Noteworthy synoptic observations for Tuesday, 30 August 2011 prepared 0157 EST, 31/08/11
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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
007 East Gascoyne
30.0 +8.8 13.3 +4.8 12 - - MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT 0830 0900 25/- - 200/11 18.1 3.5 38 1018.01.9 30.0 -
28.0 +8.4 7.0 +1.3 - - - PAYNES FIND 0830 0900 - - - 160/02 15.1 11.4 79 1018.5 40.0 -
009 Lower West and Perth
19.0 +2.6 - - - 9/6 9/3 CAPE LEEUWIN 0830 1500 - - - - 150/31 16.1 15.2 94 1015.61.5 - - - -
22.0 +4.8 14.0 +8.0 - - - DONNYBROOK 0830 0900 15/NW - - 130/05 15.0 12.3 84 - 15.0 -
012 Goldfields
28.0 +7.5 16.0 +9.1 - - - LEONORA 0830 0900 -/W - 090/04 18.8 7.4 47 1017.0 20.0 -
29.0 +8.5 - - - - - LEONORA 0830 1500 -/ - 270/04 27.9 7.0 27 1013.4 20.0 -
30.0 +8.7 - - - - - YEELIRRIE 0830 1500 -/NW - 270/08 29.1 22.6 68 1013.4 30.0 -
013 Interior
32.0 +8.5 13.0 +5.6 - - - CARNEGIE 0830 0900 - - - 020/18 24.3 -1.9 17 1017.7 40.0 -
33.0 +9.5 - - - - - CARNEGIE 0830 1500 - - - 310/15 31.7 -3.9 10 1013.5 40.0 -
31.0 +8.3 14.7 +7.6 - - - WARBURTON AIRFIELD 0830 0900 - - - - 050/28 24.4 0.7 21 1020.80.9 - - - -
32.0 +9.3 - - - - - WARBURTON AIRFIELD 0830 1500 - - - - 350/15 30.6 -5.8 9 1016.01.8 - - - -
31.9 +9.2 - - - - - WARBURTON AIRFIELD 0830 2100 - - - - 340/13 20.8 -3.6 19 1017.70.8 - - - -
31.0 +9.3 9.0 +2.2 - - - WILUNA 0830 0900 - - - Calm 24.0 10.9 44 1016.51.0 25.0 -
Northern Territory
015 Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs
- - 7.5 +1.5 - - - ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 0830 1200 25/- - 320/13 27.0 -4.0 13 1021.21.2 30.0 -
29.0 +6.5 - - - - - ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 0830 1500 25/S - 100/09 28.2 -6.8 10 1018.03.0 27.0 -
South Australia
016 Northwest Pastoral
31.0 +9.3 9.0 +2.9 6 - - MARLA POLICE STATION 0830 0900 -/- 200/13 15.4 2.5 42 1023.21.6 30.0 .
017 Far North Pastoral
30.5 +8.6 - - - - - OODNADATTA AIRPORT 0830 0000 - - - - 070/08 20.5 1.4 28 1019.91.0 - - - -
31.0 +9.1 10.0 +2.7 - - - OODNADATTA AIRPORT 0830 0900 - - - - 110/22 17.2 6.1 48 1023.21.8 - - - -
Queensland
029 Lower Carpentaria (Gulf Country)
- - 5.5 -4.9 - - - MOUNT ISA AERO 0830 1200 - - - 130/35 26.7 -6.0 11 1019.11.1 35.0 -
29.0 +1.8 - - - - - MOUNT ISA AERO 0830 1500 - - - 160/37 28.9 -7.2 9 1016.03.0 30.0 -
030 Upper Carpentaria (Nthn Goldfields)
33.0 - - - - - - GEORGETOWN AIRPORT 0830 1500 15/E - - 250/15 32.3 12.0 29 1011.83.1 45.0 -
032 North Coast - Herbert
29.0 +3.0 21.0 +6.7 - 20/24 17/6 INGHAM COMPOSITE 0830 0900 1/- - - 290/04 21.7 21.4 98 1017.21.6 1.0 -
033 Central Coast - east
29.0 +2.8 21.0 +8.3 - - - AYR DPI RESEARCH STN 0830 0900 - - - - 060/13 23.8 20.7 83 - - - - -
- - 20.8 +8.1 - - - AYR DPI RESEARCH STN 0830 1200 - - - - 060/21 26.0 20.1 70 - - - - -
22.0 - 19.0 - - 11/24 9/3 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT 0830 0900 - - - - 110/11 19.0 17.8 93 1019.11.8 - - - -
20.0 -2.5 - - - 8/6 8/3 MACKAY M.O 0830 1500 3/SE - - 130/15 18.9 18.4 97 1016.02.1 5.0 -
- - - - - 12/18 12/3 SAMUEL HILL AERO 0830 0300 - - - 010/05 15.5 14.9 96 1018.1 - - 1.9 -
- - - - - - 10/3 SAMUEL HILL AERO 0830 0600 - - - 070/08 16.4 16.1 98 1017.50.6 - - 2.3 -
25.0 - 15.0 - - 29/24 7/3 SAMUEL HILL AERO 0830 0900 - - - Calm 17.6 17.3 98 1019.92.4 - - 7.0 -
- - - - - 48/18 44/3 ST LAWRENCE 0830 0300 - - - - 280/05 14.7 14.4 98 1017.9 - - - -
25.0 - 14.0 - - 51/24 0.8/3 ST LAWRENCE 0830 0900 - - - - 180/02 17.5 17.2 98 1020.01.8 - - - -
- - - - - 42/12 42/12 ST LAWRENCE POST OFFICE 0830 0300 -/ - 270/05 14.4 14.2 99 1017.5 1.0 -
25.0 +0.0 14.0 +2.3 - 44/24 0.6/3 ST LAWRENCE POST OFFICE 0830 0900 -/ - 200/05 17.0 16.8 99 1019.81.8 13.0 -
- - - - - 47/24 - WILLIAMSON 0830 0900 - - - - 070/09 18.1 16.4 90 1019.91.3 - - - -
- - - - - 12/18 11/3 YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE 0830 0300 - - - - 030/30 17.8 16.3 91 1017.9 - - - -
034 Central Coast - west
- - - - - - - CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT 0830 0600 - - - 160/04 17.9 17.9 100 1016.40.8 0.1 -
27.0 +1.8 17.0 +6.0 - 30/24 - MORANBAH WATER TREATMENT PLANT 0830 0900 0/E - - 090/05 19.1 18.8 98 1018.41.7 15.0 -
035 Central Highlands
27.0 +3.1 16.0 +8.8 - 0.4/24 0.4/18 SPRINGSURE DAME ST 0830 0900 1/- - - 050/04 16.7 15.9 95 - 50.0 -
039 South Coast Curtis
24.0 - - - - 18/6 18/3 GAYNDAH AIRPORT 0830 1500 - - - - 130/13 17.3 15.1 87 1016.62.1 - - - -
- - - - - - 5/3 ROCKHAMPTON AERO 0830 1800 3/NE - - 180/11 18.4 17.6 95 1017.31.0 0.8 -
- - - - - 0.8/6 0.8/3 TOWN OF 1770 0830 2100 - - - - 360/09 18.0 16.5 91 1019.41.7 50.0 -
040 South Coast Moreton & Brisbane
- - - - - - 20/3 AMBERLEY AMO 0830 1800 3/NW - 030/15 16.5 14.4 87 1018.51.9 6.0 -
- - - - - 11/12 10/3 BEAUDESERT DRUMLEY STREET 0830 2100 - - - - 360/08 13.4 12.8 96 1021.32.0 - - - -
- - - - - 13/12 9/3 BRISBANE 0830 2100 - - - - 220/04 15.5 13.0 85 1021.01.5 - - - -
21.0 - - - - - - BRISBANE AERO 0830 1500 3/NW - 090/11 19.4 12.8 66 1017.32.3 15.0 -
- - - - - - 1/3 BRISBANE AERO 0830 1800 3/W - 170/09 18.1 15.9 87 1019.11.8 10.0 -
- - - - - 33/12 32/3 BRISBANE AERO 0830 2100 6/N - 220/24 14.9 12.9 88 1020.81.7 20.0 -
- - - - - 41/12 41/3 COOLANGATTA 0830 2100 - - - 240/11 14.0 12.7 92 1021.11.9 - - 7.0 -
- - - - - - 33/3 GYMPIE 0830 1800 - - - - 140/05 16.6 15.3 92 1018.2 - - - -
- - - - - 35/12 - GYMPIE 0830 2100 - - - - Calm 14.7 13.2 91 1020.01.8 - - - -
20.0 - - - - - - MALENY TAMARIND ST 0830 1500 3/NE - - 020/11 17.0 15.3 90 - 8.0 -
- - - - - 13/12 13/3 REDCLIFFE 0830 2100 - - - - 320/02 15.4 13.6 89 1020.41.7 - - - -
- - - - - - 19/3 TOOLARA (KELLY) 0830 1800 - - - - -/- 15.4 14.8 96 - - - - -
- - - - - - 8/3 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON 0830 1800 - - - - 040/02 14.5 12.5 88 - - - - -
041 Darling Downs - east
26.0 +4.4 13.0 +8.2 - 10/24 - DALBY AIRPORT 0830 0900 10/E - - 060/13 18.9 14.8 77 1020.21.0 40.0 -
23.0 +1.4 - - - 0.2/6 - DALBY AIRPORT 0830 1500 6/SW - - 280/15 20.9 12.1 57 1016.32.3 30.0 -
25.0 +5.0 12.0 +8.4 - 8/24 0.2/3 OAKEY AERO 0830 0900 6/- - - 050/09 17.1 12.0 72 1020.91.0 20.0 -
- - 12.0 +8.4 - - - OAKEY AERO 0830 1200 10/NW - - 020/13 21.6 11.9 54 1019.71.2 25.0 -
22.0 +2.0 - - - 4/6 4/3 OAKEY AERO 0830 1500 6/W - - 120/18 15.8 11.4 75 1017.32.3 25.0 -
- - - - - - 0.6/3 OAKEY AERO 0830 1800 6/SW - - 090/17 13.7 11.9 89 1017.80.5 25.0 -
- - - - - 14/18 14/3 TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 0830 0300 - - - 250/15 11.7 10.9 95 1021.20.7 - - 3.3 -
- - - - - - 5/3 TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 0830 0600 10/W - 070/15 11.2 10.3 94 1020.50.7 45.0 -
20.0 - - - - 14/6 14/3 TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 0830 1500 6/W - - 180/17 13.4 9.1 75 1018.71.7 30.0 Pea sized hailstones about 2.15pm in Thunderstorm.
043 Maranoa
- - - - - 2/12 2/12 INJUNE POST OFFICE 0830 0300 15/W - - 230/04 11.5 10.7 95 1017.40.2 50.0 -
24.0 +1.8 - - - 6/6 6/6 INJUNE POST OFFICE 0830 1500 15/W - - 050/30 15.7 14.5 93 1017.2 5.0 -
New South Wales
054 Northwest Slopes - north
25.0 +6.3 8.0 +5.1 - 1/24 1/24 PINDARI DAM 0830 0900 -/W - Calm 14.5 11.2 81 - 20.0 -
055 Northwest Slopes - south
17.0 +2.9 - - - 2/6 2/6 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) 0830 1500 10/SE - - Calm 10.5 8.6 88 - 10.0 -
056 Northern Tablelands - west
16.0 +4.0 4.0 +2.9 - 2/24 2/18 GUYRA HOSPITAL 0830 0900 10/W - 290/17 11.4 6.9 74 - 25.0 -
14.0 +2.0 - - - - - GUYRA HOSPITAL 0830 1500 -/SW - 230/22 8.0 4.9 81 - 10.0 -
- - - - - - 2/15 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) 0830 0600 10/W - Calm 5.1 4.7 97 - 50.0 slt t/storm 2000-2030 hrs.
19.0 +3.1 - - - - - TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) 0830 1500 -/SW - 250/04 15.0 5.4 53 - 40.0 2.2mm of rain since 9am
058 Northern Rivers
23.0 +0.2 - - - 1/6 1/6 CASINO AIRPORT 0830 1500 3/NW - - 180/04 19.0 17.0 88 - 16.0 -
- - - - - - 18/3 GRAFTON AIRPORT 0830 1800 - - - - 230/09 12.9 11.8 93 1020.22.4 - - - -
27.0 +5.1 14.0 +6.8 - 3/24 3/18 GRAFTON OLYMPIC POOL 0830 0900 6/S - - 130/04 17.0 13.8 81 - 50.0 -
21.0 +1.0 - - - 2/6 2/3 YAMBA PILOT STATION 0830 1500 10/- - Calm 17.7 17.5 99 1018.60.9 15.0 -
059 Mid North Coast
19.0 - 8.0 - - 4/24 4/18 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) 0830 0900 -/ - - Calm 11.6 10.3 92 - 17.0 -
17.0 - - - - 3/6 3/6 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) 0830 1500 -/ - - Calm 13.0 7.0 67 - 10.0 -
22.0 +0.7 - - - 0.2/6 0.2/6 KEMPSEY (WIDE STREET) 0830 1500 6/SW - - 090/08 18.0 13.8 76 - 5.0 -
22.0 - - - - 12/6 12/3 KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS 0830 1500 - - - - 140/13 13.9 12.5 91 1019.80.2 - - - -
- - - - - - 11/3 KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS 0830 1800 - - - - 280/02 12.2 11.1 93 1019.70.1 - - - -
- - - - - - 0.6/15 SOUTH WEST ROCKS (SMOKY CAPE LI 0830 0600 3/N - - 130/09 14.6 13.3 92 1019.71.1 30.0 -
23.0 +3.3 - - - 0.6/6 0.6/6 SOUTH WEST ROCKS (SMOKY CAPE LI 0830 1500 3/W - - 110/15 18.0 13.8 76 1018.70.8 25.0 -
060 Manning
- - - - - 18/6 11/3 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 0830 2100 - - - - 250/08 13.4 12.1 92 1021.41.2 - - - HR990
25.1 - - - - - 13/3 TAREE AIRPORT AWS 0830 0000 - - - - 330/04 13.0 12.1 94 1019.00.5 - - - -
22.0 +1.8 - - - 3/6 3/6 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) 0830 1500 15/W - Calm 18.7 14.6 77 - 5.0 -
061 Hunter
- - - - - - - MURRURUNDI GAP AWS 0830 0600 - - - 150/26 7.7 6.8 94 1020.30.8 - - 0.0 -
- - - - - - 8/3 NORAH HEAD AWS 0830 0600 - - - - 210/21 15.2 13.2 88 1021.01.2 - - - -
068 Illawarra
- - - - - - - BOWRAL (PARRY DRIVE) 0830 0600 0/SE - - Calm 7.2 7.0 99 - 0.1 fog low lying
19.4 - - - - - 9/3 JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR 0830 0000 - - - - 170/18 12.8 10.2 84 1021.41.1 - - - -
072 Southwest Slopes - south
- - - - - 0.2/18 - WAGGA WAGGA AMO 0830 0300 - - - Calm 2.0 2.0 100 1021.70.1 - - 0.2 -
- - - - - - Tr/3 WAGGA WAGGA AMO 0830 0600 - - - Calm 1.1 1.1 100 1022.71.0 - 0.0 tce fog 0300 to 0600 local VER:3.2 SWV:M2.02.28.00
073 Southwest Slopes - north
18.0 - 1.0 - - 0.6/24 0.6/18 GUNDAGAI (WILLIAM ST) 0830 0900 - - - Calm 5.2 5.0 99 - 0.0 -
Victoria
085 West Gippsland
12.0 -1.4 3.0 -0.6 - 2/24 0.8/18 NOOJEE (SLIVAR) 0830 0900 6/NE - - Calm 5.3 4.1 92 - 50.0 -
Tasmania
094 Southeast and Hobart
10.1 -1.1 - - - - 0.2/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0830 0000 - - - - 320/72 8.7 4.7 76 1012.70.8 - - - -
- - - - - 0.2/18 - MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0830 0300 - - - - 320/76 9.4 6.2 80 1010.91.8 - - - -
- - - - - - 1/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0830 0600 3/W - - 320/80 9.4 7.5 88 1010.20.7 10.0 Man wind NW40 kts VER:3.2 SWV:M2.02.28.00
10.0 -1.2 6.0 -0.4 - 3/24 2/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0830 0900 3/W - 320/83 10.0 8.2 89 1011.00.8 15.0 Man wind NW45 kts VER:3.2 SWV:M2.02.28.00
- - 6.4 +0.0 - - 0.2/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0830 1200 - - - - 320/91 9.4 8.0 91 1011.2 - - - -
11.0 -0.2 - - - 0.4/6 0.2/3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0830 1500 3/W 310/85 8.9 7.9 93 1010.21.0 10.0 Man wind NW45 kts VER:3.2 SWV:M2.02.28.00
- - - - - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 0830 0300 - - - - 250/63 -1.1 -2.2 92 - - - - -
3.0 +0.6 - - - 0.6/6 0.6/3 MOUNT WELLINGTON 0830 1500 - - - - 260/68 2.9 1.3 89 - - - - -
- - - - - - - MOUNT WELLINGTON 0830 1800 - - - - 250/70 1.5 -0.3 88 - - - - -
097 West Coast
2.0 - -2.0 - - 25/24 17/3 MOUNT READ 0830 0900 - - - - 290/31 2.1 2.0 99 1018.71.1 - - - -
- - -1.8 - - - 9/3 MOUNT READ 0830 1200 - - - - 290/43 2.9 2.8 99 1018.50.2 - - - -
4.0 - - - - 16/6 7/3 MOUNT READ 0830 1500 - - - - 290/31 3.5 3.4 99 1017.90.5 - - - -
- - 1.9 - - - 1/3 SCOTTS PEAK DAM 0830 1200 - - - - 290/65 8.0 6.9 93 - - - - -
8.0 -1.8 3.0 -0.4 - 13/24 13/24 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE 0830 0900 - - - 310/11 8.1 7.5 96 - 0.6 50000 /
Islands
200 Islands
- - - - - - - HOGAN ISLAND 0830 1800 - - - - 280/67 11.0 8.6 85 1020.20.4 - - - -
- - - - - - 17/3 MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND 0830 0600 - - - - 150/22 16.0 16.0 100 1018.92.3 - - - -
- - - - - - 24/3 MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND 0830 0900 - - - - 090/17 16.8 16.8 100 1020.01.1 - - - -
Antarctica
300 Antarctica
4.0 -1.1 - - - 0.8/6 0.8/3 MACQUARIE ISLAND 0830 1500 2/- - 110/43 1.5 0.3 92 988.65.0 3.0 -
- - - - - - 3/3 MACQUARIE ISLAND 0830 1800 2/SE - 130/52 1.7 0.8 94 983.94.7 2.5 -
- - - - - 7/12 3/3 MACQUARIE ISLAND 0830 2100 2/SE - 140/37 2.2 1.2 93 981.82.1 2.5 -