Noteworthy synoptic observations for Tuesday, 7 March 2006 local
prepared 0200 EST, 08/03/06
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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 North Kimberley
35.0 +1.8 22.0 -2.9 - 31/24 31/18 KURI BAY 0307 0900 6/NE - 230/18 24.0 22.5 91 1006.60.4 5.0 nil
24.0 -9.2 - - - 38/6 38/6 KURI BAY 0307 1500 6/NE - 310/18 23.5 22.0 91 1002.84.0 5.0 temp max as read, checked.
- - - - - 13/18 13/3 WYNDHAM AERO 0307 0300 - - - - 120/13 24.1 22.9 93 1006.40.4 - - - -
002 East Kimberley
- - - - - - - KIMBERLEY RES.STATION 0307 0900 -/ - - 230/02 36.0 18.5 36 - 30.0 -
003 West Kimberley
- - - - - - 2/3 BROOME AIRPORT 0307 0600 6/E 110/11 23.6 21.0 85 1006.40.9 30.0 -
006 West Gascoyne
41.0 +10.4 25.0 +3.4 23 - - DENHAM 0307 0900 - - - 110/15 32.6 17.5 41 1009.61.0 50.0 -
009 Lower West and Perth
35.0 +10.7 18.5 +3.5 - - - CAPE NATURALISTE 0307 0900 - - - - 090/28 22.3 15.4 65 1013.80.1 - - - -
34.0 +10.0 - - - - - MOUNT BARKER 0307 1500 - - - 050/22 32.8 8.5 22 - 30.0 -
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
30.0 -1.4 25.0 -0.4 24 47/24 18/18 BLACK POINT 0307 0930 6/E - - 270/31 30.0 25.0 75 1008.51.6 25.0 -
32.0 +0.6 - - - 0.1/6 0.1/6 BLACK POINT 0307 1530 6/ - 290/24 31.0 25.5 73 1006.71.4 20.0 -
- - - - - 57/18 - CAPE DON 0307 0330 - - - - 290/24 28.4 24.6 80 1006.21.7 - - - -
30.0 - 24.0 - - 57/24 - CAPE DON 0307 0930 - - - - 280/21 29.7 24.1 72 1008.01.5 - - - -
28.0 - 24.0 - 24 23/24 21/18 CHANNEL POINT 0307 0930 3/NW 090/02 26.5 24.8 90 1007.61.2 25.0 /
31.0 - - - - 10/6 10/6 CHANNEL POINT 0307 1530 6/N 340/09 30.5 25.0 73 1005.71.9 30.0 /
35.0 +0.3 22.0 -0.5 - 38/24 - DALY WATERS AWS 0307 0930 - - - - 190/11 24.0 22.1 89 1008.52.7 - - - -
- - - - - 32/18 25/3 DARWIN AIRPORT 0307 0330 3/W - 260/17 24.5 23.8 96 1005.91.9 15.0 -
- - - - - - 18/3 DARWIN AIRPORT 0307 0630 6/W - Calm 24.2 23.6 96 1006.60.7 15.0 -
28.0 -3.9 23.0 -1.5 24 50/24 0.4/3 DARWIN AIRPORT 0307 0930 6/W - 270/21 27.5 24.8 85 1008.01.4 15.0 ARF 52.2mm LFC 231 VER:03 SWV:M2.01.38.00
- - - - - 33/18 26/3 DARWIN AIRPORT COMPARISON 0307 0330 - - - - 280/11 24.5 23.9 96 1005.81.8 - - - -
- - - - - - 18/3 DARWIN AIRPORT COMPARISON 0307 0630 - - - - Calm 24.1 23.5 96 1006.60.8 - - - -
28.0 - 23.0 - - 51/24 0.8/3 DARWIN AIRPORT COMPARISON 0307 0930 - - - - 270/13 27.5 25.2 87 1007.91.3 - - - -
33.3 - - - - - 11/3 DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE 0307 0000 - - - - 090/18 21.5 19.6 89 1009.11.1 - - - HR003
33.0 -1.4 - - - 18/6 18/6 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM 0307 1530 -/NW 180/02 24.1 23.2 95 - 10.0 -
33.0 - 29.0 - 21 40/24 40/18 KIDMAN SPRINGS 0307 0930 -/ - - Calm 25.5 23.3 88 - 28.0 -
29.0 -5.0 24.0 +0.5 24 3/24 0.2/3 MANGO FARM 0307 0930 -/- - Calm 26.7 24.1 86 1008.20.8 40.0 -
- - - - - 90/18 - MCCLUER ISLAND 0307 0330 - - - - 290/26 28.1 24.4 80 1006.21.3 - - - -
30.0 - 24.0 - - 90/24 - MCCLUER ISLAND 0307 0930 - - - - 290/34 29.8 24.2 72 1007.91.6 - - - -
- - - - - 11/18 9/3 MIDDLE POINT AWS 0307 0330 - - - - 210/13 24.2 23.6 96 1006.71.4 - - - -
- - - - - 36/18 19/3 NGAYAWILI 0307 0330 - - - - 260/26 27.4 24.7 85 1005.51.2 - - - -
30.0 - 24.0 - - 36/24 - NGAYAWILI 0307 0930 - - - - 240/17 28.4 25.3 83 1008.12.0 - - - -
30.0 -1.8 24.0 +0.1 - 42/24 0.2/3 PIRLANGIMPI AWS 0307 0930 - - - - 300/15 29.0 24.6 77 1007.81.3 - - - -
- - - - - - 16/3 POINT STUART AWS 0307 0600 - - - - 200/18 24.5 23.9 96 1006.50.3 - - - HR016
- - - - - - 16/3 POINT STUART AWS 0307 0700 - - - - 180/09 24.5 23.8 96 1007.00.8 - - - HR992
- - - - - - 16/3 POINT STUART AWS 0307 0800 - - - - 250/09 24.2 22.7 91 1007.21.3 - - - -
- - - - - - 12/3 TINDAL RAAF 0307 1830 - - - - 020/04 28.1 25.0 83 1005.80.2 - - - -
Queensland
027 North Peninsula
31.4 - - - - - 23/3 COCONUT ISLAND 0307 0000 - - - - 240/15 24.8 - - 1009.61.3 - - - -
- - - - - 45/18 23/3 COCONUT ISLAND 0307 0300 - - - - 320/24 25.6 - - 1007.42.2 - - - -
31.0 - 24.0 - - 48/24 - COCONUT ISLAND 0307 0900 - - - - 340/30 27.8 - - 1010.82.5 - - - -
- - 24.4 - - - 19/3 COCONUT ISLAND 0307 1200 - - - - 310/46 25.1 - - 1010.50.3 - - - -
28.0 - - - - 20/6 0.4/3 COCONUT ISLAND 0307 1500 - - - - 310/26 28.3 - - 1007.62.9 - - - -
- - - - - - 11/3 COEN AIRPORT 0307 1800 - - - - 330/08 25.6 24.2 92 1007.11.8 - - - -
29.5 - - - - - 10/3 HORN ISLAND 0307 0000 - - - - 300/18 26.3 24.7 91 1008.80.3 - - - -
028 South Peninsula
31.0 - - - - 12/6 12/3 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 0307 1500 3/SW - - 180/13 26.2 25.2 94 1005.91.8 2.0 -
029 Lower Carpentaria (Gulf Country)
31.0 -3.4 23.0 -0.2 - 30/24 30/18 CROYDON TOWNSHIP 0307 0900 6/N - - 070/02 26.8 24.8 89 1008.51.6 50.0 -
31.0 -1.8 24.0 +0.3 - 34/24 - KOWANYAMA AIRPORT 0307 0900 2/SW 060/08 27.7 24.8 84 1008.12.5 40.0 -
33.0 +0.2 - - - - - KOWANYAMA AIRPORT 0307 1500 3/W - 320/21 28.3 25.5 85 1004.91.4 30.0 -
- - - - - - 11/3 MORNINGTON ISLAND 0307 0600 - - - - 120/15 24.9 23.5 92 1006.41.0 - - - -
- - - - - - 18/3 MORNINGTON ISLAND 0307 1800 - - - - 160/09 26.1 24.5 91 1005.70.6 - - - -
- - - - - - 19/3 NORMANTON AIRPORT 0307 0600 0/N - - 160/17 24.0 23.7 98 1007.00.6 50.0 -
30.0 - 24.0 - - 30/24 7/3 NORMANTON AIRPORT 0307 0900 1/W - - 080/13 24.8 24.3 97 1007.70.7 50.0 -
29.0 - 25.0 - - 28/24 27/18 SWEERS ISLAND 0307 0900 2/SE - 110/18 27.0 24.6 87 1006.91.4 40.0 -
29.0 - - - - 19/6 19/6 SWEERS ISLAND 0307 1500 2/S - 200/05 26.4 26.4 100 1004.62.0 1.0 -
030 Upper Carpentaria (Nthn Goldfields)
33.0 - - - - - 9/3 GEORGETOWN AIRPORT 0307 0000 - - - - 230/08 24.1 23.3 95 1008.71.2 - - - -
33.0 - 24.0 - - 34/24 - GEORGETOWN AIRPORT 0307 0900 - - - - 080/09 26.7 23.4 82 1009.32.1 - - - -
- - - - - 34/12 34/12 GEORGETOWN POST OFFICE 0307 0300 10/- - - Calm 25.0 24.4 96 1006.12.3 12.0 -
37.0 +3.8 23.0 +1.6 - 35/24 - GEORGETOWN POST OFFICE 0307 0900 10/E 110/04 26.5 24.1 87 1009.12.1 50.0 -
031 North Coast - Barron
- - - - - - 11/3 CAIRNS AERO 0307 0600 2/NE - - 090/02 25.0 24.4 96 1008.10.9 8.0 -
032 North Coast - Herbert
28.0 -2.7 24.0 +2.2 - 38/24 0.4/3 CARDWELL MARINE PDE 0307 0900 1/E - 130/09 27.0 25.6 92 1010.51.7 50.0 -
- - - - - 58/12 58/12 INGHAM COMPOSITE 0307 0300 2/- - - Calm 24.2 24.2 100 1008.40.9 3.0 -
30.0 -0.7 24.0 +1.8 - 64/24 5/6 INGHAM COMPOSITE 0307 0900 3/- - 090/02 27.4 25.7 90 1011.01.8 10.0 -
29.0 -0.8 24.0 +2.0 - 22/24 11/3 INNISFAIL 0307 0900 1/SE - - 160/04 25.5 25.2 98 - 1.0 -
27.0 -2.8 - - - 39/6 39/6 INNISFAIL 0307 1500 3/SE - - 230/04 26.9 25.8 94 - 0.2 -
- - - - - 44/18 27/3 LUCINDA POINT 0307 0300 - - - - 180/13 25.0 - - 1008.10.9 - - - -
29.0 -0.6 24.0 -0.6 - 48/24 - LUCINDA POINT 0307 0900 - - - - 120/21 28.4 - - 1010.61.7 - - - -
- - 24.1 +2.2 - - 36/3 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 0307 1200 - - - - Calm 25.2 24.7 97 1010.20.7 - - - HR023
27.0 -2.8 - - - 38/6 2/3 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 0307 1500 - - - - 170/02 26.9 25.5 92 1007.72.5 - - - -
29.9 -0.7 - - - - 9/3 TOWNSVILLE AERO 0307 0000 - - - 150/11 24.8 24.2 96 1009.80.3 - - - -
- - - - - 37/18 9/3 TOWNSVILLE AERO 0307 0300 2/N - - 180/08 24.9 24.4 97 1008.51.3 20.0 -
30.0 -0.6 24.0 +1.2 24 45/24 3/3 TOWNSVILLE AERO 0307 0900 2/N - 140/15 25.6 24.8 95 1011.21.8 15.0 -
033 Central Coast - east
- - - - - - 18/3 ALVA BEACH 0307 0600 - - - - 060/22 25.5 24.8 96 1010.01.4 - - - -
30.0 - 25.0 - - 36/24 3/3 ALVA BEACH 0307 0900 - - - - 080/22 26.3 24.9 92 1011.61.6 - - - -
30.1 -0.7 - - - - 11/3 AYR DPI RESEARCH STN 0307 0000 - - - - 170/05 24.8 24.0 95 - - - - -
- - - - - 38/18 10/3 AYR DPI RESEARCH STN 0307 0300 - - - - 190/08 24.6 24.4 99 - - - - -
- - - - - - 13/3 AYR DPI RESEARCH STN 0307 0600 - - - - Calm 24.9 24.7 99 - - - - -
30.0 -0.8 25.0 +3.6 - 54/24 3/3 AYR DPI RESEARCH STN 0307 0900 - - - - 080/09 25.5 25.4 99 - - - - -
- - 23.8 - - - 17/3 SAMUEL HILL AERO 0307 1200 - - - 360/02 24.7 23.5 93 1012.80.1 - - 0.9 -
30.0 - - - - 20/6 3/3 SAMUEL HILL AERO 0307 1500 - - - 350/09 29.7 23.7 70 1009.33.5 - - - -
25.0 - - - - - 9/3 WOOLSHED 0307 0000 - - - - 060/09 22.2 22.1 99 - - - - -
25.0 - 21.0 - - 34/24 3/3 WOOLSHED 0307 0900 - - - - 070/11 22.3 22.1 99 - - - - -
- - - - - 26/12 22/3 YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE 0307 2100 - - - - 160/09 25.0 24.6 98 1013.02.1 - - - -
035 Central Highlands
32.0 -0.4 22.0 +4.5 21 6/24 6/18 TAMBO POST OFFICE 0307 0900 3/- - - 090/04 25.0 20.8 78 1011.71.7 20.0 -
039 South Coast Curtis
31.0 -1.7 - - - 22/6 22/6 BARALABA POST OFFICE 0307 1500 -/W - 130/05 25.9 23.4 86 - 25.0 -
- - - - - - 8/3 BUNDABERG AERO 0307 1800 - - - - 010/11 23.6 22.7 95 1011.10.6 - - - -
- - - - - 15/12 14/3 GLADSTONE RADAR 0307 2100 - - - - 150/13 22.7 22.1 96 1013.62.1 - - - -
- - - - - - 13/3 ROCKHAMPTON AERO 0307 1800 3/NW - - 060/08 24.2 23.5 96 1010.61.8 15.0 -
- - - - - 29/12 16/3 ROCKHAMPTON AERO 0307 2100 3/NW - 160/02 24.1 23.5 96 1013.12.5 12.0 -
- - - - - 9/6 8/3 TOWN OF 1770 0307 2100 - - - - 200/09 22.7 22.4 98 1013.71.6 30.0 -
040 South Coast Moreton & Brisbane
27.0 - 20.0 - - 24/24 23/18 MALENY TAMARIND ST 0307 0900 -/SW - 250/04 22.6 21.7 95 - 25.0 -
New South Wales
048 Upper Western - Upper Darling
32.0 +2.1 - - - - - COBAR MO 0307 1500 25/- - 240/18 31.1 -1.9 12 1011.42.1 40.0 -
058 Northern Rivers
- - - - - - 8/15 YAMBA PILOT STATION 0307 0600 - - - - 310/04 20.0 20.0 100 1008.80.2 0.1 -
063 Central Tablelands - south
33.0 +12.9 19.0 +7.6 - - - KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) 0307 0900 - - - 320/04 19.4 14.0 71 - 10.0 -
066 Sydney Metropolitan - east
34.7 +10.0 - - - - - SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 0307 0000 3/SE - - -/- 22.2 18.7 81 1008.31.9 20.0 -
35.0 +10.3 21.0 +3.5 - - - SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 0307 0900 3/S - - -/- 22.0 18.2 79 1009.81.8 18.0 -
35.5 +10.3 - - - - - SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 0307 0000 3/SE - - 140/21 22.2 18.4 79 1008.51.8 22.0 -
Victoria
083 Northeast - Upper
- - - - - - - MT HOTHAM AIRPORT 0307 0600 - - - - 270/02 5.2 4.9 98 1008.70.3 - - 0.1 -
084 East Gippsland
21.0 +0.1 - - - - - GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0307 1500 6/W - - 220/70 18.5 12.2 67 1009.90.3 25.0 80045
085 West Gippsland
- - - - - - - WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 0307 0600 - - - - 240/80 13.7 10.2 79 1007.71.0 - - - -
- - - - - - - WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 0307 1400 - - - - 250/63 14.2 10.8 80 1011.4 - - - -
17.0 -2.4 - - - 0.6/6 0.6/3 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 0307 1500 - - - - 250/67 15.9 7.9 59 1011.30.3 - - - -
- - - - - - - WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 0307 1800 - - - - 250/65 15.5 9.0 65 1011.90.6 - - - -
Tasmania
091 North Coast
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0307 0300 - - - 260/65 12.3 10.4 88 1009.11.2 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0307 0500 - - - - 250/65 13.0 8.9 76 1008.7 - - - -
- - - - - - 0.8/3 CAPE GRIM BAPS 0307 0600 - - - 250/74 13.6 7.1 65 1008.80.3 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0307 0800 - - - - 240/72 13.8 5.8 58 1009.9 - - - -
17.0 - 11.0 - - 0.8/24 - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0307 0900 - - - 230/67 13.7 7.5 66 1010.92.1 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0307 1100 - - - - 230/68 15.3 5.8 53 1011.8 - - - -
094 Southeast and Hobart
- - - - - - 1/3 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 0307 0600 3/SW - - 250/63 11.1 6.2 72 1002.30.6 25.0 Swell 2mtrs.80047.
14.0 -3.5 - - - 5/24 0.6/3 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 0307 0900 6/SW - - 230/65 11.6 6.1 69 1004.11.8 25.0 Swell SSW 2.5mtrs.80047.Min. Temp. = wind affected
- - - - - - 0.6/3 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 0307 1200 6/SW - - 230/65 11.1 6.9 75 1005.61.5 20.0 Swell SSW 3mtrs.80047.
13.0 -4.5 - - - 1/6 0.8/3 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 0307 1500 6/SW - - 230/78 12.0 9.7 86 1006.61.0 18.0 Swell SSW 3.5mtrs.80054.
- - - - - - 1/3 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 0307 1800 6/SW - - 250/63 13.0 8.6 75 1007.10.5 20.0 Swell SSW 3.5mtrs.Past Squalls to 48kts. with show
- - - - - 2/18 1/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0307 0300 - - - - 290/63 10.0 7.3 83 1003.50.2 - - - -
- - - - - - 0.2/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0307 1800 - - - - 290/63 10.7 7.8 82 1009.30.7 - - - -
- - - - - 0.8/12 0.2/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0307 2100 - - - - 310/72 11.3 9.5 89 1010.41.1 - - - -
Islands
200 Islands
- - - - - 30/6 30/3 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO 0307 1600 - - - 300/13 25.7 23.8 89 1008.31.8 - - - -
19.8 - - - - - - HOGAN ISLAND 0307 0000 - - - - 240/65 14.6 7.4 62 1009.01.0 - - - -
- - - - - - - HOGAN ISLAND 0307 0300 - - - - 250/67 14.6 7.4 62 1008.30.7 - - - -
- - - - - - - HOGAN ISLAND 0307 0600 - - - - 240/65 14.1 9.0 71 1008.30.0 - - - -
19.0 - - - - - - HOGAN ISLAND 0307 1500 - - - - 250/72 16.2 8.2 59 1011.30.0 - - - -
- - - - - - - HOGAN ISLAND 0307 1800 - - - - 240/65 15.1 9.5 69 1012.61.3 - - - -
- - - - - - 12/3 NORTH EAST ISLAND 0307 0000 - - - - Calm 27.4 - - 1006.80.1 - - - -
- - - - - - 13/3 NORTH EAST ISLAND 0307 2300 - - - - 280/34 24.0 - - 1009.72.1 - - - HR013