November 6 [Day 72] (Valley View site) It variously rained, sleeted, snowed and hailed all day but the Livingstone Range remained clear for all but a brief period in mid afternoon. The temperature gradually fell from 5C at 0700 to 1C at 1600, but then rose to 2C at 1700 and to 3C at 1740. Ground winds were W-SW all day gusting to 70 km/h, ridge winds were mainly strong W all day and cloud cover was mainly 100% stratocumulus but on occasion briefly reduced to 70%. An adult Golden Eagle gliding high to the south above the Livingstone ridge at 0920 was the day’s only migrant raptor. 10.75 hours (837.63) GOEA 1 (3946) TOTAL 1 (6410)
Mount Lorette (Michael Woertman (am), Cliff Hansen (pm)) No observation possible as snow fell all day and the ridges didn’t clear.