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Noteworthy synoptic observations for Friday, 17 January 2003 local
prepared 2050 EST, 18/09/03
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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 Kimberley - north
38.0 +3.9 25.0 +0.4 - 16/24 0.8/18 KALUMBURU MISSION 0117 0900 -/- - 270/05 31.0 24.6 69 1008.3 20.0 THUNDER HEARD 1420 16/1/03
35.0 +2.2 23.0 -2.4 - 30/24 - KURI BAY 0117 0900 6/NW 230/15 30.0 25.0 75 1008.90.8 20.0 wet bulb thermometer muslin changed
33.0 +1.3 22.8 -3.4 - 43/24 - TROUGHTON ISLAND 0117 0900 - - - - 230/28 30.6 26.6 79 1008.91.2 - - - -
- - - - - - - WYNDHAM 0117 0000 10/- - - Calm 32.0 23.4 61 1005.3 40.0 -
003 Kimberley - west
34.1 +0.8 - - - - - BROOME AIRPORT 0117 2100 6/SW - 280/22 30.0 24.4 72 1007.3 20.0 -
004 Pilbara - De Grey
- - - - - - - ROEBOURNE 0117 1800 - - - 310/09 36.5 18.4 35 1004.20.8 20.0 -
005 Pilbara - Fortescue
44.8 +8.6 - - - - - ONSLOW AIRPORT 0117 2100 - - - - 240/30 32.7 16.9 39 - - - - -
008 Central West
38.0 +1.4 11.0 -8.4 - - - MULLEWA 0117 0900 - - - 230/08 22.8 14.8 61 - 20.0 overcast this morning clear by 0840 hrs
009 Lower West, Southwest, South Coast
41.0 +8.0 16.5 -0.6 14 - - PEARCE RAAF 0117 0900 25/W 180/13 23.9 9.9 41 1011.91.2 50.0 -
010 Great Southern, Central Wheat Belt
23.0 -8.5 - - - - - LAKE GRACE COMPARISON 0117 1500 20/SE - 130/09 22.5 9.8 44 - 30.0 -
37.0 +8.3 16.0 +2.2 15 - - ONGERUP 0117 0900 3/SE - - 160/09 17.7 13.0 74 1012.3 40.0 -
19.0 -10.2 - - - - - RAVENSTHORPE 0117 1500 6/- - - 130/18 17.2 15.0 87 1012.9 11.0 -
011 Eucla
43.0 +10.0 - - - - - BALGAIR 0117 1500 10/W - 310/08 43.0 4.1 9 1002.5 20.0 -
41.0 +9.8 - - - - - BALLADONIA 0117 1500 6/NW - 130/13 30.4 14.1 37 1004.1 20.0 /
013 Northeast interior
- - - - - - - GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE 0117 1800 25/E - 070/31 35.3 6.7 17 1003.71.3 30.0 -
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
- - - - - - - BLACK POINT 0117 2100 -/- - 310/26 28.3 26.3 89 1007.11.1 15.0 -
- - - - - - - CHANNEL POINT 0117 0300 3/NW 310/05 29.3 26.7 86 1005.71.4 30.0 /
33.0 - 25.0 - 25 1/24 1/6 CHANNEL POINT 0117 0900 3/NW - 310/08 30.3 26.4 80 1006.90.8 30.0 /
- - - - - - - CHANNEL POINT 0117 2100 3/NW - 310/13 29.7 26.5 83 1006.31.4 35.0 Lightening visible to the E.S.E
31.8 +0.1 - - - - 31/3 DARWIN AIRPORT 0117 0000 3/SW - 290/17 24.3 23.7 96 1008.11.8 10.0 -
- - - - - 31/6 - DARWIN AIRPORT 0117 0300 3/SW 260/05 24.4 23.6 95 1006.02.1 30.0 -
32.0 +0.3 23.0 -1.8 23 57/24 2/3 DARWIN AIRPORT 0117 0900 3/SW - 090/05 25.6 24.2 92 1007.30.5 25.0 A.R.F. 55.2MM
- - - - - - - DARWIN AIRPORT 0117 2100 3/W 290/26 29.2 25.6 81 1006.41.3 30.0 -
31.9 - - - - - 25/3 DARWIN AIRPORT COMPARISON 0117 0000 - - - - -/- 24.3 23.6 96 1007.81.6 - - - -
- - - - - 25/6 - DARWIN AIRPORT COMPARISON 0117 0300 - - - - -/- 24.3 23.8 97 1006.01.8 - - - -
32.0 - 23.0 - - 50/24 2/3 DARWIN AIRPORT COMPARISON 0117 0900 - - - - -/- 25.8 24.5 93 1007.20.6 - - - -
- - - - - - 65/3 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS 0117 0600 - - - - 190/13 24.5 -3.8 15 1005.40.4 - - - HR998
32.0 - 21.0 - - 67/24 - DUM IN MIRRIE AWS 0117 0900 - - - - 250/21 29.4 10.0 30 1006.51.1 - - - -
31.0 -2.5 - - - - 10/3 JABIRU AIRPORT 0117 0000 - - - - 240/08 24.4 23.9 97 1007.91.9 - - - HR009
- - - - - 20/12 20/9 MANGO FARM 0117 0300 3/S - - Calm 25.5 24.8 96 1006.10.9 40.0 -
32.0 -0.2 - - - - - MANINGRIDA 0117 1500 6/- - - 360/04 30.0 25.0 75 1003.41.8 40.0 -
25.0 -10.8 21.0 -3.8 21 5/24 3/18 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE 0117 0900 1/- - - 250/09 22.8 22.2 96 1004.01.6 1.5 EVAP FIGURES U/S, PLS DISREGARD
27.0 -8.8 - - - - - MCARTHUR RIVER MINE 0117 1500 2/- - - 230/08 26.0 22.4 81 1002.80.4 30.0 -
- - - - - - 52/3 MCCLUER ISLAND 0117 0600 - - - - 280/28 24.9 23.4 91 1006.51.4 - - - HR046
30.0 - 24.0 - - 55/24 4/3 MCCLUER ISLAND 0117 0900 - - - - 290/26 26.8 24.3 86 1007.61.1 - - - -
34.0 - 24.0 - - 52/24 0.2/3 MIDDLE POINT AWS 0117 0900 - - - - 340/05 26.0 26.0 100 1007.30.6 - - - HR992
33.0 +1.3 24.0 -0.4 23 29/24 4/12 PIRLANGIMPI 0117 0900 6/- - Calm 26.9 24.2 85 1008.21.0 40.0 -
31.0 -1.0 - - - 10/6 10/3 WARRUWI 0117 1500 - - - - 260/05 30.7 23.4 65 1005.21.4 - - - HR992
23.0 -12.3 20.0 -4.2 19 131/24 5/3 WOLLOGORANG 0117 0900 6/E - - 180/02 22.0 21.5 97 1004.42.4 6.0 -
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
- - - - - - - ALI CURUNG 0117 2100 -/- - 090/24 26.8 11.2 38 1007.93.3 20.0 -
27.0 -10.2 20.0 -4.5 19 14/24 1/3 BRUNETTE DOWNS 0117 0900 3/SE - - 110/28 20.2 19.4 95 1007.11.4 50.0 -
23.0 -14.2 - - - 3/6 3/3 BRUNETTE DOWNS 0117 1500 3/SE - - 110/28 21.9 21.3 96 1005.30.6 50.0 -
29.0 -9.0 22.0 -2.1 19 1/24 1/18 ELLIOTT 0117 0900 1/NW - - 090/09 24.0 21.0 83 1007.71.3 40.0 nil
30.0 -8.0 - - - - - ELLIOTT 0117 1500 - - - 090/18 27.0 19.3 63 1004.62.0 40.0 -
- - - - - 5/6 5/6 WATARRKA 0117 2100 -/E - Calm 30.8 16.7 43 1006.72.8 50.0 -
South Australia
016 Northwest Pastoral
42.0 +8.9 - - - - - GAWLER RANGES (NONNING) 0117 1500 -/- - 250/15 41.4 -6.2 5 - 50.0 -
43.0 +8.8 - - - - - WOOMERA AERODROME 0117 1500 25/NW 290/24 42.5 -2.0 6 1008.21.9 30.0 -
017 Northeast Pastoral
42.0 +8.1 - - - - - ARKAROOLA 0117 1500 - - - -/04 30.6 8.9 26 - 50.0 -
43.0 +8.0 - - - - - LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT 0117 1500 - - - - 300/18 41.4 -1.3 7 1008.01.5 - - - -
46.0 +8.4 - - - - - MARREE 0117 1500 20/- - 180/04 44.8 12.4 15 1007.51.7 50.0 -
- - - - - - - MOOMBA AIRPORT 0117 0300 - - - 330/34 33.2 13.3 30 1006.70.0 20.0 -
- - - - - - - MOOMBA AIRPORT 0117 0600 - - - 310/21 30.5 14.0 37 1007.30.6 20.0 -
018 Western Agricultural
38.0 +9.9 - - - - - CLEVE 0117 1500 - - - 270/04 38.0 3.2 12 1008.50.8 50.0 -
39.0 +9.2 - - - - - WHYALLA AERO 0117 1500 - - - - 110/22 37.3 0.6 10 1007.11.9 - - - -
021 Northern Agricultural - Lower North
40.0 +8.1 - - - - - PORT PIRIE BHAS 0117 1500 - - - 360/04 39.5 3.0 11 - - 50.0 -
022 Yorke Peninsula and Kangaroo Island
30.0 +8.5 - - - - - CAPE WILLOUGHBY 0117 1500 25/- - 340/26 30.2 6.2 22 1008.71.7 20.0 T0312
37.0 +8.2 - - - - - MAITLAND 0117 1500 - - - 250/09 37.0 6.0 15 1009.40.6 40.0 -
023 Adelaide plains and Mt Lofty Ranges
38.0 +9.1 - - - - - ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 0117 1500 25/- - 290/24 37.5 3.1 12 1008.70.8 40.0 SEND
36.0 +8.1 - - - - - ADELAIDE AIRPORT 0117 1500 25/- - 290/22 33.8 6.1 18 1008.50.9 40.0 -
39.0 +9.3 - - - - - EDINBURGH RAAF 0117 1500 - - - - 280/31 37.4 -0.8 9 1007.60.9 - - - -
37.0 +9.9 - - - - - MOUNT BARKER 0117 1500 - - - 250/24 35.8 6.7 17 - 40.0 -
40.0 +10.8 - - - - - PARAFIELD AIRPORT 0117 1500 - - - - 280/30 38.7 5.4 13 1008.10.9 - - - -
40.0 +9.9 - - - - - ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH 0117 1500 - - - 270/04 39.5 28.1 53 - 35.0 -
024 Murray Valley
38.0 +9.1 - - - - - EUDUNDA 0117 1500 -/- - 230/04 37.0 -4.1 7 1008.71.7 40.0 -
40.0 +8.9 - - - - - LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE 0117 1500 25/ - 330/18 39.6 -2.6 7 1007.42.5 - - 50.0 -
37.0 +11.1 - - - - - MENINGIE 0117 1500 -/- - 340/08 37.0 21.6 41 - 20.0 -
40.0 +11.2 - - - - - MURRAY BRIDGE 0117 1500 -/- - 310/11 39.3 16.2 26 - 20.0 -
025 Murray Mallee and Upper Southeast
38.0 +8.2 - - - - - KEITH 0117 1500 -/- - 340/24 38.1 6.7 15 1008.02.4 50.0 -
39.0 +8.2 - - - - - LAMEROO 0117 1500 -/- - 310/17 38.8 10.0 18 1008.02.8 50.0 -
026 Lower Southeast
34.0 +8.9 - - - - - MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 0117 1500 25/- - 300/21 33.9 4.1 15 1009.22.2 40.0 -
Queensland
027 Peninsula - north
30.0 - 25.0 - - 26/24 - COCONUT ISLAND 0117 0900 - - - - 050/24 29.8 - - 1011.52.3 - - - T0371
- - - - - - 18/3 WEIPA AERO 0117 0600 1/NE - 090/08 23.6 22.7 95 1008.01.0 20.0 -
28.0 - 23.0 - 22 75/24 0.2/3 WEIPA AERO 0117 0900 1/N - 040/21 25.2 23.3 89 1010.72.7 20.0 evap pan overflowed
028 Peninsula - south
- - - - - 11/6 10/3 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 0117 0300 - - - - Calm 23.3 22.8 97 1010.11.5 - - - -
29.0 -2.5 23.0 -0.6 - 58/24 5/3 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 0117 0900 3/E - - 160/11 25.1 24.6 97 1012.11.6 3.0 -
029 Gulf Country
- - - - - 28/6 24/3 BURKETOWN AIRPORT 0117 0300 - - - - 100/50 21.4 20.4 94 1004.32.5 - - - HR007
23.0 - 20.0 - - 90/24 2/3 BURKETOWN AIRPORT 0117 0900 - - - - 090/37 20.9 20.1 95 1006.81.5 - - - HR994
- - - - - 32/6 32/6 BURKETOWN POST OFFICE 0117 0300 -/- - 090/22 21.6 20.5 93 1004.62.5 10.0 -
23.0 -11.4 21.0 -4.0 - 96/24 2/3 BURKETOWN POST OFFICE 0117 0900 6/E - 090/31 20.9 19.8 93 1007.21.6 10.0 -
26.0 -8.4 - - - 6/6 3/3 BURKETOWN POST OFFICE 0117 1500 -/- - 070/28 25.6 23.9 90 1005.21.4 10.0 -
27.0 -8.6 - - - Tr/6 Tr/6 CROYDON TOWNSHIP 0117 1500 6/NE - 050/09 27.0 22.6 77 1008.51.4 50.0 -
27.0 -6.1 22.0 -2.2 - 25/24 0.8/3 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT 0117 0900 3/- - - 050/21 25.2 21.6 80 1009.11.9 30.0 -
24.8 -7.4 - - - - 18/3 MORNINGTON ISLAND 0117 0000 - - - - 070/37 23.3 22.5 95 1002.80.0 - - - HR010
- - - - - 68/6 51/3 MORNINGTON ISLAND 0117 0300 - - - - 080/28 22.7 22.7 100 1002.40.4 - - - HR018
- - - - - - 16/3 MORNINGTON ISLAND 0117 0600 - - - - 060/28 23.6 22.0 91 1003.00.6 - - - HR996
25.0 -7.2 21.0 -4.6 - 210/24 0.4/3 MORNINGTON ISLAND 0117 0900 - - - - 040/17 24.7 23.3 92 1005.12.1 - - - T0308
23.0 -13.5 - - - 12/6 10/3 MOUNT ISA AERO 0117 1500 3/NE - 080/18 19.7 18.2 91 1009.71.5 12.0 -
26.0 - - - - 12/6 8/3 NORMANTON AIRPORT 0117 1500 1/SW - 070/17 23.2 21.3 89 1007.31.1 1.5 -
25.0 - - - - 57/24 30/18 SWEERS ISLAND 0117 0900 -/- - 070/52 25.0 23.4 91 1005.01.7 2.5 continous strong wind
032 North Coast - Herbert
- - - - - - 25/3 LUCINDA POINT 0117 1800 - - - - 340/17 23.8 23.1 96 1012.80.9 - - - HR012
- - - - - 26/6 0.4/3 LUCINDA POINT 0117 2100 - - - - 250/09 25.6 23.8 90 1014.21.4 - - - HR994
037 Northwest
- - 19.5 -4.8 - - 10/3 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP 0117 1200 - - - - 090/31 20.9 20.2 96 1009.30.4 - - - HR002
22.0 -15.4 - - - 18/6 8/3 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP 0117 1500 - - - - 110/34 21.6 19.5 88 1007.22.0 - - - T0293
038 Channel Country
- - - - - - - BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT 0117 1800 20/E - - 110/55 34.6 14.7 30 1007.40.6 0.0 -
045 Far Southwest
44.0 +7.2 32.0 +8.5 - - - THARGOMINDAH POST OFFICE 0117 0900 - - - - -/- 38.0 15.5 27 - - - - -
New South Wales
046 Upper Western - Far Northwest
44.0 +8.0 29.0 +7.4 - - - TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE 0117 0900 - - - 050/04 33.5 6.7 19 - 50.0 -
44.0 +8.0 - - - - - TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE 0117 1500 15/SW - - 230/04 43.5 9.8 14 - 50.0 -
44.0 +8.4 26.0 +5.4 - - - WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE 0117 0900 -/- - 070/04 32.8 6.6 20 1010.41.3 50.0 -
46.0 +10.4 - - - - - WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE 0117 1500 10/W - 340/04 45.5 6.2 10 1007.62.2 50.0 -
45.0 +9.8 - - - - - WILCANNIA (REID ST) 0117 1500 10/- - 290/17 44.8 2.2 8 - 40.0 -
047 Lower Western - Lower Darling
43.0 +10.3 - - - - - BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) 0117 1500 25/N - - 360/04 42.4 9.7 14 - 50.0 -
048 Upper Western - Upper Darling
42.0 +8.4 - - - - - COBAR MO 0117 1500 -/SW - - 360/13 40.5 1.5 9 1009.72.3 40.0 -
049 Lower Western - Southwest Plains
45.0 +10.5 - - - - - IVANHOE POST OFFICE 0117 1500 25/NW - - 310/18 44.0 5.5 10 1007.52.6 50.0 -
056 Northern Tablelands - west
- - - - - - - INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) 0117 0600 - - - 090/02 13.9 11.9 88 - 30.0 DUST STORM IN DISTANCE REDUCING VISIBILTY
32.0 - 12.0 - - - - INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) 0117 0900 - - - 050/02 20.5 13.6 65 - 30.0 /
32.0 - - - - - - INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) 0117 1500 6/E - 270/04 31.9 11.3 28 - 50.0 dust and smoke cleared 11.00hrs
063 Central Tablelands - south
31.0 +8.0 - - - - - KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) 0117 1500 3/SW - 360/09 29.0 12.8 37 - 15.0 -
34.0 +8.6 - - - - - LITHGOW (BIRDWOOD ST) 0117 1500 6/SW - - 290/17 33.1 7.4 20 - 35.0 -
065 Central Western Slopes - south
36.0 +4.3 22.0 +6.8 - - - COWRA AIRPORT 0117 0900 -/W - 360/35 28.9 10.8 33 - 35.0 -
- - - - - - - COWRA AIRPORT 0117 1200 - - - 310/41 35.5 11.4 23 - 35.0 -
069 South Coast
36.0 +9.9 - - - - - NERRIGA COMPOSITE 0117 1500 3/NW - - 310/55 35.1 11.6 24 - 30.0 -
070 Southern Tablelands - Glburn/Monaro
36.0 +8.3 - - - - - CANBERRA AIRPORT 0117 1500 20/W - - 300/30 35.6 7.6 18 1010.42.8 8.0 -
37.0 +9.7 - - - - - GOULBURN (PROGRESS ST) 0117 1500 10/SW - 290/18 35.5 12.2 25 - 40.0 -
072 Southwest Slopes - south
39.0 +8.3 - - - - - ALBURY AIRPORT 0117 1500 15/NW - 270/17 38.0 1.0 10 - 15.0 -
41.0 +9.7 - - - - - WAGGA WAGGA AMO 0117 1500 25/W 280/31 39.4 2.7 10 1009.12.2 25.0 -
073 Southwest Slopes - north
41.0 +8.5 - - - - - QUANDIALLA POST OFFICE 0117 1500 15/W - - 360/17 39.4 8.5 16 - 10.0 -
41.0 +8.7 - - - - - WYALONG POST OFFICE 0117 1500 20/W - 360/24 41.0 8.3 14 - 50.0 -
074 Riverina - east
41.0 +8.7 - - - - - NARRANDERA GOLF CLUB 0117 1500 - - - 230/09 39.5 2.6 10 - 40.0 -
075 Riverina - west
41.0 +8.3 - - - - - GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS 0117 1500 - - - - 260/17 41.3 5.0 11 1008.32.5 - - - -
43.0 +9.9 - - - - - HILLSTON AIRPORT 0117 1500 15/NW - - 310/24 41.5 16.5 24 1008.02.4 50.0 -
43.0 +8.9 - - - - - LAKE CARGELLIGO AIRPORT 0117 1600 15/- - - 360/09 42.3 14.7 20 - 50.0 -
Victoria
082 Northeast - Lower
39.0 +8.5 - - - - - CORRYONG (PARISH LANE) 0117 1500 6/W 290/30 38.4 3.0 11 - 50.0 -
083 Northeast - Upper
34.0 +8.0 - - - - - OMEO 0117 1500 - - - - 290/22 32.9 -3.3 10 1009.9 2.0 -
084 East Gippsland
- - - - - - - POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE) 0117 1200 1/SW - - 230/02 25.0 - - - 0.2 -
085 West Gippsland
35.0 +9.4 - - - - - LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT 0117 1500 - - - 260/26 34.3 12.1 26 1006.93.4 30.0 -
34.0 +9.4 - - - - - NOOJEE (SLIVAR) 0117 1500 6/N - - 310/04 32.8 8.5 22 - 50.0 -
086 Central - east
34.0 +8.1 - - - - - SCORESBY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0117 1500 - - - - 210/21 30.0 16.4 44 - - - - -
089 Western Plains
33.0 +8.1 - - - - - BALLARAT AERODROME 0117 1500 25/- - 310/26 31.5 -2.5 11 1010.11.5 50.0 -
Islands
200 Islands
- - - - - 42/6 36/3 POINT FAWCETT 0117 0300 - - - - 360/17 24.4 21.9 86 1006.51.1 - - - HR023
32.0 - 23.0 - - 78/24 10/3 POINT FAWCETT 0117 0900 - - - - 330/08 26.3 23.6 85 1007.80.5 - - - -