Synoptic Observations

Use this to plot or extract synoptic data from the Bureau of Meteorology. This service is available for those involved in the Australian Antarctic Programme (AAP).

Note: - you must properly acknowledge the Bureau of Meteorology if this data is used in any publication. See the 'About synoptic observations' tab.

You must be logged in via the Data Centre portal to access this data and have an AAP project number. All accesses will be logged.

Station with year range in brackets	Casey    [1989 - 2009] Casey (The Tunnel)    [1969 - 1990] Davis    [1957 - 2009] Heard Island (Atlas Cove)    [1948 - 2009] Heard Island (The Spit)    [1992 - 2009] Macquarie Island    [1948 - 2009] Mawson    [1954 - 2009] Wilkes    [1960 - 1969]
Parameter	Air Temperature (deg C) Air Pressure - surface level (hPa) Wind Speed (metres / sec) Wind Direction Relative Humidity (%) Total Cloud (oktas) Dewpoint (deg C)
Period	Last Months Between January Febuary March April May June July August September October November December 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 to January Febuary March April May June July August September October November December 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 over one year 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Summation of data	Hourly (as is) Daily Month Year aggregates of maximum average minimum
Output	Plot gif file HTML Word Excel       -- If Excel or Word, enter its filename (ignoring extension)       -- If Plot, then size (in pixels) Width    Height
Reason for downloading this data:	Pick a reason Support of an AAS project Support of an operational program and /or enter some text: Please enter the Australian Antarctic Science project numbers - mandatory
	The data extract/plot option is off. You must be logged in via the Data Centre portal to access this data and been given an access authority. If you need access then contact the Data Center via the Request form mentioning requiring access to synoptic data from the Bureau of Meteorology.

There are detailed notes about this dataset from the Bureau of Meteorology. Please read HC06D dated 17/10/2008. This document contains details on copyright and attribution use.

List of Bureau of Meteorology stations.

Station Number	Station Name	Years observed	Latitude	Longitude	Station height (m)	Barometer height (m)	WMO Index
300017	Casey	1989 - 2009	-66.2825	110.5231	40	42.3	89611
300006	Casey (The Tunnel)	1969 - 1990	-66.2833	110.5333	12	15
300000	Davis	1957 - 2009	-68.5744	77.9672	18	23.2	89571
300005	Heard Island (Atlas Cove)	1948 - 2009	-53.019	73.3918	3	3.5	95997
300028	Heard Island (The Spit)	1992 - 2009	-53.1082	73.7225	12	12.5	94997
300004	Macquarie Island	1948 - 2009	-54.4994	158.9369	6	8.3	94998
300001	Mawson	1954 - 2009	-67.6017	62.8753	9.9	16	89564
300003	Wilkes	1960 - 1969	-66.25	110.5833	12	13

Derived sea ice products

The Australian Antarctic Data Centre produces various datasets derived from satellite-based estimates of sea ice concentration. These datasets are updated periodically, or by request.

Sea ice extent

Sea ice extent (maximum latitude of sea ice):

Summary of Antarctic sea ice extent over time
(large version)

• daily, 1978—2009: metadata and data (csv file)
• seasonal (i.e. maximum winter extent), 1979/80—2007/08 seasons: metadata and data (csv file)