Noteworthy synoptic observations for Wednesday, 17 August 201 prepared 0203 EST, 18/08/11
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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
011 Eucla
- - - - - - 6/15 EYRE 0817 0600 -/SW - - 310/09 8.1 7.3 95 1020.51.4 10.0 Dust and strong wind yesterday after 4pm then stro
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
- - - - - - Tr/15 WOLLOGORANG 0817 0600 - - - 230/02 13.3 13.1 99 1013.90.5 0.1 -
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
30.7 +8.2 - - - - - ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 0817 0000 - - - - 250/24 18.9 2.1 33 1014.02.2 - - - -
31.0 +8.5 8.0 +2.0 6 - - ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 0817 0900 - - - 180/26 12.7 -4.9 29 1020.82.2 7.0 FIRES S, SW, W VER:3.2 SWV:M2.02.28.00
South Australia
017 Far North Pastoral
31.2 +9.3 - - - - - OODNADATTA AIRPORT 0817 0000 - - - - 220/39 15.1 0.2 36 1012.72.4 - - - -
31.0 +9.1 8.0 +0.7 - - - OODNADATTA AIRPORT 0817 0900 - - - - 240/37 13.7 0.0 39 1017.32.5 - - - -
018 Western Agricultural
20.1 - - - - - 10/3 CUMMINS AERO 0817 0000 - - - - 260/18 9.7 8.9 95 1003.01.9 - - - -
24.0 +5.5 8.0 +3.0 8 13/24 3/3 KYANCUTTA 0817 0900 3/W - - 250/18 9.1 7.9 92 1011.33.4 1.0 -
- - - - - - 8/3 MINNIPA DPI 0817 0600 - - - - 330/11 7.3 6.6 95 1008.91.2 - - - -
- - - - - 9/18 3/3 NEPTUNE ISLAND 0817 0300 - - - - 240/65 12.6 8.1 74 999.72.0 - - - -
- - - - - - - NEPTUNE ISLAND 0817 0330 - - - - 250/65 12.9 8.0 72 999.8 - - - -
- - - - - - 0.2/3 NEPTUNE ISLAND 0817 0600 - - - - 250/65 11.7 6.4 70 1002.83.1 - - - -
16.0 -1.4 - - - 5/6 5/6 STREAKY BAY 0817 1500 6/W - - 270/41 10.1 10.1 100 1016.32.1 10.0 -
021 Northern Agricultural - Lower North
15.3 - - - - - 12/3 CLARE HIGH SCHOOL 0817 0000 - - - - 320/22 9.9 9.0 94 1003.71.0 - - - -
022 Yorke Peninsula and Kangaroo Island
17.4 +3.1 - - - - 3/3 CAPE WILLOUGHBY 0817 0000 - - - - 350/68 12.9 10.4 85 997.41.8 - - - -
023 Adelaide plains and Mt Lofty Ranges
18.0 +1.5 10.0 +1.8 9 26/24 8/3 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 0817 0900 - - - - 260/15 10.3 8.3 87 1006.62.7 - - - -
18.0 +2.2 9.0 +1.5 8 19/24 8/3 ADELAIDE AIRPORT 0817 0900 3/NW - - 260/26 10.2 7.7 84 1006.52.7 15.0 -
14.3 - - - - - 10/3 MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER 0817 0000 - - - - 320/31 9.1 9.0 99 1001.71.2 - - - -
14.0 - 6.0 - - 34/24 0.8/3 MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER 0817 0900 - - - - 280/17 7.3 7.2 99 1004.92.4 - - - -
14.0 - - - - - 8/3 MOUNT LOFTY 0817 0000 - - - - 300/30 8.0 8.0 100 - - - - -
14.0 - 5.0 - - 35/24 2/3 MOUNT LOFTY 0817 0900 - - - - 280/15 5.7 5.7 100 - - - - -
026 Lower Southeast
- - - - - 16/12 9/3 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 0817 2100 - - - 280/31 9.1 8.5 96 1006.02.9 - - 8.0 -
14.0 -0.2 - - - 0.4/6 0.4/6 ROBE COMPARISON 0817 1500 3/SW - - 230/83 12.0 7.3 73 1002.00.3 4.0 -
Queensland
034 Central Coast - west
- - - - - - - CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT 0817 0600 - - - Calm 12.6 12.6 100 1016.21.2 0.1 -
035 Central Highlands
26.0 +2.6 13.0 +8.0 7 - - TAMBO POST OFFICE 0817 0900 - - - 360/22 18.0 3.2 37 1015.60.6 50.0 -
038 Lower Western (Channel Country)
31.0 - 14.0 - - - - BEDOURIE POLICE STATION 0817 0900 -/NE - 200/24 16.0 1.6 38 1017.74.0 20.0 -
040 South Coast Moreton & Brisbane
- - - - - - - ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT 0817 0600 - - - - Calm 8.8 7.4 91 1019.20.5 - - 0.2 -
- - - - - - - HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 0817 0600 - - - - Calm 9.6 9.4 99 1018.50.8 - - 0.2 -
- - - - - - - MARYBOROUGH 0817 0300 - - - Calm 9.1 8.6 97 1017.71.3 - - 0.1 -
045 Far Southwest
24.0 - - - - - - THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT 0817 1500 - - - 270/31 20.3 1.2 28 1011.0 10.0 -
New South Wales
046 Upper Western - Far Northwest
29.0 +8.7 13.0 +6.1 - 1/24 1/3 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE 0817 0900 6/W - - 020/09 13.4 9.7 78 - 50.0 -
27.0 +7.3 14.0 +8.4 - 1/24 1/3 WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE 0817 0900 -/W - - 270/11 14.2 12.7 91 - 10.0 -
048 Upper Western - Upper Darling
26.0 +5.6 15.0 +9.3 - - - BREWARRINA HOSPITAL 0817 0900 -/W - 340/04 17.4 6.5 49 - 50.0 -
24.0 +6.2 16.0 +9.8 16 - Tr/3 COBAR MO 0817 0900 15/N - 010/15 16.9 4.1 43 1009.30.8 20.0 -
- - 16.3 +10.1 - - 1/3 COBAR MO 0817 1200 10/N - 040/21 13.1 10.4 84 1008.31.0 10.0 -
25.0 +4.3 14.0 +8.8 - - - COLLARENEBRI (ALBERT ST) 0817 0900 - - - 020/05 15.8 10.5 71 - 30.0 -
049 Lower Western - Southwest Plains
22.0 +3.4 13.0 +8.3 - 3/24 3/18 IVANHOE POST OFFICE 0817 0900 -/N - 360/15 13.1 11.0 87 1006.30.5 50.0 -
050 Central Western Plains - south
22.0 +5.2 12.0 +8.6 - 0.3/24 0.3/24 CONDOBOLIN AG RESEARCH STN 0817 0900 - - - 050/13 15.3 7.5 60 - 35.0 -
- - - - - - 9/3 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS 0817 1800 - - - - 010/22 12.5 12.2 98 1007.80.1 - - - -
- - - - - 22/12 11/3 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS 0817 2100 - - - - 300/17 11.4 11.1 98 1007.8 - - - -
- - - - - - 9/3 WEST WYALONG AIRPORT AWS 0817 1800 - - - - 010/22 12.0 12.0 100 1008.00.5 - - - -
051 Central Western Plains - north
- - - - - 19/12 14/3 COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS 0817 2100 - - - - 290/31 10.6 10.1 97 1011.42.1 - - - -
22.0 +4.8 12.0 +8.1 11 0.2/24 - TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS 0817 0900 - - - - 040/17 16.0 9.0 63 1012.80.3 - - - -
- - 12.0 +8.1 - - - TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS 0817 1200 - - - - 020/22 17.7 8.8 56 1011.31.4 - - - -
- - - - - 22/12 16/3 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS 0817 2100 - - - - 320/15 10.8 10.6 99 1010.41.6 - - - -
052 Northwest Plains - west
25.0 +4.2 14.0 +9.4 13 - - WALGETT AIRPORT AWS 0817 0900 - - - 020/30 18.4 7.2 48 1013.50.5 - - - -
- - 14.1 +9.5 - - - WALGETT AIRPORT AWS 0817 1200 - - - - 030/28 23.0 7.1 36 1011.51.9 - - - -
- - - - - 9/12 9/3 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS 0817 2100 - - - 250/15 10.4 9.3 93 1011.83.6 - - - -
053 Northwest Plains - east
24.0 +5.3 13.0 +9.9 - - - BARADINE FORESTRY 0817 0900 - - - 020/13 15.3 9.8 70 - 30.0 -
061 Hunter
- - - - - - - WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 0817 0600 - - - Calm 5.9 5.3 96 1018.60.3 - - 0.2 -
062 Central Tablelands - north
- - - - - 10/12 8/3 MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS 0817 2100 - - - - 350/11 11.2 10.9 98 1010.80.7 - - - -
063 Central Tablelands - south
8.0 - - - - 4/6 2/3 MOUNT BOYCE AWS 0817 1500 - - - 050/17 7.7 7.6 99 - - - 0.1 -
- - - - - - 0.6/3 MOUNT BOYCE AWS 0817 1800 - - - 050/13 7.4 7.3 99 - - - 0.0 -
- - - - - 5/12 0.2/3 MOUNT BOYCE AWS 0817 2100 - - - 050/17 7.5 7.4 99 - - - 0.0 -
- - - - - 17/12 14/3 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 0817 2100 - - - 030/21 8.5 8.4 99 1010.31.0 - - - -
13.0 - - - - 3/6 3/6 SPRINGWOOD BOWLING CLUB 0817 1500 1/NW - - 050/04 10.9 10.7 99 - 0.1 -
064 Central Western Slopes - north
- - - - - 16/12 16/3 COONABARABRAN AIRPORT AWS 0817 2100 - - - - 360/24 11.7 11.7 100 1010.5 - - - -
065 Central Western Slopes - south
- - - - - 12/12 8/3 COWRA AIRPORT AWS 0817 2100 - - - - 070/08 12.1 11.3 95 1008.31.8 - - - -
- - - - - - 10/3 DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 0817 1800 - - - Calm 12.3 12.1 99 1010.40.3 - - 1.7 -
- - - - - 26/12 16/3 DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 0817 2100 - - - - 280/30 10.1 9.3 95 1010.00.4 - - 0.7 -
- - - - - 18/12 12/3 FORBES AIRPORT AWS 0817 2100 - - - - 320/22 11.1 10.8 98 1008.70.6 - - - -
- - - - - 24/12 20/3 PARKES AIRPORT AWS 0817 2100 - - - - 290/26 9.5 8.4 93 1008.90.7 - - - -
066 Sydney Metropolitan - east
- - - - - - 0.2/3 CANTERBURY RACECOURSE AWS 0817 0600 - - - - Calm 6.6 6.3 98 - - - 0.1 -
067 Sydney Metropolitan - west
- - - - - - - RICHMOND RAAF 0817 0600 - - - Calm 5.9 5.8 99 1019.00.0 - - 0.0 -
068 Illawarra
- - - - - - 0.4/3 MOSS VALE AWS 0817 1800 - - - 030/34 8.8 8.8 100 1012.90.5 - - 0.1 -
069 South Coast
- - 13.2 - - - 6/3 GREEN CAPE AWS 0817 1200 - - - - 020/65 14.1 12.8 92 1013.32.2 - - - -
- - - - - - 0.2/3 GREEN CAPE AWS 0817 1800 - - - - 020/63 15.4 12.5 83 1009.70.7 - - - -
- - 12.5 +2.4 - - 8/3 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0817 1200 - - - - 020/43 15.1 11.3 78 1014.62.2 - - - -
070 Southern Tablelands-Goulburn/Monaro
- - - - - - 9/3 MOUNT GININI AWS 0817 1800 - - - - 010/18 3.0 - - - - - - -
- - - - - 32/12 14/3 MOUNT GININI AWS 0817 2100 - - - - 330/26 2.2 - - - - - - -
- - - - - 21/12 11/3 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) A 0817 2100 - - - - 040/18 10.2 9.7 97 1010.01.0 - - - -
071 Southern Tablelands-Snowy Mountains
2.0 -0.6 - - - 18/6 18/6 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALE 0817 1500 - - - 270/09 2.0 -0.4 84 - 10.0 50090 raining
2.0 +1.5 - - - 11/6 8/3 THREDBO AWS 0817 1500 - - - - 360/46 2.2 1.0 92 1012.82.7 - - - -
6.0 -0.3 - - - 21/6 21/6 THREDBO VILLAGE 0817 1500 3/NE - Calm 5.1 4.9 99 - 15.0 CONSTANT MODERATE RAIN AT STATION
072 Southwest Slopes - south
13.0 - - - - 10/6 9/3 ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 0817 1500 - - - - 060/28 11.8 10.4 91 1005.73.4 - - - -
- - - - - 25/12 11/3 ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 0817 2100 - - - 250/04 10.3 9.5 95 1007.70.9 - - - -
- - - - - 18/12 12/3 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS 0817 2100 - - - - 350/34 3.6 3.5 99 - - - - -
- - - - - 18/12 10/3 KHANCOBAN AWS 0817 2100 - - - - Calm 9.9 9.9 100 1008.21.0 - - - -
073 Southwest Slopes - north
- - - - - - 9/3 TEMORA AIRPORT 0817 1800 - - - - 020/41 12.2 11.3 94 1008.30.5 - - - -
- - - - - 23/12 18/3 YOUNG AIRPORT 0817 2100 - - - - 300/18 10.6 8.7 88 1008.11.0 - - - -
074 Riverina - east
- - - - - - 12/3 NARRANDERA AIRPORT 0817 1800 - - - - 360/22 12.5 11.6 94 1006.80.7 - - - -
- - - - - - 19/3 YANCO AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 0817 1800 - - - - 340/21 12.1 11.5 96 - - - - -
- - - - - 32/12 6/3 YANCO AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 0817 2100 - - - - 270/11 10.6 10.1 97 - - - - -
075 Riverina - west
22.0 +5.5 12.0 +8.1 10 2/24 0.8/3 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS 0817 0900 - - - 060/35 12.6 10.1 85 1008.31.3 - - - -
- - - - - - 14/3 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS 0817 1800 - - - 290/09 10.8 - - 1007.21.8 - - - -
Victoria
079 Wimmera - south
- - - - - 18/18 11/3 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) 0817 0300 - - - - 030/63 5.3 5.3 100 - - - - -
- - - - - - 8/3 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) 0817 0600 - - - - 030/67 5.2 5.2 100 - - - - -
7.0 - 4.0 - - 43/24 17/3 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) 0817 0900 - - - - 330/41 4.4 4.4 100 - - - - -
080 Northern Country - Lower North
13.0 -2.2 - - - 16/6 16/6 ECHUCA AERODROME 0817 1500 0/NW - 310/04 12.4 11.7 95 1004.5 5.0 -
- - 10.6 +6.9 - - 8/3 KYABRAM DPI 0817 1200 - - - - 030/17 11.5 10.2 92 - - - - -
081 Northern Country - Upper North
12.0 - - - - 15/6 9/3 SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 0817 1500 - - - - 360/17 11.7 11.5 99 1005.01.6 - - - -
- - - - - - 10/3 YARRAWONGA 0817 1800 - - - - 140/05 10.2 9.1 93 1006.20.6 - - - -
082 Northeast - Lower
18.0 - 5.0 - - 2/24 2/24 CORRYONG AIRPORT 0817 0900 6/NW - 230/05 8.1 6.6 90 - 0.2 -
10.0 - - - - 6/6 6/6 CORRYONG AIRPORT 0817 1500 6/NW - Calm 10.3 9.9 97 - 0.2 -
7.0 - - - - 10/6 8/3 HUNTERS HILL 0817 1500 - - - - 020/17 7.3 7.3 100 - - - - -
- - - - - - 10/3 HUNTERS HILL 0817 1800 - - - - 020/18 6.8 6.8 100 - - - - -
- - - - - 35/12 15/3 HUNTERS HILL 0817 2100 - - - - 010/21 6.9 6.9 100 - - - - -
- - - - - - 11/3 WANGARATTA AERO 0817 1800 - - - - 310/08 10.8 10.6 99 1006.41.0 - - - -
083 Northeast - Upper
- - 0.6 +3.0 - - 9/3 MOUNT BULLER 0817 1200 - - - - 020/65 2.2 2.1 99 - - - - -
3.0 +0.9 - - - 27/6 19/3 MOUNT BULLER 0817 1500 - - - - 020/55 2.2 2.1 99 - - - - -
- - - - - - 12/3 MOUNT BULLER 0817 1800 - - - - 010/48 2.2 2.1 99 - - - - -
- - - - - 47/12 8/3 MOUNT BULLER 0817 2100 - - - - 330/17 0.6 0.5 99 - - - - -
- - - - - 15/12 8/3 MT HOTHAM 0817 2100 - - - - Calm -0.8 -0.9 99 - - - - -
088 North Central
9.0 - - - - 9/6 8/3 EILDON FIRE TOWER 0817 1500 - - - - 030/28 8.8 7.9 94 - - - - -
9.0 - - - - 23/6 16/3 KILMORE GAP 0817 1500 - - - 360/28 8.5 8.4 99 1004.70.3 - - 0.3 -
- - - - - 24/12 - KILMORE GAP 0817 2100 - - - 350/15 7.7 7.6 99 1007.81.3 - - 0.2 -
- - 10.2 +6.2 - - 8/3 MANGALORE AIRPORT 0817 1200 - - - 020/26 11.0 9.9 93 1006.50.7 - - 9.0 -
11.0 -3.1 - - - 19/6 11/3 MANGALORE AIRPORT 0817 1500 1/N - 010/15 11.2 10.4 95 1004.81.7 3.0 -
- - 9.5 - - - 10/3 REDESDALE 0817 1200 - - - - 010/15 10.0 9.9 99 - - - - -
090 West Coast
- - - - - 11/12 8/3 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE 0817 2100 - - - - 280/44 11.6 11.3 98 1001.92.6 - - - -
- - - - - 12/12 8/3 PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) 0817 2100 - - - 280/41 11.0 8.6 85 1002.62.5 - - - -
Tasmania
091 North Coast
11.0 - - - - 13/6 8/3 CAPE GRIM BAPS 0817 1500 - - - - 050/39 11.0 10.8 99 1003.91.5 - - - -
- - - - - - 12/3 LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) 0817 1800 - - - - 040/35 9.4 8.9 97 - - - - -
12.0 -0.7 - - - 19/6 19/6 MARRAWAH 0817 1500 3/E - 070/37 11.2 10.8 97 1004.31.5 2.0 -
- - - - - - 16/3 MARRAWAH 0817 1800 3/NE - 070/28 11.2 11.0 99 1005.00.6 2.0 -
- - - - - 10/12 9/3 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) 0817 2100 - - - - 040/21 12.0 11.4 96 1008.60.3 - - - -
- - - - - - 8/3 SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM 0817 1800 - - - - 040/24 11.4 10.3 93 1007.40.7 - - - -
- - - - - 22/12 12/3 SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM 0817 2100 - - - - 020/31 11.2 10.1 93 1007.4 - - - -
12.0 - - - - 12/6 8/3 SMITHTON AERODROME 0817 1500 - - - - 060/35 11.7 10.8 94 1005.51.1 - - - -
- - - - - - 10/3 SMITHTON AERODROME 0817 1800 - - - - 050/31 11.5 10.6 94 1005.90.4 - - - -
15.0 +2.0 12.0 +8.1 - 0.4/24 - WYNYARD AIRPORT 0817 0900 3/NE - - 080/21 12.6 11.1 91 1010.40.2 5.0 -
- - - - - 21/12 8/3 WYNYARD AIRPORT 0817 2100 - - - 040/17 11.9 11.3 96 1006.50.1 - - 4.5 -
092 East Coast
14.0 +0.8 11.0 +10.0 - 10/24 2/3 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) 0817 0900 - - - - 040/26 12.2 9.2 82 - - - - -
- - 10.8 +9.8 - - - FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) 0817 1200 - - - - 040/24 12.8 8.5 75 - - - - -
- - - - - - 15/3 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) 0817 1800 - - - - 040/24 12.0 10.1 88 - - - - -
15.0 - 12.0 - - 25/24 - FRIENDLY BEACHES 0817 0900 - - - - 040/30 12.8 10.7 87 1015.10.1 - - - -
- - - - - - 15/3 ST HELENS AERODROME 0817 1800 - - - - 030/21 12.6 12.3 98 1011.20.4 - - - -
094 Southeast and Hobart
- - - - - - 2/3 MOUNT WELLINGTON 0817 1800 - - - - 030/65 5.0 4.1 94 - - - - -
096 Central Plateau
- - - - - 18/12 8/3 LIAWENEE 0817 2100 - - - - 030/30 7.0 6.4 96 1008.90.4 - - - -
097 West Coast
- - - - - - - MOUNT READ 0817 0300 - - - - 030/63 5.0 4.9 99 1010.91.3 - - - -
- - - - - - - MOUNT READ 0817 0600 - - - - 030/76 5.6 5.3 98 1008.52.1 - - - -
7.0 - 4.0 - - 0.2/24 0.2/3 MOUNT READ 0817 0900 - - - - 030/78 5.6 5.5 99 1007.21.1 - - - -
- - 4.0 - - - - MOUNT READ 0817 1200 - - - - 030/74 5.7 5.6 99 1006.70.5 - - - -