Noteworthy synoptic observations for Tuesday, 16 March 2010 l prepared 0300 EDST, 17/03/10
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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
- - - - - - 34/15 MOUNT ELIZABETH 0316 0600 -/ - Calm 21.0 20.5 97 1011.1 10.0 -
002 East Kimberley
35.0 -0.6 24.0 +0.5 - 1/24 1/24 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION 0316 0900 -/ - - 230/05 31.0 24.8 70 - 40.0 -
006 West Gascoyne
30.0 -1.4 22.2 +0.2 21 - - CARNARVON AIRPORT 0316 0900 6/S 160/39 24.8 13.9 51 1015.41.5 23.0 -
- - - - - - - CARNARVON AIRPORT 0316 1200 10/S - 170/39 27.3 10.9 36 1014.21.2 23.0 -
007 East Gascoyne
39.0 +4.7 22.6 +1.2 22 Tr/24 Tr/3 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT 0316 0900 25/NW 160/18 26.1 13.4 45 1011.22.1 40.0 -
008 Central West
27.0 -3.9 - - - - - GERALDTON AIRPORT 0316 1500 10/S - - 190/48 25.0 11.8 44 1015.51.3 15.0 -
009 Lower West and Perth
- - - - - - 4/3 ESPERANCE 0316 0600 3/SW - - 350/08 16.7 16.0 96 1015.52.6 6.0 -
010 Central Wheat Belt
- - - - - - 2/15 BENCUBBIN 0316 0600 -/S - 200/08 16.8 15.5 92 1013.8 40.0 -
011 Eucla
38.0 +8.6 - - - - - BALGAIR 0316 0900 - - - 320/09 27.0 19.3 63 1012.1 - 20.0 -
33.0 +3.6 - - - - - BALGAIR 0316 1500 - - - 180/55 29.5 16.8 46 1011.7 - 0.5 -
35.0 +10.0 21.1 +5.2 19 - - EUCLA 0316 0900 20/N - 350/24 29.3 13.2 37 1013.40.2 40.0 -
37.0 +12.0 - - - - - EUCLA 0316 1500 20/NW 140/17 31.7 15.4 37 1010.40.6 50.0 -
36.7 +11.7 - - - - - EUCLA 0316 2100 - - - - 160/21 21.3 18.8 86 1016.43.1 - - - -
41.0 +15.5 21.0 +6.6 16 - - EYRE 0316 0900 -/SW - - 200/09 25.1 18.0 65 1012.90.5 20.0 /
- - - - - - - FORREST 0316 1800 - - - - 230/70 24.7 17.2 63 1013.63.9 - - - -
35.8 - - - - 9/12 9/3 FORREST 0316 2100 - - - - 250/30 21.1 19.7 92 1018.14.4 - - - -
012 Goldfields
31.0 - - - - Tr/6 Tr/6 BULGA DOWNS 0316 1500 -/W - 110/18 26.1 14.8 50 1011.4 50.0 -
39.0 +9.5 18.8 +2.8 19 Tr/24 Tr/3 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 0316 0900 25/NW - 140/24 19.6 11.6 60 1012.3 40.0 -
- - - - - - 4/3 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 0316 1200 3/SE - 150/13 16.5 15.2 92 1014.62.2 30.0 -
21.0 -8.5 - - - 5/6 0.8/3 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 0316 1500 3/SE 170/30 20.4 14.1 67 1015.0 40.0 -
40.0 +11.3 16.0 +1.5 - 1/24 1/3 NORSEMAN 0316 0900 6/SW - - 180/04 16.5 15.1 91 - 30.0 -
19.0 -9.7 - - - 0.4/6 0.4/6 NORSEMAN 0316 1500 6/SE - - 180/11 18.5 14.6 78 - 30.0 -
40.0 +12.8 15.1 +2.4 - 6/24 6/3 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. 0316 0900 - - - - Calm 16.3 15.0 92 - - - - -
19.0 -8.2 - - - - - SALMON GUMS RES.STN. 0316 1500 - - - - 180/26 17.7 12.6 72 - - - - -
013 Interior
- - - - - 26/18 25/3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE 0316 0030 - - - - 100/13 20.0 16.9 82 1012.21.4 - - - -
29.0 -4.7 17.0 -3.5 17 26/24 - GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE 0316 0630 6/NE - - 030/13 22.4 17.3 73 1012.81.2 40.0 -
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
32.0 - 25.0 - - 27/24 - CAPE DON 0316 0900 - - - - 100/08 30.2 26.6 81 1011.41.8 - - - -
- - - - - - - DARWIN AIRPORT 0316 0600 6/E - Calm 26.7 24.9 90 1009.90.4 30.0 -
- - - - - 9/12 9/3 DOUGLAS RIVER 0316 2100 - - - - Calm 25.3 24.1 93 1010.12.5 - - - -
33.0 - 23.0 - - 25/24 5/3 LAJAMANU 0316 0900 - - - - 190/09 22.6 16.4 68 1014.32.2 - - - -
- - - - - - 4/15 OENPELLI 0316 0600 -/ - Calm 25.6 25.0 96 1010.20.6 25.0 -
33.0 +1.2 24.0 +0.1 - 39/24 - PIRLANGIMPI 0316 0900 - - - - 110/08 29.8 25.1 76 1011.31.8 - - - -
32.0 -3.1 - - - 39/6 34/3 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS 0316 1500 -/- 240/09 29.7 24.3 73 1008.73.0 25.0 -
- - - - - 39/12 - VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS 0316 2100 - - - - 280/02 27.9 25.1 85 1009.51.2 - - - -
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
33.7 - - - - - 11/3 RABBIT FLAT 0316 0000 - - - - 160/13 21.4 21.1 98 1013.3 - - - -
- - - - - - 0.8/3 RABBIT FLAT 0316 0600 -/- - - 060/09 21.4 21.0 98 1012.60.3 10.0 -
34.0 - 21.0 - 22 26/24 0.2/3 RABBIT FLAT 0316 0900 -/NE - 030/22 22.1 20.5 91 1013.81.1 40.0 -
24.0 -10.5 20.0 -0.3 - 0.5/24 Tr/3 WATARRKA 0316 0900 3/- - - Calm 22.5 19.4 83 1013.91.3 10.0 BAROM READ AT 0900, no weather read for 1500, 15/0
29.0 -4.3 18.0 -1.6 17 27/24 27/18 YUENDUMU 0316 0900 - - - - Calm 21.1 19.9 93 1013.20.4 30.0 dc
22.0 -12.2 - - - - - YULARA AERO 0316 0000 - - - Calm 20.1 19.0 93 1013.90.1 - - - -
23.0 -11.2 19.0 +0.2 - 11/24 - YULARA AERO 0316 0900 - - - - 150/08 22.6 18.8 79 1014.50.9 - - - -
South Australia
018 Western Agricultural
36.9 +10.3 - - - - - CEDUNA AMO 0316 0000 - - - 110/24 27.8 11.6 37 1016.8 - - - -
37.0 +10.4 23.0 +9.9 20 Tr/24 Tr/3 CEDUNA AMO 0316 0900 25/- - 050/15 26.0 9.6 36 1017.41.7 30.0 -
- - 22.8 +9.7 - - - CEDUNA AMO 0316 1200 25/N - 010/34 33.4 6.2 18 1016.80.6 30.0 -
36.0 +9.4 - - - - - CEDUNA AMO 0316 1500 25/N 010/35 35.4 3.1 13 1014.22.6 30.0 -
32.0 +8.1 - - - - - ELLISTON 0316 1500 10/- - - 290/15 28.9 14.2 41 1016.71.7 25.0 -
023 Adelaide plains and Mt Lofty Ranges
35.0 +9.0 - - - - - ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 0316 1500 - - - - 300/13 34.5 9.8 22 1018.31.7 - - - -
35.0 +8.4 - - - - - EDINBURGH RAAF 0316 1500 - - - - 270/28 33.8 9.1 22 1017.91.8 - - - -
33.0 +8.5 - - - - - MOUNT BARKER 0316 1500 - - - 270/09 32.0 12.4 30 - 40.0 -
024 Murray Valley
- - - - - - Tr/15 MENINGIE 0316 0600 - - - Calm 10.2 9.8 97 - 0.0 thick fog
32.0 +8.0 10.0 -2.6 8 Tr/24 Tr/3 MENINGIE 0316 0900 - - - 110/05 12.3 11.9 97 - 0.0 thick fog/mist
33.0 +9.0 - - - - - MENINGIE 0316 1500 25/- - 270/05 32.4 12.2 29 - 20.0 -
35.0 +8.6 13.0 +0.1 - - - MURRAY BRIDGE COMPARISON 0316 0900 -/ - 360/05 19.0 10.3 57 - 20.0 -
37.0 +10.6 - - - - - MURRAY BRIDGE COMPARISON 0316 1500 10/S - 180/11 35.3 14.6 29 - 20.0 -
026 Lower Southeast
33.1 +8.4 - - - - - COONAWARRA 0316 0000 - - - - 220/05 11.8 10.0 89 1020.40.5 - - - -
33.0 +8.3 12.0 +1.9 4 - - COONAWARRA 0316 0900 - - - Calm 13.1 12.9 99 1021.20.8 0.5 Recorded at 9:00am LST. VER:3.2 SWV:M2.02.28.00
31.8 +8.8 - - - - - MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 0316 0000 - - - 260/17 15.5 15.3 99 1020.2 - - 0.1 -
32.0 +9.0 13.0 +2.6 9 - - MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 0316 0900 - - - 050/11 13.8 13.8 100 1021.31.4 0.6 -
Queensland
027 North Peninsula
32.5 - - - - - 8/3 COCONUT ISLAND 0316 0000 - - - - 150/13 26.5 - - 1009.3 - - - -
- - - - - 23/18 15/3 COCONUT ISLAND 0316 0300 - - - - 100/17 26.0 - - 1007.61.7 - - - -
040 South Coast Moreton & Brisbane
26.0 +0.1 20.0 -1.1 - 19/24 - CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE 0316 0900 - - - - 130/68 21.8 17.6 77 1018.4 - - - -
22.0 - 16.0 - - 39/24 25/18 MALENY TAMARIND ST 0316 0900 -/SE - 180/11 19.2 17.9 92 - 30.0 -
24.5 - - - - - 9/3 MAROOCHYDORE AERO 0316 0000 - - - 160/08 20.3 19.0 92 1019.50.5 - - - -
25.0 - 19.0 - - 32/24 11/3 MAROOCHYDORE AERO 0316 0900 - - - 180/09 20.9 19.6 92 1019.91.3 - - - -
26.3 - - - - - 10/3 TEWANTIN RSL PARK 0316 0000 - - - - 190/18 20.2 19.0 93 1019.50.6 - - - -
- - 19.3 - - - 9/3 TEWANTIN RSL PARK 0316 1200 - - - - 190/17 21.4 19.7 90 1018.80.8 - - - -
New South Wales
056 Northern Tablelands - west
21.0 - 5.0 - 3 - - ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) 0316 0900 - - - 090/02 9.9 9.9 100 - 0.1 -
- - - - - - - ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 0316 0600 - - - 070/11 8.0 7.6 97 1019.30.2 - - 0.2 -
058 Northern Rivers
- - - - - 3/18 - BALLINA AIRPORT AWS 0316 0300 - - - - 280/08 17.6 17.0 96 1020.11.5 - - 0.0 -
066 Sydney Metropolitan - east
28.0 - - - - - - SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK (SYDNEY OLY 0316 1500 - - - 020/135 - 10.9 - - - - - -
068 Illawarra
- - - - - - Tr/15 BOWRAL (PARRY DRIVE) 0316 0600 0/N - - Calm 9.9 9.7 99 - 0.0 -
23.0 +0.6 10.0 -1.4 - Tr/24 Tr/3 BOWRAL (PARRY DRIVE) 0316 0900 0/N - - Calm 12.2 11.8 97 - 0.0 -
23.0 - - - - - - MOSS VALE AWS 0316 0000 - - - 050/02 12.9 11.5 91 1023.00.5 - - 0.1 -
- - - - - 0.2/18 0.2/3 MOSS VALE AWS 0316 0300 - - - Calm 10.1 8.9 92 1022.10.9 - - 0.1 -
- - - - - - - MOSS VALE AWS 0316 0600 - - - Calm 8.7 7.6 93 1022.20.1 - - 0.2 -
23.0 - 9.0 - - 0.4/24 0.2/3 MOSS VALE AWS 0316 0900 - - - 310/04 12.1 11.2 94 1023.51.2 - - 0.1 -
Victoria
085 West Gippsland
26.0 +3.7 9.0 -0.7 - Tr/24 Tr/18 NOOJEE (SLIVAR) 0316 0900 6/NE - - Calm 13.0 11.9 93 - 50.0 -
086 East Central
31.0 +8.5 - - - - - WONTHAGGI 0316 1500 6/N - - 270/15 30.5 15.1 39 1020.11.5 20.0 -
087 West Central
32.0 +8.5 - - - - - LAVERTON RAAF 0316 1500 - - - - 320/11 31.8 11.0 28 1019.31.9 - - - -
090 West Coast
28.3 +8.0 - - - - - CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE 0316 0000 - - - - 010/17 21.7 11.2 51 1019.70.1 - - - -
31.0 +6.6 9.0 -1.8 - 0.4/24 0.4/24 CASTERTON SHOWGROUNDS 0316 0900 - - - Calm 10.8 10.4 97 - 0.2 -
31.0 +10.2 - - - - - PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) 0316 0000 - - - - Calm 14.8 13.2 90 1020.10.6 - - - -
- - - - - - - PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) 0316 0300 - - - 250/13 15.1 15.1 100 1019.50.6 - - 0.1 -
- - - - - - - PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) 0316 0600 0/- - - 260/17 14.3 - - 1019.90.4 0.2 dew point and humidity unavailable VER:3.2 SWV:M2.
31.0 +10.2 12.0 +0.2 - - - PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) 0316 0900 - - - 010/11 13.8 13.8 100 1021.11.2 0.3 -
Tasmania
094 Southeast and Hobart
27.0 +9.5 16.0 +5.0 - - - CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 0316 0900 6/SW - 110/08 17.7 16.2 91 1020.11.9 25.0 Swell 1.2mtrs.
28.0 +9.0 13.0 +4.0 - Tr/24 Tr/18 DOVER 0316 0900 10/W 270/05 17.4 13.0 75 - 20.0 -
29.0 +9.1 13.0 +4.6 - - - GEEVESTON (CEMETERY ROAD) 0316 0900 - - - Calm 16.9 12.2 74 - 10.0 -
29.0 +9.1 - - - - - GEEVESTON (CEMETERY ROAD) 0316 1500 - - - 090/02 23.5 15.0 59 - 10.0 -
29.8 +9.7 - - - - - HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 0316 0000 - - - - 320/18 20.0 8.7 48 1017.70.4 - - - -
30.0 +9.9 17.0 +6.2 12 - - HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 0316 0900 25/SW 220/02 19.9 11.6 59 1020.21.7 35.0 -
29.3 +8.7 - - - - - HOBART AIRPORT 0316 0000 10/W - 330/13 17.4 11.3 67 1017.70.2 35.0 -
29.0 +8.4 16.0 +5.3 12 - - HOBART AIRPORT 0316 0900 15/W 330/11 19.2 11.1 59 1020.52.1 25.0 -
19.0 +8.0 11.0 +7.0 - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 0316 0900 - - - - 260/39 11.8 5.9 67 - - - - -
095 Derwent Valley
30.1 +8.4 - - - - - BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) 0316 0000 - - - - 310/11 13.1 10.6 85 - - - - -
30.0 +8.3 10.0 +1.5 9 - - BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) 0316 0900 6/- 360/05 14.8 12.2 84 - 30.0 evap 2.2 VER:3.2 SWV:M2.02.28.00
30.0 +8.3 - - - - - BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) 0316 1500 6/W - 010/11 29.7 11.5 33 - 30.0 -
28.0 +8.4 - - - - - MAYDENA POST OFFICE 0316 1500 - - - 180/17 26.4 15.2 50 - 35.0 -
097 West Coast
26.0 +8.8 - - - - - STRATHGORDON VILLAGE 0316 1500 - - - 310/24 25.0 15.2 55 - 25.0 50000 /
Islands
200 Islands
- - - - - - - NORMAN REEF 0316 0700 -/ - 160/68 28.0 24.4 81 - 20.0 -
32.0 - 24.0 - - 32/24 0.2/3 POINT FAWCETT 0316 0900 - - - - 090/09 29.4 24.0 73 1011.51.5 - - - -
Antarctica
300 Antarctica
- - - - - - 0.4/3 MACQUARIE ISLAND 0316 0600 3/S - - 200/37 2.5 -2.6 69 1005.64.1 8.0 -