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Kurnell Automatic Weather Station



Location On oil refinery wharf, Kurnell
Latitude -34.0039
Longitude 151.2111
Instrumentation Wind only AWS (Synchrotach Anemometer Rotating Cup design)
Commissioned Commenced reporting 17/3/2000
Mast Height 10 metres
Station number 066043 / KURN (WMO 95756)
Historical Data Available email reqnsw@bom.gov.au
SYNOP Format 10 minute average wind speed, direction and temperature at 0, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21 hours Eastern Daylight Time.

Daily maximum and minimum temperatures.
METAR Format 10 minute average wind speed, direction and gust available every half hour and when 'speci' conditions exist.

(gust = the maximum 3 sec running mean in the 10 minute Interval)
One Minute Wind Data Average maximum and minimum temperature
Average speed and direction,highest and lowest wind speed, plus and minus 1 standard deviation of the wind direction.

(For highest and lowest a 3 sec running mean is used)

 



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