Noteworthy synoptic observations for Saturday, 23 May 2009 lo prepared 0157 EST, 24/05/09
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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
003 West Kimberley
- - - - - - - BROOME AIRPORT 0523 0600 0/N - - 360/08 18.1 18.1 100 1010.40.3 0.2 -
008 Central West
17.0 -4.8 - - - 2/6 2/6 DALWALLINU COMPARISON 0523 1500 10/SW - - 270/15 15.1 12.2 83 - 20.0 -
009 Lower West and Perth
15.0 -3.5 9.0 -1.6 - 44/24 28/18 ALBANY 0523 0900 - - - 230/37 13.9 6.2 60 - 6.0 /
- - - - - - 9/3 ALBANY AIRPORT 0523 0000 - - - 250/31 11.8 8.4 80 998.90.4 - - - -
13.0 -5.9 8.6 -1.2 8 34/24 1/6 ALBANY AIRPORT 0523 0900 10/SW - - 240/15 12.0 6.1 67 1004.62.4 20.0 -
13.0 - 8.0 - - 26/24 6/3 BICKLEY 0523 0900 - - - - 220/13 11.0 10.1 94 - - - - -
- - - - - - - CAPE LEEUWIN 0523 0200 - - - - 240/65 15.5 12.0 80 1005.2 - - - -
14.0 -4.3 8.0 +0.4 - 26/24 1/3 DWELLINGUP 0523 0900 - - - - 200/21 11.3 8.6 83 1009.02.0 - - - -
- - - - - - 5/3 ESPERANCE 0523 1200 3/SW - - 290/30 11.1 10.0 93 1002.61.0 10.0 -
12.0 -8.4 - - - 11/6 6/3 ESPERANCE 0523 1500 3/SW - - 300/24 10.8 10.0 95 1003.40.8 8.0 -
- - - - - - 15/3 ESPERANCE 0523 1800 6/SW - - 290/22 9.7 8.5 92 1005.82.4 12.0 -
12.1 -8.3 - - - 34/12 8/3 ESPERANCE 0523 2100 - - - - 300/28 9.5 8.8 95 1007.41.6 - - - -
17.0 - - - - 9/12 8/3 HOPETOUN NORTH 0523 2100 - - - - 230/28 11.1 9.6 90 1009.02.2 - - - -
- - - - - 15/18 8/3 JANDAKOT AERO 0523 0300 - - - 230/15 13.1 11.0 87 1008.10.4 - - - -
11.0 -6.4 7.0 -1.8 - 28/24 0.2/3 MANJIMUP 0523 0900 - - - - 240/15 8.7 6.7 87 1007.62.5 - - - -
- - - - - - 12/3 PEARCE RAAF 0523 0600 - - - 240/30 13.2 11.8 91 1008.30.4 - - 3.7 -
17.0 -4.8 10.0 -1.0 - 29/24 4/3 PEARCE RAAF 0523 0900 - - - 230/09 13.3 12.2 93 1009.31.0 - - 9.0 -
13.0 -5.0 6.0 -3.3 7 38/24 22/18 PEMBERTON 0523 0900 1/SW - 160/11 9.8 7.9 88 1007.72.4 14.0 -
- - - - - 13/18 8/3 PERTH AIRPORT 0523 0300 3/SW - - 270/13 12.9 11.4 91 1008.00.6 25.0 -
10.0 - 7.4 - - 27/24 0.4/3 ROCKY GULLY 0523 0900 - - - - 250/21 9.4 7.2 86 - - - - -
17.0 - 10.4 - - 14/24 9/3 ROTTNEST ISLAND 0523 0900 - - - - 220/46 14.3 12.5 89 1008.40.9 - - - -
11.0 - 7.4 - - 30/24 2/3 SHANNON 0523 0900 - - - - 220/15 8.8 7.4 91 - - - - -
16.0 -3.8 2.0 -8.9 - 11/24 0.4/3 WINDY HARBOUR 0523 0900 6/S - 160/44 13.7 10.0 78 1007.32.3 20.0 ? min temp, could be wrong. strong winds upset the
011 Eucla
29.0 +8.0 9.5 -1.0 - 2/24 - EUCLA 0523 0900 25/NW - 320/28 15.0 4.8 50 1006.71.3 45.0 OFFICE CLOSED PREVIOUS 2 DAYS. SOME MANUAL DATA N/
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
30.0 -1.0 8.0 -8.2 - - - DALY WATERS AWS 0523 0900 - - - - 100/08 19.7 6.8 43 1013.61.1 - - - -
- - 8.2 -8.0 - - - DALY WATERS AWS 0523 1200 - - - - 090/11 27.5 4.5 23 1011.62.0 - - - -
32.0 -1.0 10.0 -8.5 9 - - TIMBER CREEK 0523 0900 -/ - Calm 19.4 10.4 56 1012.51.2 30.0 -
South Australia
018 Western Agricultural
25.0 +3.9 15.0 +7.7 15 - - KYANCUTTA 0523 0900 -/NW 360/35 19.8 8.8 49 1007.9 0.9 Wind gusting 26 knots
23.0 +1.9 - - - - - KYANCUTTA 0523 1500 -/NW - 340/24 22.0 12.8 56 1006.21.1 13.0 -
Queensland
027 North Peninsula
27.0 -4.9 13.0 -8.3 9 - - WEIPA AERO 0523 0900 25/- - 120/09 20.2 14.7 71 1012.91.3 30.0 -
- - 12.7 -8.6 - - - WEIPA AERO 0523 1200 - - - - 130/08 26.1 10.9 39 1011.61.3 - - - -
028 South Peninsula
29.0 -1.7 8.0 -9.0 - - - MUSGRAVE 0523 0900 - - - Calm 24.0 12.6 49 1012.71.1 40.0 -
029 Lower Carpentaria (Gulf Country)
29.0 -3.1 11.0 -8.1 - - - KOWANYAMA AIRPORT 0523 0900 - - - 110/09 21.2 12.2 56 1012.81.5 40.0 -
- - 11.0 -8.1 - - - KOWANYAMA AIRPORT 0523 1200 - - - - 090/11 27.7 11.3 36 1011.11.7 - - - -
039 South Coast Curtis
34.0 +9.9 - - - - - MONTO TOWNSHIP 0523 1500 - - - 200/09 22.1 14.7 63 - 12.0 -
040 South Coast Moreton & Brisbane
21.0 -0.7 15.0 -1.4 - 32/24 9/3 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE 0523 0900 - - - - 240/31 16.3 15.8 97 1007.60.6 - - - -
23.2 +0.3 - - - - 18/3 COOLANGATTA 0523 0000 - - - 230/09 16.4 15.3 93 1010.51.0 - - - -
23.0 +0.1 16.0 +1.4 - 38/24 8/3 COOLANGATTA 0523 0900 - - - 110/31 20.6 15.6 73 1010.01.7 - - - -
- - - - - - 10/3 MAROOCHYDORE AERO 0523 1800 - - - 160/11 18.1 16.8 92 1011.42.2 - - - -
24.0 - 16.0 - - 64/24 33/3 POINT LOOKOUT 0523 0900 6/ - 160/28 19.4 18.3 93 - 25.0 -
New South Wales
050 Central Western Plains - south
22.0 +2.1 17.0 +8.1 - - - PEAK HILL POST OFFICE 0523 0900 - - - 130/04 19.8 9.0 50 - 50.0 -
055 Northwest Slopes - south
16.0 -1.0 11.0 +8.5 - 0.5/24 0.5/18 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) 0523 0900 10/NE - - 050/11 15.5 11.0 75 - 20.0 -
056 Northern Tablelands - west
12.0 - 10.0 - 8 56/24 44/18 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) 0523 0900 2/E - - 110/15 11.6 10.9 95 - 3.0 -
11.0 - 9.0 - - 46/24 2/3 ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 0523 0900 - - - 120/34 11.1 10.5 96 1017.32.0 - - - -
11.0 -3.4 8.0 +3.5 - 32/24 24/18 GUYRA HOSPITAL 0523 0900 3/SE - - 130/37 10.5 9.6 94 - 10.0 -
15.0 -3.0 - - - 1/6 1/6 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) 0523 1500 2/SE - - 130/18 13.8 12.2 90 - 0.2 -
058 Northern Rivers
22.0 -0.4 17.0 +4.3 - 37/24 10/3 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS 0523 0900 - - - 100/35 19.0 17.8 93 1011.81.4 - - 1.6 -
- - - - - - 3/3 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) 0523 0000 - - - - 080/70 18.0 15.6 86 1009.52.9 - - - -
- - - - - - 3/3 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) 0523 0600 - - - - 150/63 18.1 15.9 87 1008.21.2 - - - -
- - - - - - 3/3 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) 0523 0900 - - - - 090/65 19.6 16.4 82 1010.01.8 - - - -
- - - - - - 0.2/3 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) 0523 1200 - - - - 100/65 19.4 15.1 76 1010.8 - - - -
21.0 - - - - 2/6 1/3 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) 0523 1500 3/E - 090/67 18.5 16.3 87 1011.10.3 10.0 -
21.0 -2.7 15.0 +4.4 - 31/24 30/18 CASINO AIRPORT 0523 0900 3/SE - 130/09 17.6 17.6 100 - 5.0 -
22.0 -1.7 - - - 16/6 16/6 CASINO AIRPORT 0523 1500 3/SE - - 130/04 18.4 18.4 100 - 10.0 -
- - - - - 20/18 14/3 CASINO AIRPORT AWS 0523 0300 - - - - 210/15 16.3 15.2 93 1010.90.9 - - - -
21.0 - 15.0 - - 32/24 6/3 CASINO AIRPORT AWS 0523 0900 - - - - 170/24 17.6 16.3 92 1012.20.9 - - - -
21.0 - - - - 16/6 12/3 CASINO AIRPORT AWS 0523 1500 - - - - 130/22 18.0 16.7 92 1013.10.7 - - - -
- - - - - - 20/3 CASINO AIRPORT AWS 0523 1800 - - - - 140/24 17.6 16.3 92 1015.42.3 - - - -
- - - - - 37/12 1/3 CASINO AIRPORT AWS 0523 2100 - - - - 190/15 17.3 15.5 89 1017.21.8 - - - -
- - - - - - 10/3 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE A 0523 1800 - - - - 120/44 17.8 17.5 98 1015.82.2 - - - -
- - - - - 52/18 12/3 GRAFTON AIRPORT 0523 0300 - - - 180/13 17.1 16.0 93 1013.10.7 - - - -
20.0 - 16.0 - - 63/24 8/3 GRAFTON AIRPORT 0523 0900 - - - 160/24 16.6 15.3 92 1015.71.9 - - 7.0 -
19.0 -4.0 15.0 +3.4 - 57/24 27/18 GRAFTON OLYMPIC POOL 0523 0900 -/SE - 130/17 16.9 16.1 95 - 10.0 -
19.0 - 16.0 - 14 27/24 2/3 GRAFTON RESEARCH STN 0523 0900 - - - - 150/30 16.7 14.2 85 - - - - -
21.0 - 15.0 - - 34/24 24/18 LISMORE (RICHMOND HILL) 0523 0900 2/NE - - 090/55 18.1 17.6 97 - 3.0 -
22.0 +0.3 17.0 +3.7 - 24/24 2/3 YAMBA PILOT STATION 0523 0900 3/SE - - 130/65 20.1 15.5 75 1013.11.4 1.0 -
059 Mid North Coast
14.0 - 11.0 - - 213/24 213/24 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) 0523 0900 - - - 110/28 12.5 12.5 100 - 0.4 -
14.0 - - - - 43/6 43/6 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) 0523 1500 - - - 140/09 12.8 12.4 97 - 5.0 -
19.0 -3.5 13.0 +3.2 - 29/24 11/18 KEMPSEY (WIDE STREET) 0523 0900 3/ - - Calm 17.2 13.5 79 - 5.0 flooding
19.0 - 15.0 - - 46/24 5/3 KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS 0523 0900 - - - - 120/24 16.7 14.5 87 1019.12.0 - - - -
19.0 -2.3 16.0 +1.8 - 42/24 4/3 SOUTH WEST ROCKS (SMOKY CAPE LI 0523 0900 6/SE - - 090/65 18.0 15.1 83 1018.11.5 10.0 -
060 Manning
- - - - 12 70/18 70/18 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) 0523 0900 3/SE - - 130/18 15.8 13.5 86 - 5.0 -
16.0 -5.2 - - - 25/6 25/6 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) 0523 1500 3/SE - - Calm 15.8 15.5 98 - 5.0 -
061 Hunter
19.0 -1.4 15.0 +6.9 - 25/24 - CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 0523 0900 - - - - 130/15 18.8 14.1 74 1021.71.4 - - - -
20.0 -0.9 16.0 +4.7 - 153/24 149/18 NELSON BAY (NELSON HEAD) 0523 0900 - - - 110/39 19.2 15.5 79 - 18.0 -
21.0 - 14.0 - - 33/24 29/18 NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY 0523 0900 - - - 130/28 20.4 15.2 72 - 10.0 -
19.0 -1.6 15.0 +5.2 15 18/24 0.4/3 PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) 0523 0900 - - - 130/15 19.4 15.1 76 - 0.0 -
063 Central Tablelands - south
16.0 +0.5 12.0 +8.5 10 0.2/24 - BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION 0523 0900 6/- - - 090/08 16.0 7.9 59 - 50.0 -
11.0 -1.9 8.0 +1.9 - 69/24 5/3 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) 0523 0900 - - - 050/09 10.4 10.4 100 - 0.9 -
9.8 - - - - - 12/3 MOUNT BOYCE AWS 0523 0000 - - - 080/21 9.8 9.7 99 - - - 1.5 -
- - - - - 59/18 6/3 MOUNT BOYCE AWS 0523 0300 - - - 070/17 9.9 9.8 99 - - - 1.0 -
- - - - - - 10/3 MOUNT BOYCE AWS 0523 0600 - - - 070/15 9.6 9.5 99 - - - 1.4 -
10.0 - 8.0 - - 72/24 3/3 MOUNT BOYCE AWS 0523 0900 - - - 100/11 9.9 9.8 99 - - - 1.3 -
- - 8.1 - - - 10/3 MOUNT BOYCE AWS 0523 1200 - - - 080/17 10.7 10.5 99 - - - 1.2 -
11.0 - - - - 18/6 8/3 MOUNT BOYCE AWS 0523 1500 - - - 080/15 10.6 10.4 99 - - - 0.6 -
15.0 - 12.0 - - 45/24 29/18 SPRINGWOOD BOWLING CLUB 0523 0900 0/E - - 090/05 14.4 14.4 100 - 0.5 -
065 Central Western Slopes - south
20.0 +0.3 16.0 +10.1 13 - - WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) 0523 0900 -/ - 130/02 19.5 8.3 48 - 50.0 -
066 Sydney Metropolitan - east
20.0 +0.1 15.0 +4.2 14 25/24 - SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 0523 0900 6/E - 110/39 20.1 13.5 66 1023.70.9 15.0 -
18.0 - 14.0 - - 28/24 4/3 TERREY HILLS AWS 0523 0900 - - - - 100/30 16.7 13.8 83 - - - - -
067 Sydney Metropolitan - west
19.0 - - - - - 9/3 HOLSWORTHY CONTROL RANGE 0523 0000 - - - - 110/21 17.2 14.4 84 - - - - -
19.0 - 15.0 - - 30/24 0.2/3 HOLSWORTHY CONTROL RANGE 0523 0900 - - - - 110/22 18.7 13.4 71 - - - - -
18.0 - 14.0 - - 30/24 1/3 PENRITH LAKES AWS 0523 0900 - - - - 190/04 16.0 15.5 97 - - - - -
19.0 -1.1 14.0 +3.8 - 25/24 25/24 PROSPECT DAM 0523 0900 - - - 360/08 18.1 13.9 76 - 10.0 -
17.0 - 14.0 - - 33/24 6/3 RICHMOND RAAF 0523 0900 - - - 100/09 15.8 15.6 99 1024.11.2 - - 2.3 -
068 Illawarra
- - - - - - 42/15 BOWRAL (PARRY DRIVE) 0523 0600 1/NE - - 050/04 11.9 11.9 100 - 0.5 -
13.0 -2.4 11.0 +5.8 - 50/24 4/3 BOWRAL (PARRY DRIVE) 0523 0900 1/E - - 070/11 12.4 12.4 100 - 0.7 -
19.0 -1.4 - - - - 11/3 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS 0523 0000 - - - 330/02 15.2 14.4 95 1023.60.1 - - 6.0 -
13.0 - 11.0 - - 43/24 3/3 MOSS VALE AWS 0523 0900 - - - 090/21 12.7 11.1 90 1025.60.7 - - - -
070 Southern Tablelands-Goulburn/Monaro
14.0 -0.6 10.0 +8.0 - 4/24 4/24 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) 0523 0900 10/NE - - 090/09 12.0 10.1 88 - 10.0 -
072 Southwest Slopes - south
- - 7.7 +1.7 - - - WAGGA WAGGA AMO 0523 1200 15/NE - 050/31 20.7 6.5 40 1021.01.0 15.0 -
075 Riverina - west
23.0 +3.7 - - - - - HAY (MILLER STREET) 0523 1500 -/ - 050/15 23.0 5.9 33 1016.71.3 8.0 -
Victoria
079 Wimmera - south
12.1 - - - - - - GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) 0523 0000 - - - - 030/65 7.9 3.4 73 - - - - -
- - - - - - - GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) 0523 0300 - - - - 020/63 7.5 5.6 88 - - - - -
- - - - - - - GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) 0523 0600 - - - - 020/67 6.9 6.3 96 - - - - -
080 Northern Country - Lower North
23.0 +5.9 - - - - - KYABRAM DPI 0523 1500 - - - 030/21 21.8 8.3 42 - 4.0 gusting winds, raised dust starting about 2pm. vis
086 East Central
24.0 +8.0 - - - - - ESSENDON AIRPORT 0523 1500 - - - - 360/18 22.2 6.8 37 1018.21.2 - - - -
Tasmania
094 Southeast and Hobart
- - - - - - 1/3 MOUNT WELLINGTON 0523 0600 - - - - 350/65 5.6 5.5 99 - - - - -
- - - - - 0.6/12 0.6/3 MOUNT WELLINGTON 0523 2100 - - - - 360/63 5.2 5.1 99 - - - - -
097 West Coast
- - - - - - - MOUNT READ 0523 0300 - - - - 020/63 6.4 6.1 98 1024.71.3 - - - -
- - - - - - - MOUNT READ 0523 0600 - - - - 020/67 6.9 6.8 99 1024.10.6 - - - -
- - 5.5 - - - - MOUNT READ 0523 1200 - - - - 020/65 8.1 6.2 88 1023.01.1 - - - -
- - - - - - - MOUNT READ 0523 1800 - - - - 020/67 7.2 6.0 92 1022.7 - - - -
- - - - - - - MOUNT READ 0523 2100 - - - - 030/67 7.1 7.0 99 1023.50.7 - - - -
Islands
200 Islands
16.0 - 14.0 - - - - HOGAN ISLAND 0523 0900 - - - - 070/65 15.7 13.5 87 1023.90.5 - - - -
- - 14.2 - - - - HOGAN ISLAND 0523 1200 - - - - 070/67 16.5 14.2 86 1022.31.6 - - - -
20.0 -1.5 18.0 +1.4 - 2/24 - LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 0523 0930 6/E - 030/65 19.0 11.3 61 1018.71.3 15.0 -