Noteworthy synoptic observations for Tuesday, 7 October 2008 prepared 0257 EDST, 08/10/08
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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  
Western Australia
001 North Kimberley
37.0 +0.3 - - - Tr/6 Tr/6 DOONGAN 1007 1500 3/NE - - 070/05 32.5 18.3 43 1007.41.7 15.0 Rain storm only started at 3p.m. - like releasing
- - - - - - 44/3 WYNDHAM AERO 1007 1800 - - - - 070/08 23.5 23.5 100 1013.72.8 - - - -
39.2 - - - - 44/12 - WYNDHAM AERO 1007 2100 - - - - 240/18 24.9 24.9 100 1014.50.8 - - - -
002 East Kimberley
- - - - - - 22/3 ARGYLE AERODROME 1007 1800 - - - - 290/09 23.3 22.3 94 1014.63.0 - - - -
35.0 -3.6 - - - - - WARMUN 1007 1500 -/NE 130/04 33.0 18.2 42 1009.9 28.0 -
003 West Kimberley
41.0 +8.2 21.8 -0.5 19 - - BROOME AIRPORT 1007 0900 10/NE - 080/17 32.2 16.1 38 1011.71.2 30.0 -
38.0 +5.2 - - - - - BROOME AIRPORT 1007 1500 10/NW - 280/22 31.5 21.8 57 1009.01.3 30.0 -
004 Pilbara - De Grey
- - - - - - - PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT 1007 1200 25/NW - 140/28 32.3 -5.5 8 1012.72.4 20.0 -
009 Lower West and Perth
- - - - - - - BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON 1007 0600 - - - Calm 4.5 4.5 100 - 0.1 -
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
32.0 - 25.0 - 24 - - CHANNEL POINT 1007 0900 3/SE - 180/04 29.0 25.2 80 1013.42.1 28.0 Thunder to NW at 0740hrs
32.0 - - - - 0.4/6 0.4/6 CHANNEL POINT 1007 1500 3/SE 250/18 31.4 25.9 73 1009.02.8 30.0 Shower from SE. Thunder to S at 1400hrs
- - - - - - - DARWIN AIRPORT 1007 0300 6/E - 340/05 27.4 24.1 82 1010.81.0 30.0 -
- - - - - - - DARWIN AIRPORT 1007 1800 3/E 350/18 31.9 20.4 51 1008.70.1 30.0 -
- - - - - - - DARWIN AIRPORT 1007 2100 6/N - 300/17 29.5 23.7 71 1011.83.1 30.0 -
- - 27.6 - - - 8/3 DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE 1007 1200 - - - 030/31 23.1 19.9 82 1013.80.6 - - - -
35.0 -2.3 - - - - - LARRIMAH 1007 1500 10/SE - 180/09 31.9 19.3 47 1009.72.1 50.0 -
35.0 -3.1 - - - Tr/6 Tr/6 TIMBER CREEK 1007 1500 10/SE - 130/05 33.7 19.0 42 1009.52.6 30.0 -
- - - - - - 12/15 WAVE HILL 1007 0600 -/N - 160/18 21.6 20.8 95 1014.02.5 10.0 -
29.0 -8.5 - - - Tr/6 Tr/6 WAVE HILL 1007 1500 -/NE - 180/18 28.3 16.1 48 1012.42.7 20.0 -
- - - - - - - WOLLOGORANG 1007 0600 -/E - 360/02 24.1 20.7 81 1012.82.0 50.0 -
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
25.0 -9.9 - - - Tr/6 Tr/6 ALI CURUNG 1007 1500 6/- - - 090/18 22.8 2.9 27 1016.00.6 25.0 -
39.0 +1.1 25.0 +4.0 24 Tr/24 - ELLIOTT 1007 0900 -/W - 090/37 28.8 1.7 17 1015.11.8 5.0 shelley
25.0 -8.0 - - - - - JERVOIS 1007 1500 -/NW - 170/18 21.9 -2.0 20 1018.41.3 50.0 -
- - - - - - - RABBIT FLAT 1007 0600 -/- - 070/11 22.6 9.3 43 1013.80.0 40.0 -
- - - - - - - TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT 1007 0600 25/N - 120/28 23.2 -2.4 18 1014.30.8 15.0 -
35.0 +0.4 23.0 +1.4 23 - - TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT 1007 0900 25/N - 120/26 24.2 -2.2 17 1016.52.1 20.0 -
22.0 -10.8 - - - - - TERRITORY GRAPE FARM 1007 1500 - - - - 130/17 21.8 1.5 26 1017.61.3 - - - -
23.0 -9.8 - - - - - YUENDUMU 1007 1500 -/ - - 130/05 22.8 3.3 28 1016.01.5 50.0 dk
South Australia
016 Northwest Pastoral
19.0 -7.0 - - - - - WOOMERA AERODROME 1007 1500 25/- - 220/13 18.8 -2.0 24 1022.92.4 40.0 -
018 Western Agricultural
16.3 -8.1 - - - - - NULLARBOR 1007 0000 - - - - 190/08 12.9 5.6 61 1029.00.1 - - - -
16.0 -8.4 10.0 +0.1 - - - NULLARBOR 1007 0900 - - - - 320/08 11.3 8.5 83 1028.81.8 - - - -
019 Northern Agricultural - Upper North
15.0 -6.6 -3.0 -9.0 -7 0.1/24 - YONGALA 1007 0900 10/W - - 180/02 7.0 1.5 68 - 40.0 -
026 Lower Southeast
15.0 -2.5 9.0 -1.3 - 0.2/24 Tr/18 ROBE COMPARISON 1007 0900 6/W - - 200/65 11.2 6.6 73 1023.5 5.0 -
Queensland
029 Lower Carpentaria (Gulf Country)
- - - - - 10/18 10/3 MORNINGTON ISLAND 1007 0300 - - - - 260/17 25.8 21.5 77 1010.51.6 - - - -
- - - - - - - MOUNT ISA AERO 1007 0600 25/- - 170/18 22.4 -4.4 16 1014.71.4 - 20.0 -
37.0 +2.6 22.0 +3.5 20 - - MOUNT ISA AERO 1007 0900 25/- - 150/21 27.0 -7.1 10 1015.60.9 25.0 -
- - 22.1 +3.6 - - - MOUNT ISA AERO 1007 1200 25/- - 140/18 32.3 0.3 13 1013.91.6 30.0 -
36.0 +1.6 - - - - - MOUNT ISA AERO 1007 1500 25/SW - 140/21 35.6 5.0 15 1011.22.6 35.0 -
040 South Coast Moreton & Brisbane
36.1 +8.1 - - - - - UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON 1007 0000 - - - - 250/15 22.4 16.5 69 - - - - -
36.0 +8.0 16.0 +2.8 - - - UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON 1007 0900 - - - - 280/18 23.8 2.1 24 - - - - -
New South Wales
046 Upper Western - Far Northwest
19.0 -8.9 - - - - - WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE 1007 1500 -/ - Calm 18.6 -2.5 24 - 50.0 -
048 Upper Western - Upper Darling
20.0 -8.7 - - - - - BREWARRINA HOSPITAL 1007 1500 -/ - 160/04 20.3 1.3 28 - 50.0 -
20.0 -8.0 - - - - - WANAARING POST OFFICE 1007 1500 -/ - 230/04 19.3 1.5 30 - 50.0 -
050 Central Western Plains - south
16.0 -8.4 - - - - - PEAK HILL POST OFFICE 1007 1500 - - - 230/15 15.4 3.7 46 - 50.0 -
051 Central Western Plains - north
17.0 -8.0 - - - - - TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS 1007 1500 - - - - 220/18 16.8 5.2 46 1018.42.5 - - - -
052 Northwest Plains - west
20.0 -8.1 - - - - - WALGETT AIRPORT AWS 1007 1500 - - - - 200/17 19.4 3.6 35 1018.12.2 - - - -
061 Hunter
25.0 -0.1 7.0 -2.5 - 27/24 - CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 1007 0900 - - - - 350/09 12.2 3.2 54 1017.61.7 - - - -
065 Central Western Slopes - south
16.0 -8.8 - - - - - WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) 1007 1500 -/ - 250/08 15.8 2.2 40 - 50.0 -
069 South Coast
25.0 +3.3 3.0 -6.8 - 3/24 3/24 BATEMANS BAY (CATALINA COUNTRY 1007 0900 - - - Calm 12.5 8.5 77 - 30.0 -
071 Southern Tablelands-Snowy Mountains
3.0 -5.8 -6.0 -5.5 - 6/24 3/18 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALE 1007 0900 - - - 270/08 2.0 -0.9 81 - - 45.0 50005 Clear blue skies
4.0 -5.5 -7.0 -7.3 - 6/24 3/18 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE 1007 0900 - - - 230/13 4.0 4.0 100 - 50.0 Past Hail
7.0 -5.7 -2.0 -3.4 - 10/24 4/18 THREDBO VILLAGE 1007 0900 - - - 230/18 3.2 -3.4 62 - 50.0 -
073 Southwest Slopes - north
- - - - - - 0.4/15 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT 1007 0600 6/NW - - 090/04 4.8 3.4 91 - 50.0 -
19.0 - 5.0 - - 3/24 - COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT 1007 0900 6/N - - 270/04 6.8 3.3 78 - 50.0 -
074 Riverina - east
15.0 -7.2 5.0 -3.8 - 1/24 0.2/18 TOCUMWAL AIRPORT 1007 0900 - - - 230/15 8.6 3.5 70 - 20.0 -
14.0 -8.2 - - - - - TOCUMWAL AIRPORT 1007 1500 15/SW - - 200/22 13.8 1.3 43 - 30.0 -
075 Riverina - west
- - - - - - - HAY (MILLER STREET) 1007 0600 - - - Calm 4.5 1.5 81 1021.40.3 50.0 Dew
21.0 -4.5 5.0 -5.4 - - - LAKE CARGELLIGO AIRPORT 1007 0900 - - - 180/08 9.0 2.9 66 - 45.0 high winds storms heavy dust storms lightning no r
17.0 -8.5 - - - - - LAKE CARGELLIGO AIRPORT 1007 1500 - - - 180/24 17.0 -1.2 29 - 45.0 /
Victoria
076 Mallee - north
15.0 -8.6 - - - - - OUYEN (POST OFFICE) 1007 1500 6/W - - 270/05 15.1 4.1 48 - 50.0 -
082 Northeast - Lower
15.0 -5.8 -2.0 -8.3 - 3/24 - RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH 1007 0900 - - - - 250/13 7.5 4.3 80 - - - - -
- - -1.9 -8.2 - - - RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH 1007 1200 - - - - 250/26 11.3 2.9 56 - - - - -
9.0 -8.7 3.0 -2.3 - 5/24 5/24 STRATHBOGIE 1007 0900 - - - Calm 4.7 2.3 84 - 10.0 -
085 West Gippsland
-1.0 - -3.0 - - 31/24 - MT BAW BAW 1007 0900 - - - - 230/17 -2.6 -3.2 96 - - - - -
11.7 -4.0 - - - - - WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 1007 0000 - - - - 240/67 8.9 2.9 66 1014.62.1 - - - -
088 North Central
11.0 -8.5 - - - 0.2/6 0.2/6 LAKE EILDON 1007 1500 6/W - - 290/09 11.1 8.3 83 - 30.0 -
Tasmania
091 North Coast
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 1007 0800 - - - - 260/65 9.4 5.9 79 1012.8 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 1007 1400 - - - - 250/67 11.6 3.8 59 1013.2 - - - -
12.0 - - - - 0.4/6 - CAPE GRIM BAPS 1007 1500 - - - 240/67 11.3 3.2 57 1013.30.7 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 1007 1700 - - - - 240/67 10.3 2.6 59 1013.5 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 1007 1800 - - - 240/72 9.4 2.9 64 1013.90.6 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 1007 2000 - - - - 240/63 9.4 1.7 59 1014.5 - - - -
094 Southeast and Hobart
11.0 - 6.0 - - 4/24 2/3 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) 1007 0900 - - - - 270/63 8.1 6.1 87 1002.30.5 - - - -
11.0 - - - - 0.6/6 0.2/3 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) 1007 1500 - - - - 270/67 7.0 4.0 81 1003.40.3 - - - -
- - - - - - 0.6/3 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) 1007 1800 - - - - 260/63 6.7 4.4 85 1005.01.6 - - - -
10.0 -4.4 4.0 -3.9 - 5/24 2/3 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 1007 0900 3/SW - - 230/68 8.5 6.3 86 999.20.4 3.0 Swell 2mtrs.SW change @ 0810(L).
- - - - - - 0.6/3 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 1007 1200 6/SW - - 230/67 9.0 3.2 67 1003.10.9 15.0 Past Hail.Swell 2.2mtrs.
10.0 -4.4 - - - 1/6 0.4/3 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 1007 1500 6/SW - - 230/80 9.4 4.0 69 1003.20.1 2.0 Swell 2.5mtrs.
- - - - - - 0.8/3 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 1007 1800 6/SW - - 230/74 8.3 2.6 67 1004.81.6 1.0 Past Hail.Swell 2.7mtrs.
8.5 -4.7 - - - - 0.2/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1007 0000 - - - - 330/65 7.9 3.1 72 1007.92.9 - - - -
- - - - - 2/18 - MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1007 0300 - - - - 320/91 7.8 6.6 92 1003.64.3 - - - -
- - - - - - 0.2/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1007 0600 1/NW - - 320/89 8.3 6.9 91 1001.71.8 5.0 MAN WIND NW 37 VER:03 SWV:M2.01.38.00
9.0 -4.2 5.0 -2.4 - 6/24 3/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1007 0900 2/W - - 300/80 7.9 1.9 66 1004.02.2 10.0 MAN WIND NW 35 VER:03 SWV:M2.01.38.00
- - 5.4 -2.0 - - 0.4/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1007 1200 - - - - 300/70 7.5 3.3 75 1004.2 - - - -
9.0 -4.2 - - - 0.8/6 0.4/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1007 1500 3/W - - 310/81 7.0 3.2 77 1005.10.9 10.0 MAN WIND NW 35 VER:03 SWV:M2.01.38.00
- - - - - - 0.6/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1007 1800 - - - - 300/72 6.8 4.7 86 1006.51.4 - - - -
- - - - - 1/18 - MOUNT WELLINGTON 1007 0300 - - - - 260/70 -1.0 -1.4 97 - - - - -
- - - - - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 1007 0600 - - - - 280/65 -0.7 -0.9 99 - - - - -
1.0 -5.9 -5.0 -5.1 - 2/24 0.2/3 MOUNT WELLINGTON 1007 0900 - - - - 260/81 0.2 0.1 99 - - - - -
- - -4.7 -4.8 - - 0.4/3 MOUNT WELLINGTON 1007 1200 - - - - 250/80 -0.3 -2.1 88 - - - - -
1.0 -5.9 - - - 0.4/6 - MOUNT WELLINGTON 1007 1500 - - - - 260/81 -0.1 -3.6 77 - - - - -
- - - - - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 1007 1800 - - - - 250/81 -1.7 -3.3 89 - - - - -
- - - - - 0.4/12 - MOUNT WELLINGTON 1007 2100 - - - - 250/94 -2.7 -2.9 99 - - - - -
097 West Coast
- - - - - - 0.6/3 SCOTTS PEAK DAM 1007 0600 - - - - 300/65 5.4 4.5 94 - - - - -
Islands
200 Islands
13.0 - 8.0 - - - - HOGAN ISLAND 1007 0900 - - - - 280/63 10.5 7.4 81 1013.70.2 - - - -
- - 8.3 - - - - HOGAN ISLAND 1007 1200 - - - - 270/76 12.0 7.1 72 1012.61.1 - - - -
13.0 - - - - - - HOGAN ISLAND 1007 1500 - - - - 280/80 12.9 8.0 72 1011.61.0 - - - -
- - - - - - 0.2/3 HOGAN ISLAND 1007 1800 - - - - 260/68 10.6 9.0 90 1012.50.9 - - - -
- - - - - - - HOGAN ISLAND 1007 2100 - - - - 250/72 10.5 5.1 69 1014.52.0 - - - -
- - - - - - - LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 1007 0900 - - - - 250/70 17.5 8.8 57 1009.4 - - - -
23.0 +2.2 17.0 +1.3 - 2/24 - LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 1007 1000 6/SW - - 240/63 17.9 10.6 62 1010.22.2 25.0 -
Antarctica
300 Antarctica
4.3 -1.5 - - - - Tr/3 MACQUARIE ISLAND 1007 0000 10/W - - 270/43 0.1 -2.4 83 981.80.7 20.0 -
- - - - - - Tr/3 MACQUARIE ISLAND 1007 0600 - - - - 360/22 0.4 -1.0 90 974.34.8 3.5 -
4.0 -1.8 0.0 -2.0 -2 - 4/3 MACQUARIE ISLAND 1007 0900 - - - - 020/15 1.0 0.3 95 967.86.5 3.5 -