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Data is as received at 13:04EST, 14/05/2025.

Observations and extremes for Tuesday 13 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 26.4 +0.9 12.3 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 467 (19.5) 37/15
PERTH AIRPORT 25.7 +3.8 14.1 +3.7 9.7 0.0 4.6 9.4 434 (18.1) 55/23
PERTH METRO 24.8 +2.4 14.3 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 262 (10.9) 30/03
BUSSELTON AERO 21.9 +1.4 6.4 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 325 (13.5) 37/10
BUNBURY 23.1 +2.0 10.8 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 257 (10.7) 31/10
MANDURAH 23.4 +2.2 14.3 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 318 (13.3) 30/10
ALBANY AIRPORT 19.7 0.0 8.8 -0.6 -- 1.8 -- -- 209 ( 8.7) 26/10
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 25.5 +4.7 9.2 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 179 ( 7.5) 34/21
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.1 +1.0 24.6 +2.4 23.5 0.0 6.6 11.3 278 (11.6) 31/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 25.4 +2.3 8.5 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 235 ( 9.8) 35/12
WHYALLA AERO 26.2 +5.8 7.4 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 228 ( 9.5) 28/21
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 25.8 +6.8 4.7 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 159 ( 6.6) 28/12
ADELAIDE AIRPORT 24.8 +6.2 6.8 -2.9 2.7 0.0 5.0 9.9 174 ( 7.3) 31/12
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 25.5 +7.0 4.7 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 22.7 +6.5 9.7 +2.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 221 ( 9.2) 28/13
CAIRNS AERO 28.2 +0.5 22.1 +2.1 -- 5.2 -- -- 532 (22.2) 39/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.0 +0.3 23.0 +5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 418 (17.4) 39/17
MACKAY AERO 25.6 +0.3 20.1 +4.3 -- 8.4 -- -- 496 (20.7) 39/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.9 +1.8 15.3 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 312 (13.0) 35/09
BUNDABERG AERO 25.9 +1.0 17.2 +3.0 -- 0.4 -- -- 366 (15.3) 39/15
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 27.2 +1.4 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 34/09
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 24.7 +0.3 18.1 +3.9 -- 5.8 -- -- 303 (12.6) 48/11
COOLANGATTA 24.9 +1.6 17.6 +3.6 -- 23.2 -- -- 333 (13.9) 35/13
BRISBANE AERO 25.2 +1.6 15.9 +2.8 14.8 1.0 2.6 5.4 284 (11.8) 31/15
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 25.1 +1.6 17.7 +4.0 -- 4.4 -- -- 486 (20.3) 46/17
BRISBANE 25.5 +1.1 16.7 +2.8 -- 2.2 -- -- 115 ( 4.8) 24/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.5 +1.7 12.2 +2.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 467 (19.5) 43/10
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 23.7 +3.0 10.3 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 312 (13.0) 35/19
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 19.7 -2.7 17.0 +4.9 -- 16.4 -- -- 338 (14.1) 30/06
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.1 +1.7 14.5 +4.4 -- 5.2 -- -- 96 ( 4.0) 24/13
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 21.4 +0.6 11.8 +4.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 108 ( 4.5) 17/13
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 19.1 +5.1 6.1 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 193 ( 8.0) 30/08
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.9 +1.7 16.8 +5.7 15.2 1.0 1.4 3.5 209 ( 8.7) 26/12
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 23.4 +2.7 13.9 +6.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 94 ( 3.9) 18/14
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 23.1 +2.5 14.4 +5.4 -- 0.6 -- -- 150 ( 6.3) 22/13
CANBERRA AIRPORT 20.3 +3.8 8.4 +5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 176 ( 7.3) 26/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 23.7 +6.3 8.8 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 155 ( 6.5) 24/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 23.3 +5.7 6.0 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 57 ( 2.4) 15/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 24.9 +5.8 7.5 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 131 ( 5.5) 17/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 22.8 +6.2 6.1 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 205 ( 8.5) 21/13
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 22.9 +5.3 4.3 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 93 ( 3.9) 17/14
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 20.4 +3.5 2.9 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 179 ( 7.5) 21/11
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 22.4 +5.7 7.6 -0.6 5.5 0.0 3.2 8.8 251 (10.5) 26/22
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 22.5 +5.0 7.9 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 101 ( 4.2) 13/06
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 20.0 +2.6 9.2 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 88 ( 3.7) --
BALLARAT AERODROME 21.2 +7.5 4.8 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 265 (11.0) 31/14
WYNYARD AIRPORT 16.4 +1.2 1.4 -3.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 331 (13.8) 28/12
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 15.2 -0.2 4.7 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 376 (15.7) 34/16
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.3 +0.5 5.5 +0.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 134 ( 5.6) 31/12
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 17.7 +3.2 6.2 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 351 (14.6) 35/21
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 Tuesday 13 MAY 2025
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

36.2 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
35.9 YAMPI SOUND (DEFENCE) W Kimberley WA
35.9 BRADSHAW - ANGALLARI VALLEY (DEFENCE) Northern Rivers NT
35.7 BRADSHAW - KOOLENDONG VALLEY (DEFENCE) Northern Rivers NT
35.6 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA

+8.4 : 25.0 MOUNT BARKER Adelaide/Lofty SA
+8.0 : 27.7 MURRAY BRIDGE Murray Valley SA
+7.7 : 34.1 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+7.5 : 25.9 HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
+7.5 : 26.7 MURRAY BRIDGE (PALLAMANA AERODROME) Murray Valley SA
+7.5 : 24.5 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
+7.5 : 21.2 BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
+7.5 : 23.7 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
+7.5 : 26.5 CLEVE W Agricultural SA

27.8 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
26.4 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.4 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.7 MCCLUER ISLAND Northern Rivers NT

+9.1 : 11.4 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
+9.0 : 12.3 LITHGOW (COOERWULL) C Tablelands S NSW
+8.9 : 11.7 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
+8.4 : 11.0 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+8.4 : 13.0 GOULBURN TAFE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

Coldest for Tuesday 13 MAY 2025
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

6.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.9 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
8.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
9.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
9.8 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-2.7 : 27.0 LAJAMANU AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
-2.7 : 19.7 COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT MidNorth Coast N NSW
-2.3 : 23.1 SPRINGSURE COMET ST Central Highlands QLD
-1.6 : 29.6 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD
-1.5 : 30.2 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
-1.5 : 17.6 TABULAM (MUIRNE) N Tablelands E NSW

-4.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-0.9 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-0.4 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
-0.4 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
-0.2 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS

-6.1 : 2.4 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
-6.0 : 1.8 KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
-6.0 : 4.5 EUCLA Eucla WA
-5.2 : 3.2 CUMMINS AERO W Agricultural SA
-5.0 : 4.4 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS

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.
35.0 PROMISED LAND (BELLINGEN (CRYSTAL CREEK) MidNorth Coast N NSW
25.0 NASHUA (WILSONS RIVER) North Coast NSW
24.4 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
23.2 COOLANGATTA Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
23.2 COWLEY BEACH (DEFENCE) N Coast--Herbert QLD

11.3 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
9.9 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
9.4 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
8.8 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
6.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS

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8.8 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
6.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
5.7 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
5.4 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
3.5 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

1012 (42.2) CREAL REEF Islands ISL
979 (40.8) FREDERICK REEF Islands ISL
974 (40.6) MARION REEF Islands ISL
942 (39.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
923 (38.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
916 (38.2) ARLINGTON REEF Islands ISL
902 (37.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
896 (37.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
896 (37.3) GANNET CAY Islands ISL
885 (36.9) FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL
854 (35.6) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
850 (35.4) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
847 (35.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West & Perth WA
843 (35.1) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
793 (33.0) CATO ISLAND Islands ISL
741 (30.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
713 (29.7) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
696 (29.0) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
689 (28.7) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West & Perth WA
676 (28.2) CENTRE ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
670 (27.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
665 (27.7) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
661 (27.5) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
660 (27.5) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
610 (25.4) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
605 (25.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
604 (25.2) MCCLUER ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
70/23 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
63/10 FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL
63/06 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
61/14 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
61/13 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS

High realtime reports for Tuesday 13 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.
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
COWLEY BEACH (DEFENCE)
11.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 11.2mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE
14.6mm in 1 hr to 22:30 14.6mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 11.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast N
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT
12.2mm in 1 hr to 11:30 12.2mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 12:00 13.0mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.7mm/h
Illawarra
HOLSWORTHY DEFENCE AWS
16.8mm in 30 min to 13:30 33.6mm/h
18.2mm in 1 hr to 13:30 18.2mm/h
19.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 19.4mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.3mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
3.4mm in 1 min to 09:01 204.0mm/h
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
17.2mm in 30 min to 08:30 34.4mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 08:30 17.6mm/h
19.8mm in 1 hr to 09:00 19.8mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.7mm/h
16.0mm in 30 min to 10:00 32.0mm/h
19.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 19.0mm/h
20.2mm in 1 hr to 10:30 20.2mm/h
30.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 10.0mm/h
None reported