Noteworthy synoptic observations for Sunday, 24 December 2006 local
prepared 0159 EST, 25/12/06
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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
31.0 - - - - 12/6 12/6 MOUNT ELIZABETH 1224 1500 -/- - Calm 23.7 20.9 84 1005.3 10.0 -
002 East Kimberley
35.0 -2.9 21.0 -3.7 21 56/24 - HALLS CREEK AIRPORT 1224 0900 10/SE 090/15 25.8 21.7 78 1009.61.7 30.0 -
003 West Kimberley
- - - - - - - BROOME AIRPORT 1224 1800 3/S 320/26 30.0 24.1 71 1005.50.2 15.0 -
- - - - - 43/12 43/3 BROOME AIRPORT 1224 2100 3/SE - 350/09 24.5 22.4 88 1007.9 12.0 -
004 Pilbara - De Grey
42.0 +5.4 - - - - - MANDORA 1224 1500 15/ - - 010/22 36.9 16.7 30 1005.22.2 - 20.0 -
40.0 +3.4 29.0 +5.1 28 - - PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT 1224 0900 25/SW - 130/43 34.6 9.5 22 1010.51.2 25.0 -
005 Pilbara - Fortescue
- - - - - - 12/15 WITTENOOM 1224 0600 10/SW - - 250/28 24.8 11.6 44 1010.9 10.0 -
006 West Gascoyne
39.0 +10.0 23.0 +2.8 21 - - DENHAM 1224 0900 -/ - 230/08 29.9 20.1 56 1013.41.3 50.0 -
- - - - - - 8/15 GASCOYNE JUNCTION 1224 0600 -/W Calm 25.8 16.8 58 1012.5 50.0 -
008 Central West
41.0 +11.6 25.0 +8.7 23 - - GERALDTON AIRPORT 1224 0900 - - - 060/37 30.3 5.7 21 1016.51.5 25.0 -
43.0 +12.1 23.0 +5.6 - - - KALBARRI 1224 0900 - - - 050/18 33.0 24.8 62 1014.5 50.0 -
009 Lower West and Perth
38.0 +10.0 21.0 +5.4 - - - JURIEN BAY 1224 0900 - - - 030/31 27.0 5.9 26 1018.10.7 30.0 -
39.0 +11.0 - - - - - JURIEN BAY 1224 1500 - - - 360/21 38.0 5.1 13 1015.71.3 30.0 -
- - - - - - - LANCELIN 1224 0300 - - - 090/28 21.5 9.4 46 1017.70.2 10.0 -
35.0 +7.8 18.0 +1.9 17 - - LANCELIN 1224 0900 - - - 070/37 24.2 9.1 38 1019.30.8 10.0 -
013 Interior
37.0 -1.9 21.0 -4.1 - 1/24 1/18 BALGO HILLS 1224 0900 - - - - 230/28 28.0 19.7 61 1010.0 25.0 -
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
32.0 -2.0 - - - 20/6 20/6 ALYANGULA POLICE 1224 1500 3/SW 020/18 31.3 24.3 66 1006.81.2 50.0 -
- - - - - - - DARWIN AIRPORT 1224 2100 15/NE - 350/13 29.6 25.0 76 1006.91.9 30.0 -
37.0 +0.3 - - - 4/6 4/6 WOLLOGORANG 1224 1500 10/S - - 130/04 25.4 22.0 82 1007.80.4 10.0 -
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
35.0 -2.5 20.0 -3.0 21 49/24 48/12 ALI CURUNG 1224 0900 -/- - - 180/11 20.4 20.2 99 1011.11.0 10.0 Hope Santa is good to you tonight.... Ho Ho Ho
23.0 -14.5 - - - 14/6 14/6 ALI CURUNG 1224 1500 6/- - 110/08 23.0 20.7 87 1008.71.6 10.0 raining all day, easing slightly, quite cool with
- - - - - - 9/3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 1224 0600 3/SE - - 160/15 18.4 18.4 100 1012.61.1 - 1.2 -
33.0 -2.3 18.0 -2.1 18 21/24 12/3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 1224 0900 6/E - - 090/21 18.1 18.1 100 1013.1 5.0 -
20.0 -15.3 - - - 0.4/6 - ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 1224 1500 6/SE - - 130/24 19.4 14.9 75 1012.50.3 30.0 -
21.0 -16.7 - - - 10/6 4/3 JERVOIS 1224 1500 3/SE - 150/18 21.4 20.2 93 1011.11.2 20.0 -
- - - - - - 20/3 RABBIT FLAT 1224 0600 3/W - 090/05 21.2 - - - 30.0 -
- - - - - - - RABBIT FLAT 1224 2100 -/- - 110/34 25.8 - - - 30.0 l/ning to s,sw & w VER:03 SWV:M2.01.38.00
34.0 -3.3 21.0 -3.9 21 36/24 31/3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT 1224 0900 1/NW - 170/22 21.6 20.3 92 1011.02.0 8.0 -
26.0 -11.3 - - - 2/6 0.2/3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT 1224 1500 6/SE - 130/24 25.4 19.8 71 1008.11.9 40.0 -
35.0 -0.9 - - - - 10/3 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM 1224 0000 - - - - 080/11 22.6 20.9 90 1011.11.5 - - - -
35.0 -0.9 20.0 -0.1 - 27/24 - TERRITORY GRAPE FARM 1224 0900 - - - - 150/17 21.9 19.7 87 1011.91.7 - - - -
25.0 -10.9 - - - 0.2/6 0.2/3 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM 1224 1500 - - - - 130/26 24.8 17.8 65 1009.51.1 - - - -
South Australia
016 Northwest Pastoral
24.0 -8.2 - - - - - WOOMERA AERODROME 1224 1500 20/SW - 190/37 23.3 1.6 24 1016.61.9 15.0 -
017 Far North Pastoral
23.0 - - - - 12/6 11/3 MOOMBA AIRPORT 1224 1500 - - - - 170/24 18.9 14.6 76 1013.60.1 - - - -
Queensland
029 Lower Carpentaria (Gulf Country)
35.0 -2.0 - - - 3/6 3/3 MOUNT ISA AERO 1224 1500 10/NE 230/18 25.6 21.0 76 1006.31.1 40.0 -
036 Central Lowlands
37.0 -0.4 - - - - - LONGREACH AERO 1224 1500 20/E 060/17 37.1 9.4 19 1006.82.9 30.0 -
037 Upper Western (Northwest)
34.0 -4.7 26.0 +3.3 - - - URANDANGI 1224 0900 -/ - 160/15 27.5 19.3 61 1009.6 1.0 -
28.0 -10.7 - - - 0.2/6 0.2/6 URANDANGI 1224 1500 3/SW - - 230/15 23.1 20.5 85 1010.00.3 10.0 -
038 Lower Western (Channel Country)
- - - - - - - BOULIA AIRPORT 1224 0600 -/- - 180/17 27.7 19.6 61 1008.80.7 1.0 -
36.0 -2.6 27.0 +3.7 29 - - BOULIA AIRPORT 1224 0900 -/- - 160/13 30.8 19.2 50 1009.30.7 5.0 -
32.0 -6.6 - - - - - BOULIA AIRPORT 1224 1500 -/- - 180/31 30.1 18.5 50 1007.61.4 5.0 -
New South Wales
046 Upper Western - Far Northwest
22.0 -12.9 - - - 4/6 4/6 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE 1224 1500 15/W - - 180/04 16.8 15.4 91 - 2.0 -
24.0 -10.4 - - - - - WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE 1224 1500 6/W - - 180/28 23.4 8.4 38 - 50.0 Low level cloud covering the entire sky.
048 Upper Western - Upper Darling
22.0 -12.5 - - - 15/6 15/6 WANAARING POST OFFICE 1224 1500 10/- - - 180/02 21.6 20.0 91 - 10.0 -
051 Central Western Plains - north
- - - - - - 5/15 NYNGAN AIRPORT 1224 0600 -/NW - Calm 21.0 20.2 95 - 50.0 -
- - - - - - 9/3 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS 1224 1800 - - - - 360/08 19.2 18.6 96 1010.30.2 - - - -
060 Manning
34.0 +5.3 20.0 +4.0 19 14/24 4/18 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) 1224 0900 -/W Calm 23.4 19.3 78 - 30.0 -
27.0 -1.7 - - - 4/6 4/6 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) 1224 1500 15/NW 070/04 26.2 18.7 63 - 5.0 -
061 Hunter
- - - - - - 26/3 GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATIO 1224 1800 - - - - Calm 20.5 20.4 99 - - - - -
- - - - - 34/12 3/3 GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATIO 1224 2100 - - - - Calm 19.8 19.7 99 - - - - -
33.0 +1.6 - - - 2/6 2/6 JERRYS PLAINS POST OFFICE 1224 1500 0/- - 250/15 19.8 18.8 94 - 2.0 -
27.0 - - - - 15/6 15/3 MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS 1224 1500 - - - - 130/09 21.8 21.0 95 - - - - -
- - - - - - 12/3 MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS 1224 1800 - - - - 350/08 19.2 18.6 96 - - - - -
- - - - - 31/12 4/3 MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS 1224 2100 - - - - 340/11 18.6 18.0 96 - - - - -
33.0 +4.0 20.0 +3.9 19 1/24 0.2/3 PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) 1224 0900 - - - 060/09 22.2 20.8 92 - 0.0 -
- - - - - 14/12 13/3 PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) 1224 2100 - - - - 100/09 20.3 19.7 96 - - - - -
28.0 +2.2 - - - 21/6 21/6 PEATS RIDGE (WARATAH ROAD) 1224 1500 3/NW - - 310/04 20.2 19.1 93 - 5.0 -
- - - - - 9/12 8/3 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 1224 2100 - - - 230/11 20.1 19.8 98 1012.22.8 - - 5.0 -
062 Central Tablelands - north
- - - - - - 57/3 NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS 1224 1800 - - - - 260/18 15.1 15.1 100 - - - - -
- - - - - 62/12 5/3 NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS 1224 2100 - - - - 290/09 13.2 13.2 100 - - - - -
063 Central Tablelands - south
25.0 - - - - 20/6 20/3 BATHURST AIRPORT AWS 1224 1500 - - - 010/13 17.4 16.8 96 1009.60.0 - - - -
24.4 - - - - - 2/3 MOUNT BOYCE AWS 1224 0000 - - - 260/11 16.2 15.9 98 - - - 0.0 -
20.0 -3.9 - - - 8/6 8/6 ORANGE AIRPORT COMPARISON 1224 1500 6/W 230/22 18.6 12.4 67 - 30.0 -
29.0 - 18.0 - - 6/24 6/18 SPRINGWOOD BOWLING CLUB 1224 0900 - - - Calm 18.2 18.2 100 - 0.2 -
065 Central Western Slopes - south
- - - - - - 3/15 COWRA AIRPORT COMPARISON 1224 0600 10/NW Calm 20.2 19.9 98 - 50.0 -
066 Sydney Metropolitan - east
21.0 - - - - 11/6 11/3 CANTERBURY RACECOURSE AWS 1224 1500 - - - - Calm 20.5 19.8 96 - - - 2.4 -
23.0 -4.4 - - - 16/6 16/6 PARRAMATTA NORTH (MASONS DRIVE) 1224 1500 3/W - 360/04 20.5 19.7 95 - 10.0 -
22.0 -3.1 - - - 10/6 10/3 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 1224 1500 2/NW - - -/- 20.2 19.4 95 1008.62.0 7.0 -
22.0 -3.6 - - - 6/6 5/3 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 1224 1500 2/- - - 170/11 19.7 19.2 97 1009.02.0 4.0 -
22.0 - - - - 16/6 16/3 SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK (SYDNEY OLY 1224 1500 - - - - Calm 20.2 19.6 96 - - - 2.0 -
25.0 - - - - 9/6 8/3 TERREY HILLS AWS 1224 1500 - - - - 140/13 19.7 - - - - - - -
067 Sydney Metropolitan - west
23.0 - - - - 3/6 3/6 LIVERPOOL (MICHAEL WENDEN CENTR 1224 1500 - - - 080/04 21.1 19.7 92 - 5.0 -
23.0 - - - - 15/6 15/3 PENRITH LAKES AWS 1224 1500 - - - - 180/05 21.3 21.3 100 - - - - -
25.0 - - - - 9/6 9/3 RICHMOND RAAF 1224 1500 - - - 090/17 20.5 19.7 95 1008.61.1 - - 1.0 -
068 Illawarra
- - 17.3 - - - 8/3 ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT 1224 1200 - - - - 060/09 18.7 17.7 94 1011.01.2 - - - HR992
- - - - - - 22/15 BOWRAL (PARRY DRIVE) 1224 0600 - - - 050/04 16.4 16.4 100 - 0.2 -
28.0 +4.0 14.0 +2.6 - 25/24 0.4/3 BOWRAL (PARRY DRIVE) 1224 0900 1/NE - - Calm 17.0 17.0 100 - 0.5 -
23.0 -1.0 - - - 18/6 18/6 BOWRAL (PARRY DRIVE) 1224 1500 6/W - - 250/11 22.9 15.6 63 - 10.0 -
27.0 - 15.0 - - 36/24 4/3 JERVIS BAY (PT PERPENDICULAR AW 1224 0900 - - - - -/- 15.6 15.3 98 1012.70.2 - - - -
28.0 - 14.0 - - 25/24 0.4/3 MOSS VALE AWS 1224 0900 - - - 020/13 16.9 16.3 96 1010.80.2 - - 3.6 -
26.4 - - - - - 16/3 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS 1224 0000 - - - 150/08 15.8 15.7 99 1014.21.3 - - 9.0 -
- - - - - 54/18 3/3 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS 1224 0300 - - - Calm 15.7 15.6 99 1012.51.7 - - - -
26.0 - 15.0 - - 55/24 0.2/3 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS 1224 0900 - - - 200/09 15.9 15.1 95 1012.30.1 - - - -
069 South Coast
27.0 +2.3 14.0 +3.0 - 26/24 26/18 NERRIGA COMPOSITE 1224 0900 - - - 090/02 15.8 15.3 97 - 10.0 -
070 Southern Tablelands-Goulburn/Monaro
29.0 +3.3 15.0 +3.5 15 23/24 21/18 GOULBURN (PROGRESS ST) 1224 0900 1/W Calm 18.5 16.9 90 - 10.0 -
29.4 - - - - - 9/3 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS 1224 0000 - - - - 360/13 15.6 14.8 95 1013.90.4 - - - -
- - - - - 27/18 9/3 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS 1224 0300 - - - - 020/09 15.7 14.9 95 1011.52.2 - - - -
29.0 - 15.0 - - 28/24 - GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS 1224 0900 - - - - 240/05 19.0 16.3 84 1011.10.3 - - - -
071 Southern Tablelands-Snowy Mountains
14.0 +0.0 6.0 +1.3 - 29/24 - THREDBO AWS 1224 0900 - - - - 320/46 7.9 -13.6 20 1010.70.1 - - - -
073 Southwest Slopes - north
31.0 +3.6 17.0 +3.5 - 16/24 16/24 BURRINJUCK DAM 1224 0900 - - - 230/05 23.2 5.7 32 - 50.0 Elev: 341.10m - %Full: 29% - D/S: 1.42m
33.0 +1.7 18.0 +3.2 - 0.6/24 0.6/18 QUANDIALLA POST OFFICE 1224 0900 -/W - 230/09 22.8 9.6 43 - 45.0 -
Victoria
082 Northeast - Lower
27.0 +0.5 11.0 -0.6 - 23/24 23/24 DARTMOUTH RESERVOIR 1224 0900 - - - 180/09 17.7 12.0 69 - 45.0 -
083 Northeast - Upper
17.6 - - - - - - MT HOTHAM AIRPORT 1224 0000 - - - - 140/04 7.6 7.5 99 1014.10.9 - - 0.2 -
- - - - - 5/18 - MT HOTHAM AIRPORT 1224 0300 - - - - 080/02 7.3 7.2 99 1011.82.0 - - 0.1 -
- - - - - - - MT HOTHAM AIRPORT 1224 0600 - - - - 020/05 6.9 6.8 99 1010.90.8 - - 0.1 -
14.0 -10.2 7.0 -1.3 8 6/24 4/18 OMEO COMPARISON 1224 0900 2/S - - 130/05 7.4 6.8 96 - 4.0 -
086 East Central
- - - - - 10/12 8/3 DUNNS HILL 1224 2100 - - - - 300/18 6.2 5.9 98 - - - - -
090 West Coast
17.0 - - - - - - COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) 1224 1500 - - - - 250/65 12.3 7.2 71 1009.62.6 - - - -
Tasmania
091 North Coast
- - - - - - 0.6/3 CAPE GRIM BAPS 1224 1800 - - - 230/65 11.3 6.3 71 1007.60.8 - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE GRIM BAPS 1224 2000 - - - - 210/63 9.7 6.1 78 1008.7 - - - -
23.0 - - - - - 9/3 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION 1224 0000 - - - - 160/09 9.7 8.9 95 - - - - -
23.0 - 9.0 - - 35/24 - CRESSY RESEARCH STATION 1224 0900 - - - - 310/11 13.2 10.4 83 - - - - -
094 Southeast and Hobart
- - - - - - 13/3 CAMPANIA (KINCORA) 1224 1800 - - - - 290/08 11.3 8.2 81 - - - - -
- - - - - 16/12 8/3 TASMAN ISLAND 1224 2100 - - - - 240/13 7.6 7.5 99 1005.61.9 - - - -
097 West Coast
- - - - - - 0.4/3 CAPE SORELL 1224 2000 - - - - 210/63 9.1 - - 1007.30.7 - - - HR992
5.0 - - - - 11/6 11/3 MOUNT READ 1224 1500 - - - - 280/24 3.2 2.9 98 1004.91.7 - - - -
- - - - - 17/12 4/3 MOUNT READ 1224 2100 - - - - 200/65 0.1 -0.1 99 1003.80.1 - - - -
Islands
200 Islands
33.0 - - - - 17/6 17/3 POINT FAWCETT 1224 1500 - - - - 010/09 30.9 25.7 74 1006.02.0 - - - -