Noteworthy synoptic observations for Thursday, 12 March 2009 prepared 0258 EDST, 13/03/09
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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
009 Lower West and Perth
34.4 +9.3 - - - - - ESPERANCE 0312 0000 - - - - 180/21 18.4 15.4 83 1014.80.7 - - - -
34.0 +8.9 18.0 +3.0 13 - - ESPERANCE 0312 0900 6/S 190/13 19.1 13.1 68 1015.60.8 18.0 -
012 Goldfields
36.0 +8.8 15.7 +3.0 - - - SALMON GUMS RES.STN. 0312 0900 - - - - 150/13 16.8 13.9 83 - - - - -
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
34.0 - 27.0 - 25 - - CHANNEL POINT 0312 1000 3/SE - - 270/11 30.9 26.0 75 1009.91.2 28.0 /
- - - - - - 1/3 DARWIN AIRPORT 0312 1900 3/SE - 150/08 26.2 21.3 74 1007.20.9 15.0 -
- - - - - 1/12 - DARWIN AIRPORT 0312 2200 6/SE 290/13 26.8 23.4 82 1008.71.5 30.0 -
- - 24.2 +0.3 - - 0.2/3 GOVE AIRPORT 0312 1300 3/NE 220/09 27.8 23.9 79 1009.31.1 2.0 -
31.0 -0.3 - - - 1/6 1/3 GOVE AIRPORT 0312 1600 3/SW 270/09 24.7 23.7 94 1007.91.4 30.0 -
33.0 - - - - 15/6 15/3 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS 0312 1600 - - - - 070/02 26.1 24.3 90 1008.11.3 - - - -
- - - - - - 25/3 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS 0312 1900 - - - - 060/09 25.2 24.0 93 1008.00.1 - - - -
- - - - - 41/12 0.4/3 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS 0312 2200 - - - - 090/08 25.2 24.2 94 1009.01.0 - - - -
- - - - - 18/12 18/3 JABIRU AIRPORT 0312 2200 - - - - 080/18 23.1 22.3 95 1010.24.1 - - - -
- - - - - - - MANGO FARM 0312 0700 - - - Calm 24.6 24.3 98 1009.01.7 0.1 -
South Australia
018 Western Agricultural
31.0 - 14.0 - - 43/24 - CUMMINS AERO 0312 0900 - - - - 180/05 17.5 16.6 94 1016.21.5 - - - -
31.0 +3.3 - - - - - KIMBA 0312 1500 3/NW - 180/08 28.0 12.0 37 - 50.0 -
31.0 - - - - 15/6 15/3 PORT AUGUSTA AERO 0312 1500 - - - - 270/05 23.5 16.8 66 1013.21.2 - - - -
019 Northern Agricultural - Upper North
30.0 +2.9 - - - Tr/6 Tr/6 YONGALA 0312 1500 15/S - 200/28 24.4 11.9 46 - 10.0 -
020 Northern Agricultural - Northeast
- - - - - - 21/3 YUNTA AIRSTRIP 0312 1800 - - - - 310/24 18.1 15.9 87 1014.42.9 - - - -
- - - - - 29/12 8/3 YUNTA AIRSTRIP 0312 2100 - - - - 220/13 17.9 16.3 90 1013.41.0 - - - -
024 Murray Valley
28.0 +2.6 - - - 1/6 1/6 EUDUNDA 0312 1500 3/- - 160/04 24.3 14.7 55 1013.71.8 40.0 -
026 Lower Southeast
27.3 - - - - - 22/3 PADTHAWAY SOUTH 0312 0000 - - - - 120/13 18.8 18.6 99 - - - - -
Queensland
027 North Peninsula
- - - - - - - COEN AIRPORT 0312 0600 3/NE - Calm 24.3 23.4 95 1009.00.9 50.0 -
30.0 - 25.0 - - 40/24 0.4/3 HORN ISLAND 0312 0900 - - - - 280/08 26.7 25.3 92 1010.92.1 - - - -
33.0 +1.3 24.0 +0.3 24 37/24 - WEIPA AERO 0312 0900 3/SE 120/09 27.3 24.8 86 1011.02.1 30.0 -
028 South Peninsula
- - - - - - 6/3 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 0312 0600 1/ - 020/05 24.6 24.1 97 1008.90.8 8.0 -
31.0 - 24.0 - - 22/24 15/3 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 0312 0900 1/ - - 150/04 24.3 23.8 97 1011.42.5 2.0 -
- - 24.3 - - - 8/3 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 0312 1200 - - - - 150/15 25.2 24.3 95 1010.21.2 - - - -
33.0 +0.6 23.0 +1.2 - 31/24 - PALMERVILLE 0312 0900 - - - - 260/08 26.3 24.2 88 1011.32.4 - - - -
029 Lower Carpentaria (Gulf Country)
35.0 +0.6 23.0 -0.2 - 36/24 36/18 CROYDON TOWNSHIP 0312 0900 -/W 070/02 26.9 23.7 83 1012.02.7 50.0 -
34.0 +1.2 24.0 +0.3 - 11/24 - KOWANYAMA AIRPORT 0312 0900 1/ 140/13 26.9 25.2 90 1011.12.2 - -
35.0 - 23.0 - - 28/24 - NORMANTON AIRPORT 0312 0900 1/NE - - 230/09 24.6 23.1 91 1012.32.4 50.0 -
032 North Coast - Herbert
30.0 -0.7 25.0 +3.2 - 37/24 12/3 CARDWELL MARINE PDE 0312 0900 1/E - Calm 24.5 24.5 100 1013.12.1 2.0 -
- - - - - - 164/15 INNISFAIL 0312 0600 3/SE - - 200/09 23.0 23.0 100 - 2.0 -
30.0 +0.2 23.0 +1.0 - 182/24 17/3 INNISFAIL 0312 0900 2/SE - - 200/08 24.7 24.3 98 - 5.0 -
- - - - - 49/18 27/3 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 0312 0300 - - - - 120/05 23.9 23.6 98 1010.31.3 - - - -
- - - - - - 72/3 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 0312 0600 - - - - 280/02 23.6 23.5 99 1011.20.9 - - - -
31.0 +1.2 23.0 +1.1 - 135/24 14/3 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 0312 0900 - - - - 150/09 25.0 23.8 93 1013.11.9 - - - -
31.4 +0.8 - - - - 9/3 TOWNSVILLE AERO 0312 0000 - - - 120/17 25.8 24.1 90 1011.6 - - - -
033 Central Coast - east
- - - - - - 11/3 SAMUEL HILL AERO 0312 1800 - - - 160/21 22.8 22.8 100 1011.70.7 - - 1.5 -
- - - - - 19/18 15/3 WOOLSHED 0312 0300 - - - - 130/08 21.0 20.0 94 1011.20.8 - - - -
035 Central Highlands
25.0 -8.0 - - - 1/6 1/6 ROLLESTON METEOR ST 0312 1500 -/- - - 130/04 22.5 20.5 88 1014.3 5.0 -
036 Central Lowlands
- - - - - - - LONGREACH AERO 0312 2100 25/- 080/13 25.4 19.2 69 1012.42.5 30.0 -
040 South Coast Moreton & Brisbane
- - - - - - - CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE 0312 0300 - - - - 120/63 21.4 19.5 89 1015.50.2 - - - -
27.0 - - - - 11/6 11/3 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 0312 1500 - - - 150/18 22.2 21.7 97 1014.61.1 - - 6.0 -
- - - - - - 16/3 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 0312 1800 - - - 140/15 22.0 21.5 97 1015.20.6 - - 5.0 -
- - - - - 33/12 6/3 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 0312 2100 - - - 130/22 22.1 21.2 95 1016.31.1 - - 4.7 -
- - - - - - 14/3 MARYBOROUGH 0312 1800 - - - 150/18 21.4 20.6 95 1015.40.3 - - - -
- - - - - 22/12 8/3 MARYBOROUGH 0312 2100 - - - 140/15 21.7 21.2 97 1016.61.2 - - 5.0 -
- - - - - - 11/3 TEWANTIN RSL PARK 0312 1800 - - - - 140/26 21.4 20.0 92 1017.31.2 - - - -
- - - - - - 10/3 TOOLARA (KELLY) 0312 1800 - - - - 110/17 20.3 19.8 97 - - - - -
044 Warrego
- - - - - - 5/15 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE 0312 0600 -/E - 090/04 26.4 17.0 56 1013.61.4 50.0 -
045 Far Southwest
- - 20.4 - - - 0.2/3 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT 0312 1200 3/W - - 350/21 33.7 14.7 32 1013.70.2 10.0 -
New South Wales
046 Upper Western - Far Northwest
31.0 -0.3 20.0 +3.8 - 0.4/24 0.4/18 WILCANNIA (REID ST) 0312 0900 6/S - - 020/13 23.4 17.3 69 - 50.0 slight occasional thunder and showers
047 Lower Western - Lower Darling
- - - - - - 0.2/15 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) 0312 0600 1/N - - 130/09 18.5 17.7 95 - 50.0 -
29.0 -1.5 19.0 +3.9 - 4/24 4/24 MENINDEE POST OFFICE 0312 0900 - - - 160/09 21.2 18.7 86 - 50.0 -
048 Upper Western - Upper Darling
36.0 +4.0 20.0 +2.8 - 4/24 4/18 WANAARING POST OFFICE 0312 0900 - - - 050/02 21.2 18.8 86 - 50.0 -
049 Lower Western - Southwest Plains
26.0 - 19.0 - - 9/24 9/3 IVANHOE AERODROME AWS 0312 0900 - - - - 080/17 21.5 19.2 87 1015.21.3 - - - -
27.0 -3.7 17.0 +2.3 - 10/24 10/18 IVANHOE POST OFFICE 0312 0900 20/E - - 090/15 20.3 16.9 81 1015.51.0 50.0 -
29.0 -1.7 - - - 0.8/6 0.8/6 IVANHOE POST OFFICE 0312 1500 3/E - 160/15 27.0 21.1 70 1012.92.8 50.0 -
054 Northwest Slopes - north
30.0 +1.1 23.0 +10.3 - - - BARRABA POST OFFICE 0312 0900 -/- 130/02 22.0 20.0 88 - 50.0 -
061 Hunter
27.0 -0.7 12.0 -2.6 9 - - SCONE SCS 0312 0900 - - - 230/05 16.7 16.7 100 - 25.0 -
063 Central Tablelands - south
- - - - - 15/6 15/3 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 0312 2100 - - - - 130/11 16.4 15.3 93 1017.81.6 - - - HR011
065 Central Western Slopes - south
- - - - - 11/12 11/3 COWRA AIRPORT AWS 0312 2100 - - - - 080/13 18.6 17.3 92 1019.54.4 - - - -
- - - - - 17/6 17/3 PARKES AIRPORT AWS 0312 2100 - - - - 210/18 18.4 18.2 99 1018.84.2 - - - HR008
067 Sydney Metropolitan - west
- - - - - - - RICHMOND RAAF 0312 0600 - - - - Calm 16.1 15.9 99 1022.00.5 - - 0.1 -
068 Illawarra
- - - - - - - CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS 0312 0600 - - - Calm 15.3 14.8 97 1021.80.6 - - 0.1 -
070 Southern Tablelands-Goulburn/Monaro
- - - - - 8/12 8/3 BOMBALA AWS 0312 2100 - - - - 120/08 15.2 14.4 95 1019.0 - - - -
072 Southwest Slopes - south
- - - - - - 8/3 WAGGA WAGGA AMO 0312 1800 - - - 070/13 19.4 18.1 92 1016.90.6 - - - -
073 Southwest Slopes - north
- - - - - 9/12 8/3 YOUNG AIRPORT 0312 2100 - - - - 090/09 18.5 16.1 86 1016.5 - - - -
074 Riverina - east
31.0 +3.2 21.0 +8.4 - - - COROWA AIRPORT 0312 0900 - - - 050/04 22.5 13.0 55 - 30.0 -
30.0 +2.0 20.0 +6.5 - 0.6/24 0.6/18 TOCUMWAL AIRPORT 0312 0900 -/NW - 050/13 20.5 14.5 68 - 30.0 -
075 Riverina - west
24.0 -5.2 - - - 4/6 4/6 HAY (MILLER STREET) 0312 1500 10/W - - 130/11 24.0 16.9 65 1016.12.3 50.0 -
27.0 -2.1 - - - 6/6 6/6 HILLSTON AIRPORT 0312 1500 15/W - 130/15 22.2 20.7 91 1015.6 30.0 -
Victoria
076 Mallee - north
- - - - - - - MILDURA AIRPORT 0312 0600 10/N - 140/08 19.1 17.2 89 1014.40.3 40.0 -
- - 18.7 +4.9 - - 3/3 MILDURA AIRPORT 0312 1200 1/NW - 240/08 19.0 18.4 96 1017.41.0 3.5 -
23.0 -5.2 - - - 13/6 10/3 MILDURA AIRPORT 0312 1500 6/NW 150/08 23.1 18.0 73 1014.82.6 35.0 -
- - - - - 13/12 - MILDURA AIRPORT 0312 2100 6/NW - 110/09 22.9 18.1 74 1013.70.6 40.0 -
077 Mallee - south
- - - - - 0.2/18 - SWAN HILL AERODROME 0312 0300 -/W - - 350/09 19.8 16.8 83 1015.90.1 20.0 -
080 Northern Country - Lower North
29.0 +1.8 18.0 +5.1 - 3/24 3/18 ECHUCA AERODROME 0312 0900 6/NW - 090/04 20.7 16.1 75 1017.5 20.0 -
081 Northern Country - Upper North
29.0 +3.6 17.0 +5.7 - 14/24 14/3 BENDIGO AIRPORT 0312 0900 2/NW - - 120/15 17.3 16.8 97 1018.81.9 50.0 -
- - 17.9 - - - 8/3 SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 0312 1200 - - - - 090/15 18.7 16.5 87 1020.0 - - - -
- - 17.6 +5.8 - - 8/3 TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 0312 1200 - - - - 070/15 18.7 16.2 85 - - - - -
24.0 - - - - 14/6 10/3 YARRAWONGA 0312 1500 - - - - 110/21 19.5 17.3 87 1018.61.6 - - - -
082 Northeast - Lower
30.0 +2.7 21.0 +10.1 - - - RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH 0312 0900 - - - - 070/17 22.7 11.8 50 - - - - -
- - 21.2 +10.3 - - - RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH 0312 1200 - - - - 030/08 22.3 14.9 63 - - - - -
26.0 -1.3 - - - 10/6 10/3 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH 0312 1500 - - - - 140/17 19.1 17.8 92 - - - - -
31.0 +3.7 20.0 +9.4 - - - WANGARATTA AERO 0312 0900 - - - - 190/05 21.8 12.1 54 1019.41.5 - - - -
- - 20.3 +9.7 - - 1/3 WANGARATTA AERO 0312 1200 - - - - 310/02 19.6 16.1 80 1020.30.9 - - - -
25.0 -2.3 - - - 10/6 8/3 WANGARATTA AERO 0312 1500 - - - - 100/11 18.3 17.2 93 1019.11.2 - - - -
083 Northeast - Upper
11.0 -3.2 - - - 23/6 17/3 MOUNT BULLER 0312 1500 - - - - 010/24 9.7 9.6 99 - - - - -
- - - - - - 10/3 MT HOTHAM 0312 1800 - - - - 360/18 9.3 9.0 98 - - - - -
- - - - - 3/12 0.2/3 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT 0312 2100 - - - - 340/05 11.2 11.1 99 1019.10.4 - - 0.1 -
085 West Gippsland
29.0 +6.7 14.0 +4.3 - 4/24 4/18 NOOJEE (SLIVAR) 0312 0900 6/SE - - 130/04 17.3 15.1 87 - 20.0 -
088 North Central
- - 14.6 - - - 16/3 EILDON FIRE TOWER 0312 1200 - - - - 040/09 15.0 13.4 90 - - - - -
16.0 - - - - 22/6 6/3 EILDON FIRE TOWER 0312 1500 - - - - 060/15 15.1 14.0 93 - - - - -
- - - - - 6/12 - KILMORE GAP 0312 2100 - - - 360/28 16.0 15.7 98 1016.70.7 - - 0.2 -
18.0 -7.4 - - - 21/6 21/6 LAKE EILDON 0312 1500 6/N - - 070/04 17.8 17.1 96 - 50.0 -
- - 17.5 +5.3 - - 15/3 MANGALORE AIRPORT 0312 1200 - - - - 120/13 18.2 16.5 90 1020.3 - - - -
20.0 -6.1 - - - 16/6 1/3 MANGALORE AIRPORT 0312 1500 - - - - 050/26 18.8 16.9 89 1018.22.0 - - - -
29.0 +3.7 17.0 +5.8 - 12/24 12/18 MARYBOROUGH 0312 0900 10/S - - 050/04 17.6 16.4 93 - 20.0 -
29.0 - 17.0 - - 10/24 10/3 REDESDALE 0312 0900 - - - - 340/02 16.5 16.5 100 - - - - -
090 West Coast
29.0 +4.6 16.0 +5.2 - 3/24 3/24 CASTERTON SHOWGROUNDS 0312 0900 10/- - Calm 18.0 16.3 90 - 50.0 -
30.0 - - - - 9/6 9/3 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE 0312 1500 - - - - 150/04 19.1 17.8 92 1015.21.4 - - - -
30.0 - - - - 16/6 16/3 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB 0312 1500 - - - - 100/08 20.8 20.5 98 1015.10.7 - - - -