Noteworthy synoptic observations for Friday, 17 March 2017 lo prepared 0200 EST, 18/03/17
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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
001 North Kimberley
- - - - - - 10/3 TRUSCOTT 0317 1800 - - - - 170/15 24.4 22.8 91 1008.03.5 - - 2.5 -
004 Pilbara - De Grey
- - - - - - 13/3 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT 0317 0600 - - - 130/15 25.4 - - 1012.44.0 - - - -
36.0 -0.8 24.9 +0.5 - 14/24 0.2/3 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT 0317 0900 3/W 270/17 27.6 25.3 87 1012.10.3 30.0 -
009 Lower West and Perth
36.0 +10.9 - - - - - ESPERANCE 0317 1500 - - - - 350/15 34.6 4.5 15 1007.83.3 - - - -
35.8 +10.7 - - - - - ESPERANCE 0317 2100 - - - 040/15 27.4 9.3 32 1006.80.2 - - - -
24.8 -4.7 - - - - - PERTH AIRPORT 0317 2100 6/W - - 270/13 20.3 11.6 57 1013.31.2 30.0 -
012 Goldfields
35.5 +8.3 - - - - - SALMON GUMS RES.STN. 0317 2100 - - - - 010/15 29.5 8.0 26 - - - - -
Northern Territory
014 Northern Rivers
- - - - - 17/6 17/3 BATCHELOR AIRPORT 0317 0330 - - - - 260/05 22.7 22.2 97 1007.31.6 - - - -
32.0 +0.6 27.0 +1.6 26 5/24 5/24 BLACK POINT 0317 0930 2/- 250/09 28.4 26.4 89 1008.81.7 25.0 Terrestrial min reset to 29 @ 1735hrs on 16/3/17
33.0 - 25.0 - 24 10/24 10/24 CHANNEL POINT 0317 0930 2/S 180/09 29.8 27.7 89 1008.71.8 28.0 /
- - - - - 26/6 26/3 CROKER ISLAND AIRPORT 0317 0330 - - - - 240/15 26.9 26.9 100 1006.41.8 - - - -
32.0 - 25.0 - - 27/24 - CROKER ISLAND AIRPORT 0317 0930 - - - - 220/05 28.7 28.7 100 1008.71.7 - - - -
31.9 +0.0 - - - - - DARWIN AIRPORT 0317 0030 3/W 250/09 28.7 26.0 85 1008.41.2 30.0 -
- - - - - 19/6 19/3 DARWIN AIRPORT 0317 0330 3/E - 160/02 23.5 23.4 99 1007.31.1 30.0 -
- - - - - - 6/3 DARWIN AIRPORT 0317 1830 3/SE 330/13 25.3 24.0 93 1006.50.9 10.0 -
- - - - - - 10/3 DUM IN MIRRIE AIRSTRIP 0317 0630 - - - - Calm 24.1 23.9 99 1006.71.2 - - - -
- - - - - - 0.8/3 MANINGRIDA AIRPORT 0317 1830 - - - 190/08 25.7 24.3 92 1005.70.0 - - - -
32.0 - 24.0 - - 18/24 15/3 MCCLUER ISLAND 0317 0930 - - - - 180/08 24.4 22.8 91 1009.22.3 - - - -
- - - - - - 13/3 MIDDLE POINT 0317 1830 - - - - 340/05 25.2 24.3 95 1006.20.7 - - - -
- - - - - 21/6 8/3 MIDDLE POINT 0317 2130 - - - - 040/15 24.3 23.6 96 1009.53.3 - - - -
- - - - - 9/6 9/3 MURGANELLA AIRSTRIP 0317 0330 - - - - 270/02 25.7 24.8 95 1006.32.1 - - - -
- - - - - - 14/3 OENPELLI AIRPORT 0317 1830 - - - - 360/11 24.4 23.9 97 1006.51.2 - - - -
- - - - - 15/6 0.8/3 OENPELLI AIRPORT 0317 2130 - - - - 310/05 25.2 25.0 99 1008.62.1 - - - -
33.2 - - - - - 10/3 POINT STUART 0317 0030 - - - - 260/04 26.3 - - 1008.51.5 - - - -
- - - - - 8/12 8/3 POINT STUART 0317 2130 - - - - 050/13 25.3 - - 1008.92.2 - - - -
- - - - - - 14/3 PORT KEATS AIRPORT 0317 1830 - - - - 230/08 24.7 22.8 89 1005.71.1 - - - -
- - - - - 19/6 5/3 PORT KEATS AIRPORT 0317 2130 - - - - 060/13 24.7 22.8 89 1008.83.1 - - - -
Queensland
027 North Peninsula
- - - - - 45/18 26/3 HORN ISLAND 0317 0300 - - - 330/24 25.9 25.0 95 1008.31.2 - - - -
28.0 - 24.0 - - 51/24 6/3 HORN ISLAND 0317 0900 - - - 280/11 24.9 24.6 98 1012.32.4 - - - -
029 Lower Carpentaria (Gulf Country)
- - - - - - 13/3 MORNINGTON ISLAND AIRPORT 0317 1800 - - - - 050/04 30.2 24.6 72 1008.30.1 - - - -
033 Central Coast - east
- - - - - 28/6 28/3 SAMUEL HILL AERO 0317 2100 - - - 260/13 22.8 21.6 93 1012.42.3 - - - -
- - - - - - 16/3 YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE 0317 1800 - - - - 100/05 24.5 22.6 89 1011.32.1 - - - -
- - - - - 27/6 10/3 YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE 0317 2100 - - - - 260/17 23.7 21.4 87 1011.90.6 - - - -
039 South Coast Curtis
- - - - - 17/6 17/3 BUNDABERG AERO 0317 2100 - - - 290/11 22.0 20.1 89 1011.71.9 - - - -
32.0 - - - - 24/6 24/3 GLADSTONE AIRPORT 0317 1500 - - - 120/09 26.5 21.9 76 1009.61.4 - - - -
33.0 +2.9 - - - 20/6 20/3 GLADSTONE RADAR 0317 1500 - - - - 200/09 25.0 24.1 95 1009.71.4 - - - -
35.0 +5.1 19.0 +1.9 - 25/24 25/24 MONTO TOWNSHIP 0317 0900 - - - 130/05 25.9 23.3 86 - 14.0 Bubble in terrestrial. Bubble removed.
- - - - - 49/18 0.2/3 THANGOOL AIRPORT 0317 0300 - - - 020/09 - - - 1009.51.2 - - - -
34.0 +1.6 - - - 49/24 - THANGOOL AIRPORT 0317 0900 15/W - 130/02 25.3 21.2 78 1012.81.5 40.0 -
32.0 -0.4 - - - 18/6 18/3 THANGOOL AIRPORT 0317 1500 - - - 160/04 26.4 22.3 78 1009.11.9 - - - -
040 South Coast Moreton & Brisbane
- - - - - - 32/3 ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT 0317 1800 - - - 290/09 23.1 20.6 86 1010.7 - - - -
- - - - - 32/6 - ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT 0317 2100 - - - - 210/05 22.4 20.9 91 1012.11.4 - - - -
- - - - - - 38/3 BRISBANE 0317 1800 - - - - 330/04 23.2 20.7 86 1010.7 - - - -
- - - - - 38/6 - BRISBANE 0317 2100 - - - - Calm 22.1 21.1 94 1012.31.6 - - - -
35.0 - - - - 18/6 18/3 BRISBANE AERO 0317 1500 3/SW 080/13 23.1 20.5 85 1009.80.3 15.0 Also: 5/8 Sc5@5500ft SW.
- - - - - - 13/3 BRISBANE AERO 0317 1800 3/SW - 220/09 22.7 21.6 94 1010.7 30.0 -
- - - - - - 11/3 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE 0317 1800 - - - - 140/39 23.2 22.2 94 1010.10.3 - - - -
- - - - - - 8/3 GYMPIE 0317 1500 - - - - 360/09 24.8 22.1 85 1008.81.8 - - - -
28.7 - - - - - 63/3 TEWANTIN RSL PARK 0317 0000 - - - - 240/08 20.3 20.3 100 1010.61.0 - - - -
- - - - - 63/6 0.2/3 TEWANTIN RSL PARK 0317 0300 - - - - 360/04 20.0 20.0 100 1009.70.9 - - - -
29.0 - 19.0 - - 63/24 - TEWANTIN RSL PARK 0317 0900 - - - - 360/02 26.0 19.9 69 1012.41.3 - - - -
041 Darling Downs - east
- - - - - - 9/3 APPLETHORPE 0317 1800 - - - - Calm 19.1 18.5 96 1012.51.5 - - - -
New South Wales
055 Northwest Slopes - south
27.0 +2.2 12.0 +2.3 - - - WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) 0317 0900 - - - Calm 17.5 16.0 91 - 30.0 -
058 Northern Rivers
- - - - - - - BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) 0317 1700 - - - - 200/65 24.4 20.1 77 1010.2 - - - -
- - - - - - 8/3 CASINO AIRPORT AWS 0317 1800 - - - - 310/15 21.5 20.1 92 1011.92.1 - - - -
30.0 - - - - 8/6 8/3 LISMORE AIRPORT AWS 0317 1500 - - - 140/18 28.8 22.8 70 1010.11.7 - - - -
059 Mid North Coast
- - - - - - - COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 0317 1800 - - - 210/39 22.4 19.4 83 1013.41.0 - - - -
060 Manning
24.0 - - - - 0.5/6 0.5/6 FORSTER - TUNCURRY MARINE RESCU 0317 1500 - - - 230/28 22.5 19.4 83 - 1.5 -
- - - - - - 10/3 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 0317 1800 - - - 200/28 21.1 20.6 97 1014.80.5 - - 7.0 -
- - - - - 17/6 7/3 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 0317 2100 - - - 220/18 20.9 20.4 97 1015.70.9 - - - -
061 Hunter
27.0 - 18.0 - - 25/24 3/3 MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS 0317 0900 - - - - 180/17 18.3 18.3 100 - - - - -
- - 20.3 +2.1 - - 8/3 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION 0317 1200 - - - - 190/48 22.3 20.8 91 - - - - -
29.0 - - - - 6/24 6/24 NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY 0317 0900 - - - 130/18 21.0 20.7 98 - 3.0 Moderate to heavy rain showers
- - - - - - - NORAH HEAD AWS 0317 2200 - - - - 170/70 21.5 21.3 99 1019.2 - - - -
- - 20.0 +4.4 - - 14/3 PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) 0317 1200 - - - - 210/15 20.5 19.7 95 - - - - -
29.0 +2.9 21.0 +4.7 - 3/24 1/3 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 0317 0900 - - - 180/22 21.9 20.7 93 1016.13.0 - - - -
23.0 -3.1 - - - 4/6 3/3 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 0317 1500 - - - 190/39 20.8 19.6 93 1017.90.4 - - 3.0 -
063 Central Tablelands - south
23.0 - 18.0 - - 37/24 37/24 SPRINGWOOD (VALLEY HEIGHTS) 0317 0900 6/S - - 180/08 19.2 16.6 85 - 10.0 -
066 Sydney Metropolitan - east
- - - - - - - WATTAMOLLA AWS 0317 0600 - - - - 180/72 - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - WATTAMOLLA AWS 0317 0700 - - - - 180/70 - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - WATTAMOLLA AWS 0317 0800 - - - - 180/65 - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - WATTAMOLLA AWS 0317 0900 - - - - 170/72 - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - WATTAMOLLA AWS 0317 1000 - - - - 170/68 - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - WATTAMOLLA AWS 0317 1100 - - - - 170/72 - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - WATTAMOLLA AWS 0317 1200 - - - - 180/74 - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - WATTAMOLLA AWS 0317 1300 - - - - 180/67 - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - WATTAMOLLA AWS 0317 1600 - - - - 180/63 - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - WATTAMOLLA AWS 0317 1700 - - - - 180/65 - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - WATTAMOLLA AWS 0317 1800 - - - - 180/67 - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - WATTAMOLLA AWS 0317 2000 - - - - 180/65 - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - WATTAMOLLA AWS 0317 2100 - - - - 170/76 - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - WATTAMOLLA AWS 0317 2200 - - - - 160/83 - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - WATTAMOLLA AWS 0317 2300 - - - - 160/78 - - - - - - - -
067 Sydney Metropolitan - west
25.0 - 20.0 - - 37/24 - BADGERYS CREEK AWS 0317 0900 - - - - 170/18 20.6 20.6 100 1019.34.1 - - - -
068 Illawarra
25.0 - 19.0 - - 151/24 0.4/3 ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT 0317 0900 - - - 190/28 20.3 16.1 77 1019.93.7 - - - -
- - - - - - 11/3 BELLAMBI AWS 0317 0600 - - - 210/44 19.4 18.2 93 - - - - -
23.0 - 19.0 - - 75/24 - BELLAMBI AWS 0317 0900 - - - 210/35 19.8 16.4 81 - - - - -
23.9 -2.8 - - - - 0.2/3 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS 0317 0000 - - - 220/11 21.0 16.4 75 1011.61.3 - - - -
- - - - - - 0.2/3 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS 0317 0600 - - - 200/17 20.3 18.6 90 1015.22.8 - - - -
24.0 -2.7 19.0 +4.2 - 47/24 - CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS 0317 0900 - - - 170/17 20.7 15.5 72 1019.24.0 - - - -
23.0 - 18.0 - - 87/24 - JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR 0317 0900 - - - - 180/37 20.1 17.5 85 1018.64.2 - - - -
23.0 - 19.0 - - 124/24 1/3 KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) 0317 0900 - - - - 200/37 20.3 16.5 79 - - - - -
21.0 - 14.0 - - 61/24 0.6/3 MOSS VALE AWS 0317 0900 - - - 160/35 14.3 14.3 100 - - - 6.0 -
24.0 - 17.0 - - 68/24 0.4/3 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS 0317 0900 - - - 180/18 18.7 15.4 81 1020.13.3 - - - -
069 South Coast
21.7 - - - - - 14/3 GREEN CAPE AWS 0317 0000 - - - - 230/26 17.1 16.9 99 1016.02.1 - - - -
25.0 - - - - - 8/3 MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS 0317 0000 - - - 230/18 18.7 16.9 89 1015.31.4 - - - -
22.0 - 19.0 - - 113/24 - ULLADULLA AWS 0317 0900 - - - - 180/46 19.8 14.8 73 1020.33.5 - - - -
Victoria
083 Northeast - Upper
21.8 - - - - - - DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRP 0317 0000 - - - - 130/13 11.0 11.0 100 1017.91.7 - - 0.2 -
084 East Gippsland
30.0 +8.1 16.0 +1.0 - 5/24 - POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE) 0317 0900 6/SW - 230/17 17.4 13.3 77 - 20.0 -
085 West Gippsland
32.6 +9.0 - - - - - BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT 0317 0000 - - - 170/11 18.0 12.2 69 1018.82.8 - - - -
33.0 +9.4 14.0 +3.0 - - - BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT 0317 0900 - - - 270/11 17.5 11.3 67 1024.32.9 - - - -
28.6 +9.2 - - - - - WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 0317 0000 - - - - 240/74 16.5 11.4 72 1015.41.6 - - - -
- - - - - - - WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 0317 1800 - - - - 070/65 17.6 13.5 77 1025.40.3 - - - -
- - - - - - - WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 0317 2000 - - - - 070/67 17.6 13.7 78 1026.3 - - - -
- - - - - - - WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 0317 2100 - - - - 070/70 17.9 13.6 76 1026.81.4 - - - -
- - - - - - - WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 0317 2300 - - - - 070/72 17.8 12.5 71 1027.5 - - - -
086 East Central
- - - - - - - ESSENDON AIRPORT 0317 0300 - - - 170/22 15.9 11.5 75 1020.00.5 - - - -
Tasmania
092 East Coast
- - 10.1 - - - - ST HELENS AERODROME 0317 1200 - - - - 170/15 17.5 6.7 49 1028.12.9 - - 0.0 -
094 Southeast and Hobart
24.9 +8.6 - - - - - MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 0317 0000 - - - - 280/43 12.0 5.6 65 1017.03.7 - - - -
Tasmania
140
35.0 - - - - 9/6 9/3 REDLAND (ALEXANDRA HILLS) 0317 1500 - - - - 100/11 26.4 23.7 85 - - - - -
Islands
200 Islands
- - - - - 9/18 9/3 POINT FAWCETT 0317 0330 - - - - 150/28 22.2 22.2 100 1008.60.1 - - - -
- - - - - 19/12 19/3 POINT FAWCETT 0317 2130 - - - - 130/08 24.1 - - 1010.34.1 - - - -
- - - - - 12/6 12/3 WILLIS ISLAND 0317 2100 - - - - 230/08 27.9 25.5 87 1012.21.9 - - - -
Antarctica
300 Antarctica
10.6 +2.6 - - - - - MACQUARIE ISLAND 0317 0000 2/NW - - 330/70 8.6 5.5 81 986.90.5 3.0 -
- - - - - - - MACQUARIE ISLAND 0317 0200 - - - - 320/83 8.0 4.4 78 987.3 - - - -
- - - - - 0.2/18 - MACQUARIE ISLAND 0317 0300 - - - - 320/83 7.6 3.6 76 988.21.3 - - - -
- - - - - - - MACQUARIE ISLAND 0317 0500 - - - - 300/76 7.0 3.6 79 989.6 - - - -
- - - - - - - MACQUARIE ISLAND 0317 0600 - - - - 300/76 6.6 3.2 79 990.32.1 - - - -
- - - - - - - MACQUARIE ISLAND 0317 0800 - - - - 290/76 6.4 3.6 82 993.4 - - - -
11.0 +3.0 6.0 +1.3 5 0.2/24 Tr/3 MACQUARIE ISLAND 0317 0900 3/NW - - 280/76 6.3 2.4 76 995.95.6 8.0 BUCKLES BAY - ROUGH, E, 0.5M, 11SEC VER:3.2 SWV:M2
- - - - - - - MACQUARIE ISLAND 0317 1100 - - - - 270/63 6.8 1.9 71 1001.1 - - - -
- - 5.7 +1.0 - - 0.2/3 MACQUARIE ISLAND 0317 1200 3/W - - 270/54 6.8 1.9 71 1003.07.1 15.0 BUCKLES BAY - ROUGH, E, 0.5M, 9SEC VER:3.2 SWV:M2.