Noteworthy synoptic observations for Tuesday, 27 December 201 prepared 0257 EDT, 28/12/11
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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
005 Pilbara - Fortescue
45.0 +8.3 24.5 +3.8 23 - - LEARMONTH AIRPORT 1227 0900 - - - 260/08 31.2 19.6 50 1005.21.4 12.0 -
006 West Gascoyne
42.0 +12.8 - - - - - CARNARVON AIRPORT 1227 1500 20/NW - - 240/22 32.5 18.0 42 1002.00.8 25.0 -
42.4 +13.2 - - - - - CARNARVON AIRPORT 1227 2100 - - - - 250/17 26.2 21.1 74 1004.11.7 - - - -
41.0 +12.0 - - - - - DENHAM 1227 1500 6/SW - - 250/17 35.0 23.1 50 1002.31.7 50.0 -
008 Central West
40.0 +10.6 - - - - - GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON 1227 1500 - - - - 190/41 34.8 9.3 21 - - - - -
39.9 +10.5 - - - - - GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON 1227 2100 - - - - 160/31 24.4 17.9 67 - - - - -
40.0 +9.1 21.0 +3.6 - - - KALBARRI 1227 0900 -/W - 090/11 35.0 6.2 17 1007.1 50.0 -
42.0 +11.1 - - - - - KALBARRI 1227 1500 -/W - 180/05 40.0 6.8 13 1003.2 50.0 -
009 Lower West and Perth
39.0 +11.0 - - - - - JURIEN BAY 1227 1500 - - - 040/37 35.0 13.9 28 1008.02.1 30.0 -
37.0 +9.8 - - - - - LANCELIN 1227 1500 -/ - 180/22 30.3 17.2 45 1009.62.5 20.0 -
013 Interior
- - - - - - - GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE 1227 0330 15/W 130/24 21.8 10.7 49 1006.4 30.0 -
31.0 -4.8 20.0 -1.8 18 0.6/24 0.6/3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE 1227 0630 15/W - 100/21 21.7 13.2 58 1008.21.7 25.0 -
- - 20.0 -1.8 - - Tr/3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE 1227 0930 20/NW - 160/13 23.8 14.2 55 1010.31.9 15.0 -
31.0 -4.8 - - - 0.2/6 0.2/3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE 1227 1230 15/SW - 120/13 29.9 14.2 38 1008.51.7 30.0 -
24.0 -12.4 16.9 -4.2 - - - WARBURTON AIRFIELD 1227 0900 - - - - 120/24 23.2 9.2 41 1012.51.3 - - - -
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
29.0 -5.0 24.0 -2.2 22 51/24 2/3 ALYANGULA POLICE 1227 0900 -/SW 050/09 28.5 26.4 88 1005.30.7 30.0 NIL
31.0 -1.3 20.0 -6.1 24 56/24 52/18 BLACK POINT 1227 0900 1/- - 250/09 25.0 24.7 98 1006.01.8 1.0 -
29.0 -3.3 - - - 25/6 25/6 BLACK POINT 1227 1500 6/NE 250/11 29.1 23.4 71 1002.62.4 20.0 -
- - - - - 21/18 16/3 BORROLOOLA 1227 0300 - - - - 120/09 24.0 23.0 94 1005.21.7 - - - -
- - - - - - 18/3 BORROLOOLA 1227 0600 - - - - 120/09 24.2 23.3 95 1006.31.1 - - - -
31.0 - 23.0 - - 67/24 28/3 BORROLOOLA 1227 0900 - - - - 150/17 23.4 22.6 95 1006.90.6 - - - -
- - 23.3 - - - 20/3 BORROLOOLA 1227 1200 - - - - 130/17 24.4 23.5 95 1006.00.9 - - - -
25.0 - - - - 24/6 5/3 BORROLOOLA 1227 1500 - - - - 120/22 24.8 23.2 91 1004.21.8 - - - -
- - - - - 32/12 5/3 BORROLOOLA 1227 2100 - - - - 120/21 23.8 22.4 92 1005.41.4 - - - -
- - - - - - 22/3 CAPE DON 1227 0900 - - - - 120/11 25.1 25.1 100 1005.71.6 - - - -
- - 25.8 -1.5 - - 10/3 CENTRE ISLAND 1227 1200 - - - - 020/26 26.8 24.8 89 1005.70.7 - - - -
28.0 -6.6 - - - 46/6 36/3 CENTRE ISLAND 1227 1500 - - - - 070/22 25.8 24.2 91 1004.11.6 - - - -
- - - - - 74/12 11/3 CENTRE ISLAND 1227 2100 - - - - 120/48 26.2 25.5 96 1004.80.9 - - - -
29.0 -8.3 - - - 0.2/6 - DALY WATERS AWS 1227 1500 - - - - 140/17 26.3 21.3 74 1002.91.5 - - - -
31.5 -1.0 - - - - 0.2/3 DARWIN AIRPORT 1227 0000 15/NE 180/15 26.3 23.1 83 1004.5 30.0 -
- - - - - 0.2/18 - DARWIN AIRPORT 1227 0300 15/NE 200/13 26.3 22.1 78 1002.91.6 30.0 -
- - - - - - - DARWIN AIRPORT 1227 2100 6/S - 140/11 28.2 22.1 70 1003.91.5 30.0 -
29.3 -5.7 - - - - 28/3 DOUGLAS RIVER 1227 0000 - - - - 200/15 23.9 23.2 96 1003.7 - - - -
- - - - - 79/18 19/3 DOUGLAS RIVER 1227 0300 - - - - 160/11 23.1 22.5 96 1003.4 - - - -
29.0 -6.0 23.0 -0.8 - 86/24 0.6/3 DOUGLAS RIVER 1227 0900 - - - - 210/18 25.2 21.3 79 1004.91.2 - - - -
- - - - - - - GOVE AIRPORT 1227 0600 3/N - 350/18 27.7 25.4 87 1004.60.7 25.0 -
31.0 -1.9 25.0 +0.4 25 12/24 7/3 GOVE AIRPORT 1227 0900 3/N 360/22 28.7 25.7 84 1005.81.2 25.0 -
- - - - - - 32/3 GOVE AIRPORT 1227 1800 - - - 330/24 26.8 26.0 95 1003.00.0 - - 1.7 -
- - - - - 36/12 0.4/3 GOVE AIRPORT 1227 2100 - - - 340/28 28.2 25.2 84 1004.31.3 - - - -
29.0 - 25.0 - - 46/24 2/3 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS 1227 0900 - - - - 020/17 28.5 25.3 83 1005.00.5 - - - -
- - - - - 52/12 44/3 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS 1227 2100 - - - - 070/09 25.7 24.5 93 1003.21.6 - - - -
26.0 -8.9 - - - 0.6/6 0.4/3 JABIRU AIRPORT 1227 1500 - - - - 260/15 25.0 23.4 91 1001.42.0 - - - -
29.0 -7.9 22.0 -2.5 21 46/24 7/3 LARRIMAH 1227 0900 1/SE - - 130/18 23.0 21.5 91 1003.90.1 20.0 -
25.0 -11.9 - - - 17/6 17/6 LARRIMAH 1227 1500 -/SE - 130/09 25.0 23.5 91 1002.22.1 20.0 -
- - 23.9 -0.9 - - 11/3 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE 1227 1200 - - - Calm 24.2 24.2 100 1006.6 - - - -
25.0 -12.7 - - - 17/6 6/3 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE 1227 1500 - - - 100/17 24.5 24.3 99 1004.81.8 - - 8.0 -
- - - - - 33/12 10/3 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE 1227 2100 - - - 110/13 23.5 23.5 100 1005.4 - - 7.0 -
- - - - - 22/18 11/3 MCCLUER ISLAND 1227 0300 - - - - 280/37 26.4 24.4 89 1002.81.7 - - - -
- - - - - 61/18 7/3 PIRLANGIMPI 1227 0300 - - - - 340/05 24.6 23.7 95 1003.81.1 - - - -
32.0 -0.5 24.0 -0.6 - 62/24 0.6/3 PIRLANGIMPI 1227 0900 - - - - 300/05 28.5 26.1 87 1005.51.8 - - - -
29.4 -5.9 - - - - 14/3 TINDAL RAAF 1227 0000 - - - 160/34 22.9 21.7 93 1001.3 - - 3.3 -
- - - - - 89/18 13/3 TINDAL RAAF 1227 0300 - - - 150/35 22.0 21.4 96 1000.40.9 - - 2.3 -
- - - - - - 33/3 TINDAL RAAF 1227 0600 - - - 160/28 22.1 21.9 99 1000.70.3 - - 0.9 -
25.0 -10.3 22.0 -2.6 - 135/24 12/3 TINDAL RAAF 1227 0900 - - - 170/30 22.6 21.4 93 1002.92.2 - - 8.0 -
- - - - - - 14/3 WARRUWI 1227 0600 - - - - 300/18 27.1 24.4 85 1003.90.5 - - - -
- - - - - 36/24 12/3 WARRUWI 1227 0900 - - - - 290/15 - - - 1005.11.2 - - - -
- - - - - - 8/3 WARRUWI 1227 1200 - - - - 310/17 - - - 1004.30.8 - - - -
28.0 -8.7 - - - 4/6 4/6 WOLLOGORANG 1227 1500 6/NW - - 090/04 27.1 25.4 90 1006.41.3 20.0 -
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
- - - - - - - ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 1227 0600 25/SW - 130/09 24.5 9.7 39 1008.50.8 30.0 -
40.0 +4.7 24.0 +3.9 23 - - ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 1227 0900 20/SW 080/18 28.1 8.4 29 1009.91.3 30.0 -
36.0 +0.7 - - - - - ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 1227 1500 25/SW - 120/13 33.8 7.6 20 1005.91.8 30.0 -
38.0 - 22.0 - 21 0.2/24 0.2/3 ARLTUNGA 1227 0900 15/SW - - 130/09 23.9 12.1 48 1011.01.3 0.5 nil
- - - - - - - RABBIT FLAT 1227 1800 -/- - - 090/28 31.4 16.7 41 1001.70.8 5.0 -
- - - - - 9/12 9/3 RABBIT FLAT 1227 2100 -/- - - 210/15 23.4 22.2 93 1005.53.7 10.0 l/ning to w & ne VER:3.2 SWV:M2.02.28.00
Queensland
027 North Peninsula
- - - - - 23/6 23/3 COEN AIRPORT 1227 2100 - - - - 160/13 24.3 22.6 90 1007.92.8 - - - -
029 Lower Carpentaria (Gulf Country)
- - - - - - 8/3 MORNINGTON ISLAND 1227 1800 - - - - 150/08 25.9 24.1 90 1005.80.7 - - - -
031 North Coast - Barron
33.0 +1.7 - - - 36/6 36/3 CAIRNS AERO 1227 1500 1/SW - - 290/18 24.3 23.3 94 1004.90.8 10.0 -
- - - - - 37/12 - CAIRNS AERO 1227 2100 6/N 170/05 25.5 23.3 88 1005.40.8 25.0 -
32.0 - 24.0 - - 28/24 - COOKTOWN AIRPORT 1227 0900 3/E 310/15 27.4 24.4 84 1008.41.4 40.0 -
34.0 +1.8 - - - - - LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE 1227 1500 6/- 050/21 32.7 26.3 69 1003.92.5 14.0 -
032 North Coast - Herbert
32.0 +1.2 25.0 +3.1 - - - INNISFAIL 1227 0900 -/NW 340/04 30.3 24.5 71 - 25.0 Thunder heard at a distance from 1900 last night.
33.0 +2.2 - - - - - INNISFAIL 1227 1500 10/W - - 290/13 30.6 23.1 64 - 20.0 Distant thunder off and on since 12md.
- - - - - - Tr/3 TOWNSVILLE AERO 1227 1800 6/NW - 330/17 28.5 20.3 61 1003.91.6 20.0 -
033 Central Coast - east
- - - - - - 60/3 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT 1227 1800 - - - - 320/17 23.0 - - 1006.33.8 - - - -
- - - - - 69/12 8/3 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT 1227 2100 - - - - 010/15 23.3 - - 1006.60.3 - - - -
34.0 +3.6 - - - 8/6 8/3 MACKAY AERO 1227 1500 - - - 310/26 24.0 20.5 81 1003.70.8 - - 2.0 -
- - - - - - 24/3 MACKAY AERO 1227 1800 - - - 260/11 24.1 21.6 86 1004.60.9 - - - -
- - - - - 46/12 14/3 MACKAY AERO 1227 2100 - - - 320/22 23.9 21.8 88 1005.8 - - - -
35.0 +5.1 - - - 3/6 3/3 MACKAY M.O 1227 1500 3/NW - - 340/21 27.4 26.7 96 1003.51.2 5.0 -
- - - - - - 20/3 MACKAY M.O 1227 1800 - - - 310/15 23.4 22.5 95 1003.8 - - - -
- - - - - 30/12 7/3 MACKAY M.O 1227 2100 - - - 330/21 23.5 22.6 95 1005.71.9 - - - -
32.0 - - - - 58/6 55/3 SAMUEL HILL AERO 1227 1500 - - - - Calm 25.7 22.6 83 1003.62.3 - - - -
- - - - - 59/12 1/3 SAMUEL HILL AERO 1227 2100 - - - 360/11 23.6 22.2 92 1004.41.9 - - 6.0 -
- - - - - 40/6 - WILLIAMSON 1227 1500 - - - - 050/09 27.5 21.5 70 1003.81.0 - - - -
- - - - - 63/12 - WILLIAMSON 1227 2100 - - - - 090/17 21.4 20.6 95 1004.70.8 - - - -
- - - - - 13/12 8/3 WOOLSHED 1227 2100 - - - - Calm 23.3 21.6 90 1006.72.7 - - - -
039 South Coast Curtis
- - - - - Tr/12 Tr/3 ROCKHAMPTON AERO 1227 2100 10/- - 290/11 26.4 23.0 82 1005.02.7 25.0 -
040 South Coast Moreton & Brisbane
- - - - - - 2/3 BRISBANE AERO 1227 1800 3/SW - 150/18 22.3 20.1 87 1004.93.3 10.0 -
- - - - - 4/12 3/3 BRISBANE AERO 1227 2100 6/SW - 150/15 23.0 17.9 73 1006.51.6 20.0 -
31.0 +4.2 - - - 17/6 17/3 COOLANGATTA 1227 1500 - - - 190/09 22.6 21.4 93 1003.80.0 - - - -
29.0 - - - - - - POINT LOOKOUT 1227 1500 15/SW 310/08 28.8 22.8 70 - 40.0 -
044 Warrego
- - - - - - 2/21 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE 1227 0600 - - - 270/04 21.9 20.4 91 1006.40.6 50.0 -
New South Wales
048 Upper Western - Upper Darling
27.0 -8.2 10.0 -8.9 - 0.4/24 0.4/24 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL 1227 0900 - - - 040/04 27.0 19.3 63 - 50.0 -
050 Central Western Plains - south
27.0 - 15.0 - - 41/24 - CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS 1227 0900 - - - - 190/11 18.6 14.1 75 1009.62.1 - - - -
051 Central Western Plains - north
- - - - - - 21/15 NYNGAN AIRPORT 1227 0600 - - - 130/02 18.0 18.0 100 - 0.0 -
28.0 -4.9 17.0 -0.7 - 25/24 - NYNGAN AIRPORT 1227 0900 10/ - - 180/05 18.5 16.8 90 - 50.0 -
056 Northern Tablelands - west
24.0 - - - - - - ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) 1227 1500 10/S - 160/22 21.9 12.8 56 - 40.0 -
058 Northern Rivers
31.0 -0.1 - - - 8/6 8/6 CASINO AIRPORT 1227 1500 3/W - - 160/04 22.6 20.9 90 - 5.0 -
31.0 - - - - 10/6 10/3 CASINO AIRPORT AWS 1227 1500 - - - - 130/30 20.4 17.2 82 1004.30.7 - - - -
- - - - - - 13/3 CASINO AIRPORT AWS 1227 1800 - - - - 140/13 24.2 18.2 69 1005.00.7 - - - -
23.0 -6.7 - - - 8/6 8/6 GRAFTON OLYMPIC POOL 1227 1500 6/SE - 070/17 22.2 21.1 93 - 10.0 thunder heard at 1244, 1420., 1422, 1424, 1430, 14
29.0 - - - - - - LISMORE (RICHMOND HILL) 1227 1500 15/W - - 090/15 24.6 18.8 70 - 8.0 -
059 Mid North Coast
23.0 - - - - 2/6 2/6 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) 1227 1500 -/ - - 180/08 20.0 15.9 77 - 12.0 -
060 Manning
28.0 -0.7 19.0 +3.0 18 11/24 2/18 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) 1227 0900 10/SW - - Calm 21.3 19.6 90 - 20.0 -
061 Hunter
29.0 -0.4 19.0 +3.0 - 8/24 8/24 CESSNOCK (NULKABA) 1227 0900 6/S - 160/24 22.8 14.7 60 - 30.0 -
28.8 - - - - - 15/3 COORANBONG (LAKE MACQUARIE AWS) 1227 0000 - - - - 220/02 18.9 17.6 92 1006.51.5 - - - -
- - - - - - 0.2/15 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE 1227 0600 6/SE - - 050/04 15.0 14.3 96 - 30.0 -
26.0 +0.2 17.0 +2.2 16 7/24 7/18 PEATS RIDGE (WARATAH ROAD) 1227 0900 3/S - - 180/18 18.1 14.5 80 - 10.0 -
063 Central Tablelands - south
21.0 -5.3 9.0 -2.6 7 19/24 18/18 BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION 1227 0900 6/ - - Calm 16.5 13.9 85 - 50.0 -
21.0 - 9.0 - - 32/24 - BATHURST AIRPORT AWS 1227 0900 - - - Calm 15.3 14.7 96 1008.51.4 - - - -
- - - - - - 7/15 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) 1227 0600 - - - Calm 12.7 12.5 99 - 0.1 -
21.0 - 13.0 - - 11/24 11/18 LITHGOW (COOERWULL) 1227 0900 6/S - - 180/08 14.5 12.6 88 - 10.0 -
- - 7.7 - - - 19/3 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 1227 1200 - - - 150/09 19.7 12.0 61 1008.1 - - - -
064 Central Western Slopes - north
24.0 -6.7 13.0 -1.9 - 8/24 6/18 DUNEDOO POST OFFICE 1227 0900 6/E - - 090/17 18.4 15.9 85 - 50.0 -
065 Central Western Slopes - south
- - - - - - - COWRA AIRPORT AWS 1227 0600 - - - Calm 13.9 13.6 98 1008.20.7 5.0 -
- - - - - 13/12 13/12 PARKES (MACARTHUR STREET) 1227 0300 6/S - - 180/09 14.8 14.3 97 - 50.0 -
068 Illawarra
15.0 -9.0 - - - Tr/6 Tr/6 BOWRAL (PARRY DRIVE) 1227 1500 3/S - - Calm 15.2 12.6 84 - 10.0 -
069 South Coast
27.0 +2.7 16.0 +2.1 - 7/24 7/24 BATEMANS BAY (CATALINA COUNTRY 1227 0900 - - - 180/04 18.1 14.8 81 - 10.0 -
073 Southwest Slopes - north
22.0 -8.0 14.0 -0.4 - 12/24 8/18 GRENFELL (QUONDONG RD) 1227 0900 6/ - - 180/04 19.0 17.4 90 - 13.0 -
23.0 -8.3 15.0 +0.2 - 6/24 1/18 QUANDIALLA POST OFFICE 1227 0900 3/W - - 310/04 18.4 16.4 88 - 40.0 -
Tasmania
094 Southeast and Hobart
- - - - - 1/18 - MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1227 0300 - - - - 320/70 12.1 5.0 62 1004.51.1 - - - -
- - - - - - - MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1227 0600 3/NW - - 320/78 12.5 4.7 59 1005.61.1 25.0 Man wind NW 40kts VER:3.2 SWV:M2.02.28.00
14.0 -1.6 11.0 +1.5 - 1/24 - MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1227 0900 6/NW - 330/67 13.3 9.2 76 1006.61.0 20.0 Man wind NW 40kts VER:3.2 SWV:M2.02.28.00
- - 10.7 +1.2 - - 0.2/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1227 1200 - - - - 320/67 12.6 9.9 84 1008.41.8 - - - -
15.0 -0.6 - - - 0.2/6 0.2/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1227 1500 6/NW 310/67 14.3 6.7 60 1010.62.1 10.0 Man wind NW 35kts VER:3.2 SWV:M2.02.28.00
Islands
200 Islands
- - - - - - 9/3 COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS (COCOS 1227 0800 - - - 080/31 26.1 25.5 97 1004.01.7 - - 3.8 -
- - - - - 103/18 - NORFOLK ISLAND AERO 1227 0330 - - - 050/31 21.6 20.4 93 999.81.8 - - 5.0 -
22.0 -1.3 19.0 +1.3 - 103/24 Tr/3 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO 1227 0930 1/NE - - 050/31 22.3 20.9 92 1000.2 6.0 -
- - - - - - - NORMAN REEF 1227 1600 -/ 220/11 28.5 25.8 85 - 50.0 -
28.1 - - - - - 13/3 NORTH EAST ISLAND 1227 0000 - - - - 090/30 26.8 24.8 89 1005.50.4 - - - -
- - - - - 87/18 - NORTH EAST ISLAND 1227 0300 - - - - 030/13 27.6 25.0 86 1003.81.7 - - - -
30.0 - 24.0 - - 87/24 - NORTH EAST ISLAND 1227 0900 - - - - 020/18 29.6 25.3 78 1005.50.9 - - - -
30.0 - - - - 11/6 11/3 NORTH EAST ISLAND 1227 1500 - - - - 030/21 29.3 24.4 75 1002.81.6 - - - -
- - - - - 31/18 13/3 POINT FAWCETT 1227 0300 - - - - 280/22 28.7 25.7 84 1003.31.6 - - - -
31.0 - 25.0 - - 34/24 3/3 POINT FAWCETT 1227 0900 - - - - 240/18 27.6 25.8 90 1005.41.9 - - - -
Antarctica
300 Antarctica
8.1 +0.2 - - - - 0.4/3 MACQUARIE ISLAND 1227 0000 - - - 280/17 6.9 6.2 95 991.51.7 0.2 -