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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.
  2. Within a few days, AWN checks the data for obvious errors, flags items "C" for "Checked" in the comments column and adds notes about possible errors.
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This section is now at stage 2. For more information on records, the quality flags in the comments column and BoM quality control go here.

Prepared at 1500 EST on 05/05/2025.

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

Brisbane/SE Coast

040998

CALOUNDRA AIRPORT

134.0

64.0

08/05/2018

11

1 N C

Lowest grass minimum temperature

SA

W Agricultural

018014

CLEVE

1.5

2.5

24/05/2006

18

1 S C Suspect - Accepted by BoM on receipt but AWN believes suspect. Reading is over 2 days, and screen minina in area have been 4 to 6c above average on both mornings making record cold grass minima unlikely. Await BoM verification.

Highest maximum temperature

TAS

N Coast

091259

LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY)

21.5

21.4

08/05/2002

26

1 N C

TAS

N Coast

091292

SMITHTON AERODROME

21.1

20.6

15/05/2014

25

1 N C

TAS

King Island

098017

KING ISLAND AIRPORT

23.1

22.6

08/05/2002

26

1 N C

Highest wind gust (km/h)

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039089

THANGOOL AIRPORT

55

55

30/05/2012

12

N C Equal to record.


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:56EST, 05/05/2025.

Observations and extremes for Sunday 04 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 24.3 -- 13.9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 355 (14.8) 35/13
PERTH AIRPORT 22.1 +0.3 10.6 +0.2 7.9 0.2 2.8 3.5 345 (14.4) 39/11
PERTH METRO 21.7 -0.6 13.2 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 208 ( 8.7) 30/09
BUSSELTON AERO 19.8 -0.6 10.0 +1.1 -- 0.6 -- -- 336 (14.0) 39/06
BUNBURY 21.7 +0.7 12.6 +3.5 -- 1.0 -- -- 317 (13.2) 43/11
MANDURAH 21.3 +0.2 15.1 +1.7 -- 2.4 -- -- 348 (14.5) 43/06
ALBANY AIRPORT 21.4 -- 11.0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 542 (22.6) 48/08
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 23.8 +3.1 12.0 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 331 (13.8) 37/12
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.5 +1.4 25.0 +2.8 24.8 0.0 6.2 8.3 388 (16.2) 52/20
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 27.1 +4.0 6.2 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 272 (11.3) 22/15
WHYALLA AERO 27.6 +7.1 11.6 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 512 (21.3) 63/11
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 28.3 +9.4 13.3 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 460 (19.2) 57/11
ADELAIDE AIRPORT 25.6 +7.0 13.7 +4.0 8.8 0.0 4.0 7.8 393 (16.4) 54/11
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 26.0 +7.4 8.0 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 26.0 +9.9 14.2 +6.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 556 (23.2) 54/12
CAIRNS AERO 26.4 -1.3 22.4 +2.5 -- 2.4 -- -- 568 (23.7) 55/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.2 +1.5 20.7 +3.0 -- 2.6 -- -- 494 (20.6) 55/11
MACKAY AERO 27.2 +1.9 18.2 +2.5 -- 38.6 -- -- 705 (29.4) 63/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.1 0.0 19.1 +4.8 -- 0.4 -- -- 408 (17.0) 52/14
BUNDABERG AERO 23.6 -1.2 17.4 +3.2 -- 1.0 -- -- 516 (21.5) 44/12
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 26.5 +0.8 19.4 +3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 480 (20.0) 48/14
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 25.2 +0.9 17.5 +3.4 -- 7.2 -- -- 366 (15.3) 35/11
COOLANGATTA 24.9 +1.6 16.5 +2.5 -- 5.6 -- -- 411 (17.1) 41/13
BRISBANE AERO 24.3 +0.7 14.9 +1.9 14.0 10.2 4.8 9.1 336 (14.0) 37/08
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 24.8 +1.2 16.6 +2.9 -- 40.6 -- -- 559 (23.3) 50/17
BRISBANE 25.0 +0.5 15.7 +1.9 -- 15.8 -- -- 143 ( 6.0) 31/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.9 +1.0 11.2 +1.2 -- 1.4 -- -- 498 (20.8) 50/08
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 24.0 +3.3 7.5 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 366 (15.3) 35/20
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 21.9 -- 15.2 -- -- 9.4 -- -- 468 (19.5) 44/18
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.5 +1.1 11.4 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 202 ( 8.4) 18/15
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 22.0 +1.2 7.8 +0.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 124 ( 5.2) 21/11
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 19.0 +5.0 1.0 -1.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 190 ( 7.9) 22/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.1 +2.9 12.6 +1.6 10.4 0.0 4.0 7.6 262 (10.9) 31/15
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 23.0 +2.2 7.7 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 138 ( 5.8) 28/15
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 23.0 +2.4 8.1 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 130 ( 5.4) 30/14
CANBERRA AIRPORT 20.5 +3.9 -0.7 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 100 ( 4.2) 18/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 23.1 +5.7 7.3 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 173 ( 7.2) 18/08
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 21.9 +4.4 3.2 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 80 ( 3.3) 17/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 25.5 +6.4 10.1 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 340 (14.2) 35/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 21.7 +5.1 5.1 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 205 ( 8.5) 39/13
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 23.0 +5.4 5.1 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 126 ( 5.3) 28/09
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 19.2 +2.3 0.9 -5.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 75 ( 3.1) 17/15
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 23.1 +6.4 8.8 +0.5 4.1 0.0 6.4 7.7 541 (22.5) 61/09
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 23.2 -- 10.9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 255 (10.6) 43/12
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 24.7 -- 8.9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 190 ( 7.9) 39/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 20.8 +7.1 10.8 +5.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 663 (27.6) 55/13
WYNYARD AIRPORT 20.3 +5.1 3.6 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 224 ( 9.3) 39/22
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 19.0 +3.6 7.2 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 271 (11.3) 37/23
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 20.5 +4.7 5.8 +0.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 166 ( 6.9) 39/13
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 19.5 +5.0 8.0 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 415 (17.3) 44/19
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 Sunday 04 MAY 2025
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

37.4 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
36.7 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
36.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
35.6 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
35.3 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA

+10.4 : 31.5 EUCLA Eucla WA
+9.9 : 26.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
+9.8 : 25.4 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
+9.8 : 21.3 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
+9.4 : 30.8 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+9.4 : 28.3 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

27.7 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
27.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
27.1 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.8 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.5 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL

+8.7 : 15.5 MOUNT BARKER Adelaide/Lofty SA
+8.2 : 16.2 KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+7.4 : 14.4 COONAWARRA Lower SE SA
+7.4 : 9.5 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
+7.3 : 17.3 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+7.3 : 23.9 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT

Coldest for Sunday 04 MAY 2025
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

10.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
10.7 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
10.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
11.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
12.3 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-3.4 : 27.7 NGAYAWILI Northern Rivers NT
-3.2 : 29.4 BULMAN Northern Rivers NT
-2.3 : 28.6 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
-2.0 : 28.0 GOVE AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
-2.0 : 27.5 CENTRE ISLAND Northern Rivers NT

-4.2 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.4 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.0 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.8 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-5.6 : 0.9 MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
-5.0 : 1.7 YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
-5.0 : -3.0 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.9 : -4.2 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

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.
134.0 CALOUNDRA AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
94.6 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
94.2 COWLEY BEACH (DEFENCE) N Coast--Herbert QLD
71.0 MACKAY ALERT Central Coast E QLD
61.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
94.2 COWLEY BEACH (DEFENCE)
61.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT
52.2 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
52.0 TUNG OIL ALERT
50.0 MARCO STREET ALERT
Central Coast E
94.6 MACKAY M.O
71.0 MACKAY ALERT
Brisbane/SE Coast
134.0 CALOUNDRA AIRPORT

ISLANDS
Islands
54.2 MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND

9.1 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
8.3 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
7.8 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
7.7 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
7.6 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

.....

7.7 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
7.6 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
5.6 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
3.5 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
0.7 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS

1361 (56.7) FREDERICK REEF Islands ISL
1259 (52.5) CREAL REEF Islands ISL
1248 (52.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1238 (51.6) GANNET CAY Islands ISL
1235 (51.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1226 (51.1) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1219 (50.8) MARION REEF Islands ISL
1155 (48.1) CATO ISLAND Islands ISL
1138 (47.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1134 (47.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1119 (46.6) FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL
1059 (44.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West & Perth WA
1049 (43.7) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
985 (41.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
981 (40.9) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
943 (39.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
916 (38.2) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
904 (37.7) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
875 (36.5) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
864 (36.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
850 (35.4) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
842 (35.1) CENTRE ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
822 (34.3) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
819 (34.1) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
814 (33.9) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
813 (33.9) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
793 (33.0) LUCINDA POINT N Coast--Herbert QLD
766 (31.9) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
757 (31.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West & Perth WA
755 (31.5) RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
750 (31.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
736 (30.7) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
725 (30.2) CULTANA (DEFENCE) W Agricultural SA
722 (30.1) SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND E Central VIC
715 (29.8) MCCLUER ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
706 (29.4) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
705 (29.4) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
703 (29.3) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
698 (29.1) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
693 (28.9) BOWEN AIRPORT AWS Central Coast E QLD
686 (28.6) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
683 (28.5) CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
676 (28.2) OCEAN REEF Lower West & Perth WA
676 (28.2) JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
673 (28.0) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
667 (27.8) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
664 (27.7) KENNAOOK/CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
663 (27.6) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
651 (27.1) BUSSELTON JETTY Lower West & Perth WA
641 (26.7) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
641 (26.7) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
632 (26.3) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
632 (26.3) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
627 (26.1) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
624 (26.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West & Perth WA
624 (26.0) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
621 (25.9) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
619 (25.8) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
617 (25.7) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West & Perth WA
610 (25.4) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
607 (25.3) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
601 (25.0) PARNDANA CFS AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
600 (25.0) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
94/05 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
94/02 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
91/11 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
85/23 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
80/08 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
80/08 FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL

High realtime reports for Sunday 04 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
CHARLES POINT
12.0mm in 30 min to 01:00 24.0mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 01:00 14.6mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 01:30 12.2mm/h
MILINGIMBI AIRPORT
14.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 14.0mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h
MANINGRIDA AIRPORT
11.6mm in 30 min to 18:00 23.2mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 13.2mm/h
19.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 19.8mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.6mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
COWLEY BEACH (DEFENCE)
11.2mm in 1 hr to 08:30 11.2mm/h
INNISFAIL AERODROME
4.8mm in 14 min to 08:56 20.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
22.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 44.8mm/h
22.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 22.4mm/h
25.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 25.0mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 8.7mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT
13.4mm in 1 hr to 00:00 13.4mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 01:00 11.2mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast N
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT
5.4mm in 12 min to 13:30 27.0mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 78(350/ 65 ) at 09:30
QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT : 76(130/ 63 ) at 03:30
TASMANIA
Southeast
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 95(300/ 76 ) at 06:00
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 95(290/ 76 ) at 02:48
ISLANDS
Islands
FLINDERS REEF : 80( 80/ 67 ) at 09:00