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Prepared at 1307 EST on 06/03/2025.

District Site Today Previous monthly record Previous all time record
if equalled or broken
Comments and quality flags
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest maximum temperature

NT

Victoria

014954

BRADSHAW

41.1

41.0

09/03/2019

21

1 N Confirmation data not available from BoM.

QLD

N Peninsula

027045

WEIPA AERO

34.9

34.8

11/03/2022

29

1 N C

QLD

Gulf Country

029127

MOUNT ISA AERO

43.1

42.5

03/03/2025

55

1 N C Previous record set earlier this month. Mt Isa with over half a century of data has broken its March record on 3 of the past 4 days.

QLD

Gulf Country

029141

CLONCURRY AIRPORT

44.2

43.2

03/03/2025

28

1 N C Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Northwest

037036

TREPELL AIRPORT

43.0

43.0

20/03/2015

20

1 N C Equal to record.

Highest wind gust (km/h)

QLD

Upper Carpentaria

030161

RICHMOND AIRPORT

96

80

03/03/2017

19

N C

NSW

North Coast

058198

BALLINA AIRPORT AWS

81

81

31/03/2017

13

N C Equal to record.

NSW

North Coast

058216

BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS)

106

98

04/03/2006

17

N C


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 13:04EST, 06/03/2025.

Observations and extremes for Wednesday 05 MAR 2025
Cities with 2018 populations over 40,000 (QLD, NSW, ACT, VIC) or 20,000 (WA, NT ,SA, TAS)
Max
° C
+/- norm
° C
Min
° C
+/- norm
° C
Grass Min
° C
Rain to 9am mm Evaporation to 9am mm Sunshine hours Wind Run to 9am km (24-hour average km/h) Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence
GERALDTON AIRPORT 39.8 -- 17.1 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 681 (28.4) 54/09
PERTH AIRPORT 34.1 +4.4 16.1 +0.1 13.6 0.0 7.4 11.7 534 (22.3) 61/00
PERTH METRO 33.2 +3.6 16.1 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 303 (12.6) 41/00
BUSSELTON AERO 31.5 +3.7 13.1 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 575 (24.0) 46/08
BUNBURY 32.5 +4.8 15.0 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 431 (18.0) 43/08
MANDURAH 33.2 +5.4 16.4 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 424 (17.7) 43/00
ALBANY AIRPORT 24.9 -- 9.4 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 344 (14.3) 50/15
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 30.0 +0.5 17.2 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 719 (30.0) 48/00
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.2 +2.2 26.3 +1.7 25.6 0.0 6.6 11.3 207 ( 8.6) 24/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 39.4 +6.6 20.4 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 328 (13.7) 55/14
WHYALLA AERO 29.5 +2.2 18.8 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 355 (14.8) 68/15
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 34.9 +8.0 15.1 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 238 ( 9.9) 35/09
ADELAIDE AIRPORT 32.0 +6.5 17.7 +3.2 12.4 0.0 7.8 11.4 297 (12.4) 52/21
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 30.8 +7.2 10.1 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 26.0 +2.8 7.5 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 282 (11.8) 50/18
CAIRNS AERO 31.0 +0.4 23.1 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 239 (10.0) 26/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.9 +1.1 25.9 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 339 (14.1) 28/09
MACKAY AERO 32.3 +2.9 20.8 -1.3 -- 5.8 -- -- 296 (12.3) 37/16
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 34.9 +4.3 21.3 +0.4 -- 7.6 -- -- 149 ( 6.2) 30/15
BUNDABERG AERO 34.3 +5.0 21.2 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 340 (14.2) 41/15
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 36.7 +6.8 22.7 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 277 (11.5) 41/16
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 32.4 +3.3 21.2 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 356 (14.8) 37/12
COOLANGATTA 27.1 -0.4 21.7 +1.9 -- 4.4 -- -- 668 (27.8) 67/05
BRISBANE AERO 29.1 +1.1 21.7 +1.9 20.0 2.4 8.2 0.5 495 (20.6) 65/11
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 31.2 +3.3 20.3 +0.1 -- 1.2 -- -- 544 (22.7) 65/11
BRISBANE 29.4 +0.3 22.7 +2.5 -- 1.0 -- -- 204 ( 8.5) 44/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.9 -0.3 18.3 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 451 (18.8) 54/16
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 31.1 +1.6 18.4 +3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 588 (24.5) 57/16
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 24.9 -- 21.0 -- -- 40.6 -- -- 724 (30.2) 70/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 26.9 +0.5 20.7 +4.3 -- 8.2 -- -- 486 (20.3) 46/16
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 27.2 -0.2 19.9 +5.1 -- 2.4 -- -- 376 (15.7) 43/15
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 25.3 +2.3 12.9 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 506 (21.1) 39/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 27.8 +2.4 19.5 +1.9 19.2 3.6 6.6 11.0 658 (27.4) 37/04
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 29.4 +2.6 16.4 +1.1 -- 3.0 -- -- 334 (13.9) 31/15
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 26.9 +1.6 17.3 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 284 (11.8) 31/12
CANBERRA AIRPORT 28.1 +2.5 7.3 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 365 (15.2) 35/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 32.5 +4.8 15.1 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 422 (17.6) 37/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 34.2 +6.3 15.5 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 184 ( 7.7) 26/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 37.0 +8.5 17.7 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 217 ( 9.0) 52/23
BENDIGO AIRPORT 34.6 +8.4 16.4 +4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 271 (11.3) 46/19
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 34.0 +6.5 18.4 +5.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 237 ( 9.9) 35/20
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 35.4 +10.9 11.1 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 294 (12.3) 46/17
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 35.8 +11.6 16.4 +3.6 13.6 0.0 10.4 11.5 464 (19.3) 63/06
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 35.3 -- 14.5 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 158 ( 6.6) 43/16
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 31.9 -- 13.7 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 153 ( 6.4) 48/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 33.0 +10.7 15.8 +5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 396 (16.5) 43/23
WYNYARD AIRPORT 23.8 +3.6 17.3 +7.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 549 (22.9) 39/10
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 23.3 +2.9 14.0 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 432 (18.0) 34/23
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 29.2 +6.5 12.3 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 204 ( 8.5) 41/23
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 28.1 +7.9 15.0 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 455 (19.0) 57/19
Max
° C
+/- norm
° C
Min
° C
+/- norm
° C
Grass Min
° C
Rain to 9am mm Evaporation to 9am mm Sunshine hours Wind Run to 9am km Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence
Hottest for Wednesday 05 MAR 2025
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

45.6 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
45.5 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
45.3 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
45.0 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
44.6 KARIJINI NORTH W Pilbara WA

+12.2 : 35.9 LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
+11.6 : 35.8 ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
+11.6 : 35.8 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
+11.1 : 36.5 VIEWBANK E Central VIC
+10.9 : 35.4 MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC

31.3 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
30.8 WALUNGURRU AIRPORT N Plateau NT
30.4 TELFER AERO Interior WA
29.9 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
29.9 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL

+8.2 : 18.0 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
+8.1 : 23.1 HAWKER Upper North SA
+7.7 : 25.6 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
+7.6 : 17.3 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
+7.2 : 26.0 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT

Coldest for Wednesday 05 MAR 2025
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

18.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
18.3 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
18.3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
18.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
20.0 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS

-3.7 : 24.5 GRAFTON AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-3.6 : 24.5 GRAFTON RESEARCH STN North Coast NSW
-3.3 : 25.0 LISMORE AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-3.3 : 26.0 FORREST Eucla WA

2.6 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
3.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
4.1 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.4 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
5.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-5.6 : 5.8 ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
-5.2 : 2.6 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.2 : 8.5 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West & Perth WA
-4.7 : 3.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.5 : 8.1 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA

Wettest
Sunniest & dullest
Windiest
Highest gusts
Todays highest rainfall totals for the 24 hours to 9am. It includes the top 5 totals nationally followed by all reported falls of 50mm or more.
Highest and lowest recordings of hours of sunshine for the 24 hours to midnight.
Highest wind run totals in kilometres for the 24 hours to 9am (average speed in brackets). All reported runs > =25km/h are shown.
Highest wind gusts in km/h for the 24 hours to midnight followed by the hour in which it occurred. All stations with gusts > 89km/h are shown.
143.4 CAREYS PEAK (BARRINGTON TOPS) Hunter Valley NSW
139.0 BARRINGTON TOPS (MOUNT BARRINGTON) Hunter Valley NSW
96.0 MOORAL CREEK (THE DEN) MidNorth Coast S NSW
76.2 MOPPY LOOKOUT (BARRINGTON TOPS) MidNorth Coast S NSW
72.0 UPPER CHICHESTER (SIMMONDS) Hunter Valley NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
96.0 MOORAL CREEK (THE DEN)
76.2 MOPPY LOOKOUT (BARRINGTON TOPS)
59.0 COMBOYNE (PUBLIC SCHOOL)
54.0 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW)
Hunter Valley
143.4 CAREYS PEAK (BARRINGTON TOPS)
139.0 BARRINGTON TOPS (MOUNT BARRINGTON)
72.0 UPPER CHICHESTER (SIMMONDS)
55.0 UPPER ALLYN TOWNSHIP

11.7 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
11.5 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
11.4 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.3 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
11.1 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS

.....

11.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
10.0 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
9.5 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.5 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

1456 (60.7) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
1114 (46.4) KENNAOOK/CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
1072 (44.7) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1031 (43.0) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
968 (40.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
948 (39.5) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
912 (38.0) WATTAMOLLA AWS Sydney--east NSW
893 (37.2) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
868 (36.2) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
858 (35.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West & Perth WA
850 (35.4) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
842 (35.1) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
832 (34.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West & Perth WA
822 (34.3) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
808 (33.7) CATO ISLAND Islands ISL
798 (33.3) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West & Perth WA
795 (33.1) FORREST Eucla WA
793 (33.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West & Perth WA
763 (31.8) OCEAN REEF Lower West & Perth WA
758 (31.6) COLPOYS POINT Lower West & Perth WA
758 (31.6) INNER RECIPROCAL MARKER Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
756 (31.5) BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
737 (30.7) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
732 (30.5) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
724 (30.2) COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT MidNorth Coast N NSW
719 (30.0) KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
710 (29.6) YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW
709 (29.5) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
705 (29.4) BUSSELTON JETTY Lower West & Perth WA
698 (29.1) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
695 (29.0) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
684 (28.5) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
682 (28.4) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
681 (28.4) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
673 (28.0) BANANA BANK NORTH BEACON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
668 (27.8) COOLANGATTA Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
665 (27.7) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
660 (27.5) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
659 (27.5) DALWALLINU Central West WA
658 (27.4) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
653 (27.2) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
649 (27.0) GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW
639 (26.6) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West & Perth WA
634 (26.4) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
615 (25.6) SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
608 (25.3) LANCELIN (DEFENCE) Lower West & Perth WA
607 (25.3) GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
606 (25.3) LISMORE AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
106/08 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
96/17 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
96/00 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
91/18 YAMPI SOUND (DEFENCE) W Kimberley WA
91/08 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW

High realtime reports for Wednesday 05 MAR 2025
Downpours High AWS wind reports
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less from AWS and synoptic reports. Storm force gusts (>89km/h) and 10-minute mean gales (>62km/h) reported by AWSs. Wind direction and mean windspeed are shown in brackets.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Kimberley
FITZROY CROSSING AERO
10.4mm in 25 min to 23:00 25.0mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 13.0mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 23:30 13.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Upper Carpentaria
RICHMOND AIRPORT
1.6mm in 1 min to 17:18 96.0mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
COOLANGATTA
12.6mm in 1 hr to 23:30 12.6mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW)
31.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 5.2mm/h
PORT MAQUARIE (PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AW
8.2mm in 17 min to 11:00 28.9mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Kimberley
YAMPI SOUND (DEFENCE) : 91( 60/ 65 ) at 18:48
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Adelaide/Lofty
SELLICKS HILL (MOUNT TERRIBLE RADAR) : 82(150/ 67 ) at 23:00
QUEENSLAND
Upper Carpentaria
RICHMOND AIRPORT : 96(200/ 67 ) at 17:18
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS : 91(170/ 61 ) at 09:00
BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) : 106(180/ 80 ) at 09:00
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND WINDY POINT : 95(110/ 69 ) at 01:00
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO : 95( 90/ 70 ) at 03:00