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Noteworthy synoptic observations for Tuesday, 18 May 2004 local
prepared 0156 EST, 19/05/04
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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
003 Kimberley - west
30.0 - 21.4 - - 26/24 - CURTIN AERO 0518 0900 - - - - 120/21 24.9 20.0 74 1016.01.8 - - - -
29.0 -3.7 21.6 +2.7 - 45/24 - DERBY AERO 0518 0900 - - - - 140/28 24.7 20.4 77 1015.61.6 - - - -
009 Lower West, Southwest, South Coast
- - - - - - 4/15 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON 0518 0600 - - - Calm 11.0 11.0 100 - 0.1 -
20.0 +0.1 12.0 +3.9 - 27/24 25/18 DONNYBROOK 0518 0900 3/W - - 360/02 12.8 12.2 96 - 10.0 -
- - - - - 8/18 8/3 PERTH METRO 0518 0300 - - - - 030/05 13.3 12.9 97 1019.80.6 - - - -
010 Great Southern, Central Wheat Belt
29.0 +8.2 - - - - - NAREMBEEN 0518 1500 - - - 230/04 18.0 17.0 94 - 20.0 -
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
31.0 +0.2 - - - 30/6 30/6 ALYANGULA POLICE 0518 1500 3/ - Calm 25.5 24.1 92 1012.3 10.0 -
- - - - - 33/12 33/3 BATCHELOR AERO 0518 2100 - - - - 310/11 21.9 21.4 97 1013.13.2 - - - -
31.6 +2.0 - - - - 13/3 CENTRE ISLAND 0518 2330 - - - - 090/31 24.2 22.8 92 1015.40.0 - - - HR005
- - - - - - - CHANNEL POINT 0518 2100 6/- - Calm 29.0 25.2 80 1012.22.4 30.0 Lightening visible to the E.S.E
- - - - - - - DARWIN AIRPORT 0518 2100 25/E - 360/08 28.4 24.7 80 1012.62.3 30.0 DPA- ////./
33.0 +1.3 24.0 +1.7 23 52/24 36/3 GALIWINKU 0518 0900 3/NE - 130/11 24.1 24.0 99 1014.42.3 2.5 Wind gusts to 16 knots
- - - - - 11/18 8/3 GOVE AIRPORT 0518 0300 - - - - 100/11 25.7 25.1 96 1010.41.1 - - - -
- - - - - - - GOVE AIRPORT 0518 0600 3/E - 100/13 26.2 24.4 90 1011.00.6 20.0 -
31.0 +1.1 24.0 +1.4 24 43/24 31/3 GOVE AIRPORT 0518 0900 3/E - - 010/17 24.2 23.8 98 1013.92.9 10.0 -
- - 24.1 +1.5 - - 22/3 GOVE AIRPORT 0518 1200 3/E - 140/08 24.5 24.1 98 1012.21.7 10.0 -
27.0 -2.9 - - - 36/6 14/3 GOVE AIRPORT 0518 1500 2/NE - - 170/13 24.3 23.7 96 1011.01.2 2.0 -
- - - - - - 63/3 GOVE AIRPORT 0518 1800 - - - - 140/21 22.8 22.8 100 1010.90.1 - - - -
- - - - - 103/12 4/3 GOVE AIRPORT 0518 2100 - - - - 200/11 23.4 23.3 99 1013.02.1 - - - -
- - 23.5 - - - 14/3 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS 0518 1130 - - - - 030/11 26.4 25.4 94 1012.70.7 - - - HR007
29.0 - - - - 36/6 23/3 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS 0518 1430 - - - - 190/02 24.5 24.0 97 1012.10.6 - - - HR006
- - - - - - 12/3 JABIRU AIRPORT 0518 1800 - - - - 020/05 24.1 23.5 96 1011.92.0 - - - -
- - - - - Tr/6 Tr/6 LARRIMAH 0518 2100 3/E - - 050/15 26.3 21.8 76 1014.53.0 50.0 -
- - 24.8 - - - 30/3 MCCLUER ISLAND 0518 1200 - - - - 160/17 24.8 24.1 96 1012.90.1 - - - -
30.0 - - - - 30/6 0.4/3 MCCLUER ISLAND 0518 1500 - - - - 170/18 29.3 24.7 76 1009.93.0 - - - -
- - - - - 30/12 - MCCLUER ISLAND 0518 2100 - - - - 130/18 27.2 24.3 84 1012.21.8 - - - -
- - - - - - 16/3 NGAYAWILI 0518 0530 - - - - 130/11 24.2 22.8 92 1011.61.4 - - - HR004
32.0 - 22.0 - - 54/24 38/3 NGAYAWILI 0518 0830 - - - - 060/13 24.4 23.2 93 1013.82.2 - - - HR006
31.0 - - - - 16/6 16/6 NGUKURR 0518 1500 -/- - - Calm 26.5 25.8 96 - 20.0 pressure not read due to power failure earlier in
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
31.6 +8.6 - - - - - ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 0518 0000 - - - - 180/26 17.9 13.7 76 1018.13.9 - - - -
32.0 +9.0 15.0 +6.7 15 - - ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 0518 0900 3/NW - 200/11 15.7 13.1 85 1021.22.3 - - 30.0 -
- - - - - Tr/6 Tr/6 BRUNETTE DOWNS 0518 2100 6/E - - 090/18 24.5 19.7 75 1017.03.8 50.0 LIGHTNING ALL DIRECTIONS
18.0 -5.8 14.0 +5.4 13 47/24 2/3 CURTIN SPRINGS 0518 0900 -/ - Calm 14.4 13.7 96 1020.92.3 15.0 ifting from west
- - - - - 16/6 16/6 KULGERA 0518 0300 6/- - - 200/04 14.5 14.5 100 1017.50.9 50.0 -
25.0 +2.4 13.0 +3.8 13 47/24 0.5/3 KULGERA 0518 0900 6/- - - 160/04 14.5 13.6 94 1021.22.5 50.0 -
- - - - - 42/6 42/6 PAPUNYA 0518 0300 10/ - - Calm 15.5 15.5 100 1016.4 55.0 -
29.0 - - - - 54/24 12/6 PAPUNYA 0518 0900 6/W - - Calm 14.5 14.5 100 1018.3 20.0 -
25.0 +0.0 14.0 +3.3 13 47/24 0.9/3 WATARRKA 0518 0900 10/W - Calm 14.6 13.6 94 1020.31.4 50.0 -
24.0 - 15.0 - - 25/24 - WULUNGURRU 0518 0830 - - - - 170/18 16.4 14.6 89 1019.41.9 - - - -
19.0 -5.9 13.0 +3.3 - 41/24 - YULARA AERO 0518 0900 - - - - 180/18 14.6 12.7 88 1020.82.0 - - - -
South Australia
016 Northwest Pastoral
17.0 - 12.0 - - 26/24 - ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) 0518 0900 - - - - 180/18 12.8 10.7 87 1021.32.7 - - - -
017 Northeast Pastoral
20.0 -1.0 12.0 +3.0 - 28/24 0.2/3 LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT 0518 0900 - - - - 220/21 14.6 13.6 94 1017.91.3 - - - -
019 Northern Agricultural - Upper North
20.0 -0.2 12.0 +4.7 - 26/24 0.2/3 HAWKER 0518 0900 6/- - - 250/04 14.1 13.0 93 1017.91.9 45.0 -
022 Yorke Peninsula and Kangaroo Island
15.0 -1.3 9.0 -2.2 - 25/24 7/12 CAPE BORDA 0518 0900 6/SW - - 250/31 14.0 5.6 57 1015.23.1 15.0 -
15.0 - 13.0 - - 27/24 - CAPE BORDA AWS 0518 0900 - - - - 220/30 13.6 6.1 60 1015.03.1 - - - -
15.0 - 12.0 - - 23/24 961/72 KINGSCOTE AERO 0518 0900 - - - - 260/21 13.7 9.4 75 1014.63.1 - - - -
023 Adelaide plains and Mt Lofty Ranges
18.0 -0.9 13.0 +2.8 13 25/24 2/3 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 0518 0900 3/W - - 240/09 13.8 13.1 96 1015.32.3 15.0 -
- - - - - 19/6 3/3 MOUNT CRAWFORD (TOWER HILL) 0518 0230 - - - - 290/37 10.5 10.5 100 - - - - HR998
15.0 - 9.0 - - 37/24 1/3 MOUNT CRAWFORD (TOWER HILL) 0518 0830 - - - - 260/35 9.5 9.5 100 - - - - HR001
18.0 - - - - - 8/3 NOARLUNGA 0518 0000 - - - - 340/30 14.1 12.7 91 - - - - -
- - - - - 15/6 5/3 PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AW 0518 0230 - - - - 300/34 12.5 11.7 95 1009.60.2 - - - HR002
14.0 - 10.0 - - 54/24 4/3 PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AW 0518 0830 - - - - 240/22 11.2 8.2 82 1014.43.4 - - - HR992
026 Lower Southeast
15.6 -0.5 - - - - 10/3 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 0518 0000 - - - - 350/28 11.0 10.8 99 1008.51.6 - - - -
Queensland
028 Peninsula - south
- - - - - - 22/3 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 0518 1800 - - - - 100/18 24.9 23.5 92 1012.80.7 - - - -
038 Channel Country
- - - - - - - BEDOURIE POLICE STATION 0518 0600 - - - - 270/18 16.3 1.7 37 1014.01.3 25.0 -
040 South Coast - Moreton
26.0 +2.1 2.0 -8.2 -1 - - AMBERLEY AMO 0518 0900 25/ - Calm 13.3 6.9 65 1022.7 40.0 SLP MANUAL INPUT
New South Wales
071 Southern Tablelands - Snowy Mtns
4.0 -2.6 - - - 17/6 17/6 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALE 0518 1500 1/E - - 310/08 1.8 1.6 99 - 4.0 50000 some wet snow has fallen in past 6 hours.
6.0 +1.3 1.0 +2.4 - - - THREDBO AWS 0518 0900 - - - - 320/93 1.9 0.5 90 1014.61.6 - - - -
- - 0.7 +2.1 - - 1/3 THREDBO AWS 0518 1200 - - - - 320/72 0.5 0.4 99 1014.00.5 - - - -
072 Southwest Slopes - south
- - 8.8 - - - 8/3 ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 0518 1200 - - - - 140/08 10.7 10.0 95 1015.41.5 - - - HR003
7.0 - - - - 8/6 8/3 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS 0518 1500 - - - - 320/17 3.8 3.5 98 - - - - -
- - - - - 28/12 12/3 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS 0518 2100 - - - - 270/39 4.5 4.2 98 - - - - -
Victoria
082 Northeast - Lower
7.0 - - - - 12/6 8/3 HUNTERS HILL 0518 1500 - - - - 340/11 6.6 6.5 99 - - - - -
- - - - - - 10/3 HUNTERS HILL 0518 1800 - - - - 300/15 7.1 7.0 99 - - - - -
083 Northeast - Upper
3.0 -3.6 - - - 11/6 8/3 MOUNT BULLER 0518 1500 - - - - 340/43 3.0 2.7 98 - - - - HR004
- - - - - - 13/3 MOUNT BULLER 0518 1800 - - - - 290/30 1.1 0.9 99 - - - - HR004
- - - - - - - MT HOTHAM 0518 0600 - - - - 350/76 1.5 0.4 92 - - - - -
6.0 - 1.0 - - 0.2/24 0.2/3 MT HOTHAM 0518 0900 - - - - 340/70 0.9 0.6 98 - - - - -
085 West Gippsland
- - - - - 5/12 0.6/3 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 0518 2100 - - - - 260/65 11.9 9.3 84 1009.42.2 - - - -
- - - - - - - WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 0518 2200 - - - - 250/89 12.8 8.7 76 1009.6 - - - -
086 Central - east
19.0 +2.7 0.0 -8.4 9 0.6/24 0.6/24 CRANBOURNE BOTANIC GARDENS 0518 0900 - - - 360/15 12.0 10.1 88 - 35.0 -
088 Central - north
- - 7.5 - - - 0.6/3 KILMORE GAP 0518 1200 - - - - 360/41 8.4 8.3 99 1010.40.5 - - 0.1 -
089 Western Plains
- - - - - - 8/3 ARARAT PRISON 0518 0600 1/N - 360/09 11.1 10.7 97 1010.11.1 20.0 -
- - - - - - 13/3 LOOKOUT HILL 0518 0600 - - - - 330/30 7.1 7.0 99 - - - - -
090 West Coast
- - - - - 0.6/18 0.4/3 COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) 0518 0300 - - - - 350/65 11.9 9.3 84 1007.93.6 - - - -
- - - - - - 9/3 HAMILTON AIRPORT 0518 0600 - - - - 350/31 11.3 10.6 95 1007.81.0 - - - -
- - - - - 9/18 8/3 PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) 0518 0300 - - - - 360/26 11.5 10.7 95 1006.71.7 - - - -
12.0 -0.1 7.0 -0.4 - 28/24 28/24 WEEAPROINAH 0518 0900 - - - 290/24 9.9 9.9 100 - 0.1 -
Tasmania
091 North Coast
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0518 1600 - - - - 270/63 10.7 9.0 89 1004.6 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0518 1900 - - - - 230/63 11.3 8.7 84 1008.3 - - - -
- - - - - 3/6 0.4/3 CAPE GRIM BAPS 0518 2100 - - - - 240/70 11.5 6.3 70 1011.24.2 - - - -
14.0 -1.2 9.0 +2.3 - 14/24 13/3 DEVONPORT AIRPORT 0518 0900 2/N - 010/39 12.9 11.7 92 1007.92.5 2.0 -
- - - - - - 8/3 LUNCHEON HILL FORESTRY 0518 0600 - - - - 010/44 9.8 9.7 99 - - - - HR003
- - 7.3 +1.3 - - 14/3 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) 0518 1200 - - - - 350/24 11.3 11.2 99 1006.62.4 - - - -
12.0 -3.0 - - - 18/6 4/3 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) 0518 1500 1/N - - 350/21 11.5 11.3 99 1003.62.9 2.0 -
14.0 - 7.0 - - 15/24 12/3 SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM 0518 0900 - - - - 360/28 10.9 10.3 96 1007.62.3 - - - -
- - - - - - 8/3 WYNYARD AIRPORT 0518 0600 6/N - 010/24 12.8 11.9 94 1008.92.5 0.8 -
15.0 +0.0 10.0 +4.9 - 18/24 10/3 WYNYARD AIRPORT 0518 0900 2/N - 350/34 12.6 12.0 96 1006.72.2 6.0 -
094 Southeast
12.0 -0.8 - - - 13/6 11/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0518 1500 1/W - 300/30 11.1 10.9 99 1000.21.0 5.0 Manual wind W 7kts
- - - - - - 4/3 MOUNT WELLINGTON 0518 1800 - - - - 240/67 2.5 2.4 99 - - - - -
097 West Coast Mountain Region
- - - - - - - MOUNT READ 0518 0300 - - - - 010/68 5.4 - - 1007.94.0 - - - -
- - - - - - 0.8/3 MOUNT READ 0518 0600 - - - - 010/72 5.3 - - 1004.82.7 - - - -
- - 2.9 - - - 10/3 MOUNT READ 0518 1200 - - - - 360/35 6.5 - - 1003.01.5 - - - -
7.0 - - - - 33/6 23/3 MOUNT READ 0518 1500 - - - - 280/39 4.6 - - 1002.80.2 - - - -
- - - - - 42/12 7/3 MOUNT READ 0518 2100 - - - - 220/54 1.8 - - 1007.82.4 - - - -
- - - - - - 8/3 SCOTTS PEAK DAM 0518 1800 - - - - 300/13 7.3 6.3 93 - - - - -
13.0 -1.4 - - - 13/6 8/3 STRAHAN AERODROME 0518 1500 1/W - - 250/13 11.6 10.7 94 1002.70.5 5.0 -
11.0 -0.6 - - - 8/6 8/6 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE 0518 1500 - - - 360/04 11.0 10.2 95 - 8.0 -
Islands
200 Islands
- - - - - - 30/3 CAPE WESSEL 0518 2230 - - - - 140/26 25.0 - - 1013.21.0 - - - HR030
- - - - - - 42/3 CAPE WESSEL 0518 2330 - - - - 070/09 25.4 - - 1012.20.2 - - - HR012
19.0 -1.9 13.0 -3.1 - 18/24 15/3 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO 0518 0930 1/SW 220/18 14.4 13.6 95 1015.81.6 12.0 -
- - - - - - 0.2/3 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO 0518 1232 6/SW 270/11 18.8 12.8 68 1014.11.7 40.0 -
19.0 -1.9 - - - 2/6 2/6 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO 0518 1530 3/SW 210/11 16.8 10.3 65 1012.51.7 20.0 -
- - - - - 16/6 13/3 NORTH EAST ISLAND 0518 1430 - - - - 060/18 24.0 - - 1011.51.5 - - - HR007
- - - - - - 16/3 NORTH EAST ISLAND 0518 1530 - - - - 040/05 25.1 - - 1011.61.0 - - - HR005
- - - - - - 13/3 NORTH EAST ISLAND 0518 1630 - - - - 060/11 26.0 - - 1011.80.3 - - - HR998
- - - - - - 9/3 NORTH EAST ISLAND 0518 1730 - - - - 080/15 24.9 - - 1012.61.1 - - - HR003
- - - - - - 10/3 NORTH EAST ISLAND 0518 2230 - - - - 120/26 26.5 - - 1014.10.1 - - - HR006
- - - - - - 12/3 NORTH EAST ISLAND 0518 2330 - - - - 120/17 26.7 - - 1013.70.7 - - - HR003