Noteworthy synoptic observations for Saturday, 2 December 2006 local
prepared 0157 EST, 03/12/06
Go to the archive for this page for last MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY.
Return to LATEST REPORT
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
- - - - - - 10/3 NEWMAN AERO 1202 1800 - - - - 010/09 28.9 17.5 50 1006.71.3 - - - -
013 Interior
- - - - - Tr/12 Tr/3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE 1202 1830 20/W 090/13 25.3 14.7 52 1012.81.2 35.0 -
Northern Territory
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
- - - - - 14/6 14/6 ALI CURUNG 1202 2100 3/- - - 090/09 23.0 22.6 98 1014.87.7 10.0 -
- - - - - - 0.4/3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 1202 0600 25/W - 050/08 20.6 19.7 95 1011.51.5 40.0 -
24.0 -11.3 - - - Tr/6 Tr/3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 1202 1500 6/S - 180/24 19.3 14.6 74 1014.50.8 35.0 -
- - - - - - 5/15 ARLTUNGA 1202 0600 -/W - 160/15 22.0 16.2 70 1012.44.6 40.0 lrg thndr strm to n of stn sunset. lrg thndr strm
- - - - - - - BRUNETTE DOWNS 1202 1200 6/NW - - 130/18 39.5 13.7 22 1009.11.7 50.0 -
- - - - - - - JERVOIS 1202 0600 -/SW - 190/35 25.5 14.2 50 1010.61.2 50.0 -
45.0 - 25.0 - 23 - - RABBIT FLAT 1202 0900 -/- - 150/26 32.6 14.7 34 1009.12.0 25.0 testing? VER:03 SWV:M2.01.38.00
- - 25.3 - - - - RABBIT FLAT 1202 1200 - - - 120/22 37.5 12.8 23 1008.30.8 20.0 testing? VER:03 SWV:M2.01.38.00
- - - - - - 1/3 RABBIT FLAT 1202 1800 10/- - - 060/18 29.1 18.0 51 1006.20.8 30.0 testing? VER:03 SWV:M2.01.38.00
- - - - - 5/12 4/3 RABBIT FLAT 1202 2100 10/- - - 160/28 23.7 19.9 79 1012.25.8 25.0 l/ning to s, fire to w VER:03 SWV:M2.01.38.00
43.0 +5.7 30.0 +5.1 26 Tr/24 Tr/3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT 1202 0900 20/N 080/35 33.0 13.2 30 1010.22.0 30.0 -
24.0 -12.4 - - - 0.4/6 0.4/6 WATARRKA 1202 1500 6/ - - 090/09 21.5 16.4 73 1013.40.1 50.0 -
South Australia
016 Northwest Pastoral
26.0 -6.2 - - - Tr/6 - WOOMERA AERODROME 1202 1500 25/W 190/24 25.0 0.4 20 1016.91.5 15.0 -
Queensland
029 Lower Carpentaria (Gulf Country)
45.0 +8.0 28.0 +5.0 24 - - MOUNT ISA AERO 1202 0900 25/SW - 160/26 36.8 9.1 19 1007.91.9 30.0 -
- - 28.2 +5.2 - - - MOUNT ISA AERO 1202 1200 25/SW - - 180/34 40.1 9.3 16 1006.91.0 30.0 -
47.0 +8.6 28.0 +5.5 14 - - TOORAK RESEARCH STATION 1202 0900 - - - 270/11 38.0 15.8 27 - 25.0 -
035 Central Highlands
36.0 +1.8 22.0 +2.2 - - - SPRINGSURE DAME ST 1202 0900 6/W - 020/02 24.4 17.3 65 - 50.0 -
036 Central Lowlands
- - - - - - - LONGREACH AERO 1202 1800 15/W - 210/24 39.3 15.5 25 1001.91.3 25.0 -
- - - - - - - LONGREACH AERO 1202 2100 15/W - 210/13 35.3 14.5 29 1004.62.7 30.0 -
037 Upper Western (Northwest)
45.0 +6.3 31.0 +8.3 - - - URANDANGI 1202 0900 - - - 180/24 33.3 13.1 29 1010.31.8 0.8 -
38.0 -0.7 - - - - - URANDANGI 1202 1500 -/ - 200/30 36.8 11.1 21 1008.31.1 5.0 -
- - - - - - - URANDANGI 1202 1800 -/ - 180/18 34.1 11.7 26 1008.40.0 4.0 -
- - - - - - - URANDANGI 1202 2100 -/ - 180/15 30.5 10.5 29 1010.72.4 10.0 -
- - - - - - - WINTON POST OFFICE 1202 2100 - - - - 160/55 36.6 6.5 16 1005.2 5.0 No trend because of power failure
038 Lower Western (Channel Country)
34.0 - - - - Tr/6 Tr/6 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION 1202 1500 25/S - 180/18 33.3 10.4 25 1010.01.3 10.0 very small trace of rainfall at 1230pm.
43.0 - 31.0 - - - - BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT 1202 0900 25/- - 180/39 31.4 5.2 19 1011.23.3 5.0 -
32.0 - - - - - - BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT 1202 1500 25/- - 180/28 31.6 7.0 22 1010.91.3 1.0 -
041 Darling Downs - east
35.0 +2.5 - - - 0.6/6 0.6/6 GOONDIWINDI AIRPORT 1202 1500 10/NW - 360/05 30.9 17.4 44 1006.12.8 50.0 -
043 Maranoa
- - - - - 0.2/12 0.2/12 INJUNE POST OFFICE 1202 0300 15/W - - 050/08 25.0 17.4 63 1009.00.1 50.0 -
37.0 +4.1 - - - - - INJUNE POST OFFICE 1202 1500 15/W 020/09 35.0 15.3 31 1004.13.2 50.0 -
39.0 +5.3 - - - - - MITCHELL POST OFFICE 1202 1500 - - - 270/04 38.9 17.6 29 1003.13.7 50.0 -
- - - - - - 14/3 ROMA AIRPORT 1202 1800 - - - - 360/13 25.1 22.0 83 1003.80.5 - - - -
38.0 - - - - 8/6 8/3 ST GEORGE AIRPORT 1202 1500 - - - - 030/15 28.4 21.0 64 1003.73.0 - - - -
044 Warrego
- - - - - - 2/15 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE 1202 0600 -/W - 360/05 28.6 17.2 50 1005.61.4 50.0 -
42.0 +6.8 - - - - - CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE 1202 1500 10/W - - 230/18 38.0 12.4 22 1002.2 50.0 -
045 Far Southwest
40.0 - - - - - - THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT 1202 1500 -/W - 220/37 37.9 5.1 13 1005.40.7 2.0 -
New South Wales
046 Upper Western - Far Northwest
40.0 +5.1 22.0 +2.0 - - - TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE 1202 0900 -/W 180/44 24.3 9.5 39 - 3.0 -
27.0 -7.9 - - - - - TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE 1202 1500 -/W - 180/34 27.0 5.3 25 - 10.0 -
047 Lower Western - Lower Darling
- - - - - - 0.2/15 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) 1202 0600 3/W - 130/18 15.0 10.5 74 - 50.0 -
33.0 +0.2 16.0 -0.7 - 2/24 2/24 MENINDEE POST OFFICE 1202 0900 - - - 200/24 17.0 11.9 72 - 50.0 -
049 Lower Western - Southwest Plains
31.0 -0.2 13.0 -1.9 - 2/24 2/18 BALRANALD (RSL) 1202 0900 6/NW - - 180/37 14.6 2.2 43 - 50.0 moderate thunderstorm/lightning @ 5pm and 9.30pm
052 Northwest Plains - west
38.0 +3.5 - - - - - MUNGINDI POST OFFICE 1202 1500 6/W - 090/11 36.0 17.5 34 - 40.0 -
054 Northwest Slopes - north
- - - - - 8/12 8/3 NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS 1202 2100 - - - - 020/24 21.5 18.5 83 1008.84.3 - - - -
061 Hunter
40.0 +10.6 22.0 +6.0 - 2/24 2/18 CESSNOCK (NULKABA) 1202 0900 -/NW - Calm 24.0 20.6 81 - 10.0 -
38.8 +10.1 - - - - - CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 1202 0000 - - - - 300/21 27.5 10.3 34 1007.50.2 - - - -
39.0 +10.3 21.0 +6.6 - 2/24 2/3 CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 1202 0900 - - - - Calm 24.0 19.3 75 1009.51.7 - - - -
- - - - - 13/12 10/3 GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATIO 1202 2100 - - - - 160/05 18.0 17.1 94 - - - - -
- - - - - 13/12 13/3 MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS 1202 2100 - - - - 190/11 15.7 15.6 99 - - - - -
- - - - - 6/12 6/3 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS 1202 2100 - - - 150/30 17.3 16.5 95 1008.63.6 - - 0.1 -
- - - - - 14/12 14/3 NORAH HEAD AWS 1202 2100 - - - - 180/37 19.2 17.7 91 1012.93.2 - - - -
39.5 +10.5 - - - - - PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) 1202 0000 - - - - 320/05 24.1 14.6 55 - - - - -
39.0 +10.0 21.0 +4.9 20 0.4/24 0.4/3 PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) 1202 0900 - - - 050/09 23.5 20.2 82 - 30.0 -
38.0 +12.2 21.0 +6.2 12 0.4/24 0.4/24 PEATS RIDGE (WARATAH ROAD) 1202 0900 6/NW - - 310/04 22.7 20.3 86 - 10.0 -
- - - - - - 8/3 SCONE AIRPORT AWS 1202 1800 - - - - 300/09 23.5 18.2 72 1005.10.3 - - - -
063 Central Tablelands - south
38.0 +8.7 21.0 +6.5 16 0.4/24 0.4/24 COWRA RESEARCH CENTRE 1202 0900 - - - 230/04 22.8 14.8 61 - 30.0 -
33.0 +10.6 18.0 +6.4 - 0.4/24 0.2/3 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) 1202 0900 6/W - 250/04 19.6 13.8 69 - 50.0 -
- - - - - 0.4/12 - MOUNT BOYCE AWS 1202 2100 - - - 070/11 13.0 12.5 97 - - - 0.1 -
- - - - - 2/12 2/12 ORANGE AIRPORT COMPARISON 1202 0300 -/W 340/09 18.5 15.4 82 - 30.0 -
- - - - - - 0.2/3 ORANGE AIRPORT COMPARISON 1202 0600 6/NW 340/09 18.2 15.4 84 - 25.0 50000
27.0 - - - - 5/6 5/6 SPRINGWOOD BOWLING CLUB 1202 1500 3/W - - 230/15 19.6 18.2 92 - 1.5 -
064 Central Western Slopes - north
- - - - - - 8/3 COONABARABRAN AIRPORT AWS 1202 1800 - - - - 340/15 19.5 15.6 78 1007.20.9 - - - -
065 Central Western Slopes - south
- - - - - - 0.8/15 COWRA AIRPORT COMPARISON 1202 0600 -/NW 180/04 20.0 17.6 86 - 10.0 -
066 Sydney Metropolitan - east
39.0 +11.6 20.0 +3.9 19 0.6/24 0.6/18 PARRAMATTA NORTH (MASONS DRIVE) 1202 0900 -/W 360/04 22.0 20.0 88 - 15.0 -
- - - - - - 7/3 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 1202 1800 3/S - - -/- 19.0 15.8 82 1011.01.5 5.0 -
- - - - - - 2/3 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 1202 1800 3/S - - 170/43 18.3 17.4 94 1011.11.1 6.0 -
- - - - - - 8/3 TERREY HILLS AWS 1202 1800 - - - - 180/21 16.6 15.8 95 - - - - -
067 Sydney Metropolitan - west
- - - - - - 10/3 HORSLEY PARK EQUESTRIAN CENTRE 1202 1800 - - - - 160/21 18.0 16.2 89 - - - - -
27.0 - - - - - - LIVERPOOL (MICHAEL WENDEN CENTR 1202 1500 - - - 130/04 24.5 14.8 55 - 8.0 -
40.0 +12.7 20.0 +3.7 - 0.6/24 0.6/24 PROSPECT DAM 1202 0900 - - - Calm 20.8 19.2 91 - 15.0 -
068 Illawarra
35.0 +11.0 21.0 +9.6 - - - BOWRAL (PARRY DRIVE) 1202 0900 6/W - - 250/04 22.3 13.2 56 - 10.0 -
40.0 +11.4 - - - - - CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS 1202 0000 - - - - 320/05 26.0 16.0 54 1006.51.6 - - - -
40.0 +11.4 20.0 +5.0 - 0.2/24 0.2/3 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS 1202 0900 - - - - 020/08 21.8 16.3 71 1009.52.2 - - 9.0 -
069 South Coast
40.0 +15.7 15.0 +1.1 - - - BATEMANS BAY (CATALINA COUNTRY 1202 0900 - - - 200/09 19.9 18.8 93 - 30.0 -
- - - - - - - MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION 1202 0300 10/- - 250/04 16.1 11.9 76 1006.91.5 20.0 -
36.0 +11.3 18.0 +7.0 - - - NERRIGA COMPOSITE 1202 0900 - - - Calm 21.9 10.6 49 - 50.0 -
070 Southern Tablelands-Goulburn/Monaro
35.0 +11.0 16.0 +6.3 - - - TARALGA POST OFFICE 1202 0900 6/W 310/18 23.1 9.7 43 - 7.0 -
072 Southwest Slopes - south
33.0 +4.5 19.0 +4.8 17 0.2/24 0.2/24 HUME RESERVOIR 1202 0900 -/NW - 310/18 19.6 6.2 42 - 50.0 400292
074 Riverina - east
34.0 +3.7 17.0 +1.9 - 5/24 5/18 NARRANDERA GOLF CLUB 1202 0900 - - - 200/18 18.8 9.1 53 - 40.0 -
24.0 -6.3 - - - 1/6 1/6 NARRANDERA GOLF CLUB 1202 1500 - - - 230/22 23.6 0.0 21 - 40.0 -
33.0 +3.5 14.0 +0.2 - 1/24 1/24 TOCUMWAL AIRPORT 1202 0900 -/SW - 200/22 15.8 3.4 43 - 30.0 -
075 Riverina - west
- - - - - - 1/15 HAY (MILLER STREET) 1202 0600 10/W - - 230/08 16.1 8.0 59 1012.72.6 50.0 -
Victoria
076 Mallee - north
- - - - - 0.4/18 - MILDURA AIRPORT 1202 0300 25/W - 220/15 15.7 6.5 54 1013.81.3 40.0 -
084 East Gippsland
- - - - - - - GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1202 0300 10/W - - 210/13 17.1 15.2 89 1008.10.7 30.0 80014
Tasmania
091 North Coast
- - - - - - 0.2/3 CAPE GRIM BAPS 1202 0600 - - - 260/63 9.6 4.2 69 1008.21.6 - - - -
094 Southeast and Hobart
- - - - - - 2/3 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 1202 1200 6/SW - - 230/63 8.0 5.8 86 1004.92.2 2.0 Swell 2.2mtrs.Past Hail
13.0 -3.9 - - - 4/6 1/3 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 1202 1500 6/SW 230/63 11.6 4.8 63 1006.00.9 30.0 Swell 1.7mtrs.
14.8 -0.8 - - - - 2/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1202 0000 - - - - 320/98 9.5 7.2 86 993.60.1 - - - -
- - - - - 5/18 0.2/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1202 0300 - - - - 320/93 8.5 4.0 73 996.93.3 - - - -
- - - - - - - MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1202 0600 3/NW - - 320/83 8.7 3.5 70 998.71.7 12.0 manual wind nw 40 VER:03 SWV:M2.01.38.00
- - 6.1 -3.4 - - 0.6/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1202 1200 - - - - 310/70 8.8 4.0 72 1005.23.2 - - - -
11.0 -4.6 - - - 0.6/6 Tr/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1202 1500 10/SW - 310/80 10.3 1.0 52 1006.31.1 12.0 manual wind nw34 VER:03 SWV:M2.01.38.00
- - - - - - 0.4/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1202 1800 - - - - 320/74 9.8 5.3 74 1006.3 - - - -
- - - - - 1/12 - MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1202 2100 - - - - 330/70 9.9 6.1 77 1006.8 - - - -
13.0 +2.6 - - - - 1/3 MOUNT WELLINGTON 1202 0000 - - - - 270/68 1.3 1.1 99 - - - - -
- - - - - 1/18 - MOUNT WELLINGTON 1202 0300 - - - - 250/81 -0.6 -1.3 95 - - - - -
- - - - - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 1202 0600 - - - - 250/65 -0.8 -1.7 94 - - - - -
096 Central Plateau
16.0 - 0.0 - - 3/24 0.4/3 LIAWENEE 1202 0900 - - - 260/34 2.4 0.4 87 1002.21.3 40.0 50000
7.0 - - - - 0.2/6 - LIAWENEE 1202 1500 - - - 250/46 5.4 -2.0 59 1005.51.0 40.0 50000
097 West Coast
19.0 - - - - - 2/3 SCOTTS PEAK DAM 1202 0000 - - - - 300/76 6.8 5.6 92 - - - - -
17.0 -0.2 5.0 -3.2 - 13/24 13/18 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE 1202 0900 - - - 250/05 6.0 3.7 85 - 6.0 Left sunchart at home, will put it in arvo reading
- - - - - - 8/3 WARRA 1202 0600 - - - - 280/34 3.9 1.3 83 - - - - -
Islands
200 Islands
19.6 - - - - - - HOGAN ISLAND 1202 0000 - - - - 260/78 13.7 8.8 72 1006.60.2 - - - -
- - - - - - - HOGAN ISLAND 1202 0300 - - - - 260/68 12.8 7.7 71 1007.00.4 - - - -
19.0 - 11.0 - - - - HOGAN ISLAND 1202 0900 - - - - 260/67 13.2 5.9 61 1010.61.4 - - - -
- - 11.4 - - - - HOGAN ISLAND 1202 1200 - - - - 260/67 13.9 4.2 52 1012.31.7 - - - -
15.0 - - - - - - HOGAN ISLAND 1202 1500 - - - - 250/67 14.5 3.9 49 1012.90.6 - - - -
- - - - - - - HOGAN ISLAND 1202 1800 - - - - 250/65 12.9 3.9 54 1013.80.9 - - - -
Antarctica
300 Antarctica
- - - - - - 0.2/3 MACQUARIE ISLAND 1202 1800 - - - 150/22 4.9 4.3 96 981.41.9 0.2 -