Noteworthy synoptic observations for Wednesday, 17 May 2006 local
prepared 0158 EST, 18/05/06
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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
010 Central Wheat Belt
21.0 +1.0 9.0 -0.6 - - - RAVENSTHORPE 0517 0900 -/ - - 270/05 13.0 12.1 94 1027.2 0.0 -
012 Goldfields
- - - - - 12/18 10/3 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. 0517 0300 - - - - 080/17 12.4 11.5 94 - - - - -
- - - - - - 8/15 SOUTHERN CROSS 0517 0600 6/NW Calm 13.5 12.6 94 1023.60.6 50.0 -
Queensland
027 North Peninsula
30.6 - - - - - 13/3 COCONUT ISLAND 0517 0000 - - - - 140/35 24.7 - - 1013.20.3 - - - -
- - - - - 62/18 37/3 COCONUT ISLAND 0517 0300 - - - - 130/30 25.0 - - 1012.01.2 - - - -
31.0 - 24.0 - - 74/24 5/3 COCONUT ISLAND 0517 0900 - - - - 110/24 26.4 - - 1014.32.0 - - - -
- - 24.0 - - - 8/3 COCONUT ISLAND 0517 1200 - - - - 130/34 27.9 - - 1013.11.2 - - - -
032 North Coast - Herbert
- - - - - 9/6 8/3 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 0517 0300 - - - - 190/17 22.2 19.2 83 1017.61.8 - - - -
033 Central Coast - east
- - - - - - 19/3 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT 0517 0600 - - - - 130/46 18.7 18.6 99 1019.20.8 - - - -
- - - - - - 8/3 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT 0517 1800 - - - - 130/39 21.2 19.5 90 1019.21.3 - - - -
22.0 -3.0 18.0 +2.5 - 47/24 - MACKAY AERO 0517 0900 - - - - 170/28 20.9 15.4 71 1022.11.5 - - - -
22.0 -2.2 18.0 +0.9 - 34/24 - MACKAY M.O 0517 0900 3/SE 170/31 20.1 16.3 79 1021.71.5 30.0 -
040 South Coast Moreton & Brisbane
- - - - - 19/12 8/3 MAROOCHYDORE AERO 0517 2100 - - - - 200/17 16.8 15.9 94 1025.21.2 - - - -
21.0 - - - - 9/6 9/3 TEWANTIN RSL PARK 0517 1500 - - - - 180/09 17.5 16.0 91 1023.70.3 - - - -
- - - - - - 9/3 TEWANTIN RSL PARK 0517 1800 - - - - 140/13 17.8 15.6 87 1024.20.5 - - - -
New South Wales
058 Northern Rivers
- - - - - 9/6 9/3 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS 0517 2100 - - - - 220/09 15.6 14.8 95 1027.01.5 - - - HR994
063 Central Tablelands - south
- - - - - - - BATHURST AIRPORT AWS 0517 0600 - - - 200/05 -0.4 -0.8 97 1029.10.1 - - 0.1 -
067 Sydney Metropolitan - west
- - - - - - - RICHMOND RAAF 0517 0600 - - - - Calm 9.6 9.0 96 1028.50.2 - - 0.2 -
068 Illawarra
- - - - - 0.2/18 - MOSS VALE AWS 0517 0300 - - - 020/08 6.9 6.3 96 1028.81.0 - - 0.0 -
- - - - - - 0.2/3 MOSS VALE AWS 0517 0600 - - - 320/09 5.4 4.8 96 1028.30.4 - - 0.2 -
069 South Coast
19.0 +3.4 0.0 -4.3 - 0.2/24 0.2/18 NERRIGA COMPOSITE 0517 0900 - - - Calm 6.0 6.0 100 - 0.0 -
070 Southern Tablelands-Goulburn/Monaro
17.0 +1.5 -3.0 -4.3 - - - COOMA VISITORS CENTRE 0517 0900 - - - Calm 2.5 2.5 100 - 0.0 -
Victoria
083 Northeast - Upper
18.0 +3.8 3.0 +0.7 0 0.2/24 0.2/18 OMEO COMPARISON 0517 0900 - - - Calm 4.6 4.6 100 - 0.1 -
085 West Gippsland
- - - - - - - EAST SALE AIRPORT 0517 0300 - - - 320/09 5.1 4.9 99 1025.90.9 - - 0.1 -
- - - - - - - EAST SALE AIRPORT 0517 0600 0/NW - - 300/11 5.3 5.1 99 1025.90.0 0.2 -
17.3 +0.4 - - - - - MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT 0517 0000 - - - Calm 7.0 6.7 98 1027.00.7 - - 0.1 -
- - - - - - - MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT 0517 0300 - - - Calm 6.7 6.4 98 1026.30.7 - - 0.1 -
19.0 +3.7 4.0 -1.7 - 0.2/24 0.2/18 NOOJEE (SLIVAR) 0517 0900 6/- - - Calm 6.3 6.3 100 - 50.0 -
088 North Central
- - - - - - - MANGALORE AIRPORT 0517 0600 - - - 240/05 5.4 5.4 100 1026.90.1 0.1 -
Tasmania
091 North Coast
- - - - - - - LAUNCESTON AIRPORT 0517 2100 - - - - 350/08 8.6 8.0 96 1024.01.6 - - 0.2 -
094 Southeast and Hobart
15.0 +1.6 11.0 +2.8 - - - CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 0517 0900 6/W 270/65 14.6 6.6 59 1017.80.3 25.0 Swell 0.5mtr.
15.0 +1.6 - - - - - CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 0517 1500 6/W 270/63 13.0 5.1 59 1018.70.8 20.0 Swell 1.2mtrs.
9.0 - 6.0 - - 0.2/24 0.2/3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) 0517 0900 - - - - 280/76 7.0 5.4 90 - - - - -
- - - - - - 0.2/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0517 0600 3/W - - 320/80 12.1 10.2 88 1015.51.7 10.0 Manual wind WNW 30 VER:03 SWV:M2.01.38.00
14.0 +1.2 10.0 +1.6 - 0.2/24 - MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0517 0900 3/W - 320/76 10.6 6.9 78 1018.63.1 10.0 Manual wind W 30 VER:03 SWV:M2.01.38.00
- - 9.9 +1.5 - - - MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0517 1200 - - - - 320/67 10.6 5.4 70 1019.2 - - - -
11.0 -1.8 - - - - - MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0517 1500 3/NW - - 320/67 9.3 7.7 90 1019.40.2 2.0 Manual wind NW 24 VER:03 SWV:M2.01.38.00
7.0 +1.7 3.0 +2.5 - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 0517 0900 - - - - 260/65 5.5 3.4 86 - - - - -
Islands
200 Islands
- - - - - 34/18 14/3 MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND 0517 0300 - - - - 130/37 19.9 17.5 86 1019.81.1 - - - -
23.0 - 17.0 - - 34/24 0.2/3 MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND 0517 0900 - - - - 150/39 20.3 18.4 89 1021.31.5 - - - -