Noteworthy synoptic observations for Tuesday, 17 October 2006 local
prepared 0156 EST, 18/10/06
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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
011 Eucla
- - - - - - 6/9 BALGAIR 1017 0000 10/S - - 180/22 14.8 11.5 81 1016.7 20.0 -
35.0 +8.4 11.0 +0.7 10 6/24 - BALGAIR 1017 0900 10/NW - - 200/18 16.0 8.8 62 1023.0 20.0 -
32.0 +9.1 15.7 +4.6 15 - - EUCLA 1017 0900 6/SW - - 210/28 17.2 9.0 59 1019.92.6 15.0 -
- - - - - - 5/15 EYRE 1017 0600 -/SW - - 230/22 15.6 8.8 64 1020.52.6 30.0 -
36.0 +13.4 15.0 +4.9 13 5/24 - EYRE 1017 0900 -/SW - 200/18 19.0 9.6 54 1022.51.8 30.0 -
012 Goldfields
35.0 +9.4 10.7 -0.2 9 - - KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 1017 0900 10/S - - 160/05 16.0 4.9 48 1024.11.4 30.0 -
Northern Territory
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
- - 16.3 +1.6 - - - ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 1017 1200 25/SW - 310/31 36.1 2.4 12 1014.81.9 40.0 -
37.0 +6.2 - - - - - ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 1017 1500 25/W - 150/09 36.2 1.9 12 1012.32.3 40.0 -
38.0 +8.1 - - - - - KULGERA 1017 1500 10/- - 310/18 36.0 8.6 19 1012.31.8 50.0 -
- - 30.0 +8.4 - - - TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT 1017 1200 25/SE - - 030/18 35.8 3.6 13 1014.32.1 40.0 -
South Australia
016 Northwest Pastoral
37.0 +9.2 - - - - - ANDAMOOKA 1017 1500 10/W - 270/18 36.3 5.2 15 - 50.0 -
33.0 +8.2 - - - - - NONNING 1017 1500 15/W - - 340/28 29.9 0.2 15 - 50.0 -
35.0 +9.0 - - - - - WOOMERA AERODROME 1017 1500 25/NW 320/30 34.5 -1.9 10 1012.52.7 25.0 -
017 Far North Pastoral
35.0 +8.6 - - - - - ARKAROOLA 1017 1500 - - - 310/04 35.0 -2.0 9 - 50.0 -
36.0 +9.7 - - - - - LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT 1017 1500 - - - - 360/31 35.4 - - 1012.72.7 - - - -
40.0 +10.7 - - - - - MARREE 1017 1500 20/ - 310/04 39.2 7.8 15 1012.02.9 50.0 -
018 Western Agricultural
29.0 +5.4 18.0 +8.2 12 - - CEDUNA AMO 1017 0900 25/W 010/41 24.5 7.4 33 1013.90.8 30.0 -
- - 17.9 +8.1 - - - CEDUNA AMO 1017 1200 25/NW 290/28 27.3 7.2 28 1014.20.3 30.0 -
32.0 +10.0 - - - - - CLEVE 1017 1500 -/NW 340/37 31.0 2.0 16 1010.81.2 50.0 -
30.0 +8.6 - - - - - ELLISTON 1017 1500 15/SW - - 250/18 20.0 18.1 89 1015.02.8 25.0 -
33.0 +7.9 - - - - - KYANCUTTA 1017 1500 6/W - 270/22 27.8 7.9 29 1012.70.6 10.0 wind gusting up to 29 knots
35.0 +11.3 - - - - - WHYALLA AERO 1017 1500 - - - - 300/34 33.0 -1.3 11 1010.52.8 - - - -
019 Northern Agricultural - Upper North
32.0 +10.4 - - - - - YONGALA 1017 1500 -/W - 290/37 27.9 4.1 22 - 40.0 -
022 Yorke Peninsula and Kangaroo Island
- - - - - - - CAPE BORDA 1017 1200 -/SW - 020/34 17.9 13.5 75 1013.31.3 10.0 aproaching squall from west
20.0 +3.1 - - - 2/6 2/3 CAPE BORDA 1017 1500 15/NW - 360/21 17.9 14.3 79 1010.01.9 10.0 -
21.0 +3.5 14.0 +2.7 - - - CAPE WILLOUGHBY 1017 0900 - - - - 340/63 20.8 9.7 49 1015.40.9 - - - -
023 Adelaide plains and Mt Lofty Ranges
31.0 +9.4 - - - - - ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 1017 1500 25/W - 320/24 29.2 6.9 25 1011.32.3 35.0 -
30.0 +9.2 - - - - - ADELAIDE AIRPORT 1017 1500 10/W 340/37 28.3 7.5 27 1011.02.6 30.0 -
33.0 +11.2 - - - - - EDINBURGH RAAF 1017 1500 - - - - 320/35 30.8 6.0 21 1010.92.8 - - - -
28.0 +8.7 - - - - - MOUNT BARKER 1017 1500 - - - 250/24 27.3 8.8 31 - 40.0 -
32.0 +10.6 - - - - - PARAFIELD AIRPORT 1017 1430 - - - - 310/28 29.4 9.0 28 1010.92.6 - - - -
32.0 +10.6 - - - - - PARAFIELD AIRPORT 1017 2330 - - - - 240/26 16.0 12.2 78 1018.91.6 - - - -
33.0 +11.4 - - - - - ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH 1017 1500 - - - 310/24 31.0 12.2 32 - 35.0 -
024 Murray Valley
31.0 +10.7 - - - - - EUDUNDA 1017 1500 6/- - 310/37 29.1 4.3 21 1012.63.0 40.0 cu2 & ac4 in NE sky
33.0 +9.2 - - - - - LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE 1017 1500 15/NW 340/24 32.9 2.3 14 1011.73.9 50.0 -
33.0 +10.5 - - - - - MURRAY BRIDGE 1017 1500 6/W - 310/15 31.8 8.3 23 - 20.0 -
025 Murray Mallee and Upper Southeast
30.0 +8.6 - - - - - KEITH 1017 1500 -/- - 310/15 29.8 5.2 21 1011.23.2 50.0 -
026 Lower Southeast
29.0 +9.9 - - - - - COONAWARRA 1017 1500 - - - - 350/31 27.7 -0.5 16 1010.33.5 - - - -
28.0 +10.2 - - - - - MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 1017 1500 25/W - 350/26 26.0 0.9 19 1009.93.1 30.0 -
Queensland
029 Lower Carpentaria (Gulf Country)
35.0 +0.6 - - - - - MOUNT ISA AERO 1017 1500 - - - 080/18 34.5 -0.6 11 1013.23.1 40.0 -
030 Upper Carpentaria (Nthn Goldfields)
35.0 -0.6 18.0 -1.7 - - - GEORGETOWN POST OFFICE 1017 0900 - - - 050/63 26.0 14.5 49 1018.91.2 50.0 -
038 Lower Western (Channel Country)
39.0 +6.7 25.0 +8.7 22 - - WINDORAH POST OFFICE 1017 0900 - - - 020/24 29.4 5.1 21 1020.61.8 30.0 -
043 Maranoa
36.0 +7.0 22.0 +8.3 - - - SURAT 1017 0900 - - - 050/11 24.4 14.1 53 - 50.0 -
044 Warrego
36.0 +6.4 23.0 +8.7 19 - - CHARLEVILLE AERO 1017 0900 - - - 020/28 25.7 7.4 31 1023.91.6 40.0 -
New South Wales
046 Upper Western - Far Northwest
38.0 +9.7 - - - - - TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE 1017 1500 20/NW - - 310/44 38.1 2.6 11 - 5.0 -
36.0 +8.1 - - - - - WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE 1017 1500 -/W - 360/04 35.6 1.1 11 - 50.0 -
047 Lower Western - Lower Darling
33.0 +8.1 - - - - - BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) 1017 1500 -/W 340/18 33.3 3.1 15 - 50.0 -
34.0 +9.6 - - - - - BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS 1017 1530 - - - 360/24 33.4 0.1 12 1014.43.4 - - - -
048 Upper Western - Upper Darling
37.0 +9.0 - - - - - WANAARING POST OFFICE 1017 1500 -/- - 360/13 36.7 -2.4 8 - 50.0 -
052 Northwest Plains - west
37.0 +8.1 19.0 +5.6 - - - MUNGINDI POST OFFICE 1017 0900 10/N - - 050/18 24.9 14.9 54 - 50.0 -
33.0 +4.9 20.0 +8.2 - - - WALGETT AIRPORT AWS 1017 0900 - - - - 030/34 25.7 14.2 49 1025.11.1 - - - -
- - 20.1 +8.3 - - - WALGETT AIRPORT AWS 1017 1200 - - - - 360/28 31.7 12.5 31 1022.22.9 - - - -
057 Northern Tablelands - east
21.0 -2.7 13.0 +0.6 - 13/24 13/24 TABULAM (MUIRNE) 1017 0900 - - - 160/11 14.5 14.5 100 - 0.0 -
060 Manning
17.0 -8.5 14.0 +2.7 13 28/24 15/18 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) 1017 0900 3/E - - 110/05 15.4 15.1 98 - 6.0 -
063 Central Tablelands - south
- - - - - - 7/15 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) 1017 0600 - - - 050/09 8.1 8.1 100 - 0.0 -
10.0 -7.5 7.0 -0.6 - 10/24 0.2/3 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) 1017 0900 - - - 360/11 9.2 9.2 100 - 0.0 -
- - - - - - 0.2/3 MOUNT BOYCE AWS 1017 0600 - - - 060/15 7.9 7.6 98 - - - 0.2 -
10.0 - 7.0 - - 7/24 - MOUNT BOYCE AWS 1017 0900 - - - 040/09 9.4 9.1 98 - - - 0.1 -
071 Southern Tablelands-Snowy Mountains
- - - - - - - THREDBO AWS 1017 2100 - - - - 320/76 8.6 8.0 96 1023.30.0 - - - -
Victoria
078 Wimmera - north
30.0 +8.4 - - - - - WARRACKNABEAL MUSEUM 1017 1500 6/NW - - 340/34 29.8 0.4 15 - 50.0 -
079 Wimmera - south
30.0 +9.4 - - - - - LONGERENONG 1017 1500 - - - - 340/30 28.1 -0.9 15 - - - - -
082 Northeast - Lower
29.0 +8.2 - - - - - RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH 1017 1500 - - - - 360/15 27.9 2.9 20 - - - - -
084 East Gippsland
27.0 +8.6 - - - - - POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE) 1017 1500 -/ - 360/05 21.6 9.1 45 - 45.0 -
085 West Gippsland
29.0 +9.9 - - - - - MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT 1017 1500 25/ - 010/18 28.3 5.8 24 1014.03.8 50.0 -
086 East Central
28.0 +9.2 - - - - - ESSENDON AIRPORT 1017 1500 - - - - 360/35 27.2 2.3 20 1014.13.7 - - - -
27.0 +8.0 - - - - - MELBOURNE AIRPORT 1017 1500 15/N - 350/46 26.2 -0.6 17 1014.23.9 30.0 -
28.0 +9.0 - - - - - MOORABBIN AIRPORT 1017 1500 - - - - 350/35 27.2 2.3 20 1013.53.7 - - - -
27.0 +8.2 - - - - - SCORESBY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1017 1500 - - - - 010/28 26.3 2.3 21 - - - - -
27.0 +9.1 - - - - - WONTHAGGI 1017 1500 -/ - 360/15 26.5 5.0 25 1014.07.5 20.0 -
087 West Central
28.0 +9.0 - - - - - LAVERTON RAAF 1017 1500 - - - 010/35 27.8 2.1 19 1013.93.7 - - - -
089 Western Plains
26.0 +8.3 - - - - - ARARAT PRISON 1017 1500 -/W 340/46 25.9 -9.9 9 1014.36.1 50.0 -
25.0 +8.5 - - - - - BALLARAT AERODROME 1017 1500 - - - - 360/37 24.4 -5.8 13 1015.22.9 - - - -
090 West Coast
27.0 +10.1 - - - - - CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE 1017 1500 -/- - - 340/21 26.7 -0.4 17 1012.53.7 20.0 -
27.0 +9.6 - - - - - HAMILTON AIRPORT 1017 1500 - - - - 350/41 26.6 -3.0 14 1011.73.1 - - - -
27.0 +10.4 - - - - - PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) 1017 1500 - - - - 340/31 26.6 -0.5 17 1010.43.4 - - - -
Tasmania
094 Southeast and Hobart
12.1 -1.1 - - - - - MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1017 0000 - - - 360/165 - 3.8 - 1025.41.2 - - 1.1 -