Noteworthy synoptic observations for Thursday, 17 August 2006 local
prepared 0754 EST, 18/08/06
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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
004 Pilbara - De Grey
31.0 +2.0 12.7 -0.4 10 - - PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT 0817 0900 - - - 100/41 22.9 -6.9 13 1018.81.8 30.0 -
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
- - - - - - - NGUKURR 0817 0600 - - - Calm 19.0 19.0 100 1015.00.6 0.2 READ BY BE
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
30.0 +5.0 16.0 +9.2 12 - - JERVOIS 0817 0900 - - - 100/26 17.6 0.9 32 1022.53.5 20.0 -
- - 15.8 +9.0 - - - JERVOIS 0817 1200 - - - - 170/28 20.7 -1.3 23 1021.8 - - - -
- - - - - - - JERVOIS 0817 1500 - - - 160/22 23.2 -0.8 20 1020.41.4 20.0 -
South Australia
016 Northwest Pastoral
29.0 +8.6 8.0 +0.9 - - - ANDAMOOKA 0817 0900 - - - 230/09 12.8 7.0 68 - 50.0 -
28.1 +9.4 - - - - - WOOMERA AERODROME 0817 0000 - - - - 230/30 12.6 5.1 60 1017.51.6 - - - -
28.0 +9.3 6.0 -0.7 5 - - WOOMERA AERODROME 0817 0900 - - - 230/11 11.9 6.5 69 1023.72.6 15.0 -
017 Far North Pastoral
31.1 +9.2 - - - - - OODNADATTA AIRPORT 0817 0000 - - - - 200/37 18.1 2.8 36 1018.23.0 - - - -
31.0 +9.1 11.0 +3.7 - - - OODNADATTA AIRPORT 0817 0900 - - - - 190/24 13.7 4.9 55 1025.02.6 - - - -
018 Western Agricultural
27.2 +8.8 - - - - - WHYALLA AERO 0817 0000 - - - - 270/15 11.7 7.8 77 1016.72.4 - - - -
27.0 +8.6 7.0 +1.2 - - - WHYALLA AERO 0817 0900 - - - - 280/11 12.6 6.9 68 1022.12.3 - - - -
019 Northern Agricultural - Upper North
26.0 +8.3 4.0 -0.3 - - - HAWKER 0817 0900 10/S - - 180/13 11.2 6.2 71 1022.62.0 50.0 -
23.0 +8.7 5.0 +2.5 3 0.6/24 0.6/3 YONGALA 0817 0900 6/SW - - 250/18 9.2 8.2 93 - 20.0 -
023 Adelaide plains and Mt Lofty Ranges
25.2 +8.7 - - - - 0.6/3 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 0817 0000 - - - - 280/21 11.9 9.9 88 1013.60.4 - - - -
25.0 +8.5 10.0 +1.8 7 3/24 - ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 0817 0900 3/SW - - 230/17 12.8 4.8 58 1020.32.8 30.0 -
24.1 +8.3 - - - - 0.8/3 ADELAIDE AIRPORT 0817 0000 15/W - 280/34 12.5 9.8 84 1013.90.5 15.0 -
24.0 +8.2 11.0 +3.5 8 2/24 0.2/3 ADELAIDE AIRPORT 0817 0900 10/SW - - 240/17 13.0 5.3 59 1020.72.9 20.0 -
27.0 +10.6 6.0 -0.5 - 4/24 - EDINBURGH RAAF 0817 0830 - - - - 250/17 12.7 7.4 70 1020.62.7 - - - -
23.0 +8.9 6.0 +1.1 - 10/24 - MOUNT BARKER 0817 0900 - - - 270/04 10.1 8.5 90 - 40.0 -
27.0 +11.0 9.0 +2.2 - 3/24 - PARAFIELD AIRPORT 0817 0830 - - - - 230/13 12.8 6.8 67 1020.52.8 - - - -
25.0 +9.3 5.0 -0.7 2 6/24 6/18 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH 0817 0900 - - - 270/04 11.2 8.4 83 - 20.0 -
024 Murray Valley
23.0 +8.7 5.0 -0.2 - 1/24 0.2/3 EUDUNDA 0817 0900 - - - 270/24 9.5 6.8 83 1020.72.7 40.0 -
27.0 +9.7 6.0 +0.1 - - - MURRAY BRIDGE 0817 0900 - - - 310/04 11.8 6.1 68 - 20.0 -
026 Lower Southeast
22.0 +8.0 7.0 +1.6 5 7/24 - MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 0817 0900 6/W - - 340/18 10.0 7.8 86 1015.92.7 25.0 -
Queensland
038 Lower Western (Channel Country)
30.0 - 13.0 - - - - BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT 0817 0900 15/- - 180/28 17.9 4.5 41 1019.82.0 10.0 -
25.0 - - - - - - BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT 0817 1500 25/- 190/28 24.0 3.6 26 1018.81.4 15.0 -
045 Far Southwest
28.0 - - - - - - THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT 0817 1500 -/ - 300/26 27.1 1.4 19 1017.71.8 30.0 -
New South Wales
048 Upper Western - Upper Darling
24.0 - 9.0 - - - - LIGHTNING RIDGE BOWLING CLUB 0817 0900 - - - 050/37 16.7 4.5 44 - 30.0 -
063 Central Tablelands - south
19.0 +8.0 - - - - - KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) 0817 1500 15/W - 270/37 16.6 1.3 36 - 50.0 -
068 Illawarra
27.0 +8.1 - - - - - CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS 0817 1500 - - - - 300/28 26.1 -0.8 17 1014.82.4 - - - -
069 South Coast
27.0 +10.3 - - - - - NAROOMA RVCP 0817 1500 - - - 180/11 23.0 2.8 27 - 60.0 /
071 Southern Tablelands-Snowy Mountains
5.0 +2.4 -1.0 +4.8 - 3/24 3/18 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALE 0817 0900 6/ - - 130/18 -0.5 -1.8 91 - 1.0 50076 yey its snowing
1.0 -1.6 - - - 5/6 5/6 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALE 0817 1500 1/E - - 290/26 0.0 0.0 100 - 0.5 50086
6.0 +2.7 -1.0 +3.3 - Tr/24 Tr/18 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE 0817 0900 1/SW - - 230/09 0.0 0.0 100 - 3.0 -
1.0 -2.3 - - - 12/6 12/6 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE 0817 1500 1/SW - - 230/09 0.5 0.5 100 - 4.0 -
2.2 +1.7 - - - - - THREDBO AWS 0817 0000 - - - - 320/98 1.1 -4.9 64 1021.20.5 - - - -
- - - - - - - THREDBO AWS 0817 0300 - - - - 320/85 0.6 -6.7 58 1020.80.3 - - - -
9.0 +2.7 1.0 +3.4 - 0.5/24 0.5/18 THREDBO VILLAGE 0817 0900 1/SW - - 230/04 1.8 -0.1 87 - 0.3 Snowing consistently at observation time, temperat
Victoria
083 Northeast - Upper
3.0 - -2.0 - - 2/24 2/3 FALLS CREEK 0817 0900 1/N - - 350/28 -1.7 -2.1 97 - 0.5 50036
3.4 +1.3 - - - - - MOUNT BULLER 0817 0000 - - - - 010/65 2.7 - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - MOUNT BULLER 0817 0300 - - - - 360/63 2.8 - - - - - - -
1.8 - - - - - - MT HOTHAM 0817 0000 - - - - 330/65 1.0 -5.0 64 - - - - -
- - - - - - - MT HOTHAM 0817 0300 - - - - 350/65 1.4 -5.3 61 - - - - -
084 East Gippsland
- - - - - - - GELANTIPY 0817 0600 - - - - 360/65 11.9 -1.2 40 1009.22.0 - - - -
085 West Gippsland
16.0 +2.6 8.0 +4.4 - 4/24 4/18 NOOJEE (SLIVAR) 0817 0900 6/NE - - Calm 8.4 7.4 93 - 50.0 -
Tasmania
091 North Coast
15.0 +2.5 5.0 +1.2 1 - 8/3 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) 0817 0900 1/- - 290/15 8.7 8.3 97 1007.62.2 8.0 Max. & Min Man. read. I/D No 09121901 VER:03 SWV:M
094 Southeast and Hobart
16.7 +5.5 - - - - 1/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0817 0000 - - - - 330/80 9.4 8.0 91 997.51.1 - - - -
- - - - - - 3/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0817 0600 6/W - 330/65 9.3 3.9 69 998.90.8 25.0 Manual wind WNW 30 kts. VER:03 SWV:M2.01.38.00
17.0 +5.8 7.0 +0.6 - - - MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0817 0900 6/NW - 330/74 8.8 1.9 62 1000.41.5 20.0 Manual wind W 37 knots. Overrode TBRG from 7.4 to
- - 6.7 +0.3 - - - MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0817 1200 - - - - 330/72 9.4 3.7 68 1000.20.2 - - - -
10.0 -1.2 - - - - Tr/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0817 1500 6/NW - - 330/87 9.9 3.6 65 998.71.5 20.0 Manual wind W 44 knots. Swell WSW VER:03 SWV:M2.01
7.0 +4.6 - - - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 0817 0000 - - - - 330/74 4.0 0.4 77 - - - - -
- - - - - 0.2/18 0.2/3 MOUNT WELLINGTON 0817 0300 - - - - 310/74 1.6 1.5 99 - - - - -
7.0 +4.6 0.0 +1.7 - 0.6/24 - MOUNT WELLINGTON 0817 0900 - - - - 280/67 0.0 -0.2 99 - - - - -
097 West Coast
- - - - - - 8/3 LOW ROCKY POINT 0817 0200 - - - - 330/48 10.6 - - 1000.41.2 - - - HR003
- - - - - - 0.2/3 LOW ROCKY POINT 0817 1600 - - - - 310/63 11.0 - - 1005.40.6 - - - -
5.7 - - - - - 0.6/3 MOUNT READ 0817 0000 - - - - 340/65 4.3 3.9 97 1003.02.2 - - - -
- - - - - 11/18 10/3 MOUNT READ 0817 0300 - - - - 340/34 2.8 2.7 99 1003.00.0 - - - -
- - - - - - 8/3 MOUNT READ 0817 0600 - - - - 300/41 1.8 1.7 99 1003.60.5 - - - -
14.9 - - - - - 0.2/3 SCOTTS PEAK DAM 0817 0000 - - - - 340/76 9.1 6.4 83 - - - - -
- - - - - 11/18 11/3 SCOTTS PEAK DAM 0817 0300 - - - - 330/41 6.5 6.2 98 - - - - -
9.0 - - - - - - SCOTTS PEAK DAM 0817 1500 - - - - 310/67 5.5 4.0 90 - - - - -
16.0 +6.2 5.0 +1.6 - 25/24 25/18 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE 0817 0900 - - - 340/18 6.7 5.1 90 - 14.0 -
Islands
200 Islands
- - - - - - - HOGAN ISLAND 0817 0600 - - - - 270/65 11.4 7.4 76 1008.80.6 - - - -
15.0 - 10.0 - - - - HOGAN ISLAND 0817 0900 - - - - 300/63 10.4 8.0 85 1011.52.6 - - - -