Noteworthy synoptic observations for Thursday, 17 March 2011 prepared 0257 EDT, 18/03/11
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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
34.0 +0.5 - - - - - DOONGAN 0317 1500 3/E - - 050/04 33.3 21.1 49 1005.01.7 10.0 Feels like it is going to rain again - black up to
002 East Kimberley
- - - - - - 11/3 KUNUNURRA AERO 0317 1800 - - - 010/09 25.5 23.3 88 1007.22.1 - - - -
004 Pilbara - De Grey
31.0 -5.7 23.0 -0.9 - 37/24 37/24 MANDORA 0317 0900 6/N - 320/04 28.5 - - - - - 20.0 -
32.0 - 22.0 - - 70/24 50/18 PARDOO STATION 0317 0900 - - - Calm 24.0 24.0 100 1009.67.7 10.0 /
34.0 -2.8 26.0 +1.6 25 1/24 0.8/3 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT 0317 0900 3/W - 330/08 27.1 25.1 89 1008.73.1 20.0 LIG MIN VER:3.2 SWV:M2.02.28.00
- - - - - - 10/3 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT 0317 1200 3/NW - 010/21 26.0 25.0 94 1008.8 5.0 -
29.0 -7.8 - - - 16/6 6/3 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT 0317 1500 6/NW - 010/17 27.8 25.0 85 1006.52.3 25.0 -
009 Lower West and Perth
23.0 +0.8 18.0 +3.4 - 2/24 2/18 ALBANY 0317 0900 - - - 090/18 19.6 18.3 92 - 0.1 /
22.0 -0.2 - - - Tr/6 Tr/6 ALBANY 0317 1500 - - - 090/15 20.5 19.1 92 - 0.1 /
30.0 +2.9 19.0 +8.3 15 - - BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON 0317 0900 10/ - - 130/04 21.5 18.3 82 - 10.0 -
37.0 +8.8 21.0 +4.4 21 - - LANCELIN 0317 0900 -/W - 090/18 27.5 21.5 70 1010.71.5 20.0 -
011 Eucla
20.0 -9.4 13.0 -1.7 - 42/24 42/24 BALGAIR 0317 0900 - - - - 090/46 18.0 16.3 90 - - - 5.0 -
21.0 -8.4 - - - 2/6 2/6 BALGAIR 0317 1500 - - - 090/46 20.5 18.1 86 1009.8 - - 10.0 -
- - - - - - 8/3 EUCLA 0317 1200 1/E - - 110/24 17.9 17.7 99 1013.51.3 1.5 -
- - - - - - 58/15 EYRE 0317 0600 -/SE - - 110/28 18.5 18.3 99 1014.40.0 2.0 /
21.0 -4.5 18.0 +3.6 17 81/24 21/3 EYRE 0317 0900 -/SE - - 110/28 18.6 18.4 99 1015.30.8 2.0 /
012 Goldfields
21.0 -8.5 17.0 +1.0 18 2/24 0.2/3 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 0317 0900 1/SE - - 140/13 18.7 17.9 95 1012.51.0 25.0 -
21.0 -8.5 - - - Tr/6 Tr/3 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 0317 1500 2/SE - - 150/15 20.0 18.3 90 1010.70.7 20.0 -
21.0 -8.5 - - - - - KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 0317 2100 - - - 140/08 19.6 18.2 92 1012.41.2 - - - -
22.0 -10.7 19.0 +0.3 - 1/24 0.2/3 LEONORA 0317 0900 1/SE - - 130/04 21.3 20.8 97 1008.3 10.0 -
19.0 -8.2 16.0 +3.3 - 3/24 0.2/3 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. 0317 0900 - - - - 090/22 17.6 16.5 93 - - - - -
24.0 -9.3 19.0 +0.7 - - - YEELIRRIE 0317 0900 -/- - Calm 21.7 19.5 87 1007.8 15.0 -
013 Interior
- - - - - 15/12 15/3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE 0317 1830 15/NW 090/15 24.4 22.5 89 1007.21.4 35.0 -
25.0 -9.0 19.0 -0.6 - 0.8/24 0.8/18 WILUNA 0317 0900 - - - 180/02 21.4 19.2 87 1008.31.4 20.0 -
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
29.0 -3.2 - - - 27/6 27/6 ALYANGULA POLICE 0317 1500 3/N - - 180/05 28.0 23.7 78 1007.72.5 30.0 -
- - - - - 10/12 10/3 BRADSHAW 0317 2100 - - - - 330/13 25.5 24.3 93 1009.82.7 - - - -
33.0 - 23.0 - - 28/24 - BULMAN AWS 0317 0900 - - - - 270/08 26.4 22.0 77 1010.82.3 - - - -
30.0 - 21.0 - - 25/24 - CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU 0317 0900 - - - - 180/11 25.6 20.2 72 1009.92.0 - - - -
32.0 -0.8 - - - 9/6 9/3 CENTRE ISLAND 0317 1500 - - - - 100/17 25.6 24.6 94 1008.52.2 - - - -
31.0 -0.3 23.0 -0.9 24 40/24 - GOVE AIRPORT 0317 0900 3/SE 130/09 25.8 23.9 89 1010.11.9 30.0 -
- - 24.3 - - - 13/3 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS 0317 1200 - - - - 090/13 27.6 24.4 83 1010.20.8 - - - -
- - - - - - 4/15 LARRIMAH 0317 0600 -/ - Calm 23.0 22.4 96 1008.50.4 50.0 -
32.4 - - - - - 12/3 MANINGRIDA AERO 0317 0000 - - - - 330/08 23.5 21.9 91 1009.6 - - - -
33.0 -2.1 - - - 18/6 18/3 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE 0317 1500 - - - 060/15 24.5 23.1 92 1010.00.4 - - 2.5 -
- - - - - - 41/15 NGUKURR 0317 0600 1/NE - 050/02 24.3 23.7 96 1008.50.3 15.0 rl
34.0 - 24.0 - 23 41/24 - NGUKURR 0317 0900 3/NE - - 090/02 27.0 24.1 84 1010.11.6 30.0 rl
- - - - - - - OENPELLI 0317 1500 -/ - - 340/28 27.0 23.4 81 - 4.0 -
- - - - - 18/18 18/3 TINDAL RAAF 0317 0300 - - - 040/11 23.1 22.5 96 1008.90.2 - - 3.3 -
31.0 -0.4 - - - 35/6 35/3 WARRUWI 0317 1500 - - - - 290/09 24.8 24.5 98 1008.41.6 - - - -
- - - - - 35/12 - WARRUWI 0317 2100 - - - - 140/02 25.8 25.1 96 1009.32.0 - - - -
- - - - - - 3/15 WOLLOGORANG 0317 0600 - - - Calm 23.1 23.0 99 1010.51.0 0.2 -
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
32.0 - 23.0 - 23 39/24 - RABBIT FLAT 0317 0900 -/- 020/04 26.5 21.8 75 1009.01.6 45.0 -
31.0 - - - - - - RABBIT FLAT 0317 1500 -/E - 030/11 29.6 23.7 71 1007.11.4 40.0 -
Queensland
027 North Peninsula
- - - - - 45/18 - COEN AIRPORT 0317 0300 - - - - Calm 23.7 23.2 97 1008.01.7 - - - -
29.0 - 23.0 - - 46/24 - COEN AIRPORT 0317 0900 3/E 070/11 29.1 24.6 77 1010.61.7 50.0 -
33.0 +1.3 - - - 0.4/6 0.2/3 WEIPA AERO 0317 1500 6/E - 100/15 28.9 24.5 77 1007.51.4 5.0 -
029 Lower Carpentaria (Gulf Country)
- - - - - - 12/3 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT 0317 1800 - - - - Calm 26.1 25.2 95 1008.30.9 - - - -
29.0 -2.9 23.0 -1.8 - 31/24 - MORNINGTON ISLAND 0317 0900 - - - - 150/09 29.3 25.3 79 1011.51.7 - - - -
- - - - - - 8/3 MORNINGTON ISLAND 0317 1800 - - - - Calm 26.6 24.6 89 1009.30.4 - - - -
- - - - - 10/12 10/3 NORMANTON AIRPORT 0317 2100 - - - - 250/08 26.2 24.2 89 1010.52.0 - - - -
29.0 - 25.0 - - 3/24 3/18 SWEERS ISLAND 0317 0900 3/NW - - 220/22 26.5 25.2 93 1011.72.6 0.3 -
31.0 - - - - 15/6 15/6 SWEERS ISLAND 0317 1500 3/NE 080/09 29.7 23.8 71 1009.31.9 40.0 -
030 Upper Carpentaria (Nthn Goldfields)
34.0 - 22.0 - - 28/24 0.2/3 RICHMOND AIRPORT 0317 0900 - - - - 090/09 27.2 20.5 67 1013.41.9 - - - -
031 North Coast - Barron
31.0 - - - - 10/6 10/3 CAPE FLATTERY 0317 1500 - - - - 090/15 26.5 23.8 85 1010.61.5 - - - -
30.0 -0.9 25.0 -0.1 - 36/24 14/3 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE 0317 0900 3/- - 120/13 26.2 25.6 97 1013.11.7 12.0 -
30.0 -0.9 - - - 10/6 10/3 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE 0317 1500 -/- - 140/11 25.9 25.2 96 1010.62.0 12.0 coud base cannot be seen with any reference VER:3.
032 North Coast - Herbert
- - - - - 106/24 3/3 CARDWELL MARINE PDE 0317 0900 3/E - - 130/09 - - - 1014.22.2 10.0 -
28.0 -2.7 21.0 -1.2 - 100/24 9/6 INGHAM COMPOSITE 0317 0900 2/E - - 090/02 26.2 24.9 93 1014.31.9 10.0 -
30.0 +0.2 - - - 17/6 17/6 INNISFAIL 0317 1500 3/E - 110/05 29.7 25.6 79 - 10.0 -
28.0 -1.8 24.0 +2.1 24 34/24 4/3 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 0317 0900 - - - - 130/09 27.9 25.2 85 1014.21.8 - - - -
033 Central Coast - east
- - 23.2 - - - 15/3 SAMUEL HILL AERO 0317 1200 - - - - 120/08 26.0 22.9 83 1015.81.0 - - - -
28.0 - - - - 15/6 0.2/3 SAMUEL HILL AERO 0317 1500 - - - - 120/15 26.5 22.1 77 1014.11.7 - - - -
036 Central Lowlands
32.9 -1.7 - - - - 9/3 LONGREACH AERO 0317 0000 - - - 120/13 23.7 22.4 92 1012.61.2 - - - -
038 Lower Western (Channel Country)
31.0 - - - - 8/6 8/3 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT 0317 1500 6/- 160/09 28.6 25.4 83 1010.32.2 40.0 -
34.0 -0.5 23.0 +2.0 23 29/24 26/3 WINDORAH POST OFFICE 0317 0900 -/ - 090/05 24.0 23.7 98 1015.41.8 2.0 -
- - - - - 0.4/6 0.4/3 WINDORAH POST OFFICE 0317 2100 6/ - - 110/04 27.1 26.0 94 1012.11.6 30.0 -
041 Darling Downs - east
- - - - - 9/12 9/3 DALBY AIRPORT 0317 2100 - - - - 150/11 20.9 20.1 95 1016.92.7 - - - -
31.0 +0.1 - - - - - TEXAS POST OFFICE 0317 1500 6/W - - 180/04 29.0 21.0 62 - 20.0 -
- - - - - - 25/3 WARWICK 0317 1800 - - - - 280/05 19.8 19.2 96 1015.71.8 - - - -
- - - - - 31/12 6/3 WARWICK 0317 2100 - - - - Calm 19.0 18.2 95 1017.41.6 - - - -
044 Warrego
32.0 +0.0 22.0 +3.3 21 32/24 - CHARLEVILLE AERO 0317 0900 6/NE - 030/09 24.8 21.6 82 1016.31.7 40.0 -
- - - - - 35/12 31/3 CHARLEVILLE AERO 0317 2100 - - - 040/05 22.3 21.8 97 1015.52.2 - - 2.7 -
30.0 -2.3 - - - 33/6 33/6 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE 0317 1500 -/- - 310/08 22.7 22.3 98 1013.81.2 50.0 -
045 Far Southwest
32.0 - - - - 8/6 8/3 BALLERA GAS FIELD 0317 1500 - - - - 140/15 25.3 23.7 91 1011.22.7 - - - -
- - - - - - 8/3 BALLERA GAS FIELD 0317 1800 - - - - 050/09 24.4 24.1 98 1011.90.7 - - - -
New South Wales
048 Upper Western - Upper Darling
36.0 +4.0 26.0 +8.8 - Tr/24 Tr/18 WANAARING POST OFFICE 0317 0900 10/- - 180/02 26.9 19.7 65 - 50.0 -
052 Northwest Plains - west
37.0 +5.2 23.0 +5.5 - Tr/24 Tr/18 MUNGINDI POST OFFICE 0317 0900 -/ - 050/05 25.5 18.3 64 - 50.0 -
053 Northwest Plains - east
- - - - - 9/12 9/3 MOREE AERO 0317 2100 - - - 020/13 22.1 21.2 95 1014.61.6 - - - -
055 Northwest Slopes - south
- - - - - - 25/3 TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 0317 1800 - - - 100/11 18.9 17.4 91 1014.30.0 - - - -
056 Northern Tablelands - west
24.0 - - - - 2/6 2/6 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) 0317 1500 6/W - - 270/22 18.2 15.6 85 - 0.0 -
23.0 +1.8 - - - - - GUYRA HOSPITAL 0317 1500 6/W - - 270/04 18.5 16.1 86 - 15.0 -
25.0 - - - - 10/6 10/6 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) 0317 1500 6/N - 090/04 19.9 18.5 92 - 1.0 t/storm with/without prec 1330 -1500 hrs.
- - - - - - 9/3 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE 0317 1800 - - - - 360/09 18.7 17.6 93 1015.20.6 - - - -
057 Northern Tablelands - east
29.0 +4.5 17.0 +1.2 - 2/24 2/24 TABULAM (MUIRNE) 0317 0900 1/SE - - 290/04 20.6 19.4 93 - 10.0 -
058 Northern Rivers
30.0 +1.7 - - - - - GRAFTON OLYMPIC POOL 0317 1500 3/NE - 050/04 29.2 21.5 63 - 30.0 -
059 Mid North Coast
27.0 +1.1 - - - Tr/6 Tr/3 COFFS HARBOUR MO 0317 1500 6/N - 050/18 24.9 21.3 80 1015.61.6 10.0 -
25.0 - 15.0 - - 7/24 7/18 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) 0317 0900 -/ - - 340/04 18.0 17.7 98 - 28.0 -
25.0 - - - - 5/6 5/6 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) 0317 1500 -/ - - Calm 19.4 18.3 93 - 7.0 -
- - - - - - 10/3 KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS 0317 1800 - - - - Calm 21.0 19.5 91 1016.2 - - - -
060 Manning
24.0 - - - - 15/6 15/6 FORSTER - TUNCURRY R.V.C.P. 0317 1500 - - - 020/21 21.0 19.4 91 - 20.0 stormy
- - 19.2 - - - 20/3 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 0317 1200 - - - - 060/15 24.0 21.3 85 1018.00.8 - - - HR990
25.0 - - - - 21/6 2/3 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 0317 1500 - - - - 040/15 24.2 21.7 86 1015.42.6 - - - HR996
- - - - - - 18/3 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 0317 1800 - - - - 290/13 21.0 19.6 92 1016.30.9 - - - HR990
- - - - - 18/6 - PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 0317 2100 - - - - 340/05 20.0 19.0 94 1017.00.7 - - - HR990
- - 19.0 - - - 24/3 TAREE AIRPORT AWS 0317 1200 - - - - 060/13 22.3 22.0 98 1017.51.1 - - - -
25.0 - - - - 25/6 1/3 TAREE AIRPORT AWS 0317 1500 - - - - 110/17 20.8 19.1 90 1016.41.1 - - - -
30.0 +3.3 20.0 +4.4 19 27/24 20/18 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) 0317 0900 3/E Calm 20.9 20.3 96 - 5.0 very heavy t/storm
25.0 -1.7 - - - 0.8/6 0.8/6 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) 0317 1500 3/SE - - 130/09 24.0 21.3 85 - 5.0 -
061 Hunter
29.4 - - - - - 15/3 COORANBONG (LAKE MACQUARIE AWS) 0317 0000 - - - - 020/05 20.7 19.7 94 1019.30.1 - - - -
24.0 -5.0 - - - 16/6 16/6 JERRYS PLAINS POST OFFICE 0317 1500 6/ - - 090/04 23.5 20.9 85 - - visibility reduced to 1000m
- - - - - - - MURRURUNDI GAP AWS 0317 0300 - - - 110/18 17.4 16.4 94 1016.21.1 - - 0.0 -
- - - - - - - MURRURUNDI GAP AWS 0317 0600 - - - 120/13 17.1 16.1 94 1016.10.1 - - 0.0 -
27.0 - 17.0 - - - - MURRURUNDI GAP AWS 0317 0900 - - - 120/15 17.3 16.3 94 1018.01.8 - - 0.1 -
26.0 -1.9 - - - 0.4/6 0.4/6 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE 0317 1500 6/SE - - 050/09 24.0 20.7 82 - 20.0 -
26.0 +0.0 - - - 37/6 37/6 NELSON BAY (NELSON HEAD) 0317 1500 - - - 050/09 22.0 21.2 95 - 14.0 heavy rain cleared
- - 19.8 +4.2 - - 8/3 PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) 0317 1200 - - - - 250/09 21.4 20.9 97 - - - - -
23.0 -3.1 - - - 13/6 11/3 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 0317 1500 3/SE - - 090/17 22.8 20.9 89 1016.80.6 12.0 -
062 Central Tablelands - north
- - 14.3 - - - 8/3 NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS 0317 1200 - - - - 100/08 15.5 15.5 100 - - - - -
17.0 - - - - 18/6 11/3 NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS 0317 1500 - - - - 110/05 16.2 16.2 100 - - - - -
063 Central Tablelands - south
- - - - - - 15/15 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) 0317 0600 1/ - - 360/04 14.4 13.9 97 - 10.0 -
23.6 - - - - - 0.4/3 MOUNT BOYCE AWS 0317 0000 - - - 070/08 14.9 14.7 99 - - - 0.1 -
- - - - - 0.4/12 0.2/3 MOUNT BOYCE AWS 0317 2100 - - - 080/09 15.2 14.9 98 - - - 0.1 -
064 Central Western Slopes - north
29.0 +0.7 - - - 0.8/6 0.8/6 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) 0317 1500 10/NW - - 310/09 22.1 18.7 81 - 30.0 -
- - - - - 12/12 12/3 COONABARABRAN AIRPORT AWS 0317 2100 - - - - 340/11 19.0 17.7 92 1015.01.4 - - - -
065 Central Western Slopes - south
- - - - - - 8/15 COWRA AIRPORT COMPARISON 0317 0600 10/NW - - Calm 15.3 14.8 97 - - -
066 Sydney Metropolitan - east
29.0 +2.8 18.0 +2.2 16 2/24 2/18 PARRAMATTA NORTH (MASONS DRIVE) 0317 0900 3/S - 130/04 20.5 18.9 91 - 20.0 -
068 Illawarra
- - - - - 9/18 8/3 BELLAMBI AWS 0317 0300 - - - 270/02 19.9 18.2 90 - - - - -
- - - - - - - MOSS VALE AWS 0317 2100 - - - 140/13 15.0 15.0 100 1017.40.6 - - 0.2 -
071 Southern Tablelands-Snowy Mountains
19.0 +1.0 7.0 +2.6 - 3/24 0.5/18 THREDBO VILLAGE 0317 0900 3/NE - - Calm 10.0 9.1 94 - 0.2 -
Victoria
083 Northeast - Upper
16.6 - - - - - 0.2/3 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT 0317 0000 - - - - 130/05 7.8 7.7 99 1019.60.3 - - 0.1 -
- - - - - 0.2/12 - MT HOTHAM AIRPORT 0317 2100 - - - - 190/09 7.4 7.3 99 1018.90.8 - - 0.0 -
Tasmania
094 Southeast and Hobart
13.2 -3.1 - - - - - MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0317 0000 - - - - 310/65 11.5 5.2 65 1018.30.9 - - - -
- - - - - 0.2/18 - MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0317 0300 - - - - 320/65 11.6 4.8 63 1017.70.6 - - - -
- - - - - - - MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0317 0600 3/NW - - 320/68 11.4 6.8 73 1017.40.3 2.0 manual wind 35kts, NW VER:3.2 SWV:M2.02.28.00
13.0 -3.3 9.0 -1.6 - 0.4/24 0.2/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0317 0900 6/NW - - 310/63 11.2 5.6 68 1019.21.8 19.0 Manual wind, NW, 35kts VER:3.2 SWV:M2.02.28.00
- - - - - - - MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0317 1800 - - - - 310/65 11.0 7.9 81 1018.20.3 - - - -
Islands
200 Islands
- - - - - - 10/3 CAPE WESSEL 0317 0657 - - - - 110/30 25.3 25.3 100 1008.71.5 - - - HR004
- - - - - - 18/3 CAPE WESSEL 0317 0757 - - - - 170/15 26.6 26.6 100 1009.11.5 - - - HR008
- - - - - - 12/3 CAPE WESSEL 0317 0857 - - - - 150/21 27.8 27.8 100 1010.22.1 - - - HR990
- - - - - 18/24 8/3 CAPE WESSEL 0317 0957 - - - - 160/15 28.4 28.4 100 1010.11.4 - - - HR990
25.0 +0.8 - - - 15/6 12/3 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO 0317 1530 3/NW 030/17 23.7 19.3 76 1015.21.3 15.0 -
32.0 - 24.0 - - 26/24 7/3 NORTH EAST ISLAND 0317 0900 - - - - 090/22 26.1 24.1 89 1011.02.8 - - - -