Noteworthy synoptic observations for Saturday, 17 May 2008 lo prepared 0158 EST, 18/05/08
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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  
South Australia
016 Northwest Pastoral
24.0 +1.6 8.0 -2.0 - - - ANDAMOOKA 0517 0930 - - - 250/28 11.0 6.1 72 - 50.0 -
018 Western Agricultural
17.0 -0.7 - - - - 3/3 NEPTUNE ISLAND 0517 0030 - - - - 210/70 11.8 7.3 74 1007.90.4 - - - -
- - - - - - - NEPTUNE ISLAND 0517 0400 - - - - 210/63 12.2 7.7 74 1009.2 - - - -
019 Northern Agricultural - Upper North
- - - - - - 8/15 HAWKER 0517 0630 -/SW - - 270/28 6.5 3.0 78 1013.50.2 50.0 -
21.0 +0.8 6.0 -1.3 - 8/24 - HAWKER 0517 0930 -/SW - - 250/22 8.0 4.4 78 1015.92.3 30.0 -
9.0 -8.1 - - - 2/6 2/6 YONGALA 0517 1530 6/SW - - 250/37 8.5 6.2 85 - 1.0 -
021 Northern Agricultural - Lower North
14.0 - 4.0 - - 31/24 - CLARE HIGH SCHOOL 0517 0930 - - - - 240/15 7.7 6.0 89 1012.22.2 - - - -
- - - - - 23/18 8/3 SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) 0517 0330 - - - - 220/21 7.0 4.4 83 1010.40.2 - - - -
16.0 - 6.0 - - 25/24 - SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) 0517 0930 - - - - 240/28 11.0 7.1 77 1013.12.3 - - - -
022 Yorke Peninsula and Kangaroo Island
- - - - - 31/18 12/3 KADINA AWS 0517 0330 - - - - 250/37 9.5 5.7 77 1009.70.1 - - - -
16.0 - 5.0 - - 38/24 1/3 KADINA AWS 0517 0930 - - - - 210/26 10.3 6.6 78 1013.62.6 - - - -
023 Adelaide plains and Mt Lofty Ranges
15.0 -3.9 9.0 -1.2 7 27/24 4/3 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 0517 0930 - - - - 220/21 11.2 6.9 75 1011.23.6 - - - -
15.0 -4.1 7.0 -2.1 - 31/24 2/3 EDINBURGH RAAF 0517 0930 - - - 230/34 12.6 7.5 71 1011.33.4 - - - -
13.0 -3.5 6.0 -0.6 - 33/24 2/3 MOUNT BARKER 0517 0930 - - - 270/04 7.5 6.9 96 - 20.0 -
11.0 - 4.0 - - 44/24 2/3 MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER 0517 0930 - - - - 240/22 5.9 5.0 94 1009.43.4 - - - -
15.0 - 8.0 - - 26/24 5/3 NOARLUNGA 0517 0930 - - - - 230/39 11.3 7.3 76 - - - - -
15.0 -3.8 8.0 -1.5 - 30/24 0.8/3 PARAFIELD AIRPORT 0517 0930 - - - 230/30 12.1 7.2 72 1011.33.7 - - - -
16.0 -2.6 8.0 -0.3 7 33/24 25/18 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH 0517 0930 - - - 180/02 8.8 7.1 89 - 10.0 /
17.0 - 9.0 - - 23/24 9/3 VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 0517 0930 3/SW - - 230/22 11.1 6.9 75 - 10.0 -
025 Murray Mallee and Upper Southeast
- - - - - - 11/15 KAROONDA 0517 0630 - - - Calm 7.2 6.5 95 - 10.0 -
026 Lower Southeast
15.0 - 7.0 - - 31/24 8/3 NARACOORTE AERODROME 0517 0900 - - - - 220/37 8.4 6.2 86 1005.73.0 - - - HR002
15.0 -1.4 10.0 -0.2 - 11/24 3/18 ROBE COMPARISON 0517 0930 6/SW - - 200/65 13.1 3.3 51 1006.93.0 8.0 -
Queensland
029 Lower Carpentaria (Gulf Country)
- - 7.3 -6.7 - - - MOUNT ISA AERO 0517 1200 - - - 210/31 27.4 -12.7 6 1016.60.6 18.0 -
033 Central Coast - east
29.0 +2.3 - - - 2/6 2/6 ST LAWRENCE POST OFFICE 0517 1500 -/W - 180/04 19.9 17.5 86 1012.61.3 5.0 -
038 Lower Western (Channel Country)
23.0 -3.6 - - - - - BOULIA AIRPORT 0517 1500 - - - 200/24 22.7 7.1 37 1017.62.2 10.0 -
039 South Coast Curtis
27.0 +3.0 - - - - - TOWN OF 1770 0517 1500 3/S - 340/15 24.0 18.5 71 1011.01.8 50.0 -
040 South Coast Moreton & Brisbane
- - - - - - - ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT 0517 0600 - - - 240/05 14.5 14.4 99 1016.00.3 - - 0.1 -
- - - - - - - BRISBANE AERO 0517 0600 6/NE - - 210/15 14.0 13.6 97 1015.90.5 0.0 -
- - - - - - 17/3 BRISBANE AERO 0517 1800 3/NE - 070/13 15.6 14.7 94 1009.70.1 9.0 -
- - - - - 17/12 - BRISBANE AERO 0517 2100 6/N - 010/21 19.0 17.2 89 1009.10.6 30.0 -
- - - - - - 15/3 REDCLIFFE 0517 1800 - - - - 270/31 16.1 13.8 86 1009.50.2 - - - -
- - - - - 35/12 20/3 REDCLIFFE 0517 2100 - - - - 020/30 20.7 17.1 80 1008.80.7 - - - -
041 Darling Downs - east
25.0 +1.9 - - - 0.6/6 0.6/6 TEXAS POST OFFICE 0517 1500 20/W - 310/34 24.6 -0.4 19 - 50.0 -
New South Wales
046 Upper Western - Far Northwest
17.0 -4.9 - - - - - TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE 0517 1500 15/SW - - 230/44 16.7 -1.8 28 - 10.0 -
048 Upper Western - Upper Darling
24.0 - 9.0 - 7 - - BOURKE AIRPORT AWS 0517 0900 6/W 300/09 12.2 5.2 62 1012.51.1 20.0 -
056 Northern Tablelands - west
17.0 - 2.0 - -2 2/24 Tr/18 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) 0517 0900 6/NW - 310/13 13.1 9.9 81 - 40.0 -
14.0 -0.4 6.0 +1.5 - 3/24 3/18 GUYRA HOSPITAL 0517 0900 -/NW - 310/26 11.2 9.0 86 - 15.0 -
22.0 - 3.0 - - 0.6/24 0.6/3 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) 0517 0900 6/NW - - 360/02 11.7 10.6 93 - 10.0 slt t/storms 0805-0900 hrs
22.0 - - - - 3/6 3/6 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) 0517 1500 10/W 270/24 21.4 -0.4 23 - 50.0 slt t/storms 0900-0940 hrs.
21.0 +2.3 9.0 +1.3 3 2/24 2/3 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE 0517 0900 - - - 010/17 11.7 11.1 96 1015.10.1 10.0 slt t/storm 0805-0900 hrs VER:03 SWV:M2.01.38.00
21.0 +3.0 - - - 4/6 4/6 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) 0517 1500 10/NW - 310/05 17.5 10.5 63 - 40.0 thunderstorm at 1250
058 Northern Rivers
- - - - - 10/6 10/3 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) 0517 2100 - - - - 330/17 17.5 15.3 87 1008.41.5 - - - -
- - - - - - 21/3 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE A 0517 1800 - - - - 270/18 15.2 14.8 97 1009.01.2 - - - -
26.0 - - - - 10/6 10/3 GRAFTON AIRPORT 0517 1500 - - - - 310/13 16.6 12.4 76 1009.21.4 - - - -
26.0 +3.0 - - - 11/6 11/6 GRAFTON OLYMPIC POOL 0517 1500 6/N - - 180/09 15.4 13.3 87 - 10.0 -
059 Mid North Coast
25.0 +3.7 - - - 2/6 2/3 COFFS HARBOUR MO 0517 1500 15/W - 070/13 16.7 14.8 89 1008.41.5 9.0 -
19.0 - - - - 3/6 3/6 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) 0517 1500 6/E - - 360/05 15.5 10.4 72 - 20.0 -
068 Illawarra
- - - - - - - CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS 0517 0300 - - - - Calm 7.7 7.1 96 1009.01.9 - - 0.2 -
071 Southern Tablelands-Snowy Mountains
2.0 -4.6 - - - 12/6 12/6 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALE 0517 1500 - - - 130/31 -2.0 -2.5 96 - 12.0 50012
4.0 -0.7 - - - - - THREDBO AWS 0517 0000 - - - - 320/78 3.0 2.5 97 - - - - -
- - - - - 0.2/18 - THREDBO AWS 0517 0300 - - - - 320/78 0.6 0.2 97 - - - - -
- - - - - - - THREDBO AWS 0517 0600 - - - - 320/89 0.3 0.0 98 - - - - -
4.0 -0.7 0.0 +1.4 - 1/24 1/3 THREDBO AWS 0517 0900 - - - - 320/70 0.0 -0.3 98 1003.7 - - - -
- - -0.4 +1.0 - - 0.2/3 THREDBO AWS 0517 1200 - - - - 320/80 -2.9 -3.2 98 1002.90.7 - - - -
5.0 -5.0 - - - 2/6 2/6 THREDBO VILLAGE 0517 1500 6/ - - 290/08 1.0 -1.4 84 - 3.0 -
Victoria
077 Mallee - south
- - - - - 3/18 3/3 SWAN HILL AERODROME 0517 0300 -/W - 340/21 8.1 7.1 93 1004.31.3 0.0 -
079 Wimmera - south
7.0 - 0.0 - - 29/24 0.8/3 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) 0517 0900 - - - - 250/21 1.3 1.2 99 - - - - -
17.2 - - - - - 8/3 STAWELL AERODROME 0517 0000 - - - - Calm 6.6 6.3 98 1003.00.3 - - - -
- - - - - - 11/3 STAWELL AERODROME 0517 0600 - - - - Calm 6.9 6.8 99 1001.00.5 - - - -
17.0 - 6.0 - - 35/24 0.2/3 STAWELL AERODROME 0517 0900 - - - - 310/11 7.2 6.9 98 1002.61.6 - - - -
083 Northeast - Upper
8.0 -8.5 - - - 5/6 5/6 EDI UPPER 0517 1500 - - - 310/04 7.1 6.7 97 - 30.0 -
4.2 - - - - - 1/3 MT HOTHAM 0517 0000 - - - - 340/65 3.5 3.2 98 - - - - -
- - - - - 1/18 - MT HOTHAM 0517 0300 - - - - 340/78 1.2 1.0 99 - - - - -
085 West Gippsland
- - - - - 11/12 9/3 POUND CREEK 0517 2100 - - - - 330/26 8.7 8.3 97 1002.20.9 - - - -
- - 10.4 -0.6 - - 6/3 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 0517 1200 - - - - 300/65 9.1 7.9 92 997.60.6 - - - -
086 East Central
- - - - - 20/12 10/3 CERBERUS 0517 2100 - - - - 250/35 11.4 7.0 74 1003.71.7 - - - -
18.0 - 7.0 - - 11/24 9/3 COLDSTREAM 0517 0900 - - - - 310/18 7.0 6.6 97 1003.33.5 - - - -
- - - - - 23/12 13/3 COLDSTREAM 0517 2100 - - - - 310/09 8.8 8.5 98 1005.21.1 - - - -
14.0 - 4.0 - - 9/24 8/3 DUNNS HILL 0517 0900 - - - - 340/24 4.4 4.3 99 - - - - -
- - - - - 26/12 15/3 DUNNS HILL 0517 2100 - - - - 250/21 6.6 6.5 99 - - - - -
- - 5.9 -2.4 - - 8/3 MELBOURNE AIRPORT 0517 1200 6/NW - - 010/22 6.6 4.8 88 1002.80.1 10.0 -
9.0 -8.0 - - - 3/6 2/3 MOORABBIN AIRPORT 0517 1500 - - - 360/24 8.2 6.9 91 1001.80.7 - - - -
- - - - - 16/12 9/3 MOORABBIN AIRPORT 0517 2100 - - - 260/31 11.4 8.3 81 1004.92.1 - - - -
- - - - - - 8/3 RHYLL 0517 1800 - - - - 360/24 9.3 8.9 97 1002.41.4 - - - -
- - - - - 25/12 16/3 RHYLL 0517 2100 - - - - 230/30 11.3 10.5 95 1003.51.1 - - - -
8.0 -8.2 - - - 4/6 2/3 SCORESBY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0517 1500 - - - - 010/13 7.5 6.3 92 - - - - -
- - - - - 21/12 12/3 SCORESBY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0517 2100 - - - - 250/22 10.1 8.9 92 - - - - -
20.0 +3.3 9.0 +0.5 - 11/24 10/3 WONTHAGGI 0517 0900 -/ - 360/09 9.0 8.8 99 1001.22.3 2.0 -
087 West Central
- - 7.5 - - - 8/3 AVALON AIRPORT 0517 1200 - - - 350/15 8.3 7.0 92 1001.90.2 - - - -
088 North Central
13.0 - 3.0 - - 12/24 8/3 KILMORE GAP 0517 0900 - - - 330/18 3.2 2.6 96 1002.32.0 - - - -
15.0 - 5.0 - - 13/24 8/3 REDESDALE 0517 0900 - - - - 360/04 5.2 5.1 99 - - - - -
089 Western Plains
14.2 +0.6 - - - - 10/3 BALLARAT AERODROME 0517 0000 - - - 250/26 5.6 5.5 99 1002.60.2 - - 2.8 -
- - - - - - 8/3 BALLARAT AERODROME 0517 1800 - - - 240/31 7.2 6.0 92 1005.02.7 - - - -
090 West Coast
15.0 -1.6 7.0 +0.0 - 34/24 34/24 CASTERTON SHOWGROUNDS 0517 0900 3/SW - 270/09 8.0 7.6 97 - 10.0 -
17.7 - - - - - 10/3 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE 0517 0000 - - - - 360/15 8.0 7.6 97 1001.42.2 - - - -
Tasmania
091 North Coast
- - - - - 18/18 10/3 CAPE GRIM BAPS 0517 0300 - - - 190/24 11.1 9.7 91 998.41.5 - - - -
17.0 +2.0 - - - - - SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) 0517 1500 6/- - 360/17 14.9 11.6 81 997.01.4 15.0 -
17.0 +2.0 - - - - - WYNYARD AIRPORT 0517 1500 6/N - 260/09 14.1 10.7 80 996.81.0 10.0 -
097 West Coast
- - - - - 12/6 9/3 CAPE SORELL 0517 0300 - - - - 100/15 10.7 - - 998.42.0 - - - HR004
- - - - - - 9/3 CAPE SORELL 0517 0400 - - - - 120/17 10.6 - - 998.21.5 - - - HR001
- - - - - - 8/3 CAPE SORELL 0517 0500 - - - - 170/05 10.6 - - 998.11.2 - - - HR003
Islands
200 Islands
23.0 +1.5 - - - 3/6 3/3 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 0517 1530 6/NE 010/08 19.8 16.9 83 1014.32.0 20.0 -
Antarctica
300 Antarctica
7.0 +1.2 4.0 +1.5 5 0.4/24 - MACQUARIE ISLAND 0517 0900 - - - 350/31 6.7 6.6 99 1005.82.1 0.2 -