/30 17.0 16.9 99 - - - - -
21.0 -3.9 16.0 -2.0 - 32/24 2/3 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION 1216 0900 - - - - 140/34 19.2 14.7 75 - - - - -
24.0 - 15.0 - - 29/24 27/18 NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY 1216 0900 - - - Calm 17.0 16.2 95 - 15.0 -
- - - - - 19/18 11/3 NORAH HEAD AWS 1216 0300 - - - - 150/17 17.0 15.5 91 1019.80.6 - - - -
19.0 -10.0 - - - 0.6/6 - PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) 1216 1500 - - - 120/11 19.2 13.6 70 - 40.0 -
063 Central Tablelands - south
- - - - - - 9/15 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) 1216 0600 - - - Calm 9.1 9.1 100 - 0.0 -
12.0 -10.4 - - - 7/6 7/6 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) 1216 1500 1/E - 110/08 11.4 9.9 90 - 10.0 -
14.0 -10.5 - - - Tr/6 Tr/6 LITHGOW (BIRDWOOD ST) 1216 1500 6/ - - 090/05 11.2 8.9 86 - 5.0 -
068 Illawarra
12.0 -12.0 10.0 -1.4 - 11/24 0.2/18 BOWRAL (PARRY DRIVE) 1216 0900 1/SE - - 130/04 11.1 10.2 94 - 10.0 -
14.0 -10.0 - - - Tr/6 Tr/6 BOWRAL (PARRY DRIVE) 1216 1500 1/SE - - 130/04 13.3 10.1 81 - 10.0 -
18.0 -10.6 16.0 +1.0 - 11/24 - CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS 1216 0900 - - - - 110/04 17.4 10.5 64 1022.91.9 - - - -
069 South Coast
14.0 -10.7 10.0 -1.0 - 3/24 3/24 NERRIGA COMPOSITE 1216 0900 - - - 180/15 12.2 8.9 80 - 50.0 -
070 Southern Tablelands-Goulburn/Monaro
15.0 -10.7 11.0 -0.5 11 1/24 Tr/18 GOULBURN (PROGRESS ST) 1216 0900 3/E - - 090/18 12.1 8.2 77 - 20.0 -
Islands
200 Islands
- - - - - - 11/3 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 1216 0700 3/NW - 330/21 21.0 19.1 89 1014.5 20.0 -
24.0 +0.1 20.0 +1.0 - 21/24 10/3 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 1216 1000 3/S - 170/05 21.2 17.5 79 1016.11.6 25.0 -
33.0 - - - - 26/6 26/3 POINT FAWCETT 1216 1500 - - - - 150/09 25.9 24.0 89 1009.41.9 - - - -
- - - - - - 45/3 POINT FAWCETT 1216 1800 - - - - 010/13 26.3 18.7 63 1008.60.8 - - - -
- - - - - 71/12 0.2/3 POINT FAWCETT 1216 2100 - - - - 130/08 25.0 15.9 57 1010.31.7 - - - -