Noteworthy synoptic observations for Tuesday, 23 May 2006 local
prepared 0158 EST, 24/05/06
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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
008 Central West
22.0 +0.2 - - - 3/6 3/6 DALWALLINU COMPARISON 0523 1500 10/- - - 230/11 16.6 15.4 93 - 20.0 -
32.0 +8.1 15.4 +2.5 15 - - GERALDTON AIRPORT 0523 0900 2/S 020/11 19.7 13.0 65 1017.10.7 30.0 -
- - - - - - - GERALDTON AIRPORT 0523 1200 2/NW - 210/17 20.8 17.1 79 1016.80.3 18.0 -
22.0 -1.9 - - - 5/6 5/3 GERALDTON AIRPORT 0523 1500 2/SW - 220/22 19.0 16.7 87 1015.41.3 25.0 -
- - - - - - 9/3 NORTH ISLAND 0523 1200 - - - - 030/11 18.4 16.6 89 1017.70.8 - - - -
009 Lower West and Perth
20.0 +1.1 - - - 9/6 9/3 ALBANY AIRPORT 0523 1500 1/SW - - 210/15 14.4 13.4 94 1012.01.0 3.0 -
- - - - - - 8/3 BICKLEY 0523 1200 - - - - -/- 14.8 13.9 94 - - - - HR002
- - - - - - 8/3 BRIDGETOWN 0523 0600 - - - - 350/09 16.2 15.8 97 1012.50.9 - - - -
20.0 - - - - 12/6 12/3 GINGIN AERO 0523 1500 - - - - 340/09 16.0 15.2 95 1015.50.0 - - - -
- - - - - - 15/3 JANDAKOT AERO 0523 1200 - - - 180/13 17.5 15.8 90 1014.90.7 - - - -
19.0 -2.9 - - - 15/6 - JANDAKOT AERO 0523 1500 - - - 200/11 17.1 14.2 83 1014.50.4 - - - -
23.0 +3.2 15.0 +8.1 - 2/24 2/18 JARRAHWOOD 0523 0900 - - - 230/04 17.0 14.4 85 - 20.0 -
23.0 +3.9 15.0 +5.9 - 4/24 4/18 KARNET 0523 0900 - - - 360/11 17.0 16.7 98 - 30.0 -
22.0 -0.4 - - - 15/6 15/6 LANCELIN 0523 1500 -/- - Calm 17.5 16.7 95 1015.31.4 1.0 -
26.0 +4.1 15.0 +4.4 11 3/24 3/24 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE 0523 0900 6/ - - 230/05 17.5 16.7 95 - 14.0 -
- - - - - - 16/3 NORTH WALPOLE 0523 0600 - - - - 270/09 15.2 14.1 93 1010.60.2 - - - -
26.0 +4.2 13.6 +2.6 11 3/24 3/3 PEARCE RAAF 0523 0900 3/N - 360/13 16.2 14.3 89 1017.01.7 20.0 -
21.0 -0.8 - - - 11/6 10/3 PEARCE RAAF 0523 1500 3/W - - 360/08 16.4 15.1 92 1015.10.4 12.0 SHRA TO DIST WSW VER:03 SWV:M2.01.38.00
16.0 -2.0 - - - 12/6 12/6 PEMBERTON 0523 1500 1/SE - - 200/05 14.0 13.8 99 1013.9 12.0 -
- - - - - 9/18 9/3 PERTH AIRPORT 0523 0300 3/NW - - 360/18 16.7 14.8 89 1014.90.1 10.0 -
26.0 +4.4 14.0 +3.6 12 11/24 2/3 PERTH AIRPORT 0523 0900 3/W - 020/13 16.3 15.5 95 1016.11.3 15.0 -
- - - - - - 5/3 PERTH AIRPORT 0523 1200 2/W - - 170/09 17.5 16.5 94 1014.81.3 8.0 -
- - - - - - 9/3 SHANNON 0523 0600 - - - - 280/21 15.7 15.4 98 - - - - HR006
18.5 - - - - 18/6 14/3 SHANNON 0523 2100 - - - - 170/09 10.4 10.1 98 - - - - HR002
010 Central Wheat Belt
23.0 +2.2 - - - 0.1/6 0.1/6 BENCUBBIN 0523 1500 10/SW - - 270/05 19.7 12.9 65 1013.5 40.0 -
22.0 +1.0 - - - 6/6 6/6 CUNDERDIN 0523 1500 -/NW - Calm 15.5 15.5 100 - 5.0 -
20.0 -0.5 - - - 3/6 3/6 HYDEN 0523 1500 3/E - 290/02 18.6 15.8 84 - 15.0 -
25.0 +6.6 13.0 +5.1 - 0.8/24 0.8/18 KATANNING COMPARISON 0523 0900 3/NW - - 360/02 15.0 13.2 89 - 10.0 -
23.0 +2.5 - - - 2/6 2/6 MERREDIN 0523 1500 15/NW - 270/02 20.7 14.5 68 - 20.0 -
17.0 -1.6 - - - 10/6 10/6 NARROGIN 0523 1500 3/NW - 310/09 16.5 13.0 80 - 50.0 -
- - - - - - 10/3 WANDERING 0523 1200 - - - - 330/11 15.9 14.8 93 - - - - -
Northern Territory
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
25.0 - 11.0 - 9 - - RABBIT FLAT 0523 0930 -/- - 110/18 17.5 7.1 50 1019.61.8 35.0 -
- - 11.0 - - - - RABBIT FLAT 0523 1230 -/- - 100/17 22.7 5.2 32 1018.01.6 35.0 -
South Australia
018 Western Agricultural
19.0 -2.1 -1.0 -8.3 -2 - - KYANCUTTA 0523 0930 6/- - - Calm 6.2 4.6 89 1027.30.9 50.0 -
12.0 -8.6 - - - - - WHYALLA AERO 0523 1530 - - - - 100/13 10.8 2.2 55 1023.52.7 - - - -
019 Northern Agricultural - Upper North
16.0 -4.2 -2.0 -9.3 - - - HAWKER 0523 0930 - - - 110/05 6.0 1.1 71 1026.21.0 50.0 -
024 Murray Valley
11.0 -8.4 - - - - - LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE 0523 1530 10/S - - 220/11 10.7 0.8 50 1023.42.5 50.0 -
Queensland
033 Central Coast - east
24.0 - 17.0 - - 19/24 8/3 SAMUEL HILL AERO 0523 0900 - - - 180/09 17.4 16.6 95 1016.41.4 - - 7.0 -
034 Central Coast - west
22.0 -4.3 15.0 +0.6 - 28/24 24/18 MORANBAH WATER TREATMENT PLANT 0523 0900 -/ - 050/04 15.6 15.6 100 1017.01.9 4.0 -
035 Central Highlands
- - - - - - 40/15 TAROOM POST OFFICE 0523 0600 - - - Calm 12.0 8.4 79 1017.60.4 20.0 -
26.0 +1.7 11.0 +1.2 10 40/24 - TAROOM POST OFFICE 0523 0900 - - - 230/05 13.0 6.6 65 1019.41.8 50.0 -
036 Central Lowlands
18.0 -8.1 14.0 +2.9 - 12/24 3/18 ISISFORD POST OFFICE 0523 0900 -/- - 180/17 14.2 2.2 44 - 50.0 -
039 South Coast Curtis
26.0 +1.6 18.0 -1.7 - 31/24 24/3 HERON ISLAND RES STN 0523 0900 3/S - 190/21 19.3 - - 1016.41.9 10.0 Raining, therefore no RH or DP reading VER:03 SWV:
040 South Coast Moreton & Brisbane
23.0 - 15.0 - - 1/24 1/18 HINZE DAM 0523 0900 3/NW 230/04 16.2 12.0 76 - 40.0 -
041 Darling Downs - east
- - - - - - 4/15 DALBY AIRPORT 0523 0600 10/W - 230/04 9.0 5.3 78 1017.6 50.0 -
22.0 -1.1 -1.0 -8.5 -4 0.4/24 0.4/18 TEXAS POST OFFICE 0523 0900 - - - 130/09 6.0 3.4 83 - 50.0 -
New South Wales
047 Lower Western - Lower Darling
15.0 -4.1 0.0 -8.0 - - - BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS 0523 0930 - - - - 150/21 7.1 1.0 65 1025.70.4 - - - -
- - -0.1 -8.1 - - - BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS 0523 1230 - - - - 170/18 10.3 0.7 51 1023.81.9 - - - -
048 Upper Western - Upper Darling
16.0 -3.9 1.0 -8.1 1 - - COBAR MO 0523 0900 - - - 200/08 6.1 0.4 67 1022.30.9 35.0 -
- - 0.7 -8.4 - - - COBAR MO 0523 1200 - - - 220/13 13.2 0.2 41 1020.71.6 40.0 -
054 Northwest Slopes - north
18.0 -2.3 -6.0 -10.5 - - - BARRABA POST OFFICE 0523 0900 - - - Calm 1.9 -3.6 67 - 50.0 -
20.0 -1.5 -1.0 -8.1 - - - PINDARI DAM 0523 0900 - - - Calm -0.3 -0.6 98 - 20.0 -
055 Northwest Slopes - south
15.0 -2.0 -7.0 -9.5 - Tr/24 Tr/18 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) 0523 0900 -/NE - Calm 3.5 -1.8 68 - 10.0 -
056 Northern Tablelands - west
13.0 -3.3 -5.0 -10.0 -7 - - GLEN INNES AG RESEARCH STN 0523 0900 - - - 270/04 3.0 -5.0 56 - 50.0 -
13.0 -1.4 -4.0 -8.5 - - - GUYRA HOSPITAL 0523 0900 - - - Calm 5.0 -6.1 44 - 25.0 -
17.0 -1.7 -2.0 -9.7 -7 - - INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE 0523 0900 - - - 090/08 7.4 2.7 72 1017.91.1 50.0 -
- - -1.6 -9.3 - - - INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE 0523 1200 - - - - 220/09 14.4 -10.8 16 1016.21.5 - - - -
19.0 +1.0 -3.0 -8.1 - - - TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) 0523 0900 - - - Calm 2.9 2.9 100 - 50.0 -
057 Northern Tablelands - east
19.0 +0.1 8.0 -3.0 - - - TABULAM (MUIRNE) 0523 0900 1/SW - 200/09 10.7 7.0 78 - 50.0 -
058 Northern Rivers
21.0 -1.1 14.0 -1.0 - 0.2/24 0.2/18 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON LIGHTHOUS 0523 0900 10/SW - 230/21 15.7 12.6 82 - 50.0 -
23.0 -0.7 10.0 -0.6 - - - CASINO AIRPORT 0523 0900 -/NW 200/09 15.8 10.5 71 - 18.0 -
22.0 - 12.0 - - 3/24 3/18 LISMORE (RICHMOND HILL) 0523 0900 6/W - 180/09 15.6 12.7 83 - 15.0 -
061 Hunter
22.0 +0.8 6.0 -1.4 - 9/24 9/24 JERRYS PLAINS POST OFFICE 0523 0900 -/ - Calm 11.4 7.7 78 - 30.0 -
19.0 -0.8 8.0 -2.2 - 4/24 4/24 LOSTOCK DAM 0523 0900 3/W - 270/04 10.0 5.9 76 - 20.0 400012
18.0 -1.0 6.0 -3.8 5 2/24 2/18 PEATS RIDGE (WARATAH ROAD) 0523 0900 6/W 290/09 9.3 4.7 73 - 30.0 -
19.0 -1.2 - - - - 8/3 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 0523 0000 - - - 240/11 10.9 9.2 89 1020.20.6 - - - -
063 Central Tablelands - south
- - - - - - 27/15 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) 0523 0600 1/SW - - 200/09 0.6 0.1 96 - 50.0 -
13.0 +0.1 1.0 -5.1 - 27/24 Tr/3 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) 0523 0900 -/SE - 270/04 2.3 1.1 92 - 50.0 -
065 Central Western Slopes - south
15.0 -3.5 -1.0 -8.6 - - - PARKES (MACARTHUR STREET) 0523 0900 - - - Calm 4.5 2.1 84 - 50.0 -
066 Sydney Metropolitan - east
17.1 -2.8 - - - - 1/3 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 0523 0000 6/- - 340/13 10.9 8.6 86 1020.91.2 18.0 -
- - - - - 1/18 - SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 0523 0300 10/S - 260/17 9.3 6.2 81 1019.31.6 25.0 -
068 Illawarra
- - - - - 9/6 8/3 ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT 0523 2100 - - - - 240/35 11.9 8.0 77 1009.80.2 - - - HR998
- - - - - - 18/3 JERVIS BAY (PT PERPENDICULAR AW 0523 1800 - - - - 060/18 14.0 11.4 84 1007.13.3 - - - -
069 South Coast
- - - - - 14/12 8/3 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS 0523 2100 - - - - 210/18 6.5 5.2 91 1012.70.5 - - - -
12.0 - - - - 17/6 10/3 GREEN CAPE AWS 0523 1500 - - - - 200/24 12.2 12.2 100 1016.41.7 - - - -
- - - - - - 8/3 MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS 0523 1800 - - - - 210/21 11.7 10.6 93 1016.10.8 - - - HR003
- - - - - 17/6 9/3 MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS 0523 2100 - - - - 210/21 12.4 11.2 92 1015.20.9 - - - HR003
12.0 -6.2 - - - 24/6 20/3 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0523 1500 - - - - 150/61 12.0 - - 1013.32.2 - - - HR010
- - - - - - 5/3 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0523 1800 - - - - 220/65 11.7 - - 1012.70.6 - - - HR003
- - - - - 23/6 18/3 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0523 2100 - - - - 190/65 13.2 - - 1010.91.8 - - - HR006
12.0 - - - - 12/6 10/3 MORUYA AIRPORT AWS 0523 1500 - - - - 220/28 10.2 10.1 99 1013.63.1 - - - HR006
- - - - - - 11/3 MORUYA AIRPORT AWS 0523 1800 - - - - 220/31 10.9 10.8 99 1013.50.1 - - - HR004
- - - - - 29/6 18/3 MORUYA AIRPORT AWS 0523 2100 - - - - 220/35 11.5 11.5 100 1012.21.3 - - - HR006
11.0 -8.1 - - - 12/6 10/3 MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION 0523 1500 -/- - 200/41 9.9 9.1 95 1013.73.4 3.0 -
12.0 -6.6 - - - 19/6 19/6 NAROOMA RVCP 0523 1500 - - - 160/37 10.6 9.4 92 - 0.0 -
- - - - - - 11/3 ULLADULLA AWS 0523 1800 - - - - 230/34 10.6 9.4 92 1010.60.6 - - - -
070 Southern Tablelands-Goulburn/Monaro
6.0 - - - - 10/6 10/3 BOMBALA AWS 0523 1500 - - - - 180/22 6.1 6.0 99 1017.71.5 - - - -
7.0 -8.5 - - - 2/6 2/6 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE 0523 1500 3/ - - 230/13 5.8 4.5 91 - 10.0 -
14.0 -2.0 -4.0 -8.9 -6 0.2/24 0.2/18 GOULBURN (PROGRESS ST) 0523 0900 - - - 230/13 3.3 -1.5 71 - 30.0 -
13.0 -1.2 -5.0 -8.4 - - - TARALGA POST OFFICE 0523 0900 -/ - 230/11 4.0 -2.7 62 - 15.0 -
15.0 -1.3 -4.0 -8.1 - - - YASS (LINTON HOSTEL) 0523 0900 - - - 090/04 2.5 -4.3 61 - 40.0 -
071 Southern Tablelands-Snowy Mountains
3.0 -3.6 -3.0 -0.3 - 4/24 4/18 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALE 0523 0900 1/- - - 180/05 -1.7 -2.4 95 - 0.9 50002
1.0 -6.8 -4.0 -2.7 - Tr/24 Tr/18 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE 0523 0900 1/SE - - 130/08 -1.7 -2.7 93 - 1.0 5 centimetres of snow fell overnight
1.0 -6.8 - - - 1/6 1/6 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE 0523 1500 1/S - - 180/13 -0.2 -0.2 100 - 2.0 1cm of snow during day
5.0 -5.0 -1.0 -0.6 - Tr/24 - THREDBO VILLAGE 0523 0900 3/- - - Calm 0.3 -0.2 96 - 25.0 No water in rain container, snow blocking the funn
072 Southwest Slopes - south
16.0 -0.6 -1.0 -8.0 -4 - - HUME RESERVOIR 0523 0900 -/SW 360/04 1.8 1.5 98 - 50.0 400140
16.0 -1.2 -2.0 -8.0 -4 - - WAGGA WAGGA AMO 0523 0900 15/SE - - 010/05 5.1 0.5 72 1022.1 30.0 -
- - -2.4 -8.4 - - - WAGGA WAGGA AMO 0523 1200 10/S - 220/13 13.7 0.6 41 1019.92.2 30.0 -
074 Riverina - east
15.0 -3.6 -3.0 -9.9 - - - NARRANDERA GOLF CLUB 0523 0900 - - - Calm 4.8 -0.2 70 - 40.0 -
075 Riverina - west
16.0 -3.2 -1.0 -8.4 - - - HILLSTON AIRPORT 0523 0900 - - - 180/04 4.2 1.1 80 1023.61.0 50.0 -
Victoria
083 Northeast - Upper
-1.0 - -3.0 - - 0.8/24 0.2/3 FALLS CREEK 0523 0900 0/SE - - 170/44 -2.0 -2.4 97 - 0.2 -
- - - - - - 10/3 OMEO 0523 0600 - - - - 170/04 1.3 0.8 96 1023.20.0 - - - -
084 East Gippsland
7.0 - - - - 17/6 16/3 COMBIENBAR AWS 0523 1500 - - - - 210/08 7.0 6.6 97 1019.01.4 - - - -
- - - - - - 9/3 COMBIENBAR AWS 0523 1800 - - - - 210/08 7.5 7.1 97 1019.00.0 - - - -
14.0 -2.8 - - - 44/6 44/6 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0523 1500 1/SE - 250/08 11.5 10.5 94 1017.93.5 1.0 80011
6.1 - - - - - 10/3 GELANTIPY 0523 0000 - - - - 240/09 0.1 -0.2 98 1024.00.4 - - - -
6.0 - 0.0 - - 27/24 4/3 GELANTIPY 0523 0900 - - - - Calm 2.7 2.3 97 1022.50.6 - - - -
- - - - - 18/12 9/3 GELANTIPY 0523 2100 - - - - 150/15 7.2 6.8 97 1019.20.2 - - - -
- - 6.4 - - - 23/3 MALLACOOTA 0523 1200 - - - - 310/11 9.3 8.4 94 1020.11.6 - - - -
14.0 - - - - 30/6 7/3 MALLACOOTA 0523 1500 - - - - 260/11 10.8 9.3 90 1017.92.2 - - - -
- - - - - 31/12 - MALLACOOTA 0523 2100 - - - - 150/15 14.6 10.4 76 1017.10.5 - - - -
9.2 - - - - - 16/3 MT NOWA NOWA 0523 0000 - - - - 320/11 4.9 4.8 99 - - - - -
- - - - - 31/18 8/3 MT NOWA NOWA 0523 0300 - - - - 270/13 5.6 5.5 99 - - - - -
9.0 - 5.0 - - 34/24 1/3 MT NOWA NOWA 0523 0900 - - - - 280/11 6.7 6.6 99 - - - - -
13.2 - - - - - 10/3 ORBOST 0523 0000 - - - - 320/13 7.5 7.1 97 1024.81.4 - - - -
13.0 - 5.0 - - 29/24 - ORBOST 0523 0900 - - - - 320/11 8.5 7.9 96 1023.90.4 - - - -
14.0 -3.7 6.0 -1.1 1 31/24 0.4/3 ORBOST (COMPARISON) 0523 0900 10/- - 340/04 8.0 7.1 94 - 50.0 Wonderful Wonderful RAIN
085 West Gippsland
- - - - - - 8/3 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT 0523 0600 - - - - 260/13 7.2 6.3 94 1023.90.1 - - - -
- - - - - - 8/3 MT MOORNAPA 0523 1800 - - - - 140/08 8.6 8.2 97 - - - - -
- - - - - 19/12 9/3 MT MOORNAPA 0523 2100 - - - - 110/09 8.4 8.0 97 - - - - -
088 North Central
7.5 - - - - - 0.4/3 KILMORE GAP 0523 0000 - - - 180/28 4.7 4.4 98 1026.50.9 - - 0.2 -
- - - - - 3/18 - KILMORE GAP 0523 0300 - - - 180/26 3.6 3.4 99 1025.01.4 - - 0.1 -
- - - - - - - KILMORE GAP 0523 0600 - - - 180/21 3.1 2.8 98 1024.60.4 - - 0.1 -
7.0 - 3.0 - - 3/24 - KILMORE GAP 0523 0900 - - - 180/24 4.7 4.6 99 1025.00.4 - - 0.2 -
- - - - - - - KILMORE GAP 0523 2100 - - - 180/24 7.4 7.1 98 1021.90.2 - - 0.1 -
Tasmania
094 Southeast and Hobart
9.0 -5.5 -1.0 -5.2 -2 - - GROVE (COMPARISON) 0523 0900 - - - 310/04 0.1 0.1 100 - 0.2 evaporation 0.2 rainfall 0.0
096 Central Plateau
6.0 -4.4 -3.0 -4.6 - Tr/24 Tr/24 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK 0523 0900 -/ - - Calm 1.5 -1.2 82 - 0.0 -
Islands
200 Islands
- - - - - - 20/3 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO 0523 0700 - - - 150/13 23.5 22.9 96 1010.60.6 - - - -
24.0 -3.9 22.1 -1.6 - 42/24 22/3 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO 0523 1000 - - - 180/09 22.7 22.3 98 1012.01.3 - - - -
- - - - - 8/18 8/3 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 0523 0330 - - - - 340/09 16.5 14.8 90 1016.81.6 - - - -