Friday 02 MAY 2025
 
 

Home page

DWS ARCHIVE
2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
Before 2003

About the DWS

 

2025

May

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
      01 02 03 04
05 06 07 08 09 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31  

Apr

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
  01 02 03 04 05 06
07 08 09 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30        

Mar

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
          01 02
03 04 05 06 07 08 09
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31            

Feb

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
          01 02
03 04 05 06 07 08 09
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28    

Jan

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
    01 02 03 04 05
06 07 08 09 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31    
 

Monthly summaries:
from BoM

Find a place:
Google Maps |
Aust Gazetteer|
Geonames

Weather terms:
WeatherZone | BoM |
American Met Soc | NOAA | uk.sci.weather | India Meteorological Department

National Daily Weather Summary


Records set | Charts | City summary | NATIONAL EXTREMES: Hottest, Coldest, Rain, sun & wind | Downpours & gales
State extremes | Noteworthy observations | Capital observations | Regional observations | Alpine observations
Charts and data courtesy Bureau of Meteorology. MTSAT-1R operated by JMA
Weather, Climate and Site News

The information on this page fills gradually as it becomes available.

For weather news as it breaks, the sites on the Weather and Climate Media Reports page are recommended.


Provisional records set or equalled today

None known.


Friday 02 MAY 2025 in charts
Surface charts Satellite images Rain & temperatures
4am EST Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am

Week to 9am | SE AUS detail
10am EST Minimum temperature anomalies

See actual temperatures
4pm EST Maximum temperature anomalies

See actual temperatures
10pm EST Solar Radiation

Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
Data is as received at 13:04EST, 03/05/2025.

Observations and extremes for Friday 02 MAY 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 30.6 -- 14.5 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 440 (18.3) 30/08
PERTH AIRPORT 29.1 +7.3 15.1 +4.7 12.8 0.0 4.4 5.8 354 (14.8) 41/13
PERTH METRO 27.7 +5.4 16.7 +6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 185 ( 7.7) 35/13
BUSSELTON AERO 25.3 +4.9 13.6 +4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 452 (18.8) 59/16
BUNBURY 25.4 +4.4 14.9 +5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 255 (10.6) 39/18
MANDURAH 24.2 +3.1 19.3 +5.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 304 (12.7) 41/23
ALBANY AIRPORT 26.6 -- 15.2 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 356 (14.8) 57/14
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 27.6 +6.9 12.5 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 321 (13.4) 41/10
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.1 0.0 22.0 -0.2 20.5 0.0 7.8 10.8 356 (14.8) 46/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 23.3 +0.2 5.7 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 370 (15.4) 46/10
WHYALLA AERO 24.2 +3.7 4.1 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 298 (12.4) 31/12
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 24.3 +5.4 5.1 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 282 (11.8) 31/13
ADELAIDE AIRPORT 22.0 +3.4 6.4 -3.3 2.2 0.0 3.6 10.1 277 (11.5) 34/10
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 21.7 +3.1 2.3 -6.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 20.5 +4.4 1.2 -6.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 142 ( 5.9) 30/11
CAIRNS AERO 29.3 +1.6 22.7 +2.8 -- 9.2 -- -- 563 (23.5) 43/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.2 -1.5 22.3 +4.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 462 (19.3) --
MACKAY AERO 25.7 +0.4 20.7 +5.0 -- 1.0 -- -- 631 (26.3) 50/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.3 +1.2 17.5 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 334 (13.9) 41/09
BUNDABERG AERO 25.9 +1.1 15.1 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 384 (16.0) 54/15
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 27.2 +1.5 18.5 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 417 (17.4) 44/15
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 24.0 -0.3 15.8 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 354 (14.8) 48/16
COOLANGATTA 23.8 +0.5 15.5 +1.5 -- 4.0 -- -- 473 (19.7) 46/14
BRISBANE AERO 22.7 -0.9 13.8 +0.8 9.7 0.0 3.4 3.4 322 (13.4) 41/12
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 22.6 -1.0 16.2 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 537 (22.4) 54/15
BRISBANE 23.9 -0.6 15.0 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 123 ( 5.1) 35/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.3 -0.6 7.5 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 395 (16.5) 52/12
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 20.6 -0.1 7.6 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 391 (16.3) 41/10
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 20.3 -- 14.2 -- -- 5.2 -- -- 586 (24.4) 50/16
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.3 -0.1 13.0 +2.9 -- 16.8 -- -- 371 (15.5) 37/14
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 20.1 -0.7 12.2 +4.8 -- 1.2 -- -- 259 (10.8) 28/11
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 16.8 +2.8 2.3 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 421 (17.5) 30/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.0 -1.2 11.8 +0.8 10.6 21.4 4.0 4.2 635 (26.5) 43/16
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 20.8 0.0 9.9 +2.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 382 (15.9) 34/11
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 20.1 -0.5 12.5 +3.7 -- 9.8 -- -- 350 (14.6) 37/08
CANBERRA AIRPORT 18.7 +2.1 3.0 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 304 (12.7) 18/04
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 21.7 +4.3 3.4 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 187 ( 7.8) 28/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 21.0 +3.5 4.0 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 144 ( 6.0) 22/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 22.3 +3.2 4.3 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 223 ( 9.3) 24/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 19.9 +3.3 2.3 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 234 ( 9.8) 26/11
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 20.1 +2.5 2.6 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 131 ( 5.5) 26/12
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 19.1 +2.2 2.3 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 130 ( 5.4) 34/12
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 20.8 +4.1 6.1 -2.2 3.4 0.2 2.6 10.2 322 (13.4) 28/11
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 21.0 -- 6.9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 174 ( 7.3) 17/10
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 20.6 -- 6.1 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 103 ( 4.3) 22/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 17.9 +4.2 1.4 -4.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 299 (12.5) 35/12
WYNYARD AIRPORT 17.3 +2.1 2.1 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 273 (11.4) 35/15
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 16.5 +1.1 0.6 -6.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 341 (14.2) 41/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.3 +1.5 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- 103 ( 4.3) 26/15
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 16.5 +2.0 3.4 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 251 (10.5) 30/10
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 Friday 02 MAY 2025
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

35.1 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
34.9 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
34.2 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
34.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
34.0 YAMPI SOUND (DEFENCE) W Kimberley WA

+8.9 : 29.4 ESPERANCE Lower West & Perth WA
+8.3 : 27.0 ALBANY Lower West & Perth WA
+8.3 : 29.0 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.3 : 29.8 EYRE Eucla WA

28.3 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.8 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.1 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
26.1 TORRES STRAIT NTC AWS Islands ISL

+9.0 : 16.7 DWELLINGUP Lower West & Perth WA
+8.5 : 15.2 JARRAHWOOD Lower West & Perth WA
+8.4 : 18.0 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West & Perth WA
+8.2 : 16.7 KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.1 : 16.1 WAGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

Coldest for Friday 02 MAY 2025
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

5.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
8.1 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
8.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
8.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
9.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-4.4 : 28.2 BULMAN Northern Rivers NT
-4.0 : 28.0 MILINGIMBI AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
-3.6 : 27.8 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
-3.5 : 13.6 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) MidNorth Coast N NSW
-3.2 : 28.0 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT

-6.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-5.4 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.7 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-4.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-8.4 : 0.3 ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
-8.3 : -1.3 COONAWARRA Lower SE SA
-7.9 : 0.0 POUND CREEK W Gippsland VIC
-7.3 : -3.2 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
-7.3 : 0.0 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA

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.
78.0 PORT MAQUARIE (PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AW MidNorth Coast S NSW
37.8 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
37.2 TAREE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
35.0 SANS SOUCI (PUBLIC SCHOOL) Sydney--east NSW
33.8 BYRON BAY North Coast NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
37.8 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS
33.8 BYRON BAY
MidNorth Coast S
78.0 PORT MAQUARIE (PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AW
37.2 TAREE AIRPORT AWS
Sydney--east
35.0 SANS SOUCI (PUBLIC SCHOOL)

10.8 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
10.2 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
10.1 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
7.0 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
6.7 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

.....

7.0 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
6.7 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
5.8 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
4.2 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
3.4 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

1045 (43.5) WATTAMOLLA AWS Sydney--east NSW
1006 (41.9) CREAL REEF Islands ISL
992 (41.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
989 (41.2) GANNET CAY Islands ISL
986 (41.1) MARION REEF Islands ISL
976 (40.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
964 (40.2) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
960 (40.0) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
934 (38.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
913 (38.0) FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL
910 (37.9) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
889 (37.0) CATO ISLAND Islands ISL
870 (36.3) ARLINGTON REEF Islands ISL
865 (36.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West & Perth WA
859 (35.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
838 (34.9) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
818 (34.1) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
806 (33.6) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
782 (32.6) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
778 (32.4) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
769 (32.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
767 (32.0) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
765 (31.9) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
748 (31.2) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
738 (30.8) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
725 (30.2) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
711 (29.6) ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
702 (29.3) BUSSELTON JETTY Lower West & Perth WA
696 (29.0) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
675 (28.1) MCCLUER ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
649 (27.0) KURNELL AWS Sydney--east NSW
643 (26.8) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
635 (26.5) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
631 (26.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West & Perth WA
631 (26.3) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
627 (26.1) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West & Perth WA
625 (26.0) TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
620 (25.8) WALUNGURRU AIRPORT N Plateau NT
613 (25.5) CENTRE ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
613 (25.5) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
613 (25.5) KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
606 (25.3) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
602 (25.1) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
89/20 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
85/07 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
78/15 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
76/22 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
76/23 CATO ISLAND Islands ISL

High realtime reports for Friday 02 MAY 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
Lower West & Perth
MANJIMUP
12.2mm in 30 min to 15:30 24.4mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 13.8mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 17.0mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.0mm/h
ROCKY GULLY
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
Northern Rivers
NGAYAWILI
10.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.2mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
COCONUT ISLAND
21.6mm in 30 min to 10:30 43.2mm/h
30.2mm in 1 hr to 10:30 30.2mm/h
25.6mm in 1 hr to 11:00 25.6mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 11:30 13.0mm/h
6.8mm in 13 min to 11:43 31.4mm/h
11.0mm in 12 min to 12:00 55.0mm/h
29.6mm in 1 hr to 12:00 29.6mm/h
64.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 21.3mm/h
22.2mm in 29 min to 12:29 45.9mm/h
42.8mm in 1 hr to 12:30 42.8mm/h
25.2mm in 1 hr to 13:00 25.2mm/h
13.2mm in 23 min to 14:53 34.4mm/h
9.2mm in 7 min to 15:00 78.9mm/h
23.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 23.8mm/h
53.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 17.7mm/h
117.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 19.5mm/h
9.6mm in 10 min to 15:10 57.6mm/h
37.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 37.0mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 15.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
HORN ISLAND
1.4mm in 1 min to 13:50 84.0mm/h
6.2mm in 15 min to 14:15 24.8mm/h
11.0mm in 15 min to 14:30 44.0mm/h
25.4mm in 1 hr to 14:30 25.4mm/h
7.8mm in 20 min to 14:50 23.4mm/h
27.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 27.2mm/h
35.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 11.7mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 14.0mm/h
N Coast--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
Central Coast E
PROSERPINE AIRPORT
30.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 10.0mm/h
Wide Bay/Burnett
LADY ELLIOT ISLAND
7.4mm in 16 min to 18:19 27.8mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 11.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.2mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
YAMBA PILOT STATION
12.2mm in 24 min to 13:54 30.5mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 14.4mm/h
20.0mm in 1 hr to 14:30 20.0mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.7mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.6mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 10.0mm/h
BALLINA AIRPORT AWS
8.6mm in 19 min to 13:00 27.2mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 13:00 11.2mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 13:30 11.2mm/h
EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS
15.8mm in 30 min to 04:00 31.6mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 04:00 16.4mm/h
10.8mm in 30 min to 04:30 21.6mm/h
26.6mm in 1 hr to 04:30 26.6mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 05:00 12.8mm/h
33.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 11.0mm/h
MidNorth Coast S
PORT MAQUARIE (PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AW
42.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 14.0mm/h
Sydney--east
TERREY HILLS AWS
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL)
10.6mm in 1 hr to 00:00 10.6mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT : 70(120/ 63 ) at 20:01
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 74(130/ 65 ) at 08:42
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 85(150/ 72 ) at 19:00
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) : 78( 80/ 69 ) at 15:17
TASMANIA
Southeast
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 83(270/ 65 ) at 07:00