Noteworthy synoptic observations for Monday, 17 October 2005 local
prepared 0159 EST, 18/10/05
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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
004 Pilbara - De Grey
27.0 -8.5 - - - - - MANDORA 1017 1500 6/N - 270/24 26.9 5.1 25 1008.3 - 20.0 -
006 West Gascoyne
- - - - - - - CARNARVON AIRPORT 1017 1800 - - - 210/37 19.7 13.4 67 1013.20.4 22.0 -
009 Lower West and Perth
16.0 -2.7 13.0 +2.7 - 3/24 0.4/3 WINDY HARBOUR 1017 0900 6/S - - 160/34 14.1 13.0 93 1018.81.5 20.0 -
010 Central Wheat Belt
- - - - - - 0.6/9 CORRIGIN 1017 0000 -/E - 180/08 12.0 11.3 95 1011.1 - Past Hail very light
- - - - - - 0.4/15 CUNDERDIN 1017 0600 6/S - 180/09 12.7 10.4 86 - 30.0 -
25.0 +0.8 9.0 +0.9 - 35/24 35/18 HYDEN 1017 0900 6/E - - 090/04 13.0 12.3 96 - 25.0 -
23.0 - 9.9 - - 42/24 - LAKE GRACE 1017 0900 - - - - 150/18 14.0 9.0 72 1015.71.5 - - - -
- - - - - - 29/15 LAKE GRACE COMPARISON 1017 0600 15/SE - - 160/04 11.3 10.3 94 - 30.0 -
24.0 +1.3 10.0 +1.4 - 38/24 - LAKE GRACE COMPARISON 1017 0900 20/SE - - 160/08 14.0 9.6 75 - 30.0 -
21.0 -0.3 11.0 +3.0 - 2/24 2/18 NARROGIN 1017 0900 3/S - - 180/08 13.5 8.6 72 - 50.0 -
011 Eucla
- - - - - - 7/9 BALGAIR 1017 0000 6/S - - 180/15 16.2 15.0 93 1003.5 10.0 -
- - - - - - - BALGAIR 1017 0600 3/S - - 180/15 14.8 14.4 97 1005.4 3.0 -
27.0 +0.4 14.0 +3.7 14 8/24 1/3 BALGAIR 1017 0900 6/SW - - 230/09 16.6 14.7 89 1006.5 10.0 -
19.0 -5.9 13.0 +4.3 13 37/24 22/18 BALLADONIA 1017 0900 1/NE - - 200/13 12.9 12.7 99 1008.8 2.0 -
16.0 -8.9 - - - 0.5/6 0.5/6 BALLADONIA 1017 1500 1/NE - - 200/22 14.4 12.2 87 1008.8 5.0 -
- - - - - - 2/15 EYRE 1017 0600 -/ - 290/04 14.8 14.3 97 1005.31.1 30.0 -
20.0 -2.6 - - - 0.2/6 0.2/6 EYRE 1017 1500 -/NE - 230/15 19.0 15.3 79 1005.60.5 30.0 -
012 Goldfields
15.0 -9.8 11.0 +1.4 - 17/24 - NORSEMAN 1017 0900 3/S - - 230/18 14.5 10.8 78 - 30.0 -
- - - - - - 2/15 SOUTHERN CROSS 1017 0600 -/NW - Calm 11.2 8.8 85 1011.12.1 50.0 -
013 Interior
- - - - - - 0.2/6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE 1017 1630 10/NW 330/34 26.9 10.5 36 1003.40.3 40.0 -
- - - - - 0.2/12 - GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE 1017 1930 15/NW 350/21 23.9 10.8 44 1004.91.4 40.0 -
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
33.0 - 27.0 - 25 - - CHANNEL POINT 1017 0900 3/SW 270/09 30.0 24.6 73 1011.41.6 20.0 Thunderstorm to the SW of station
32.0 - - - - - - CHANNEL POINT 1017 1500 3/ 290/11 30.4 25.5 75 1008.32.0 25.0 Intermittent rain showers from the the N, East of
- - - - - - - DARWIN AIRPORT 1017 0300 6/NE - 360/11 27.1 23.8 82 1009.11.0 15.0 -
34.0 +0.9 - - - - - DARWIN AIRPORT 1017 1500 15/NE 330/17 33.1 20.6 48 1007.72.3 25.0 -
- - - - - - 12/3 DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE 1017 1730 - - - - 330/11 27.5 21.3 69 1005.30.2 - - - -
- - - - - - 58/3 DOUGLAS RIVER 1017 1800 - - - - 310/08 24.2 22.8 92 1007.41.1 - - - -
- - - - - 58/12 0.2/3 DOUGLAS RIVER 1017 2100 - - - - 300/02 24.6 23.3 92 1008.91.5 - - - -
- - - - - - 9/3 LAJAMANU 1017 1730 - - - - 110/13 23.1 21.6 91 1006.00.8 - - - HR009
- - - - - - 18/15 MANGO FARM 1017 0600 2/NW Calm 25.0 24.3 96 1010.31.1 30.0 -
34.0 -3.2 - - - - - MANGO FARM 1017 1500 6/N 270/11 33.5 22.6 53 1007.22.6 40.0 -
37.0 -1.1 - - - - - TIMBER CREEK 1017 1500 10/NW 310/04 34.2 21.6 48 1005.92.6 30.0 -
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
- - 17.2 +2.5 - - 0.2/3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 1017 1200 15/SW - 070/15 23.0 16.3 66 1012.00.6 40.0 -
- - - - - - 0.8/3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 1017 1800 10/W - 010/08 21.4 18.1 81 1009.50.3 40.0 -
29.0 - 16.0 - 16 28/24 - ARLTUNGA 1017 0900 6/W - 050/08 21.2 13.2 60 1012.71.0 40.0 thndr strn at stn from 1900hrs - 2100hrs yesterday
- - - - - - 18/15 CURTIN SPRINGS 1017 0600 10/ - - 130/15 18.2 17.9 98 1009.31.1 40.0 -
- - - - - 0.4/12 - RABBIT FLAT 1017 2100 -/- - 020/18 25.6 20.3 73 1007.31.5 40.0 l/ning to se
34.0 -0.6 - - - 2/6 2/3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT 1017 1500 6/W 070/24 25.6 21.6 79 1007.21.7 25.0 -
- - - - - 10/12 8/3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT 1017 2100 - - - - 110/13 22.6 21.4 93 1009.81.9 - - - -
24.0 -8.8 - - - 6/6 0.8/3 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM 1017 1430 - - - - 350/21 23.2 17.2 69 1010.01.8 - - - -
24.2 -8.6 - - - - 0.2/3 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM 1017 2330 - - - - Calm 19.0 17.7 92 1009.90.5 - - - -
- - - - - - 10/3 YULARA AERO 1017 0600 - - - - 080/18 18.3 17.4 94 1008.40.7 - - - -
South Australia
016 Northwest Pastoral
- - - - - 15/12 14/3 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT 1017 2100 - - - - 090/24 16.8 16.5 98 1010.20.9 - - - -
- - - - - 26/12 9/3 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) 1017 2100 - - - - 340/09 17.8 17.2 96 1008.11.4 - - - -
017 Far North Pastoral
24.0 -6.2 - - - 3/6 3/3 OODNADATTA AIRPORT 1017 1430 - - - - 020/21 18.7 16.9 89 1011.7 - - - -
018 Western Agricultural
- - - - - - - CEDUNA AMO 1017 0600 6/- 070/17 17.4 6.5 49 1010.41.2 30.0 -
27.0 +5.0 19.0 +9.0 18 - - CLEVE 1017 0900 -/ - 360/22 24.0 -0.7 19 1015.40.9 50.0 -
31.1 +6.7 - - - - 8/3 NULLARBOR 1017 2330 - - - - 230/17 16.0 15.6 97 1006.50.7 - - - HR002
023 Adelaide plains and Mt Lofty Ranges
27.0 +5.4 20.0 +8.6 17 - - ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 1017 0900 25/W 040/18 23.8 0.7 22 1017.7 40.0 -
- - 19.9 +8.5 - - - ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 1017 1200 25/- - 060/22 26.5 3.2 22 1016.41.3 40.0 -
25.0 +4.2 19.0 +8.4 14 - - ADELAIDE AIRPORT 1017 0900 25/W 040/28 24.9 2.0 22 1017.8 30.0 -
Queensland
039 South Coast Curtis
25.0 - - - - - 18/3 GAYNDAH AIRPORT 1017 0000 - - - - 100/05 19.6 18.1 91 1014.20.6 - - - -
040 South Coast Moreton & Brisbane
18.4 -9.2 - - - - 4/3 AMBERLEY AMO 1017 0000 - - - 220/13 15.6 14.4 93 1016.31.0 - - - -
18.6 -8.1 - - - - 2/3 ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT 1017 0000 - - - - 200/09 15.7 15.6 99 1016.20.8 - - - -
- - - - - 12/12 12/3 GYMPIE 1017 2100 - - - - 150/09 19.6 18.7 95 1014.02.1 - - - -
- - - - - - 32/3 JIMNA FORESTRY 1017 1800 - - - - 070/05 17.7 16.8 94 - - - - -
- - - - - 37/12 3/3 JIMNA FORESTRY 1017 2100 - - - - 050/11 17.1 16.1 94 - - - - -
24.0 - 17.0 - - 67/24 - POINT LOOKOUT 1017 0900 3/S - 180/09 21.1 17.9 82 - 10.0 -
- - - - - 9/12 9/3 TOOLARA (KELLY) 1017 2100 - - - - 090/05 19.6 19.0 96 - - - - -
18.0 -10.0 - - - - - UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON 1017 0000 - - - - Calm 15.5 13.5 88 - - - - -
18.0 -10.0 15.0 +1.8 - 8/24 - UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON 1017 0900 - - - - Calm 18.1 14.8 81 - - - - -
041 Darling Downs - east
25.0 -2.9 - - - 36/6 36/6 DALBY AIRPORT 1017 1500 10/W - - Calm 19.2 18.9 98 1010.2 30.0 -
20.0 -8.4 15.0 +1.8 13 20/24 - GOONDIWINDI AIRPORT 1017 0900 15/NW - - 050/02 17.4 15.0 86 1014.31.3 50.0 -
17.5 -8.9 - - - - - OAKEY AERO 1017 0000 - - - - 080/18 14.1 13.5 96 1014.60.7 - - - -
13.0 -8.5 - - - - - STANTHORPE (GRANITE BELT HRS) 1017 0000 - - - - 070/05 10.1 9.8 98 1015.20.8 - - - -
13.0 -8.5 9.0 +0.0 - 10/24 0.8/3 STANTHORPE (GRANITE BELT HRS) 1017 0900 - - - - 060/08 12.7 12.2 97 1015.21.1 - - - HR998
19.0 -8.5 13.0 +1.4 12 13/24 - TEXAS POST OFFICE 1017 0900 3/W - - 310/17 19.1 13.6 70 - 50.0 -
- - - - - - - TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 1017 0600 - - - 070/18 12.7 12.3 97 1014.00.8 - 0.2 -
New South Wales
048 Upper Western - Upper Darling
19.0 -9.7 15.0 +2.2 - 7/24 0.8/18 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL 1017 0900 2/SE - - 130/08 15.6 13.8 89 - 50.0 -
051 Central Western Plains - north
17.0 -10.5 12.0 +0.5 - 5/24 4/18 COONAMBLE COMPARISON 1017 0900 15/NE - - 110/09 16.9 13.0 78 - 50.0 -
16.0 -10.4 13.0 +1.7 - 18/24 - NYNGAN AIRPORT 1017 0900 -/N - 130/09 15.5 9.8 69 - 50.0 -
16.0 -9.0 11.0 +0.9 - 11/24 - TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS 1017 0900 - - - - 100/18 15.8 10.8 72 1019.11.6 - - - -
052 Northwest Plains - west
19.0 -9.1 15.0 +3.2 - 4/24 - WALGETT AIRPORT AWS 1017 0900 - - - 140/15 17.0 15.7 92 1016.61.4 - - - -
054 Northwest Slopes - north
16.0 -9.1 12.0 +1.9 - 25/24 25/24 PINDARI DAM 1017 0900 -/W - Calm 15.0 12.3 84 - 20.0 -
055 Northwest Slopes - south
17.0 -9.6 12.0 +1.4 - 17/24 5/18 GUNNEDAH POOL 1017 0900 -/NE - 110/17 16.8 12.3 75 - 20.0 -
16.0 -9.2 11.0 +2.4 - 10/24 10/24 QUIRINDI POST OFFICE 1017 0900 3/W - - Calm 15.2 10.3 73 - 20.0 -
056 Northern Tablelands - west
12.0 -7.8 9.0 +1.9 9 25/24 25/24 GLEN INNES AG RESEARCH STN 1017 0900 - - - 130/04 12.0 11.1 94 - 50.0 -
13.0 - 9.0 - - 28/24 0.4/3 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS 1017 0900 - - - - 110/13 12.3 11.2 93 1014.70.8 - - - -
12.0 -8.9 9.0 +1.9 - 23/24 4/18 GLEN INNES POST OFFICE 1017 0900 6/E - - 090/09 12.4 10.6 89 - 10.0 -
10.0 -8.2 7.0 +0.9 - 18/24 7/18 GUYRA HOSPITAL 1017 0900 -/W - 090/04 9.5 9.3 99 - 10.0 -
14.0 - 11.0 - - 26/24 - INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) 1017 0900 10/NE - - 090/04 13.4 12.7 96 - 30.0 /
15.0 -7.7 11.0 +0.7 10 27/24 0.8/3 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE 1017 0900 - - - 110/08 14.8 12.9 88 1015.41.1 30.0 -
13.0 -9.3 9.0 +0.9 - 11/24 - TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) 1017 0900 2/- - - 050/02 13.2 12.1 93 - 20.0 -
057 Northern Tablelands - east
13.0 -10.7 10.0 -2.4 - 17/24 17/24 TABULAM (MUIRNE) 1017 0900 - - - 160/09 12.7 12.7 100 - 0.2 -
058 Northern Rivers
18.0 -8.6 15.0 +1.3 - 10/24 4/18 GRAFTON OLYMPIC POOL 1017 0900 3/S - Calm 16.9 14.7 87 - 10.0 -
059 Mid North Coast
13.0 - 9.0 - - 28/24 12/18 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) 1017 0900 1/S - - 180/05 11.5 10.8 95 - 0.7 -
060 Manning
19.0 - 15.0 - - 48/24 7/18 FORSTER BEACH CARAVAN PARK 1017 0900 - - - 180/18 17.2 12.9 76 - 12.0 -
16.0 -9.5 13.0 +1.7 11 32/24 19/18 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) 1017 0900 10/- - - Calm 14.8 13.0 89 - 35.0 -
061 Hunter
17.0 -8.1 - - - 5/6 0.6/3 CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 1017 1500 - - - - 060/13 15.6 13.1 85 1018.91.1 - - - -
16.0 -10.2 12.0 +1.8 - 32/24 23/18 JERRYS PLAINS POST OFFICE 1017 0900 6/SE - - 130/15 15.5 - - - 25.0 -
15.0 -9.5 11.0 -0.9 - 39/24 39/24 LOSTOCK DAM 1017 0900 3/ - - 180/04 13.5 12.0 91 - 0.5 400016
16.0 - 11.0 - - 27/24 - MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS 1017 0900 - - - - 160/13 14.1 12.0 87 - - - - -
12.0 - - - - - 3/3 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS 1017 0000 - - - 150/34 9.1 8.7 97 1015.51.0 - - 0.2 -
15.0 -9.1 10.0 +1.8 - 19/24 - MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE 1017 0900 3/SE - - 130/04 13.0 9.9 81 - 10.0 -
16.0 -8.1 - - - - - MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE 1017 1500 3/SE - 180/17 15.4 10.4 72 - 10.0 -
19.0 -4.3 14.0 +1.1 - 3/24 2/18 NELSON BAY (NELSON HEAD) 1017 0900 - - - 160/265 16.0 13.9 87 - 14.0 .
16.9 -8.0 - - - - 0.8/3 PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) 1017 0000 - - - - 280/08 12.6 12.1 97 - - - - -
17.0 - 12.0 - - 26/24 19/18 SINGLETON STP 1017 0900 - - - 130/08 15.2 11.5 79 - 45.0 -
062 Central Tablelands - north
14.0 -9.3 9.0 -0.2 - 21/24 15/18 GULGONG POST OFFICE 1017 0900 6/ - - 110/11 14.0 7.2 64 - 50.0 -
8.0 - 5.0 - - 43/24 0.2/3 NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS 1017 0900 - - - - 110/28 6.3 6.3 100 - - - - -
063 Central Tablelands - south
9.0 -8.5 6.0 -1.6 - 28/24 2/3 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) 1017 0900 1/SE - - 130/09 7.5 7.5 100 - 2.0 -
9.0 - 5.0 - - 30/24 1/3 MOUNT BOYCE AWS 1017 0900 - - - 090/15 7.7 7.7 100 - - - 2.1 -
064 Central Western Slopes - north
15.0 -9.2 10.0 +2.8 - 11/24 - COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) 1017 0900 6/E - - 130/17 13.9 10.8 82 1017.41.2 50.0 -
065 Central Western Slopes - south
18.0 -5.5 10.0 -0.4 - 32/24 - PARKES (MACARTHUR STREET) 1017 0900 -/- - 130/04 16.1 9.3 64 - 50.0 -
16.0 - 10.0 - - 28/24 - PARKES AIRPORT AWS 1017 0900 - - - - 130/18 16.2 9.0 62 1019.10.8 - - - -
16.0 -8.8 11.0 +2.4 11 14/24 7/18 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) 1017 0900 6/ - - Calm 16.2 9.2 63 - 50.0 -
066 Sydney Metropolitan - east
20.0 -3.6 13.0 +1.2 - 16/24 9/3 BANKSTOWN AIRPORT AWS 1017 0900 - - - - 230/13 14.5 14.0 97 1022.61.3 - - - HR003
067 Sydney Metropolitan - west
20.0 - 12.0 - - 20/24 9/3 HOLSWORTHY CONTROL RANGE 1017 0900 - - - - 210/05 14.1 13.2 94 - - - - -
Victoria
083 Northeast - Upper
- - - - - - 10/3 MOUNT BULLER 1017 1800 - - - - 200/11 6.3 6.0 98 - - - - HR003
085 West Gippsland
- - - - - - - MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT 1017 0600 - - - Calm 8.0 7.6 97 1022.90.4 0.2 -
086 East Central
- - - - - - - WONTHAGGI 1017 0600 - - - Calm 6.0 5.8 99 1022.82.0 0.0 -
088 North Central
- - - - - - - KILMORE GAP 1017 0300 - - - 170/13 8.4 8.1 98 1021.71.0 - - 0.0 -
18.0 - 8.0 - - - - KILMORE GAP 1017 0900 - - - - 170/13 10.1 10.0 99 1023.41.2 - - 0.0 -
Islands
200 Islands
- - 16.5 +0.8 - - 10/3 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 1017 1130 2/NW - - 050/41 18.5 17.0 91 1012.51.6 10.0 -
- - - - - 74/18 - POINT FAWCETT 1017 0300 - - - - 100/08 26.0 24.1 89 1009.11.0 - - - -
32.0 - 23.0 - - 74/24 - POINT FAWCETT 1017 0900 - - - - 030/09 29.9 23.4 68 1011.41.8 - - - -
Antarctica
300 Antarctica
- - - - - - 0.2/3 MACQUARIE ISLAND 1017 0600 3/W - 270/50 1.7 -2.2 75 1008.31.9 - 30.0 -
- - - - - - Tr/3 MACQUARIE ISLAND 1017 2100 3/W - - 270/48 2.1 -0.5 83 1016.50.6 20.0 -