Noteworthy synoptic observations for Friday, 20 October 2006 local
prepared 0157 EST, 21/10/06
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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
007 East Gascoyne
34.0 +6.6 21.0 +10.1 - - - PAYNES FIND 1020 0900 - - - 080/18 28.5 2.4 19 1018.6 40.0 -
008 Central West
34.0 +8.1 11.0 +0.7 - - - CARNAMAH 1020 0900 - - - 090/24 22.5 14.1 59 - 20.0 y
36.0 +10.1 - - - - - CARNAMAH 1020 1500 - - - 360/24 35.0 18.4 38 - 20.0 y
35.0 +9.8 - - - - - DALWALLINU COMPARISON 1020 1500 10/- - 090/34 34.9 6.5 17 - 29.0 -
35.0 +8.9 17.0 +5.6 18 - - ENEABBA 1020 0900 -/ - 110/55 23.7 6.8 34 - 25.0 very windy - dust rising -
39.0 +12.9 - - - - - ENEABBA 1020 1500 25/ - Calm 37.8 6.1 14 - 35.0 very very hot!
37.0 +12.6 - - - - - GERALDTON AIRPORT 1020 1500 15/NE 210/26 29.0 14.7 42 1012.31.3 30.0 -
36.5 +12.1 - - - - - GERALDTON AIRPORT 1020 2100 - - - - 320/11 18.4 16.5 89 1015.91.6 - - - -
35.0 +9.1 15.0 +2.6 - - - KALBARRI 1020 0900 -/ - 250/08 25.4 15.0 53 1014.4 50.0 -
36.0 +9.1 22.0 +10.9 - - - MULLEWA 1020 0900 -/ - 090/18 30.5 5.1 20 - 20.0 -
37.0 +10.1 - - - - - MULLEWA 1020 1500 -/ - 020/18 36.2 -3.5 8 - 20.0 -
33.0 +8.1 - - - - - WONGAN HILLS 1020 1500 -/- - 050/13 32.5 10.5 26 1015.9 15.0 -
009 Lower West and Perth
33.0 +8.4 14.3 +4.8 - - - BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN 1020 0900 - - - - 090/48 19.9 7.9 46 - - - - -
35.0 +10.4 - - - - - BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN 1020 1500 - - - - 100/26 34.8 6.2 17 - - - - -
35.5 +10.9 - - - - - BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN 1020 2100 - - - - 070/18 24.3 6.1 31 - - - - -
27.0 +8.4 - - - - - CAPE NATURALISTE 1020 1500 - - - - 110/22 26.8 10.1 35 1020.62.3 - - - -
27.4 +8.8 - - - - - CAPE NATURALISTE 1020 2100 - - - - 130/28 21.1 9.4 47 1019.50.0 - - - -
28.0 +8.2 - - - - - DWELLINGUP 1020 1500 - - - - 090/28 27.1 9.0 32 1019.92.0 - - - -
28.2 +8.4 - - - - - DWELLINGUP 1020 2100 - - - - 110/28 22.2 8.0 40 1019.50.7 - - - -
30.8 +8.4 - - - - - JANDAKOT AERO 1020 2100 - - - - 110/28 26.7 6.8 28 1015.80.7 - - - -
38.0 +14.9 - - - - - JURIEN BAY 1020 1500 -/E - 070/21 37.5 9.0 18 1012.04.0 30.0 -
33.0 +10.7 - - - - - LANCELIN 1020 1500 -/NW 090/18 33.0 11.2 26 1014.65.4 20.0 -
31.7 +8.4 - - - - - PEARCE RAAF 1020 2100 - - - - 100/28 27.8 8.2 29 1015.60.2 - - - -
31.0 +8.6 - - - - - PERTH AIRPORT 1020 1500 25/- 110/28 30.6 7.8 24 1016.92.9 30.0 -
31.0 +8.6 - - - - - PERTH AIRPORT 1020 2100 25/NE 100/39 27.6 6.6 26 1015.30.7 30.0 -
010 Central Wheat Belt
33.0 +8.1 - - - - - BENCUBBIN 1020 1500 -/ - 090/18 32.5 9.9 25 1017.3 40.0 -
33.0 +8.7 - - - - - CUNDERDIN 1020 1500 6/N - 090/28 32.1 15.0 36 - 30.0 -
013 Interior
34.0 +4.0 - - - - - WILUNA 1020 1500 3/E - - 090/28 32.0 14.4 35 1014.92.9 22.0 .
Northern Territory
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
38.0 +5.0 25.0 +9.8 - - - JERVOIS 1020 0900 - - - - 190/26 29.4 4.4 20 1019.42.0 - - - -
- - 25.2 +10.0 - - - JERVOIS 1020 1200 - - - - 200/18 34.5 5.6 17 1017.81.5 - - - -
Queensland
029 Lower Carpentaria (Gulf Country)
36.0 +1.6 - - - - - MOUNT ISA AERO 1020 1500 25/SE - - 090/13 35.1 7.4 18 1013.32.9 40.0 -
038 Lower Western (Channel Country)
- - - - - - - BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT 1020 1500 - - - 160/41 31.2 8.8 25 1018.11.5 5.0 -
041 Darling Downs - east
- - - - - Tr/12 Tr/12 GOONDIWINDI AIRPORT 1020 0300 -/- - 090/04 21.5 14.4 64 1019.71.0 50.0 -
- - - - - 3/18 - TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 1020 0300 - - - 070/26 15.1 14.7 97 1022.01.6 - - 0.1 -
- - - - - - - TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 1020 0600 - - - 050/17 14.6 14.1 97 1023.61.5 1.0 Vis reduced to 1000m to E N & W and 2000m to S due
043 Maranoa
36.0 +6.8 22.0 +9.8 18 - - MITCHELL POST OFFICE 1020 0900 - - - 310/04 28.8 12.5 37 1020.40.9 50.0 -
36.0 +6.9 22.0 +8.5 - - - ROMA AIRPORT 1020 0900 -/- - 010/30 25.8 12.5 44 1021.11.0 - 50.0 -
- - 22.2 +8.7 - - - ROMA AIRPORT 1020 1200 - - - - 020/24 31.0 9.6 27 1019.02.1 - - - -
36.0 +7.0 22.0 +8.3 - 0.4/24 0.4/18 SURAT 1020 0900 - - - 360/11 25.4 13.7 48 - 50.0 -
044 Warrego
38.0 +8.5 23.0 +9.4 - - - BOLLON MARY ST 1020 0900 - - - 050/05 31.3 9.7 26 1017.9 50.0 -
36.0 +6.4 23.0 +8.7 21 - - CHARLEVILLE AERO 1020 0900 25/SW - 330/26 28.0 9.8 32 1020.62.0 35.0 -
- - 23.4 +9.1 - - - CHARLEVILLE AERO 1020 1200 20/NW 330/22 33.3 6.7 19 1018.52.0 35.0 -
38.0 +8.5 24.0 +9.3 - - - CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE 1020 0900 -/- - 180/04 29.9 7.5 25 1018.71.8 50.0 -
045 Far Southwest
38.0 +7.2 25.0 +8.9 - - - QUILPIE AIRPORT 1020 0900 -/ - 130/02 30.2 4.3 19 1019.01.7 50.0 -
New South Wales
046 Upper Western - Far Northwest
31.0 +3.1 21.0 +8.2 - Tr/24 Tr/3 WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE 1020 0900 -/W - 180/04 21.9 9.5 45 - 50.0 -
048 Upper Western - Upper Darling
38.0 +9.3 23.0 +10.2 - - - BREWARRINA HOSPITAL 1020 0900 -/W Calm 27.0 8.8 32 - 50.0 -
38.0 +9.2 22.0 +8.9 - Tr/24 Tr/18 COLLARENEBRI (ALBERT ST) 1020 0900 -/W - 050/08 27.6 15.1 46 - 40.0 -
37.0 +9.0 21.0 +8.5 - Tr/24 Tr/18 WANAARING POST OFFICE 1020 0900 10/- - - 180/04 23.9 9.4 40 - 10.0 -
050 Central Western Plains - south
33.0 +8.6 18.0 +6.7 - 3/24 3/18 PEAK HILL POST OFFICE 1020 0900 -/- - 310/11 24.0 13.5 52 - 40.0 -
051 Central Western Plains - north
36.0 +8.5 17.0 +5.5 - 0.2/24 0.2/18 COONAMBLE COMPARISON 1020 0900 -/N - 360/13 25.3 13.0 46 - 50.0 -
34.0 +7.6 21.0 +9.7 - - - NYNGAN AIRPORT 1020 0900 -/SW - 230/02 25.5 10.3 38 - 50.0 -
33.0 +8.0 19.0 +8.9 - - - TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS 1020 0900 - - - - 340/18 26.9 8.4 31 1020.50.7 - - - -
- - 18.7 +8.6 - - - TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS 1020 1200 - - - - 270/28 26.9 7.9 30 1019.70.8 - - - -
052 Northwest Plains - west
38.0 +9.1 21.0 +7.6 - - - MUNGINDI POST OFFICE 1020 0900 10/W - - 340/11 28.7 13.5 39 - 50.0 -
35.0 +6.1 - - - 2/6 2/6 MUNGINDI POST OFFICE 1020 1500 6/W - - 050/11 23.1 16.4 66 - 10.0 -
37.9 +9.8 - - - - - WALGETT AIRPORT AWS 1020 0000 - - - - 170/09 24.2 -0.8 19 1020.30.6 - - - -
38.0 +9.9 21.0 +9.2 - - - WALGETT AIRPORT AWS 1020 0900 - - - - 010/17 27.7 12.9 40 1019.20.7 - - - -
- - 21.1 +9.3 - - - WALGETT AIRPORT AWS 1020 1200 - - - - 340/15 33.2 11.7 27 1017.71.4 - - - -
053 Northwest Plains - east
35.0 +9.1 19.0 +9.1 - - - BARADINE FORESTRY 1020 0900 - - - 360/04 25.0 17.6 64 - 30.0 -
33.0 - - - - 0.2/6 0.2/3 MOREE AERO 1020 1500 20/NW 230/22 26.3 16.2 54 1016.42.1 20.0 -
054 Northwest Slopes - north
33.0 +8.4 13.0 +4.8 - 2/24 2/18 BARRABA POST OFFICE 1020 0900 15/NE - - Calm 19.1 17.2 89 - 50.0 -
055 Northwest Slopes - south
35.0 +10.1 17.0 +5.0 13 Tr/24 Tr/24 GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 1020 0900 20/SW - 160/04 22.6 13.4 56 - 45.0 -
- - - - - - 9/3 GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS 1020 1800 - - - - 210/24 24.3 10.9 43 1018.32.2 - - - -
34.0 +7.4 17.0 +6.4 - 1/24 0.8/18 GUNNEDAH POOL 1020 0900 6/N - - 340/04 23.7 14.0 55 - 50.0 -
34.0 +8.8 14.0 +5.4 - - - QUIRINDI POST OFFICE 1020 0900 3/W - - Calm 21.0 14.6 67 - 50.0 -
30.0 +9.2 8.0 +3.0 - 0.4/24 0.4/18 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) 1020 0900 15/W - - 360/05 21.0 10.4 51 - 30.0 -
25.0 +4.2 - - - 0.3/6 0.3/6 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) 1020 1500 -/W - Calm 19.5 15.4 77 - 20.0 -
056 Northern Tablelands - west
- - - - - 9/12 9/3 ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 1020 2100 - - - 300/13 15.0 14.6 97 1021.01.9 - - - -
25.0 +5.2 9.0 +1.9 5 1/24 1/24 GLEN INNES AG RESEARCH STN 1020 0900 - - - 270/17 20.0 15.2 74 - 50.0 -
25.0 +6.8 - - - - - GUYRA HOSPITAL 1020 1500 10/W - - 270/26 23.5 10.2 43 - 25.0 -
- - - - - - 2/15 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) 1020 0600 10/W 070/02 11.4 10.3 93 - 50.0 SLT T/STORM 2000-2030 HRS,LIGHTNING VIS ALL AROUND
057 Northern Tablelands - east
27.0 +3.3 15.0 +2.6 - 27/24 27/24 TABULAM (MUIRNE) 1020 0900 6/SE - - 340/13 20.7 16.7 78 - 50.0 -
059 Mid North Coast
- - - - - - 0.4/3 COFFS HARBOUR MO 1020 1800 6/SW - 020/24 19.8 18.0 89 1018.72.1 15.0 -
- - - - - 16/12 15/3 COFFS HARBOUR MO 1020 2100 3/SW - - 260/09 19.1 18.3 95 1021.62.9 3.0 -
- - - - - 8/12 8/3 KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS 1020 2100 - - - - 010/08 18.5 17.2 92 1019.12.6 - - - -
- - - - - - 0.4/15 SOUTH WEST ROCKS (SMOKY CAPE LI 1020 0600 - - - - 230/11 17.5 17.5 100 1021.81.1 0.2 -
060 Manning
- - - - - 12/6 12/3 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 1020 2100 - - - - 010/09 19.1 18.8 98 1019.12.0 - - - HR003
28.0 +2.5 14.0 +2.7 13 52/24 1/18 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) 1020 0900 15/W - Calm 17.8 15.6 87 - 20.0 -
061 Hunter
- - - - - 1/18 - MURRURUNDI GAP AWS 1020 0300 - - - 130/17 12.4 11.8 96 1021.11.0 - - 0.0 -
- - - - - - 0.2/3 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS 1020 0600 - - - 130/18 13.0 12.2 95 1022.10.9 - - 0.0 -
- - - - - - 4/15 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE 1020 0600 0/- - - 310/04 14.8 14.1 96 - 2.0 -
35.0 +10.3 15.0 +4.1 12 0.6/24 0.6/24 SCONE SCS 1020 0900 -/W - 360/05 20.7 14.8 69 - 25.0 -
062 Central Tablelands - north
33.0 +9.7 - - - 0.8/24 0.8/18 GULGONG POST OFFICE 1020 0900 -/- - 180/09 20.0 14.0 68 - 50.0 -
063 Central Tablelands - south
29.0 +9.3 13.0 +6.8 11 - - BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION 1020 0900 6/NW - 340/04 19.5 13.6 69 - 50.0 -
30.0 +8.4 16.0 +6.8 12 - - COWRA RESEARCH CENTRE 1020 0900 - - - 290/05 24.3 14.1 53 - 60.0 -
27.0 +9.5 12.0 +4.4 - - - KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) 1020 0900 6/W - 250/08 18.3 11.6 65 - 50.0 -
28.0 +9.3 11.0 +5.1 - 0.6/24 0.6/18 LITHGOW (BIRDWOOD ST) 1020 0900 10/ - 290/15 17.4 12.4 72 - 25.0 -
26.0 +8.7 13.0 +6.5 9 - - ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 1020 0900 - - - 310/18 20.0 10.2 53 - 50.0 -
26.0 +9.0 13.0 +7.4 - - - ORANGE AIRPORT COMPARISON 1020 0900 10/W 290/28 20.0 9.6 51 - 30.0 -
25.0 +8.0 - - - 3/6 3/6 ORANGE AIRPORT COMPARISON 1020 1500 10/W - 250/18 16.5 11.2 71 - 10.0 -
064 Central Western Slopes - north
33.0 +8.8 15.0 +7.8 - - - COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) 1020 0900 6/NW - - 310/17 23.1 12.5 51 - 50.0 -
35.0 +11.0 16.0 +7.0 - - - DUNEDOO POST OFFICE 1020 0900 -/E 130/11 23.2 12.7 52 - 40.0 -
065 Central Western Slopes - south
33.0 +8.2 15.0 +6.4 15 3/24 3/18 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) 1020 0900 -/ - 180/02 21.9 16.2 70 - 50.0 -
066 Sydney Metropolitan - east
29.0 +7.0 - - - Tr/6 Tr/3 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 1020 1500 3/W - -/- 23.1 17.8 72 1015.20.6 4.0 -
- - - - - - 5/3 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 1020 1800 10/SW - -/- 23.2 12.8 52 1016.20.9 30.0 -
29.0 +6.6 - - - 6/6 6/3 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 1020 1500 6/W - 230/44 19.2 17.1 88 1015.50.2 4.0 -
- - - - - - 3/3 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 1020 1800 10/W - 290/28 24.2 13.1 50 1016.10.6 25.0 -
068 Illawarra
27.0 +8.1 12.0 +4.6 - - - BOWRAL (PARRY DRIVE) 1020 0900 -/ - Calm 19.6 13.7 69 - 10.0 -
- - - - - - - KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) 1020 2100 - - - - 190/63 - - - - - - - -
069 South Coast
- - - - - - Tr/3 MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION 1020 0600 -/- - 290/04 13.1 12.5 96 1020.00.1 20.0 dew
070 Southern Tablelands-Goulburn/Monaro
25.2 - - - - - - COOMA AIRPORT AWS 1020 0000 - - - 010/11 7.1 6.7 97 1022.11.3 - - 0.1 -
28.0 +8.6 10.0 +3.3 6 - - GOULBURN (PROGRESS ST) 1020 0900 -/- 270/08 21.3 -13.0 9 - 30.0 -
26.0 +8.0 8.0 +2.6 - - - TARALGA POST OFFICE 1020 0900 -/ - 310/28 21.0 9.3 47 - 25.0 -
27.0 +8.4 8.0 +2.3 - - - TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE 1020 0900 - - - 270/24 21.1 21.1 100 - - 30.0 windy
073 Southwest Slopes - north
28.0 +8.0 11.0 +2.7 - - - BURRINJUCK DAM 1020 0900 - - - Calm 17.0 8.6 58 - 10.0 BJ Dam elev. 341.80, cap 30.1%, d/s 1.45
Victoria
084 East Gippsland
- - - - - Tr/6 Tr/6 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1020 2100 6/SW - - 230/67 13.5 4.9 56 1022.76.0 25.0 80047
085 West Gippsland
- - - - - - 11/3 MT BAW BAW 1020 1800 - - - - 230/02 -0.8 -1.1 98 - - - - -
- - - - - - - WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 1020 1300 - - - - 240/70 10.7 8.0 83 1016.8 - - - -
15.0 -0.7 - - - - - WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 1020 1500 - - - - 250/78 11.2 2.0 53 1017.62.3 - - - -
- - - - - - - WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 1020 1600 - - - - 240/83 11.3 1.6 51 1018.6 - - - -
- - - - - - - WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 1020 1800 - - - - 240/74 10.6 2.7 58 1021.03.4 - - - -
- - - - - - - WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 1020 1900 - - - - 240/72 10.4 2.1 56 1022.4 - - - -
- - - - - - - WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 1020 2100 - - - - 240/63 10.1 1.5 55 1024.13.1 - - - -
Tasmania
091 North Coast
12.0 - - - - 0.4/6 0.2/3 CAPE GRIM BAPS 1020 1500 - - - 240/70 10.4 3.0 60 1019.81.3 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 1020 1700 - - - - 230/63 10.5 0.5 50 1021.4 - - - -
094 Southeast and Hobart
- - - - - - - CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 1020 1200 6/SW 250/65 10.5 2.3 57 1012.0 30.0 -
- - - - - - 0.2/3 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 1020 1800 10/W - - 240/39 8.3 -2.2 47 1017.33.4 30.0 -
11.0 -2.2 7.0 -0.4 - 4/24 3/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1020 0900 6/W - - 310/78 7.8 2.0 67 1011.05.0 10.0 manual wind NW 28 VER:03 SWV:M2.01.38.00
- - 7.2 -0.2 - - - MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1020 1200 - - - - 300/70 6.7 3.6 81 1013.12.1 - - - -
- - - - - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 1020 0600 - - - - 300/65 0.6 0.5 99 - - - - -
6.0 -0.9 0.0 -0.1 - 0.4/24 0.4/3 MOUNT WELLINGTON 1020 0900 - - - - 250/67 0.0 -0.2 99 - - - - -
095 Derwent Valley
8.0 -5.5 - - - 1/6 0.6/3 TARRALEAH VILLAGE 1020 1500 - - - 250/24 5.8 0.9 71 - 5.0 -
096 Central Plateau
7.0 - - - - 0.6/6 - LIAWENEE 1020 1500 - - - 240/39 4.9 -5.2 48 1013.30.9 40.0 50000
097 West Coast
11.0 - 4.0 - - 11/24 8/3 SCOTTS PEAK DAM 1020 0900 - - - - 290/39 4.4 2.6 88 - - - - -
15.0 -0.9 8.0 +0.8 - 9/24 8/3 STRAHAN AERODROME 1020 0900 - - - 240/24 8.4 4.5 76 1016.34.8 - - - -
Islands
200 Islands
- - - - - - - HOGAN ISLAND 1020 1800 - - - - 240/72 10.3 1.9 56 1021.42.7 - - - -
Antarctica
300 Antarctica
6.0 +0.2 2.0 +0.0 1 1/24 0.2/3 MACQUARIE ISLAND 1020 0900 3/W 280/31 3.0 0.9 86 998.52.8 20.0 -