Noteworthy synoptic observations for Saturday, 20 August 2011 prepared 1704 EST, 23/08/11
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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
006 West Gascoyne
- - - - - - - CARNARVON AIRPORT 0820 0000 - - - - 080/11 12.4 12.0 97 1018.00.4 - - 0.2 -
009 Lower West and Perth
- - - - - - 11/3 BUNBURY 0820 1800 - - - - 340/11 17.7 16.7 94 1016.01.6 - - - -
20.0 - - - - 20/6 20/3 BUSSELTON 0820 1500 - - - - -/- 16.9 16.6 98 - - - - -
19.0 - - - - 8/6 8/3 BUSSELTON AERO 0820 1500 - - - - 330/17 17.3 15.6 90 1014.20.5 - - - -
- - - - - - 20/3 COLLIE EAST 0820 1800 - - - - 360/02 14.6 13.3 92 - - - - -
28.0 +10.3 - - - - - ESPERANCE 0820 1500 - - - 360/11 28.2 1.6 18 1016.01.6 40.0 -
28.3 +10.6 - - - - - ESPERANCE 0820 2100 - - - - 330/11 14.7 7.9 64 1018.61.7 - - - -
20.0 +3.4 - - - 0.2/6 0.2/6 JARRAHWOOD 0820 1500 - - - 310/28 18.1 16.3 89 - 0.1 -
010 Central Wheat Belt
27.0 +9.9 - - - - - RAVENSTHORPE 0820 1500 - - - 310/09 25.8 7.9 32 1015.8 30.0 -
011 Eucla
29.0 +10.1 - - - - - BALLADONIA 0820 1500 - - - 360/18 28.2 1.5 18 1018.5 - 16.0 -
29.0 +10.0 - - - - - EYRE 0820 1500 - - - 360/05 27.9 5.4 24 1021.0 20.0 No 3 hr pressure difference or trend - power failu
012 Goldfields
28.0 +9.6 - - - - - KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 0820 1500 - - - - 340/24 27.5 -8.5 9 1017.01.6 - - - -
28.0 +9.6 - - - - - KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 0820 2100 - - - - 350/08 19.0 -2.8 23 1019.51.2 - - - -
29.0 +11.8 - - - - - SALMON GUMS RES.STN. 0820 1500 - - - - 330/24 28.3 - - - - - - -
28.9 +11.7 - - - - - SALMON GUMS RES.STN. 0820 2100 - - - - 290/09 10.6 0.1 48 - - - - -
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
29.0 -2.9 5.0 -9.3 5 - - LARRIMAH 0820 0900 - - - 130/15 17.0 -0.5 30 1020.11.2 50.0 -
- - 5.6 -8.0 - - - VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS 0820 1200 - - - - 090/17 26.1 -2.5 15 1019.31.9 - - - -
27.0 -4.2 4.0 -8.9 4 - - WAVE HILL 0820 0900 - - - 090/04 15.5 -0.3 34 1022.01.7 40.0 -
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
- - 2.1 -3.9 - - - ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 0820 1200 - - - 120/21 19.0 3.1 35 1025.71.4 30.0 -
South Australia
025 Murray Mallee and Upper Southeast
- - - - - - - KEITH 0820 0600 - - - Calm 10.6 10.2 97 1030.11.1 0.0 -
026 Lower Southeast
- - - - - - - MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 0820 2100 - - - Calm 8.9 8.9 100 1031.90.8 - - 0.2 -
Queensland
028 South Peninsula
31.0 -0.2 6.0 -8.5 - - - PALMERVILLE 0820 0900 - - - - 090/11 18.9 8.3 50 1018.31.6 - - - -
- - 6.1 -8.4 - - - PALMERVILLE 0820 1200 - - - - 160/11 27.1 0.8 18 1016.31.9 - - - -
029 Lower Carpentaria (Gulf Country)
28.0 -3.2 7.0 -8.7 - - - CROYDON TOWNSHIP 0820 0900 - - - 130/02 20.0 0.0 26 1019.61.4 50.0 -
031 North Coast - Barron
27.0 +0.5 9.0 -8.4 2 - - CAIRNS AERO 0820 0900 25/- - 360/05 20.1 6.8 42 1019.01.2 30.0 -
- - 9.3 -8.1 - - - CAIRNS AERO 0820 1200 25/- - 130/17 26.1 1.9 21 1017.71.3 30.0 -
040 South Coast Moreton & Brisbane
- - - - - - - DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE 0820 2100 - - - - 170/65 17.8 9.9 60 1019.80.6 - - - -
- - - - - - - DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE 0820 2200 - - - - 160/63 17.4 11.0 66 1020.1 - - - -
New South Wales
047 Lower Western - Lower Darling
- - - - - - 0.4/15 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) 0820 0600 - - - Calm 9.1 9.1 100 - 0.0 Very thick fog
15.0 -2.2 8.0 +1.7 - 0.6/24 0.2/3 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) 0820 0900 - - - 180/04 10.0 10.0 100 - 0.1 Very thick fog and areas of mist
056 Northern Tablelands - west
- - - - - - - ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 0820 0600 - - - 080/09 1.8 1.7 99 1022.41.7 - - 0.1 -
059 Mid North Coast
- - - - - 20/12 12/3 COFFS HARBOUR MO 0820 2100 - - - 180/22 13.4 11.5 88 1025.81.8 - - - -
- - - - - - 10/3 KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS 0820 1800 - - - - 220/17 12.9 11.3 90 1025.72.2 - - - -
060 Manning
- - - - - - 8/3 TAREE AIRPORT AWS 0820 1800 - - - - 300/11 12.9 12.3 96 1026.81.9 - - - -
- - - - - 16/12 8/3 TAREE AIRPORT AWS 0820 2100 - - - - 200/09 12.7 12.4 98 1028.11.3 - - - -
061 Hunter
17.0 -2.6 7.0 +2.2 - 25/24 18/18 CESSNOCK (NULKABA) 0820 0900 6/S - - 160/34 16.6 9.8 64 - 30.0 -
- - - - - - 8/3 GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATIO 0820 0600 - - - - 180/08 11.8 11.5 98 - - - - -
17.0 -1.8 11.0 +5.6 - 32/24 1/3 GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATIO 0820 0900 - - - - 150/13 16.3 8.5 60 - - - - -
- - - - - 49/18 7/3 MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS 0820 0300 - - - - 150/09 11.1 11.1 100 - - - - -
- - - - - - 14/3 MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS 0820 0600 - - - - 180/08 10.4 10.4 100 - - - - -
13.0 - 8.0 - - 64/24 2/3 MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS 0820 0900 - - - - 160/09 12.3 9.1 81 - - - - -
- - - - - - 10/3 PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) 0820 0600 - - - - 170/11 10.3 10.3 100 - - - - -
13.0 -4.5 9.0 +2.5 9 70/24 53/18 PEATS RIDGE (WARATAH ROAD) 0820 0900 6/SW - 230/18 13.2 9.3 77 - 20.0 EVAPORIMETER OVERFLOWING
062 Central Tablelands - north
7.0 - 3.0 - - 28/24 0.6/3 NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS 0820 0900 - - - - 110/21 5.2 4.2 93 - - - - -
063 Central Tablelands - south
- - - - - - 9/15 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) 0820 0600 - - - Calm 5.0 5.0 100 - 0.1 -
8.0 -3.0 3.0 -0.2 - 27/24 - KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) 0820 0900 - - - Calm 6.1 6.1 100 - 0.2 -
066 Sydney Metropolitan - east
16.0 -2.9 8.0 +0.9 5 32/24 16/18 PARRAMATTA NORTH (MASONS DRIVE) 0820 0900 2/SE - - 160/15 15.5 8.7 64 - 20.0 -
14.8 - - - - - 11/3 TERREY HILLS AWS 0820 0000 - - - - 160/22 12.5 12.0 97 - - - - -
15.0 - 8.0 - - 35/24 - TERREY HILLS AWS 0820 0900 - - - - 140/17 14.4 8.8 69 - - - - -
067 Sydney Metropolitan - west
15.5 - - - - - 10/3 BADGERYS CREEK AWS 0820 0000 - - - - 210/24 11.2 11.2 100 1025.01.6 - - - -
069 South Coast
15.0 -2.1 - - - 11/6 8/3 MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION 0820 1500 6/SE - - 130/18 14.0 11.4 84 1031.40.8 20.0 -
Victoria
085 West Gippsland
- - - - - - 0.2/3 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT 0820 0600 - - - 020/02 5.7 5.6 99 1032.41.1 - - 0.2 -
- - - - - - - EAST SALE AIRPORT 0820 0300 - - - 340/05 9.0 8.8 99 1031.10.5 - - 0.2 -
- - - - - - - EAST SALE AIRPORT 0820 0600 - - - 120/05 7.7 7.7 100 1032.00.9 - - 0.1 -
- - - - - - - MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT 0820 0300 - - - 130/05 9.2 8.7 97 1031.40.6 - - 0.1 -
- - - - - - 0.2/3 MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT 0820 0600 - - - 080/08 9.3 8.8 97 1032.10.7 - - 0.2 -
086 East Central
- - - - - - - ESSENDON AIRPORT 0820 0600 - - - 240/09 8.1 8.0 99 1030.50.6 - - 0.2 -
- - - - - - - MELBOURNE AIRPORT 0820 0600 - - - 270/09 8.8 8.8 100 1030.60.6 0.1 -
087 West Central
- - - - - - - LAVERTON RAAF 0820 0600 - - - 220/09 9.5 9.4 99 1030.60.7 - - 0.1 -
088 North Central
13.2 - - - - - - KILMORE GAP 0820 0000 - - - 180/17 9.2 9.1 99 1029.80.9 - - 0.1 -
- - - - - - - KILMORE GAP 0820 0300 - - - 170/15 8.9 8.8 99 1030.20.4 - - 0.1 -
- - - - - - - KILMORE GAP 0820 0600 - - - 270/11 7.6 7.5 99 1030.70.5 - - 0.1 -
- - - - - - - MANGALORE AIRPORT 0820 0600 - - - 200/11 7.8 7.1 95 1029.80.8 0.2 -
Tasmania
092 East Coast
15.0 +1.8 10.0 +9.0 - 1/24 0.4/3 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) 0820 0900 - - - - 020/02 10.3 9.2 93 - - - - -
- - 9.7 +8.7 - - - FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) 0820 1200 - - - - 020/13 12.5 10.0 85 - - - - -
13.0 +3.8 9.0 +8.4 - 1/24 0.6/18 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) 0820 0900 - - - Calm 9.1 8.7 97 - 6.0 400116 50000 lake = 5.44
094 Southeast and Hobart
10.8 +8.4 - - - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 0820 0000 - - - - 230/09 6.0 5.0 93 - - - - -
11.0 +8.6 5.0 +6.7 - 0.2/24 - MOUNT WELLINGTON 0820 0900 - - - - 220/11 6.9 5.4 90 - - - - -
096 Central Plateau
16.7 +8.8 - - - - - BUTLERS GORGE 0820 0000 - - - - Calm 4.5 3.8 95 - - - - -
17.0 +9.1 3.0 +3.0 - - - BUTLERS GORGE 0820 0900 - - - - Calm 9.1 7.9 92 - - - - -
16.0 +8.1 - - - - - BUTLERS GORGE 0820 1500 - - - - 090/08 16.1 6.8 54 - - - - -
14.0 - 4.0 - - 2/24 - LIAWENEE 0820 0900 - - - Calm 6.1 6.1 100 1036.81.2 0.1 -
097 West Coast
- - - - - 0.4/18 0.2/3 STRAHAN AERODROME 0820 0300 - - - Calm 7.6 7.3 98 1033.10.6 - - 0.1 -
Islands
200 Islands
- - - - - 28/12 16/3 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO 0820 2130 - - - 040/22 15.2 14.1 93 1018.20.8 - - - -