Noteworthy synoptic observations for Friday, 18 August 2006 local
prepared 1251 EST, 20/08/06
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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
002 East Kimberley
31.0 +1.0 - - - - - HALLS CREEK AIRPORT 0818 1500 - - - 100/11 31.1 1.9 16 1015.02.3 30.0 -
009 Lower West and Perth
- - - - - - 16/3 BRIDGETOWN 0818 1800 - - - - 300/13 15.1 14.6 97 1012.50.9 - - - -
- - - - - - 14/3 BUSSELTON 0818 1800 - - - - -/- 15.4 15.0 97 - - - - -
- - - - - - 15/3 BUSSELTON AERO 0818 1800 - - - - 280/18 15.2 14.1 93 1012.10.9 - - - HR007
19.6 - - - - 19/6 4/3 BUSSELTON AERO 0818 2100 - - - - 320/17 15.1 12.8 86 1013.21.1 - - - HR994
19.0 +2.6 - - - 9/6 9/3 CAPE LEEUWIN 0818 1500 - - - - 330/54 17.9 15.5 86 1009.31.4 - - - -
- - - - - - 22/3 CAPE NATURALISTE 0818 1800 - - - - 280/39 14.6 13.3 92 1011.90.6 - - - -
19.3 - - - - 20/12 15/3 COLLIE EAST 0818 2100 - - - - 260/09 13.9 12.5 91 - - - - -
18.0 +1.4 - - - 3/6 3/6 JARRAHWOOD 0818 1500 - - - 310/08 16.5 15.6 94 - 0.1 -
- - - - - - 8/3 NORTH WALPOLE 0818 1800 - - - - 320/21 14.5 13.4 93 1010.11.2 - - - -
18.3 - - - - 13/12 11/3 ROCKY GULLY 0818 2100 - - - - 320/18 13.2 11.6 90 - - - - -
- - - - - - 8/3 WITCHCLIFFE 0818 1800 - - - - 320/15 14.3 12.7 90 1011.51.2 - - - -
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
- - - - - - - NGUKURR 0818 0600 - - - 130/02 18.6 18.3 98 1016.80.6 0.2 READ BY MP
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
- - - - - - - TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT 0818 0600 - - - 110/28 15.5 0.4 36 1020.30.9 30.0 -
30.0 +2.5 15.0 +0.5 13 - - TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT 0818 0900 - - - 100/35 17.2 0.6 33 1022.52.1 25.0 -
South Australia
018 Western Agricultural
- - - - - 3/6 3/6 ELLISTON 0818 0300 15/SW - - 230/04 11.2 10.6 96 1025.80.0 30.0 -
023 Adelaide plains and Mt Lofty Ranges
16.0 - 9.0 - - 0.6/24 - HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS 0818 0900 -/W 280/17 12.4 7.3 71 1025.01.3 0.0 -
Queensland
044 Warrego
- - - - - - 3/15 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE 0818 0600 -/W - 180/02 12.2 11.3 94 1022.31.3 50.0 -
New South Wales
048 Upper Western - Upper Darling
27.0 +6.6 10.0 +4.3 - Tr/24 Tr/18 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL 0818 0900 - - - 160/18 15.4 6.4 55 - 50.0 -
051 Central Western Plains - north
25.0 +5.7 7.0 +2.4 - 3/24 3/18 COONAMBLE COMPARISON 0818 0900 -/W - 130/13 13.0 7.0 67 - 50.0 -
059 Mid North Coast
24.0 +4.3 - - - - - COFFS HARBOUR MO 0818 1500 6/SW 040/22 21.5 14.1 63 1020.01.4 25.0 -
061 Hunter
26.0 - - - - - - SINGLETON STP 0818 1500 - - - 310/74 25.0 3.9 25 - 50.0 -
063 Central Tablelands - south
19.0 +8.0 5.0 +1.8 - - - KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) 0818 0900 - - - Calm 8.4 3.2 70 - 50.0 -
068 Illawarra
27.0 +8.1 5.0 +1.1 - - - CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS 0818 0900 - - - - 230/13 15.3 3.8 46 1023.61.5 - - - -
069 South Coast
25.0 +8.3 7.0 -0.1 - - - NAROOMA RVCP 0818 0900 - - - 180/04 12.4 2.9 52 - 30.0 /
071 Southern Tablelands-Snowy Mountains
4.0 -2.3 -1.0 +1.4 - 11/24 0.8/18 THREDBO VILLAGE 0818 0900 3/SE - - Calm 1.5 -2.2 76 - 50.0 -
072 Southwest Slopes - south
- - - - - 0.6/18 - WAGGA WAGGA AMO 0818 0300 - - - 130/08 0.7 0.7 100 1023.20.4 - - 0.1 -
- - - - - - - WAGGA WAGGA AMO 0818 0600 - - - Calm 2.3 2.3 100 1024.61.3 0.0 -
073 Southwest Slopes - north
16.0 - 0.0 - - 0.2/24 0.2/18 GUNDAGAI (WILLIAM ST) 0818 0900 - - - Calm 3.5 3.3 99 - 0.0 -
Victoria
085 West Gippsland
14.0 +0.6 1.0 -2.6 - 0.8/24 0.8/18 NOOJEE (SLIVAR) 0818 0900 6/SW - - 310/04 6.6 6.2 97 - 50.0 -
090 West Coast
9.0 -0.9 4.0 -0.7 - 6/24 6/24 WEEAPROINAH 0818 0900 - - - 310/15 5.7 5.7 100 - 0.1 -
Tasmania
091 North Coast
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 0818 0100 - - - - 280/70 11.0 5.6 69 1012.5 - - - -
094 Southeast and Hobart
- - 6.1 - - - 0.4/3 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) 0818 1200 - - - - 270/63 7.5 4.7 82 1008.71.1 - - - -
9.0 - - - - 1/6 0.6/3 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) 0818 1500 - - - - 270/70 7.7 4.5 80 1008.30.4 - - - -
13.0 +1.2 6.0 -0.2 - 5/24 2/3 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 0818 0900 3/W - - 250/68 7.8 3.9 76 1007.4 20.0 ROUGH SEA DUE SOUTH. SNOWLINE 1700FEET
- - - - - - 0.8/3 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 0818 1200 6/W 270/78 7.7 5.0 83 1007.4 20.0 ROUGH SEA DUE SOUTH
10.0 -1.8 - - - 2/6 0.8/3 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 0818 1500 6/W - - 250/74 8.8 3.5 69 1008.1 7.0 ROUGH SEA DUE SOUTH
10.0 -3.1 - - - 4/6 4/6 GEEVESTON (CEMETERY ROAD) 0818 1500 - - - 270/30 7.3 4.1 80 - 5.0 50000
15.0 +3.8 - - - - - MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0818 0000 - - - - 320/83 7.4 5.8 90 1001.91.1 - - - -
- - - - - 5/18 3/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0818 0300 - - - - 320/87 6.8 5.0 88 1002.70.8 - - - -
- - - - - - 0.6/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0818 0600 6/W - - 320/96 7.0 2.8 75 1003.20.5 20.0 Manual wind W 47 kts. VER:03 SWV:M2.01.38.00
10.0 -1.2 5.0 -1.4 - - 0.8/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0818 0900 6/W - 310/98 5.2 3.8 91 1006.33.0 20.0 Manual wind W 47 knots. Overrode TBRG from 6.4 to
- - 5.0 -1.4 - - 2/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0818 1200 - - - - 320/87 5.9 2.8 80 1006.5 - - - -
8.0 -3.2 - - - 2/6 0.4/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0818 1500 6/NW - 330/85 7.6 2.4 70 1006.6 18.0 Manual wind W 47 knots. Slight hail showers betwee
- - - - - - 0.2/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0818 1800 - - - - 320/87 8.0 4.6 79 1007.81.2 - - - -
- - - - - 3/12 1/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0818 2100 - - - - 320/76 7.3 5.3 87 1010.52.6 - - - -
- - - - - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 0818 0300 - - - - 270/87 -0.1 -1.0 94 - - - - -
- - - - - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 0818 0600 - - - - 260/91 -1.1 -1.3 99 - - - - -
3.0 +0.6 -1.0 +0.7 - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 0818 0900 - - - - 270/74 -0.3 -2.5 85 - - - - -
- - -1.4 +0.3 - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 0818 1200 - - - - 270/74 0.0 -1.5 90 - - - - -
1.0 -1.4 - - - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 0818 1500 - - - - 270/76 0.5 -3.4 75 - - - - -
- - - - - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 0818 1800 - - - - 260/78 -1.2 -1.4 99 - - - - -
- - - - - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 0818 2100 - - - - 270/78 -0.6 -1.3 95 - - - - -
096 Central Plateau
5.0 - 0.0 - - 0.6/24 - LIAWENEE 0818 0900 - - - 280/34 2.5 -0.5 81 1011.31.9 40.0 50000
097 West Coast
- - - - - - 3/3 LOW ROCKY POINT 0818 0100 - - - - 300/63 8.9 - - 1006.80.3 - - - -
- - - - - 3/6 0.2/3 LOW ROCKY POINT 0818 0300 - - - - 300/63 9.0 - - 1007.30.7 - - - HR992
8.8 - - - - - 2/3 SCOTTS PEAK DAM 0818 0000 - - - - 310/70 5.5 3.8 89 - - - - -
- - - - - - 2/3 SCOTTS PEAK DAM 0818 0300 - - - - 300/72 5.2 3.2 87 - - - - -
- - - - - - 3/3 SCOTTS PEAK DAM 0818 0600 - - - - 300/74 4.6 3.3 91 - - - - -
- - 2.8 - - - 2/3 SCOTTS PEAK DAM 0818 1200 - - - - 300/67 5.7 4.5 92 - - - - -
7.0 - - - - 6/6 3/3 SCOTTS PEAK DAM 0818 1500 - - - - 300/68 4.8 3.8 93 - - - - -
- - - - - 12/12 2/3 SCOTTS PEAK DAM 0818 2100 - - - - 300/67 4.9 4.2 95 - - - - -
- - - - - - 10/3 WARRA 0818 1800 - - - - 300/31 2.9 1.0 87 - - - - -
- - - - - 29/12 8/3 WARRA 0818 2100 - - - - 290/35 4.6 1.6 81 - - - - -
Islands
200 Islands
- - - - - 0.2/18 - HOGAN ISLAND 0818 0300 - - - - 290/65 9.9 6.1 77 1016.00.3 - - - -
Antarctica
300 Antarctica
- - - - - - - MACQUARIE ISLAND 0818 1000 - - - - 330/70 5.6 1.6 75 981.7 - - - -
- - 4.7 +3.2 - - 0.8/3 MACQUARIE ISLAND 0818 1200 3/NW 340/68 4.6 2.3 85 980.61.8 30.0 -
- - - - - - - MACQUARIE ISLAND 0818 1300 - - - - 330/65 3.2 1.4 88 979.9 - - - -
- - - - - - - MACQUARIE ISLAND 0818 1600 - - - - 330/67 4.6 2.1 84 978.2 - - - -