Noteworthy synoptic observations for Sunday, 15 October 2006 local
prepared 0156 EST, 16/10/06
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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
009 Lower West and Perth
29.0 +8.0 - - - - - ESPERANCE 1015 1500 25/W 360/18 27.1 3.1 21 1016.83.5 30.0 -
010 Central Wheat Belt
31.0 +8.1 - - - - - CORRIGIN 1015 1500 -/- 290/09 31.0 4.1 18 1014.92.4 30.0 -
011 Eucla
21.0 -1.6 2.0 -8.1 0 - - EYRE 1015 0900 - - - 050/15 19.5 16.9 85 1027.60.9 30.0 -
013 Interior
23.0 -8.5 - - - 3/6 3/3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE 1015 1330 25/NW - 130/22 19.4 14.4 73 1015.92.5 30.0 -
23.4 -8.1 - - - - - GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE 1015 2230 - - - - 070/08 15.5 12.8 84 1017.60.4 - - - -
23.0 -8.1 15.3 +0.4 - 4/24 - WARBURTON AIRFIELD 1015 0900 - - - - 090/24 20.2 14.1 68 1020.40.8 - - - -
Northern Territory
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
37.0 +6.2 23.0 +8.3 19 - - ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 1015 0900 25/SW 080/26 29.1 -0.1 15 1017.2 40.0 -
- - 22.7 +8.0 - - - ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 1015 1200 25/SW 100/21 34.3 0.8 12 1015.12.0 40.0 -
37.0 +4.2 25.0 +9.6 - - - TERRITORY GRAPE FARM 1015 0900 - - - - 040/22 30.2 4.8 20 1016.71.4 - - - -
- - 24.6 +9.2 - - - TERRITORY GRAPE FARM 1015 1200 - - - - 350/17 34.8 6.2 17 1014.71.9 - - - -
Queensland
029 Lower Carpentaria (Gulf Country)
- - - - - - - MOUNT ISA AERO 1015 1500 25/- - - 020/21 32.9 5.8 18 1013.42.9 40.0 -
041 Darling Downs - east
31.0 +8.5 - - - - - STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE 1015 1500 - - - - -/- 30.2 23.4 67 - - - - -
New South Wales
046 Upper Western - Far Northwest
37.0 +8.7 20.0 +6.1 - - - TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE 1015 0900 -/ - 130/24 23.1 4.9 31 - 50.0 -
38.0 +10.1 17.0 +4.2 - - - WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE 1015 0900 -/W - 110/09 23.1 2.3 26 - 50.0 SORRY-VERY LATE ENTRY-THERMOMETERS RESET
38.0 +10.6 15.0 +2.8 - - - WILCANNIA (REID ST) 1015 0900 -/- 160/24 18.9 2.8 34 - 40.0 -
048 Upper Western - Upper Darling
36.1 +10.4 - - - - - COBAR MO 1015 0000 - - - - 180/09 22.1 4.8 32 1019.20.6 - - - -
36.0 +10.3 17.0 +4.5 15 - - COBAR MO 1015 0900 25/W - 150/15 21.2 3.9 32 1022.11.5 40.0 -
37.0 +9.0 19.0 +6.5 - - - WANAARING POST OFFICE 1015 0900 - - - 130/15 24.5 3.0 25 - 50.0 -
049 Lower Western - Southwest Plains
35.0 +8.9 12.0 +1.6 - - - IVANHOE POST OFFICE 1015 0900 -/ - 180/18 18.8 11.3 62 1026.01.7 50.0 -
050 Central Western Plains - south
35.0 +10.6 18.0 +6.7 - - - PEAK HILL POST OFFICE 1015 0900 - - - 180/18 22.3 8.6 41 - 50.0 -
051 Central Western Plains - north
36.0 +9.6 19.0 +7.7 - - - NYNGAN AIRPORT 1015 0900 -/SW - 180/13 24.1 4.5 28 - 50.0 -
35.6 +10.6 - - - - - TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS 1015 0000 - - - - 170/09 22.0 7.0 38 1019.10.9 - - - -
36.0 +11.0 18.0 +7.9 - - - TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS 1015 0900 - - - - 170/21 23.4 4.4 29 1021.20.8 - - - -
- - 18.1 +8.0 - - - TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS 1015 1200 - - - - 200/21 27.0 2.2 20 1020.11.1 - - - -
052 Northwest Plains - west
38.0 +9.1 - - - - - MUNGINDI POST OFFICE 1015 1500 10/W - - 160/08 37.7 1.5 10 - 50.0 -
054 Northwest Slopes - north
34.0 +9.4 - - - - - BARRABA POST OFFICE 1015 1500 15/E - - 310/09 31.4 13.3 33 - 50.0 -
055 Northwest Slopes - south
33.0 +8.1 18.0 +6.0 11 - - GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 1015 0900 -/W 310/04 28.7 4.2 21 - 40.0 -
29.0 +8.2 4.0 -1.0 - - - WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) 1015 0900 - - - 230/09 25.0 3.6 25 - 40.0 -
30.0 +9.2 - - - - - WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) 1015 1500 15/W - - 270/15 28.2 1.9 18 - 30.0 -
056 Northern Tablelands - west
31.0 +8.3 - - - - - INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE 1015 1500 - - - - 290/13 30.7 1.3 15 1016.82.0 - - - -
060 Manning
35.0 +9.5 12.0 +0.7 10 - - YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) 1015 0900 -/S - 110/04 22.8 15.1 62 - 40.0 -
061 Hunter
36.0 +10.8 19.0 +8.2 - - - CESSNOCK (NULKABA) 1015 0900 6/SE - 160/17 20.9 15.7 72 - 10.0 -
35.1 +10.0 - - - - - CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 1015 0000 - - - - 170/11 20.0 6.4 41 1015.61.0 - - - -
35.0 +9.9 18.0 +8.5 - - - CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 1015 0900 - - - - 130/17 20.6 13.8 65 1021.21.4 - - - -
- - 18.0 +8.5 - - - CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 1015 1200 - - - - 100/17 20.9 13.6 63 1019.81.4 - - - -
36.3 +12.7 - - - - - GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATIO 1015 0000 - - - - 150/09 19.5 16.0 80 - - - - -
36.0 +12.4 18.0 +7.4 14 - - GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATIO 1015 0900 - - - - 130/09 19.4 14.7 74 - - - - -
37.0 +10.8 18.0 +7.8 - - - JERRYS PLAINS POST OFFICE 1015 0900 3/E - 090/04 24.0 16.7 64 - 30.0 -
33.0 +8.5 17.0 +5.1 - - - LOSTOCK DAM 1015 0900 10/SE - 090/02 19.4 15.7 79 - 20.0 400013
32.9 +10.8 - - - - - NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION 1015 0000 - - - - 200/43 19.3 18.4 95 - - - - -
33.0 +10.9 19.0 +5.1 - - - NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION 1015 0900 - - - - 150/31 19.0 15.7 81 - - - - -
36.0 +11.1 - - - - - PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) 1015 0000 - - - - 060/11 20.1 16.7 81 - - - - -
36.0 +11.1 17.0 +5.7 15 - - PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) 1015 0900 - - - 150/13 20.7 14.6 68 - 50.0 -
35.0 +12.1 16.0 +5.2 16 - - PEATS RIDGE (WARATAH ROAD) 1015 0900 6/E - - 110/04 18.0 15.0 83 - 30.0 -
36.1 +12.6 - - - - - WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 1015 0000 - - - - 190/31 19.6 17.5 88 1016.61.5 - - - -
36.0 +12.5 19.0 +7.0 13 - - WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 1015 0900 6/SE - - 160/21 20.5 15.0 71 1021.91.8 15.0 -
062 Central Tablelands - north
34.0 +10.7 16.0 +6.8 - - - GULGONG POST OFFICE 1015 0900 6/ - 050/08 23.7 8.4 38 - 50.0 -
063 Central Tablelands - south
32.0 +12.3 15.0 +8.8 11 - - BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION 1015 0900 - - - 230/04 19.1 2.3 33 - 50.0 -
34.0 +12.4 14.0 +4.8 8 - - COWRA RESEARCH CENTRE 1015 0900 - - - 200/18 20.5 8.3 45 - 60.0 -
29.0 +11.5 12.0 +4.4 - - - KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) 1015 0900 1/ - - 050/02 12.8 11.4 91 - - 5.0 -
29.0 +10.3 12.0 +6.1 - - - LITHGOW (BIRDWOOD ST) 1015 0900 10/ - - 270/02 18.2 10.7 62 - 25.0 -
27.0 +10.3 2.0 -2.6 - - - OBERON (WOODCHEM) 1015 0900 - - - 310/04 17.0 -0.6 30 - 30.0 -
29.0 +11.7 12.0 +5.5 9 - - ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 1015 0900 - - - 180/05 17.7 4.4 41 - 50.0 -
29.0 +12.0 12.0 +6.4 - - - ORANGE AIRPORT COMPARISON 1015 0900 -/SW - 200/09 17.0 3.7 41 - 30.0 -
065 Central Western Slopes - south
35.0 +12.5 12.0 +5.1 - - - COWRA AIRPORT COMPARISON 1015 0900 - - - 230/09 19.7 8.6 49 - 50.0 -
36.0 +12.5 15.0 +4.6 - - - PARKES (MACARTHUR STREET) 1015 0900 - - - 160/04 21.5 5.8 36 - 50.0 -
34.0 +9.2 17.0 +8.4 14 - - WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) 1015 0900 -/ - 230/05 22.6 7.2 37 - 50.0 -
066 Sydney Metropolitan - east
36.9 +13.3 - - - - - BANKSTOWN AIRPORT AWS 1015 0000 - - - - 190/18 19.2 16.4 84 1018.51.8 - - - -
37.0 +13.4 18.0 +6.2 - - - BANKSTOWN AIRPORT AWS 1015 0900 - - - - 160/17 19.6 14.0 70 1022.21.1 - - - -
37.0 +13.2 18.0 +6.1 15 - - PARRAMATTA NORTH (MASONS DRIVE) 1015 0900 3/E - 130/11 20.2 13.8 67 - 20.0 -
36.0 +13.4 18.0 +6.1 14 - - RIVERVIEW OBSERVATORY 1015 0900 - - - 160/11 19.1 14.7 76 - 20.0 -
36.2 +14.2 - - - - - SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 1015 0000 3/S - -/- 18.9 15.3 80 1017.41.3 12.0 -
36.0 +14.0 19.0 +5.5 - - - SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 1015 0900 6/S - - -/- 20.0 14.2 69 1021.71.2 15.0 -
37.3 +14.9 - - - - - SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 1015 0000 3/S - 190/39 18.8 16.0 84 1017.71.3 15.0 -
37.0 +14.6 18.0 +5.0 18 - - SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 1015 0900 3/SE - - 140/22 19.2 14.9 76 1022.01.3 15.0 -
067 Sydney Metropolitan - west
37.0 +13.5 18.0 +5.9 - - - PROSPECT DAM 1015 0900 - - - 180/08 19.8 14.1 70 - 20.0 -
068 Illawarra
31.0 +12.1 11.0 +3.6 - - - BOWRAL (PARRY DRIVE) 1015 0900 3/SE - - 130/04 15.1 11.5 79 - 10.0 -
37.0 +13.1 - - - - - CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS 1015 0000 - - - - 180/11 18.4 12.9 70 1018.02.2 - - - -
37.0 +13.1 17.0 +7.1 - - - CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS 1015 0900 - - - - 060/05 20.1 11.6 58 1021.50.7 - - - -
32.0 +10.0 15.0 +2.4 16 - - WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY 1015 0900 -/SE - 130/05 16.6 14.7 89 - 16.0 -
069 South Coast
31.0 +12.0 11.0 +4.7 - - - NERRIGA COMPOSITE 1015 0900 - - - 090/11 13.8 10.3 79 - 50.0 -
070 Southern Tablelands-Goulburn/Monaro
28.0 +9.4 7.0 +2.3 - 1/24 1/24 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) 1015 0900 - - - 230/09 9.0 4.2 72 - 50.0 -
31.9 +12.7 - - - - - CANBERRA AIRPORT 1015 0000 - - - - 320/21 17.7 1.7 34 1018.30.1 - - - -
32.0 +12.8 8.0 +2.0 2 - - CANBERRA AIRPORT 1015 0900 6/- - - 360/08 17.4 5.1 44 1021.3 35.0 -
31.0 +11.6 11.0 +4.3 6 - - GOULBURN (PROGRESS ST) 1015 0900 10/NW - - 360/08 16.2 7.0 54 - 30.0 -
30.0 +12.0 9.0 +3.6 - - - TARALGA POST OFFICE 1015 0900 6/NW - - 310/08 17.6 6.1 47 - 50.0 Strong NW winds abated ahead of weak east. change
32.0 +11.6 9.0 +2.7 - - - YASS (LINTON HOSTEL) 1015 0900 - - - 230/31 18.5 2.8 35 - 35.0 -
072 Southwest Slopes - south
33.0 +11.8 - - - - - WAGGA WAGGA AMO 1015 0000 - - - - Calm 12.2 5.6 64 1020.20.7 - - - -
33.0 +11.8 7.0 -0.7 5 - - WAGGA WAGGA AMO 1015 0900 - - - 260/21 16.7 3.1 40 1022.71.2 30.0 -
073 Southwest Slopes - north
33.0 +13.0 9.0 +0.7 - - - BURRINJUCK DAM 1015 0900 - - - 230/11 19.8 2.8 32 - 50.0 Elev: 341.84m - %Full: 30% - D/S: 1.66m
35.0 +12.5 11.0 +2.1 - - - GRENFELL (QUONDONG RD) 1015 0900 - - - 230/13 19.5 3.2 34 - 50.0 -
36.0 +12.6 10.0 +1.4 - - - QUANDIALLA POST OFFICE 1015 0900 - - - 230/09 19.5 8.2 48 - 50.0 -
35.0 +11.9 12.0 +2.8 - - - WYALONG POST OFFICE 1015 0900 -/ - 200/09 17.4 4.9 44 - 50.0 -
074 Riverina - east
32.0 +9.1 9.0 +0.0 - - - NARRANDERA GOLF CLUB 1015 0900 - - - 230/09 15.2 3.7 46 - 40.0 -
075 Riverina - west
32.6 +9.2 - - - - - GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS 1015 0000 - - - - Calm 13.5 4.4 54 1020.80.2 - - - -
33.0 +9.6 10.0 +1.2 - - - GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS 1015 0900 - - - - 190/21 15.7 0.7 36 1024.51.5 - - - -
35.0 +10.6 12.0 +1.7 - - - HILLSTON AIRPORT 1015 0900 - - - 130/09 15.0 8.1 63 1024.31.7 50.0 -
37.0 +11.5 13.0 +2.6 - - - LAKE CARGELLIGO AIRPORT 1015 0900 -/ - 180/08 18.0 10.6 62 - 50.0 -
Victoria
082 Northeast - Lower
29.0 +8.1 5.0 -1.8 - 0.8/24 0.8/18 CORRYONG (PARISH LANE) 1015 0900 - - - Calm 12.0 10.5 91 - 50.0 -
083 Northeast - Upper
- - - - - - - MT HOTHAM AIRPORT 1015 0600 - - - - Calm 2.1 1.8 98 1021.61.0 - - 0.2 -
085 West Gippsland
16.2 +0.5 - - - - - WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 1015 0000 - - - - 260/63 11.3 4.1 61 1019.10.2 - - - -
Tasmania
091 North Coast
- - - - - 0.6/18 - CAPE GRIM BAPS 1015 0300 - - - 300/65 9.6 3.5 66 1018.30.2 - - - -
092 East Coast
10.0 -3.7 - - - 0.2/6 0.2/6 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) 1015 1500 - - - 250/17 8.2 -0.1 56 - 3.0 50000
094 Southeast and Hobart
- - 4.7 - - - 0.2/3 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) 1015 1200 - - - - 260/65 8.4 3.3 70 1017.72.9 - - - -
- - - - - - 1/3 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 1015 0600 3/SW - - 230/65 6.4 4.3 86 1012.82.0 3.0 Swell 2mtrs.Past Hail.Thunder with lightning @ 035
- - - - - - 0.4/3 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 1015 1200 6/SW 230/81 9.0 5.7 80 1017.73.2 4.0 Swell 2.5mtrs.
11.4 -1.8 - - - - 0.4/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1015 0000 - - - - 300/81 7.1 3.1 76 1010.82.2 - - - -
- - - - - 2/18 0.4/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1015 0300 - - - - 310/83 7.5 1.2 64 1009.71.1 - - - -
- - - - - - Tr/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1015 0600 3/SW - 300/76 6.7 0.1 63 1013.43.7 12.0 manual wind wnw 20 VER:03 SWV:M2.01.38.00
11.0 -2.2 5.0 -2.4 - 2/24 - MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1015 0900 3/W 310/80 7.9 1.1 62 1015.62.1 14.0 MANUAL WIND NW 19, DRY BULB WIND AFFECTED VER:03 S
5.1 -1.8 - - - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 1015 0000 - - - - 260/68 -2.5 -3.6 92 - - - - -
- - - - - 0.2/18 - MOUNT WELLINGTON 1015 0300 - - - - 250/74 -2.9 -3.2 98 - - - - -
- - - - - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 1015 0600 - - - - 240/74 -3.3 -3.6 98 - - - - -
5.0 -1.9 -4.0 -4.1 - 0.2/24 - MOUNT WELLINGTON 1015 0900 - - - - 240/67 -3.0 -3.6 96 - - - - -
095 Derwent Valley
15.0 +1.5 2.0 -1.3 - 27/24 15/18 TARRALEAH VILLAGE 1015 0900 - - - 200/13 4.3 0.8 78 - 75.0 -
- - - - - 2/6 0.8/3 TARRALEAH VILLAGE 1015 1500 - - - 250/24 6.2 1.9 74 - 10.0 -
096 Central Plateau
7.0 -5.7 1.0 -1.0 - 20/24 20/24 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK 1015 0900 - - - 290/09 2.2 -1.6 76 - 0.2 -
097 West Coast
10.0 - 1.0 - - 26/24 1/3 WARRA 1015 0900 - - - - 260/28 4.0 -0.4 73 - - - - -
Islands
200 Islands
16.4 - - - - - - HOGAN ISLAND 1015 0000 - - - - 250/67 10.7 3.8 62 1019.50.6 - - - -
- - - - - - - HOGAN ISLAND 1015 0600 - - - - 250/63 10.3 3.8 64 1020.51.4 - - - -
Antarctica
300 Antarctica
- - -0.2 -2.2 - - Tr/3 MACQUARIE ISLAND 1015 1200 6/W - - 230/28 1.2 -5.9 59 994.72.2 25.0 -
- - - - - - Tr/3 MACQUARIE ISLAND 1015 1800 6/W - 290/57 2.2 -0.9 80 994.21.5 5.0 -
- - - - - 0.2/12 Tr/3 MACQUARIE ISLAND 1015 2100 6/W - - 260/24 0.3 -2.9 79 997.02.8 10.0 -