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Provisional records set or equalled today

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  1. Real time data is compared to a records database as it is received, and possible records are put here. They are not checked in any way. Temperature records are to the nearest whole degree until replaced by readings to one decimal place mid-afternoon this day for minima and mid-afternoon next day for maxima.
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Prepared at 1310 EST on 04/05/2025.

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 daily rainfall

QLD

N Peninsula

027054

COCONUT ISLAND

135.8

80.4

22/05/2016

26

1 N C

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032170

NASH'S CROSSING ALERT

60.0

50.0

21/05/2020

20

1 N C

Highest wind gust (km/h)

QLD

Central Coast E

033045

MACKAY AERO

68

65

16/05/2014

14

N C


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 13:04EST, 04/05/2025.

Observations and extremes for Saturday 03 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 26.0 -- 15.4 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 289 (12.0) 37/14
PERTH AIRPORT 22.4 +0.6 17.6 +7.2 15.1 1.2 4.4 4.6 460 (19.2) 48/13
PERTH METRO 21.8 -0.5 19.1 +8.7 -- 6.6 -- -- 265 (11.0) 43/10
BUSSELTON AERO 19.6 -0.8 15.1 +6.2 -- 6.0 -- -- 605 (25.2) 57/03
BUNBURY 19.8 -1.2 15.6 +6.5 -- 8.8 -- -- 502 (20.9) 48/00
MANDURAH 21.4 +0.3 17.7 +4.3 -- 4.4 -- -- 584 (24.3) 50/04
ALBANY AIRPORT 18.4 -- 13.2 -- -- 5.6 -- -- 637 (26.5) 54/13
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 29.6 +8.9 14.9 +6.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 384 (16.0) 48/12
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.8 +0.7 22.9 +0.7 22.1 0.0 8.6 11.2 415 (17.3) 44/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 25.4 +2.3 4.0 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 349 (14.5) 37/14
WHYALLA AERO 26.1 +5.6 4.6 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 226 ( 9.4) 54/11
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 26.4 +7.5 11.6 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 377 (15.7) 43/11
ADELAIDE AIRPORT 23.1 +4.5 8.4 -1.3 3.9 0.0 3.8 6.9 326 (13.6) 43/10
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 23.8 +5.2 4.0 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 22.1 +6.0 5.2 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 287 (12.0) 55/11
CAIRNS AERO 28.7 +1.0 22.3 +2.4 -- 35.8 -- -- 509 (21.2) 52/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.8 +0.1 21.7 +4.0 -- 0.6 -- -- -- 50/00
MACKAY AERO 22.7 -2.6 19.0 +3.3 -- 5.6 -- -- 697 (29.0) 68/20
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.1 0.0 17.8 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 413 (17.2) 52/12
BUNDABERG AERO 26.6 +1.8 15.5 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 488 (20.3) 55/10
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 27.1 +1.4 19.1 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 503 (21.0) 54/13
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 25.2 +0.9 15.9 +1.8 -- 10.0 -- -- 367 (15.3) 46/10
COOLANGATTA 24.5 +1.2 15.4 +1.4 -- 5.2 -- -- 446 (18.6) 50/15
BRISBANE AERO 24.3 +0.7 14.2 +1.2 12.2 0.0 3.6 9.1 365 (15.2) 48/14
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 24.7 +1.1 16.4 +2.7 -- 4.2 -- -- 618 (25.8) 72/18
BRISBANE 24.9 +0.4 15.3 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 189 ( 7.9) 37/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.9 0.0 11.5 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 567 (23.6) 54/10
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 21.6 +0.9 5.4 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 359 (15.0) 39/16
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 19.4 -- 14.9 -- -- 15.0 -- -- 451 (18.8) 43/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.2 +1.8 13.8 +3.7 -- 4.0 -- -- 219 ( 9.1) 28/12
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 22.1 +1.3 10.9 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 116 ( 4.8) 31/14
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 18.0 +4.0 1.6 -0.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 257 (10.7) 28/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.9 +1.7 12.0 +1.0 10.9 3.6 1.8 8.7 423 (17.6) 26/10
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 23.1 +2.3 10.1 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 270 (11.3) 21/15
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 21.8 +1.2 8.1 -0.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 229 ( 9.5) 22/14
CANBERRA AIRPORT 20.3 +3.7 -0.2 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 149 ( 6.2) 17/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 22.7 +5.3 3.9 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 209 ( 8.7) 18/00
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 21.9 +4.4 3.1 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 93 ( 3.9) 18/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 24.6 +5.5 5.5 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 196 ( 8.2) 30/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 20.7 +4.1 2.7 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 152 ( 6.3) 28/13
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 22.1 +4.5 1.2 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 94 ( 3.9) 22/14
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 19.5 +2.6 0.4 -6.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 148 ( 6.2) 18/13
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 21.5 +4.8 5.6 -2.7 1.8 0.0 4.0 7.9 343 (14.3) 57/22
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 21.2 -- 6.6 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 158 ( 6.6) 34/11
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 20.3 -- 6.5 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 90 ( 3.8) 22/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 18.8 +5.1 2.2 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 282 (11.8) 46/23
WYNYARD AIRPORT 17.0 +1.8 2.5 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 297 (12.4) 18/12
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 16.9 +1.5 4.5 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 424 (17.7) 21/23
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.0 +3.2 3.5 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 124 ( 5.2) 28/12
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 18.8 +4.3 6.1 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 283 (11.8) 44/23
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 Saturday 03 MAY 2025
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

35.7 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
35.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
34.9 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
34.7 JABIRU AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
34.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

+8.9 : 29.6 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+8.1 : 29.6 EYRE Eucla WA
+7.8 : 29.0 RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
+7.8 : 28.8 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
+7.6 : 12.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

28.1 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
27.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
26.9 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.8 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.7 FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL

+9.4 : 15.5 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.9 : 18.2 LEONORA AERO Goldfields WA
+8.8 : 19.2 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
+8.7 : 19.1 PERTH METRO Lower West & Perth WA
+8.6 : 16.4 BEVERLEY Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.6 : 16.2 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA

Coldest for Saturday 03 MAY 2025
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

9.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
10.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
10.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
10.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
11.6 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
11.6 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS

-7.4 : 18.5 CLERMONT AIRPORT Central Highlands QLD
-6.5 : 21.0 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
-5.9 : 22.7 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-4.0 : 18.6 KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast N NSW
-3.7 : 23.0 ST LAWRENCE Central Coast E QLD

-4.8 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.4 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC
-2.9 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-2.8 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-7.1 : -3.4 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC
-6.8 : -1.2 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
-6.6 : 1.8 CERBERUS E Central VIC
-6.1 : 0.4 MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC

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.
135.8 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
90.0 MT SOPHIA N Coast--Barron QLD
86.6 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
80.0 TULLY SUGAR MILL N Coast--Herbert QLD
74.8 YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
135.8 COCONUT ISLAND
86.6 HORN ISLAND
N Coast--Barron
90.0 MT SOPHIA
N Coast--Herbert
80.0 TULLY SUGAR MILL
60.0 NASH'S CROSSING ALERT
57.0 CENTRAL MILL TM
56.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT
55.0 RUSSELL RIVER
54.4 CARDWELL RANGE
50.0 CRAWFORDS LOOKOUT ALERT
50.0 EURAMO TM

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
74.8 YAMBA PILOT STATION
51.6 WOOLI BEACH

11.2 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
9.1 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
8.7 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
7.9 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
6.9 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

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7.9 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
6.9 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
6.6 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
5.9 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
4.6 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA

1338 (55.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1305 (54.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West & Perth WA
1187 (49.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1182 (49.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1155 (48.1) FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL
1140 (47.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1127 (47.0) CREAL REEF Islands ISL
1120 (46.7) MARION REEF Islands ISL
1112 (46.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1090 (45.4) CATO ISLAND Islands ISL
1048 (43.7) FREDERICK REEF Islands ISL
1038 (43.3) GANNET CAY Islands ISL
962 (40.1) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West & Perth WA
937 (39.0) BUSSELTON JETTY Lower West & Perth WA
937 (39.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
937 (39.0) ARLINGTON REEF Islands ISL
907 (37.8) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
904 (37.7) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
901 (37.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
896 (37.3) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
878 (36.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West & Perth WA
815 (34.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
810 (33.8) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
755 (31.5) MCCLUER ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
754 (31.4) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West & Perth WA
747 (31.1) LUCINDA POINT N Coast--Herbert QLD
727 (30.3) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
703 (29.3) OCEAN REEF Lower West & Perth WA
697 (29.0) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
687 (28.6) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
686 (28.6) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
678 (28.3) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
665 (27.7) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
663 (27.6) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
653 (27.2) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
652 (27.2) WATTAMOLLA AWS Sydney--east NSW
638 (26.6) BOWEN AIRPORT AWS Central Coast E QLD
637 (26.5) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
636 (26.5) BANANA BANK NORTH BEACON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
635 (26.5) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West & Perth WA
630 (26.3) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
624 (26.0) ESPERANCE Lower West & Perth WA
624 (26.0) TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
620 (25.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
618 (25.8) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
617 (25.7) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
605 (25.2) BUSSELTON AERO Lower West & Perth WA
602 (25.1) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
601 (25.0) KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
85/07 FREDERICK REEF Islands ISL
83/08 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West & Perth WA
83/21 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
81/00 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
81/17 MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL

High realtime reports for Saturday 03 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
Northern Rivers
GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT
9.4mm in 16 min to 16:00 35.2mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 11.2mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 15.6mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h
BULMAN
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
HORN ISLAND
6.2mm in 9 min to 07:25 41.3mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 07:30 10.0mm/h
25.6mm in 28 min to 07:58 54.9mm/h
35.8mm in 1 hr to 08:00 35.8mm/h
26.8mm in 1 hr to 08:30 26.8mm/h
37.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 12.3mm/h
N Coast--Barron
CAIRNS AERO
10.4mm in 1 hr to 07:00 10.4mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
N Coast--Herbert
COWLEY BEACH (DEFENCE)
12.6mm in 30 min to 10:00 25.2mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 17.0mm/h
34.0mm in 30 min to 10:30 68.0mm/h
46.6mm in 1 hr to 10:30 46.6mm/h
41.6mm in 1 hr to 11:00 41.6mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 11:30 10.2mm/h
Central Coast E
MACKAY AERO
19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h
MACKAY M.O
11.0mm in 20 min to 13:30 33.0mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 13:30 11.8mm/h
11.8mm in 26 min to 13:56 27.2mm/h
7.2mm in 4 min to 14:00 108.0mm/h
30.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 30.4mm/h
22.8mm in 30 min to 14:30 45.6mm/h
41.8mm in 1 hr to 14:30 41.8mm/h
23.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 23.4mm/h
56.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 18.7mm/h
62.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 10.3mm/h
YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE
11.6mm in 14 min to 14:30 49.7mm/h
18.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 18.2mm/h
10.6mm in 30 min to 15:00 21.2mm/h
28.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 28.6mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 9.7mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 15.2mm/h
OORALEA RACECOURSE (MACKAY TURF CLUB)
10.0mm in 1 hr to 19:30 10.0mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 10.4mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.3mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
YAMBA PILOT STATION
25.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.3mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND
12.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 12.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.4mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT : 82(110/ 72 ) at 00:05
Brisbane/SE Coast
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 83(120/ 76 ) at 21:16
ISLANDS
Islands
FREDERICK REEF : 85(110/ 67 ) at 07:32
CREAL REEF : 76(100/ 65 ) at 12:26