Noteworthy synoptic observations for Tuesday, 12 December 2006 local
prepared 2112 EST, 13/12/06
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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
001 North Kimberley
- - - - - - 9/15 MOUNT ELIZABETH 1212 0600 -/- - Calm 20.0 19.2 95 1012.8 10.0 -
002 East Kimberley
39.0 +1.6 24.0 -0.9 - 2/24 2/24 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION 1212 0900 -/ - - 020/02 28.7 23.2 72 - 40.0 -
004 Pilbara - De Grey
39.0 +2.4 - - - - - MANDORA 1212 1500 -/ 330/18 36.2 22.2 45 1009.51.5 - 20.0 -
005 Pilbara - Fortescue
- - - - - - 13/18 WITTENOOM 1212 0600 -/NW - Calm 24.2 18.3 70 1011.0 20.0 -
006 West Gascoyne
42.0 +13.0 21.0 +0.8 18 - - DENHAM 1212 0900 -/ - 310/18 25.0 21.5 81 1011.81.6 50.0 -
42.0 +4.9 29.0 +8.5 - 0.3/24 0.3/18 MURCHISON 1212 0900 -/ - 360/18 33.3 12.5 28 1011.7 20.0 -
008 Central West
44.0 +13.1 24.0 +6.6 - - - KALBARRI 1212 0900 -/ - 340/05 26.6 21.8 75 1010.9 50.0 -
- - - - - - - WONGAN HILLS 1212 0600 20/NW - - 070/09 24.0 7.3 34 1012.9 10.0 -
36.0 +3.6 20.0 +4.2 19 1/24 1/3 WONGAN HILLS 1212 0900 10/SW - - 070/04 23.6 14.2 56 1013.4 10.0 -
36.0 +3.6 - - - - - WONGAN HILLS 1212 1500 10/- - - 130/04 35.7 13.6 27 1010.1 15.0 -
009 Lower West and Perth
38.0 +10.0 19.0 +3.4 - - - JURIEN BAY 1212 0900 -/NE - 040/18 33.0 10.7 26 1011.30.1 30.0 -
010 Central Wheat Belt
- - - - - - - BENCUBBIN 1212 0600 -/ - 020/15 22.6 6.7 36 1014.0 40.0 -
34.0 +1.6 18.0 +2.1 - 2/24 2/3 BENCUBBIN 1212 0900 -/ - Calm 22.4 11.7 51 1016.5 25.0 -
31.0 -1.4 - - - 10/6 10/6 BENCUBBIN 1212 1500 -/ 310/18 30.8 13.8 36 1011.6 40.0 -
34.0 +2.1 - - 15 - - CUNDERDIN 1212 0900 10/W - 050/09 26.0 9.5 35 - 35.0 -
- - - - - - 0.8/3 MERREDIN 1212 1200 15/W - - 050/13 18.7 15.0 79 - 20.0 -
012 Goldfields
31.0 -2.0 18.0 +2.5 - 0.6/24 0.6/3 SOUTHERN CROSS 1212 0900 6/NW - - 090/34 18.9 12.0 64 1015.50.5 10.0 -
24.0 -9.0 - - - 6/6 6/6 SOUTHERN CROSS 1212 1500 6/NW - - 090/09 23.5 17.5 69 1014.72.6 50.0 -
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
- - - - - - - DARWIN AIRPORT 1212 2100 15/E 330/11 29.9 25.2 76 1010.31.9 30.0 -
33.0 - - - - 55/6 49/3 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS 1212 1500 - - - - 180/11 29.7 25.9 80 1010.31.6 - - - -
- - - - - 55/12 - GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS 1212 2100 - - - - 050/08 27.5 25.2 87 1011.01.4 - - - -
- - - - - - 11/3 JABIRU AIRPORT 1212 1800 - - - - 040/28 26.7 21.9 75 1009.51.0 - - - -
40.0 - 25.0 - 24 12/24 12/18 KIDMAN SPRINGS 1212 0900 -/ - 290/09 29.2 20.1 58 - - 30.0 -
36.0 - 22.0 - 22 65/24 65/18 PINE CREEK COUNCIL 1212 0900 -/- - 130/04 24.5 21.5 83 1012.53.4 21.0 -
39.0 +1.9 25.0 -0.5 24 10/24 10/18 TIMBER CREEK 1212 0900 -/- 200/02 29.7 23.0 67 1012.50.9 30.0 -
- - - - - - 0.2/15 WAVE HILL 1212 0600 -/N - 340/08 27.2 21.8 72 1012.31.4 20.0 -
37.0 +0.3 - - - 17/6 17/6 WOLLOGORANG 1212 1500 10/E - - 310/02 22.9 22.8 99 1010.11.6 1.0 -
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
- - - - - - - ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 1212 0600 25/- - 120/09 24.4 10.1 40 1014.41.2 20.0 -
40.0 +4.7 24.0 +3.9 20 - - ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 1212 0900 25/- - 070/17 31.6 6.9 21 1016.11.6 20.0 -
- - 24.4 +4.3 - - - ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 1212 1200 25/- - 100/24 36.1 3.7 13 1014.31.7 20.0 -
39.0 +3.7 - - - - - ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 1212 1500 25/SW 070/28 38.7 -0.4 9 1011.82.3 30.0 -
- - - - - - - BRUNETTE DOWNS 1212 0600 6/N - 340/02 25.6 20.1 72 1012.71.8 50.0 -
39.0 +1.7 - - - - - TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT 1212 1500 25/E - 090/21 37.5 11.2 21 1008.52.6 40.0 -
South Australia
016 Northwest Pastoral
31.0 -1.2 - - - - - WOOMERA AERODROME 1212 1500 25/- - 130/09 29.5 3.0 18 1018.62.4 20.0 -
Queensland
027 North Peninsula
33.0 - - - - 14/6 14/3 HORN ISLAND 1212 1500 - - - - 090/21 26.9 24.6 87 1009.71.6 - - - -
37.0 +3.8 24.0 -0.1 24 28/24 - WEIPA AERO 1212 0900 6/E - 180/09 28.7 23.6 74 1013.11.8 15.0 -
- - - - - - 9/3 WEIPA AERO 1212 1800 - - - 310/11 24.8 23.8 94 1010.52.3 - - - -
031 North Coast - Barron
28.0 - - - - 34/6 30/3 CAPE FLATTERY 1212 1500 - - - - 140/30 24.3 23.1 93 1012.21.3 - - - -
- - - - - 37/12 0.8/3 CAPE FLATTERY 1212 2100 - - - - 150/34 24.7 22.2 86 1014.01.5 - - - -
- - - - - - 9/3 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE 1212 0600 2/SE - 170/30 25.2 24.2 94 1012.90.8 13.0 -
035 Central Highlands
33.0 -0.1 7.0 -12.7 4 - - BRIGALOW RESEARCH STN 1212 0900 - - - 310/04 26.3 26.3 100 - - 50.0 -
New South Wales
046 Upper Western - Far Northwest
- - - - - - - TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE 1212 0600 15/- - - 130/09 23.6 7.4 35 - 50.0 -
048 Upper Western - Upper Darling
36.0 +1.2 - - - 0.4/6 0.4/6 COLLARENEBRI (ALBERT ST) 1212 1500 15/SW - - 050/02 33.0 12.7 29 - 30.0 -
052 Northwest Plains - west
37.0 +2.5 - - - - - MUNGINDI POST OFFICE 1212 1500 6/W - - 340/09 30.9 11.1 30 - 50.0 -
055 Northwest Slopes - south
26.0 -0.3 - - - - - WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) 1212 1500 15/W - - 050/05 21.2 12.7 58 - 20.0 -
056 Northern Tablelands - west
28.0 +2.2 - - - 3/6 3/6 GLEN INNES POST OFFICE 1212 1500 -/NW - 110/09 20.1 16.8 81 - 10.0 -
24.0 +1.2 - - - - - GUYRA HOSPITAL 1212 1500 10/W - 130/08 20.5 10.3 52 - 20.0 -
- - - - - - 14/3 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE 1212 1800 - - - - 120/26 16.7 14.7 88 1018.74.2 - - - -
061 Hunter
40.0 +10.6 18.0 +2.0 - 9/24 9/18 CESSNOCK (NULKABA) 1212 0900 6/S - 160/09 17.9 13.9 77 - 5.0 -
19.0 -10.4 - - - - - CESSNOCK (NULKABA) 1212 1500 6/S - - 160/17 18.0 13.6 75 - 5.0 -
- - 18.0 +2.3 - - - JERRYS PLAINS POST OFFICE 1212 0900 6/ - - 180/15 18.8 13.4 71 - 10.0 -
38.0 - 17.0 - - 0.2/24 0.2/18 MAITLAND VISITORS CENTRE 1212 0900 - - - 200/17 17.8 14.7 82 - 15.0 -
28.0 +3.1 - - - - 9/3 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION 1212 0000 - - - - -/- 20.7 19.0 90 - - - - -
35.0 - 16.0 - - 3/24 3/18 NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY 1212 0900 - - - 130/18 16.7 15.9 95 - 3.0 -
19.0 -10.0 - - - 0.2/6 0.2/3 PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) 1212 1500 - - - - 180/13 16.7 15.7 94 - - - - -
36.0 +10.2 - - 14 5/24 5/18 PEATS RIDGE (WARATAH ROAD) 1212 0900 3/S - - 180/04 14.3 14.1 99 - 3.0 -
14.0 -11.8 - - - 0.8/6 0.8/6 PEATS RIDGE (WARATAH ROAD) 1212 1500 3/SW - - 200/04 14.0 13.8 99 - 3.0 -
063 Central Tablelands - south
37.0 +7.7 17.0 +2.5 16 - - COWRA RESEARCH CENTRE 1212 0900 - - - 070/05 23.9 12.6 49 - 30.0 -
33.0 +10.6 9.0 -2.6 - 2/24 1/3 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) 1212 0900 - - - 050/09 9.3 9.3 100 - 0.4 -
10.0 -12.4 - - - 3/6 3/6 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) 1212 1500 - - - 070/09 9.2 9.2 100 - 0.2 -
32.0 +7.5 11.0 +0.6 - 0.5/24 0.5/18 LITHGOW (BIRDWOOD ST) 1212 0900 1/E - - 110/28 11.6 8.5 81 - 5.0 -
13.0 -11.5 - - - Tr/6 Tr/6 LITHGOW (BIRDWOOD ST) 1212 1500 1/E - - 090/11 11.3 8.4 82 - 4.0 -
- - - - - - - MOUNT BOYCE AWS 1212 0300 - - - 080/11 12.8 12.2 96 - - - 0.2 -
10.0 - - - - 0.6/6 0.2/3 MOUNT BOYCE AWS 1212 1500 - - - 070/09 9.0 8.7 98 - - - 0.1 -
- - - - - - 0.2/3 MOUNT BOYCE AWS 1212 1800 - - - 080/11 8.7 8.4 98 - - - 0.1 -
- - - - - 1/12 0.4/3 MOUNT BOYCE AWS 1212 2100 - - - 070/08 8.2 7.9 98 - - - 0.2 -
- - - - - 2/12 2/12 ORANGE AIRPORT COMPARISON 1212 0300 -/W 180/09 16.4 11.3 72 - 30.0 -
064 Central Western Slopes - north
- - - - - - 8/3 COONABARABRAN AIRPORT AWS 1212 1800 - - - - 130/15 21.1 15.5 70 1016.60.6 - - - -
065 Central Western Slopes - south
- - - - - 2/12 2/12 PARKES (MACARTHUR STREET) 1212 0300 -/- - Calm 20.0 12.1 60 - 50.0 -
066 Sydney Metropolitan - east
17.0 -10.4 - - - - - PARRAMATTA NORTH (MASONS DRIVE) 1212 1500 3/S - 110/08 17.3 10.8 66 - 15.0 -
32.0 +6.4 15.0 -1.2 13 0.8/24 0.8/24 RIVERVIEW OBSERVATORY 1212 0900 - - - 180/15 16.0 12.4 79 - 8.0 -
067 Sydney Metropolitan - west
39.0 +11.7 14.0 -2.3 - 4/24 4/24 PROSPECT DAM 1212 0900 - - - Calm 14.8 13.4 91 - 5.0 -
068 Illawarra
35.0 +11.0 9.0 -2.4 - 0.6/24 0.4/3 BOWRAL (PARRY DRIVE) 1212 0900 1/SE - - 130/04 9.4 9.4 100 - 1.0 -
10.0 -14.0 - - - Tr/6 Tr/6 BOWRAL (PARRY DRIVE) 1212 1500 1/SE - - 130/04 10.0 9.0 93 - 2.0 -
39.4 +10.8 - - - - 0.2/3 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS 1212 0000 - - - - 180/17 18.7 14.6 77 1020.33.6 - - - -
39.0 +10.4 14.0 -1.0 - 2/24 - CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS 1212 0900 - - - - 210/11 13.6 11.7 88 1025.42.4 - - 7.0 -
17.0 -11.6 - - - 0.2/6 - CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS 1212 1500 - - - - 170/13 16.6 9.1 61 1025.40.5 - - - -
27.0 +2.0 14.0 -2.5 12 3/24 3/18 WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY 1212 0900 6/SE - - 180/08 15.4 9.7 69 - 12.0 -
069 South Coast
38.0 +13.7 14.0 +0.1 - - - BATEMANS BAY (CATALINA COUNTRY 1212 0900 - - - 230/08 15.8 5.1 49 - 10.0 -
35.0 +10.3 9.0 -2.0 - - - NERRIGA COMPOSITE 1212 0900 - - - 180/18 10.0 6.9 81 - 10.0 -
12.0 -12.7 - - - - - NERRIGA COMPOSITE 1212 1500 - - - Calm 12.0 5.8 66 - 10.0 -
070 Southern Tablelands-Goulburn/Monaro
15.0 -11.1 - - - - - CANBERRA AIRPORT 1212 1500 6/W - - 080/17 14.9 6.3 56 1023.11.1 15.0 -
12.0 -13.7 - - - Tr/6 Tr/6 GOULBURN (PROGRESS ST) 1212 1500 6/E - - 090/24 11.8 6.7 71 - 15.0 -
34.0 +10.0 9.0 -0.7 - 4/24 4/24 TARALGA POST OFFICE 1212 0900 3/E - - 090/15 9.5 8.5 93 - 0.4 -
071 Southern Tablelands-Snowy Mountains
20.0 +4.9 0.0 -4.2 - 3/24 1/18 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE 1212 0900 - - - Calm 3.6 3.6 100 - 0.2 -
074 Riverina - east
31.0 +0.9 10.0 -3.6 - - - COROWA AIRPORT 1212 0900 - - - 160/18 15.0 -0.4 35 - 0.1 -
Victoria
082 Northeast - Lower
30.0 - 5.0 - - - - BEECHWORTH WOOLSHED 1212 0900 - - - - 200/09 15.1 3.2 45 - 0.2 -
24.0 -0.6 6.0 -3.1 - - - STRATHBOGIE 1212 0900 - - - 160/18 9.0 -1.2 49 - 0.2 -
083 Northeast - Upper
- - - - 7 - - EDI UPPER 1212 0900 - - - - 180/04 13.2 12.5 96 - 0.1 -
23.0 -2.9 - - - - - EDI UPPER 1212 1500 - - - - 310/09 23.4 3.7 28 - 0.2 -
084 East Gippsland
- - - - - - Tr/21 ORBOST (COMPARISON) 1212 0600 10/SW - 270/02 8.0 3.3 72 - 35.0 -
26.0 +2.5 8.0 -3.8 3 Tr/24 - ORBOST (COMPARISON) 1212 0900 15/SW - 230/08 14.6 4.3 50 - 40.0 -
085 West Gippsland
11.0 - -3.0 - - 0.8/24 - MT BAW BAW 1212 0900 - - - - 090/100 3.6 -4.1 57 - - - - -
25.5 +6.8 - - - - - WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 1212 0000 - - - - 230/63 11.4 4.0 60 1024.02.4 - - - -
Tasmania
094 Southeast and Hobart
- - 6.6 -2.9 - - - MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1212 1200 - - - - 320/67 10.8 3.3 60 1023.10.6 - - - -
12.0 -3.6 - - - - - MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1212 1500 6/SW - 320/68 10.6 5.2 69 1023.50.4 12.0 manual wind nw 26 VER:03 SWV:M2.01.38.00
095 Derwent Valley
19.0 +1.4 2.0 -4.0 - 16/24 12/18 TARRALEAH VILLAGE 1212 0900 - - - 340/09 4.9 2.8 86 - 10.0 -
- - - - - - Tr/3 TARRALEAH VILLAGE 1212 1200 - - - 270/24 9.3 1.1 56 - 20.0 -
Islands
200 Islands
32.0 - 23.0 - - 42/24 - POINT FAWCETT 1212 0900 - - - - 360/09 29.3 25.1 78 1012.11.0 - - - -
28.9 -1.7 - - - - 17/3 WILLIS ISLAND 1212 0000 - - - - 130/43 25.1 24.1 94 1012.90.6 - - - -
- - - - - 64/18 5/3 WILLIS ISLAND 1212 0300 2/E - 120/44 25.7 24.1 91 1011.41.5 5.0 -
29.0 -1.6 24.0 -1.4 23 82/24 14/3 WILLIS ISLAND 1212 0900 3/SE - 120/39 26.0 24.2 90 1014.01.3 6.0 -