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Noteworthy synoptic observations for Tuesday, 20 January 2004 local
prepared 0257 EDST, 21/01/04
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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
35.0 +2.1 - - - - - KURI BAY 0120 1500 3/SE - 230/15 33.6 25.8 64 1007.01.9 20.0 nil
- - - - - - - WYNDHAM 0120 1800 10/- - - 050/09 32.5 16.8 39 1005.40.2 40.0 -
002 Kimberley - east
39.0 +2.7 27.0 +2.4 - - - KIMBERLEY RES.STATION 0120 0900 -/ - - 310/04 33.0 24.7 62 - 40.0 -
003 Kimberley - west
- - - - - - 2/6 CYGNET BAY 0120 0000 - - - Calm 27.5 24.6 84 1009.5 20.0 -
009 Lower West, Southwest, South Coast
- - - - - - - ESPERANCE 0120 0600 10/SW - - 230/09 15.8 8.1 60 1018.50.8 0.0 -
25.0 -8.0 12.3 -4.7 9 - - PEARCE RAAF 0120 0900 10/S - - 110/15 20.1 9.7 51 1019.70.0 40.0 -
011 Eucla
35.0 +9.2 16.3 -0.3 13 Tr/24 Tr/24 EUCLA 0120 0900 6/S - - 180/17 21.7 12.8 57 1016.80.3 40.0 -
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
34.4 - - - - - 19/3 BATCHELOR AERO 0120 0000 - - - - 180/05 23.6 23.3 98 1011.72.4 - - - HR001
- - - - - 20/6 0.4/3 BATCHELOR AERO 0120 0300 - - - - 250/04 24.0 23.7 98 1009.52.2 - - - -
33.0 +1.7 - - - - - BLACK POINT 0120 1530 6/NE - 050/15 32.0 25.7 69 1007.91.9 35.0 -
- - - - - - - BLACK POINT 0120 2130 - - - Calm 28.5 25.7 85 1009.52.1 25.0 -
- - - - - - 26/3 BRADSHAW 0120 1800 - - - - 340/17 26.0 23.5 86 1007.40.2 - - - HR018
- - - - - 26/6 - BRADSHAW 0120 2100 - - - - 060/09 27.0 22.4 76 1009.92.5 - - - -
- - - - - - 989/3 CAPE DON 0120 1300 - - - - 320/08 51.9 - - 1009.50.8 - - - HR989
- - - - - - 989/3 CAPE DON 0120 1400 - - - - -/- 52.9 - - 1008.41.6 - - - -
- - - - - 989/6 980/72 CAPE DON 0120 1500 - - - - -/- 52.1 - - 1008.21.3 - - - -
33.0 - 22.0 - - 33/24 33/24 CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU 0120 0930 - - - - 060/17 26.6 22.4 78 1010.11.0 - - - -
- - - - - 17/12 16/3 CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU 0120 2130 - - - - 010/09 22.6 20.7 89 1009.72.1 - - - -
33.0 -0.6 25.0 -1.7 - 26/24 - CENTRE ISLAND 0120 0900 - - - - 120/17 30.1 26.3 80 1011.21.5 - - - -
- - - - - 38/6 38/6 CHANNEL POINT 0120 0330 -/- - Calm 24.0 23.3 96 1009.43.0 8.0 /
33.0 - 23.0 - 24 48/24 0.4/6 CHANNEL POINT 0120 0930 -/ 070/13 27.1 23.6 81 1009.81.0 30.0 /
- - - - - - - CHANNEL POINT 0120 2130 6/ Calm 28.0 26.3 91 1009.72.5 30.0 Lightening visible to the S.
- - - - - 0.2/12 - DARWIN AIRPORT 0120 2130 6/E 010/08 28.9 26.1 85 1009.62.8 30.0 1005.8
35.0 +1.1 23.0 -0.9 - 34/24 34/24 DOUGLAS RIVER 0120 0930 - - - - 130/09 27.6 24.3 82 1009.81.0 - - - -
34.0 +2.2 - - - 1/6 1/6 GALIWINKU 0120 1530 3/NE - 130/04 28.6 26.6 89 1008.71.0 10.0 Slight T/storm to Sth of stn 1425 hours moving to
34.0 - 24.0 - - 25/24 - GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS 0120 0900 - - - - 090/11 31.3 26.8 77 1010.51.5 - - - -
- - - - - - 14/3 JABIRU AIRPORT 0120 1800 - - - - 170/08 26.0 25.2 95 1007.91.3 - - - HR012
- - - - - 20/6 6/3 JABIRU AIRPORT 0120 2100 - - - - 210/09 25.3 24.8 97 1010.62.7 - - - HR002
35.0 +0.1 - - - - - KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM 0120 1530 6/E - 090/11 32.8 19.9 47 - 15.0 -
- - - - - 19/6 19/6 LARRIMAH 0120 2130 -/E - Calm 24.5 24.2 98 1011.63.0 20.0 -
- - - - - 8/12 3/9 MANGO FARM 0120 0330 2/S - 230/04 25.0 24.4 96 1009.61.6 40.0 -
35.0 +1.4 - - - - - MANGO FARM 0120 1530 6/E - Calm 34.5 23.8 54 1007.12.6 40.0 -
35.0 +2.7 - - - - - MANINGRIDA 0120 1530 6/S 020/04 34.8 22.7 50 - 40.0 /
- - - - - - - MANINGRIDA 0120 1830 6/NE - 110/04 27.5 20.7 67 - 30.0 /
- - - - - - 2/15 OENPELLI 0120 0630 -/- Calm 25.6 23.7 89 1009.41.3 25.0 -
- - - - - - - VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS 0120 2100 6/N - - 040/08 30.7 21.4 58 1007.72.5 20.0 -
34.0 -1.0 - - - - - WOLLOGORANG 0120 1530 6/NE - 070/08 28.8 27.0 90 1008.91.7 50.0 thunder
- - - - - - 0.8/3 WOLLOGORANG 0120 1830 -/- - 070/02 26.0 25.3 96 1009.00.2 10.0 thunder
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
- - 19.2 -2.1 - - - ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 0120 1230 - - - 030/13 37.8 1.3 10 1009.41.6 40.0 -
- - - - - - 7/3 BRUNETTE DOWNS 0120 2130 6/SE - - 360/15 25.5 22.5 84 1010.53.2 - Lightning to NW and SE
South Australia
018 Western Agricultural
41.8 +13.3 - - - - - CEDUNA AMO 0120 0030 - - - - 210/43 20.7 17.8 83 1010.41.9 - - - -
42.0 +13.5 18.0 +3.0 17 - - CEDUNA AMO 0120 0930 6/S - - 180/22 19.4 13.5 69 1015.92.6 35.0 -
37.0 +8.9 16.0 +0.6 16 - - CLEVE 0120 0930 -/S 180/11 19.0 12.0 64 1013.02.4 50.0 -
36.0 +10.4 16.0 +0.5 - 0.2/24 0.1/24 ELLISTON 0120 0930 10/W - 200/09 20.1 15.4 74 1015.72.3 35.0 -
39.9 +12.0 - - - - - NULLARBOR 0120 0000 - - - - 200/30 18.7 14.4 76 1014.33.0 - - - -
40.0 +12.1 16.0 +0.7 - - - NULLARBOR 0120 0900 - - - - 180/24 19.5 13.0 66 1016.20.3 - - - -
38.1 +8.2 - - - - - WHYALLA AERO 0120 0030 - - - - 010/26 30.9 -7.1 8 1008.91.3 - - - -
38.0 +8.1 21.0 +3.8 - - - WHYALLA AERO 0120 0930 - - - - 190/24 21.7 16.9 74 1013.13.2 - - - -
022 Yorke Peninsula and Kangaroo Island
30.5 +9.0 - - - - - CAPE WILLOUGHBY 0120 0000 - - - - 360/35 24.7 9.3 38 1006.92.1 - - - -
31.0 +9.5 17.0 +1.4 - - - CAPE WILLOUGHBY 0120 0900 6/SW - 200/24 18.4 11.7 65 1013.23.5 10.0 T0310
37.0 +8.7 19.0 +3.2 - - - PRICE 0120 0930 10/S - - 230/18 22.1 17.1 73 - 15.0 -
026 Lower Southeast
32.0 +10.3 15.0 +1.4 - - - CAPE NORTHUMBERLAND 0120 0930 6/NW - - 250/17 18.4 15.7 84 1010.73.3 20.0 -
Queensland
027 Peninsula - north
33.0 +1.0 - - - - Tr/3 WEIPA AERO 0120 1500 6/E 110/21 32.5 22.5 56 1007.62.2 20.0 -
028 Peninsula - south
32.0 - 25.0 - - 0.2/24 0.2/3 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 0120 0900 6/E - - 150/11 27.7 25.5 88 1010.91.5 20.0 -
- - 24.8 - - - 8/3 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 0120 1200 - - - - 200/09 26.2 24.6 91 1010.60.2 - - - -
32.0 -1.1 - - - 17/6 17/6 MUSGRAVE 0120 1500 6/ - Calm 25.0 23.7 93 - 20.0 -
029 Gulf Country
- - - - - - 12/3 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT 0120 0600 - - - - 360/24 25.2 22.9 87 1012.92.0 - - - -
35.1 +2.0 - - - - 13/3 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT 0120 0000 - - - - 120/09 23.6 22.6 94 1011.11.0 - - - -
35.0 -1.5 - - - - - MOUNT ISA AERO 0120 1500 15/NE 060/18 33.7 18.4 40 1008.52.6 40.0 -
- - - - - - Tr/3 MOUNT ISA AERO 0120 1800 10/SE 070/09 31.3 20.7 53 1008.60.1 35.0 -
- - - - - 10/12 10/3 MOUNT ISA AERO 0120 2100 - - - - -/24 - - - - - - - -
031 North Coast - Barron
- - 24.1 +0.5 - - 13/3 CAIRNS AERO 0120 1200 1/E - 180/15 25.0 23.4 91 1012.5 15.0 -
27.0 -4.4 - - - 16/6 3/3 CAIRNS AERO 0120 1500 1/SE - 130/17 25.3 24.3 94 1010.71.8 3.5 -
- - - - - 1/18 - COOKTOWN AIRPORT 0120 0300 6/SE - - 180/08 26.3 24.3 89 1009.61.5 40.0 -
- - - - - - 1/3 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE 0120 0600 3/SE - - 160/50 27.9 24.9 84 1010.70.7 12.0 -
29.0 -3.2 - - - 0.2/6 0.2/3 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE 0120 1500 3/SE 160/35 27.7 26.2 92 1010.31.6 20.0 -
- - - - - 0.2/12 - LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE 0120 2100 6/SE - 140/34 27.7 23.9 80 1010.91.1 25.0 -
032 North Coast - Herbert
- - - - - - - INGHAM COMPOSITE 0120 2100 6/NE - - 070/09 27.1 23.9 83 1012.32.0 35.0 -
29.0 -1.8 - - - 52/6 52/6 INNISFAIL 0120 1500 3/SE - - 130/17 28.0 23.7 78 - 6.0 Thunderstorm with heavy rain from 1030.
- - - - - - 10/3 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 0120 1800 - - - - 240/09 24.1 23.4 96 1011.50.7 - - - HR003
037 Northwest
- - - - - 8/6 8/3 URANDANGIE 0120 2100 -/- - 050/09 26.9 21.4 72 1009.82.8 30.0 -
038 Channel Country
- - - - - - - BEDOURIE POLICE STATION 0120 2100 10/SW - - 040/15 33.4 18.2 41 1008.51.9 25.0 -
- - - - - - - BOULIA AIRPORT 0120 2100 15/- - - 070/18 31.8 20.4 51 1009.71.5 50.0 -
045 Far Southwest
- - - - - - - QUILPIE AIRPORT 0120 0300 -/ - 020/02 25.5 19.3 69 1013.50.9 50.0 -
- - - - - - - QUILPIE AIRPORT 0120 0600 3/- 050/02 24.9 20.5 77 1014.71.3 50.0 -
- - - - - - - QUILPIE AIRPORT 0120 2100 6/- - - 090/02 27.2 21.2 70 1013.10.4 50.0 -
New South Wales
048 Upper Western - Upper Darling
- - - - - - - BOURKE AIRPORT AWS 0120 2100 6/SW - - 040/24 31.6 16.8 41 1012.81.8 50.0 -
069 South Coast
24.0 +0.1 - - - - - MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION 0120 1500 10/NW - 050/65 23.3 18.1 73 1011.63.0 20.0 -
071 Southern Tablelands - Snowy Mtns
- - - - - - - THREDBO AWS 0120 0300 - - - - 320/80 12.5 6.1 65 1015.72.4 - - - -
- - - - - - - THREDBO AWS 0120 0600 - - - - 320/72 11.3 8.5 83 1016.60.8 - - - -
074 Riverina - east
36.0 +3.6 - - - - - NARRANDERA GOLF CLUB 0120 1500 - - - 050/17 33.8 15.5 33 - 40.0 -
Victoria
076 Mallee - north
40.0 +8.3 - - - - - WALPEUP RESEARCH 0120 1500 - - - 310/35 37.1 -6.4 6 - 40.0 -
078 Wimmera - north
37.0 +6.4 - - - Tr/6 Tr/6 WARRACKNABEAL MUSEUM 0120 1500 3/W - - 290/46 34.5 4.0 15 - 0.2 -
083 Northeast - Upper
- - - - - - - MT HOTHAM 0120 0300 - - - - 330/63 12.4 6.3 66 - - - - -
- - - - - - - MT HOTHAM 0120 0600 - - - - 340/63 11.5 7.3 75 - - - - -
084 East Gippsland
33.0 +9.5 - - - - - LAKES ENTRANCE 0120 1500 10/W 110/05 31.1 13.3 34 - 60.0 -
33.0 +9.6 - - - - - POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE) 0120 1500 6/- - 090/28 25.4 17.8 63 - 30.0 -
085 West Gippsland
38.0 +12.5 - - - - - BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT 0120 1500 - - - - 300/17 36.8 0.3 10 1008.91.0 - - - -
37.0 +11.7 - - - - - EAST SALE AIRPORT 0120 1500 20/NW - 310/26 34.2 6.3 18 1009.01.1 40.0 -
36.0 +10.3 - - - - - MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT 0120 1500 - - - - 320/31 32.2 5.7 19 1009.10.5 - - - -
34.0 +13.8 - - - - - WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 0120 1500 - - - - 310/21 33.8 2.6 14 1006.61.5 - - - -
086 Central - east
36.0 +9.9 - - - - - ESSENDON AIRPORT 0120 1500 - - - - 020/18 33.0 -0.2 12 1008.50.8 - - - -
35.0 +9.0 - - - - Tr/3 MELBOURNE AIRPORT 0120 1500 20/NW - 350/22 34.0 -7.9 6 1008.60.9 30.0 -
34.0 +8.2 - - - - - MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 0120 1500 25/W 090/09 33.6 -3.6 9 1008.50.9 50.0 -
35.0 +9.5 - - - - - MOORABBIN AIRPORT 0120 1500 - - - - 010/28 35.0 -5.9 7 1007.91.4 - - - -
32.0 +8.9 - - - - - PHILLIP ISLAND PENGUIN RESERVE 0120 1500 - - - 250/34 21.5 19.1 86 - 30.0 -
34.0 +10.3 - - - - - WONTHAGGI 0120 1500 -/SW - 360/18 24.1 13.7 52 1009.30.8 20.0 -
087 Central - west
36.0 +10.4 - - - - - LAVERTON RAAF 0120 1500 - - - - 350/26 35.3 -3.9 8 1008.20.7 - - - -
089 Western Plains
36.0 +9.5 - - - Tr/6 Tr/3 ARARAT PRISON 0120 1500 10/NW - 290/22 32.6 -1.2 11 1008.51.2 50.0 -
- - - - - - 0.2/3 ARARAT PRISON 0120 1800 6/NW - 130/09 20.8 12.2 58 1010.41.8 50.0 -
35.0 +10.1 - - - - - BALLARAT AERODROME 0120 1500 10/W 310/41 33.9 -4.9 8 1008.52.2 50.0 -
090 West Coast
29.0 - 13.0 - - - - COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) 0120 0900 - - - - 350/63 27.0 -5.9 11 1007.70.4 - - - -
- - 16.6 - - - - COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) 0120 1200 - - - - 330/72 33.0 -7.3 7 1007.10.6 - - - -
29.6 +8.0 - - - - - PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) 0120 0000 - - - - 010/13 17.0 2.8 39 1009.62.0 - - - -
30.0 +8.4 14.0 +1.9 - - - PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) 0120 0900 3/W - - 250/24 17.3 14.7 85 1009.14.4 30.0 -
Tasmania
092 East Coast
27.0 +8.1 - - - - - LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) 0120 1500 - - - 360/44 25.7 4.1 25 - 50.0 -
31.0 +9.2 - - - - - SCAMANDER 0120 1500 - - - 310/17 30.3 5.5 21 - - 25.0 -
33.0 +10.8 - - - - - SWANSEA POST OFFICE 0120 1500 -/W 310/44 30.4 5.4 21 1003.43.7 20.0 /
094 Southeast
33.0 +11.7 - - - - - BULL BAY (LAURISTON) 0120 1500 - - - 180/15 26.8 11.9 40 - 10.0 -
29.0 +10.8 - - - - - CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 0120 1500 3/S 180/61 17.6 13.9 79 1002.60.1 8.0 Swell 0.5mtr.Southerly change @ 1330(L) with gusts
32.0 +11.4 - - - - - DOVER 0120 1500 10/W - 050/17 20.7 14.4 67 - 10.0 haze obscure visibility
31.0 +9.3 - - - - - GEEVESTON (CEMETERY ROAD) 0120 1500 - - - 310/28 29.0 9.9 30 - 20.0 cloud unchanged
33.0 +10.7 - - - - - GROVE RESEARCH STATION 0120 1500 -/NW 230/17 25.6 13.2 46 - 40.0 -
33.0 +11.4 - - - - - HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 0120 1500 25/NW 330/43 33.1 2.1 14 1000.32.7 35.0 -
34.0 +11.6 - - - - - HOBART AIRPORT 0120 1500 25/NW 330/39 33.0 3.2 15 1000.63.2 30.0 -
- - 12.7 +2.1 - - - MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0120 1200 20/NW - 300/78 18.3 10.4 60 1001.50.2 10.0 -
- - - - - 0.2/18 - MOUNT WELLINGTON 0120 0300 - - - - 310/67 5.9 3.9 87 - - - - -
- - - - - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 0120 0600 - - - - 330/67 8.0 4.0 76 - - - - -
15.0 +1.9 3.0 -1.8 - 0.2/24 0.2/24 MOUNT WELLINGTON 0120 0900 - - - - 320/68 11.6 2.4 53 - - - - -
22.0 +8.9 - - - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 0120 1500 - - - - 320/41 21.7 2.9 29 - - - - -
28.0 +9.4 - - - - - PORT ARTHUR (PALMERS LOOKOUT) 0120 1500 15/W - 020/28 27.3 12.2 39 1002.42.2 20.0 -
- - - - - - - TASMAN ISLAND 0120 0300 - - - - -/70 14.0 9.6 75 1012.52.9 - - - -
16.0 - 11.0 - - - - TASMAN ISLAND 0120 0900 - - - - -/72 15.5 12.6 83 1007.71.9 - - - -
- - 15.5 - - - - TASMAN ISLAND 0120 1200 - - - - 180/68 16.1 13.2 83 1004.6 - - - -
095 Derwent Valley
34.0 +10.2 - - - - - BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) 0120 1500 10/NW 330/34 33.0 1.4 13 - 30.0 -
097 West Coast Mountain Region
- - - - - - - CAPE SORELL 0120 0200 - - - - 020/63 17.0 - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE SORELL 0120 0400 - - - - 020/63 18.5 - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - MOUNT READ 0120 0300 - - - - 020/74 8.9 4.4 73 1009.43.4 - - - -
Islands
200 Islands
- - - - - - 14/3 CAPE WESSEL 0120 1200 - - - - 080/18 26.5 - - 1009.90.5 - - - HR009
- - - - - - 14/3 CAPE WESSEL 0120 1300 - - - - 070/21 27.6 - - 1009.41.4 - - - -
- - - - - - 9/3 CAPE WESSEL 0120 1400 - - - - 070/18 28.4 - - 1008.51.6 - - - -
- - - - - - - WILLIS ISLAND 0120 0300 6/E - 090/30 28.1 23.1 74 1008.61.8 30.0 -