Noteworthy synoptic observations for Tuesday, 17 August 2004 local
prepared 0156 EST, 18/08/04
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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
009 Lower West, Southwest, South Coast
- - - - - - 0.2/15 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON 0817 0600 - - - Calm 5.2 5.2 100 - 0.1 -
- - - - - - 8/3 BUSSELTON 0817 1200 - - - - -/- 15.1 10.8 75 - - - - -
- - - - - - 11/3 DWELLINGUP 0817 1200 - - - - 230/21 10.0 9.1 94 1025.80.1 - - - HR006
17.0 -1.2 - - - 8/6 8/3 JANDAKOT AERO 0817 1500 - - - - 030/09 14.6 13.1 91 1024.51.0 - - - -
17.0 +0.4 - - - 7/6 7/6 JARRAHWOOD 0817 1500 - - - 230/09 13.5 11.6 88 - 0.1 -
- - - - - - 9/3 MANDURAH 0817 1200 - - - - 250/11 11.8 10.8 94 1025.50.0 - - - -
19.0 +0.6 - - - 9/6 8/3 PERTH AIRPORT 0817 1500 3/W - - 120/04 14.7 11.7 82 1024.40.8 30.0 -
18.0 - - - - 11/6 11/3 PERTH METRO 0817 1500 - - - - 200/09 15.0 12.5 85 1024.20.9 - - - -
17.0 - - - - 9/6 8/3 SWANBOURNE 0817 1500 - - - - 280/15 14.1 11.8 86 - - - - -
- - - - - - 11/3 WINDY HARBOUR 0817 1200 6/W - - 250/18 13.1 11.6 91 1021.40.7 20.0 -
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
- - - - - - - GOVE AIRPORT 0817 0600 - - - Calm 14.7 14.4 98 1013.30.5 0.0 -
- - - - - - - MANGO FARM 0817 0300 - - - Calm 17.0 16.7 98 1013.50.2 0.1 -
- - - - - - - MANGO FARM 0817 0600 -/ - Calm 18.5 18.5 100 1015.42.0 0.2 -
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
- - 10.3 - - - - RABBIT FLAT 0817 1200 -/ - 110/18 22.6 -10.0 10 1021.10.8 30.0 -
18.0 -6.6 0.0 -8.4 -3 - - WATARRKA 0817 0900 - - - 130/05 8.8 -1.8 47 1024.91.8 50.0 -
South Australia
016 Northwest Pastoral
12.0 -8.4 5.0 -2.1 - 10/24 - ANDAMOOKA 0817 0900 15/SW - - 250/05 10.6 7.3 80 - 50.0 -
018 Western Agricultural
13.1 -5.4 - - - - 10/3 CEDUNA AMO 0817 0000 - - - - 320/11 9.1 7.9 92 1019.00.0 - - - -
14.0 -1.3 11.0 +0.0 - 8/24 8/3 NEPTUNE ISLAND 0817 0900 - - - - 050/11 11.6 10.5 93 1021.81.9 - - - -
022 Yorke Peninsula and Kangaroo Island
15.0 +1.1 - - - Tr/6 Tr/3 CAPE BORDA 0817 1500 6/- - 180/05 13.6 7.3 66 1020.91.3 40.0 Gutsy little whirly-whirly (dust devil) just swept
Queensland
045 Far Southwest
25.0 +2.6 - - - - - QUILPIE AIRPORT 0817 1500 10/W - 200/34 23.9 -6.3 13 1013.82.5 50.0 -
New South Wales
048 Upper Western - Upper Darling
- - - - - - 3/3 COBAR MO 0817 1800 15/SW - Calm 10.3 6.4 77 1017.40.9 40.0 -
061 Hunter
- - - - - - 12/3 CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 0817 1800 - - - - 300/05 10.4 9.2 92 1018.91.2 - - - -
- - - - - 13/12 11/3 GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATIO 0817 2100 - - - - Calm 10.1 10.0 99 - - - - -
- - - - - 11/12 11/3 MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS 0817 2100 - - - - 130/05 8.7 8.1 96 - - - - -
- - - - - 11/12 4/3 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS 0817 2100 - - - - 310/43 6.2 5.6 96 1016.80.3 - - 0.1 -
- - - - - - - MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE 0817 0600 - - - Calm 2.0 2.0 100 - 0.2 -
14.0 -2.9 - - - 8/6 8/3 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE 0817 1500 3/NW - - 090/04 11.0 9.0 87 - 10.0 -
- - - - - 10/6 9/3 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE 0817 2100 6/NW - - 290/17 8.0 6.9 93 - 5.0 -
- - - - - - 8/3 PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) 0817 1800 - - - - 210/09 11.1 10.8 98 - - - - -
063 Central Tablelands - south
- - - - - - - KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) 0817 0600 - - - 090/04 4.0 4.0 100 - 0.2 -
- - - - - - 10/3 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) 0817 1800 1/SE - - 130/04 3.3 3.3 100 - 0.5 -
- - - - - 23/6 13/3 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) 0817 2100 1/SE - - 090/04 3.2 3.2 100 - 0.5 -
- - - - - - 13/3 MOUNT BOYCE AWS 0817 1800 - - - - 070/11 3.3 3.3 100 - - - 2.7 -
- - - - - 28/12 15/3 MOUNT BOYCE AWS 0817 2100 - - - - 090/13 2.8 2.8 100 - - - 6.0 -
- - - - - - 10/3 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 0817 1800 - - - - 080/04 3.1 2.4 95 1018.91.1 - - - HR001
064 Central Western Slopes - north
- - - - - - 8/3 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) 0817 1800 6/W - - 270/17 6.4 5.3 93 1016.10.3 1.0 -
- - - - - 9/6 0.4/3 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) 0817 2100 6/- - - Calm 4.0 1.8 86 1017.20.9 50.0 -
065 Central Western Slopes - south
15.0 -0.4 - - - 2/6 2/3 COWRA AIRPORT 0817 1500 10/NE 090/08 10.7 7.0 78 - 15.0 -
066 Sydney Metropolitan - east
- - - - - 8/6 8/3 BANKSTOWN AIRPORT AWS 0817 2100 - - - - 340/02 10.3 9.9 97 1020.70.8 - - - HR006
- - - - - 14/12 9/3 CANTERBURY RACECOURSE AWS 0817 2100 - - - - 290/09 9.9 8.7 92 - - - 5.0 -
- - - - - 12/12 11/3 HOMEBUSH (OLYMPIC STADIUM) AWS 0817 2100 - - - - 170/04 9.6 8.4 92 - - - 1.3 -
15.0 -2.7 9.0 +0.1 - 20/24 11/3 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 0817 0900 3/NE - - -/- 10.6 9.6 94 1024.01.8 7.0 -
- - - - - 43/12 38/3 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 0817 2100 6/SE - -/- 9.9 9.3 96 1020.30.7 10.0 -
- - - - - 10/12 4/3 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 0817 2100 3/NE - - 290/21 10.7 9.4 92 1019.90.1 12.0 -
068 Illawarra
- - - - - 16/12 8/3 BELLAMBI AWS 0817 2100 - - - - 230/15 10.7 8.6 87 - - - - -
069 South Coast
10.0 - - - - 13/6 13/3 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS 0817 1500 - - - - 090/17 7.1 4.1 81 1020.91.3 - - - -
- - 10.2 +0.1 - - 9/3 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0817 1200 - - - - 190/11 11.6 9.9 89 1023.31.3 - - - -
070 Southern Tablelands - Glburn/Monaro
- - - - - - 10/3 COOMA AIRPORT AWS 0817 1800 - - - - 350/05 2.4 1.4 93 1021.61.0 - - - -
071 Southern Tablelands - Snowy Mtns
1.0 -1.6 -14.0 -8.2 - - - CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALE 0817 0900 2/E - - Calm -6.2 -7.0 94 - 20.0 50285
3.0 +0.4 - - - - - CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALE 0817 1500 2/E - - Calm 0.4 -0.5 94 - 10.0 50285
073 Southwest Slopes - north
15.0 +0.2 - - - 1/6 1/6 GRENFELL (QUONDONG RD) 0817 1500 6/ - - 230/02 10.1 4.9 70 - 50.0 -
16.0 -0.1 - - - - - QUANDIALLA POST OFFICE 0817 1500 6/W - 090/04 14.2 7.8 65 - 15.0 -
- - - - - - 11/3 YOUNG AIRPORT 0817 1800 - - - - 310/15 7.0 5.5 90 1019.11.6 - - - -
Victoria
083 Northeast - Upper
- - -5.1 - - - 8/3 MT HOTHAM 0817 1200 - - - - 360/21 -1.8 -2.1 98 - - - - -
086 Central - east
11.0 -3.7 -1.0 -8.4 - Tr/24 - PHILLIP ISLAND PENGUIN RESERVE 0817 0900 - - - 050/05 10.8 5.9 72 - 25.0 -
Tasmania
094 Southeast
10.0 - -4.0 - -7 0.2/24 0.2/18 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) 0817 0900 - - - Calm -2.4 -2.7 98 - 0.1 -
095 Derwent Valley
12.0 -1.0 -3.0 -5.4 -5 - - BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) 0817 0900 - - - Calm 0.2 - - - 0.1 evap 0.8
096 Central Plateau
8.0 - -7.0 - - - - LIAWENEE 0817 0900 - - - Calm -3.2 - - 1024.20.6 0.0 -