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Observations and extremes for Wednesday 25 DEC 2024
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 26.7 -5.1 19.9 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 797 (33.2) 68/15
PERTH AIRPORT 25.5 -3.6 14.3 -0.6 10.7 0.0 10.0 12.3 608 (25.3) 61/14
PERTH METRO 22.9 -6.5 14.9 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 402 (16.8) 46/13
BUSSELTON AERO 23.0 -5.2 8.5 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 516 (21.5) 50/12
BUNBURY 23.2 -4.2 8.8 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 374 (15.6) 46/16
MANDURAH 22.8 -4.6 15.3 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 501 (20.9) 44/15
ALBANY AIRPORT 22.8 -- 11.4 -- -- 0.8 -- -- 366 (15.3) 63/15
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 32.8 +0.8 16.6 0.0 -- 0.8 -- -- 505 (21.0) 44/22
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.3 -1.4 23.8 -1.6 24.3 20.8 6.0 1.2 304 (12.7) 31/03
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 42.2 +6.9 16.5 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 228 ( 9.5) 44/14
WHYALLA AERO 39.3 +11.0 14.1 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 301 (12.5) 55/13
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 37.6 +9.8 14.8 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 310 (12.9) 41/09
ADELAIDE AIRPORT 34.7 +9.0 16.2 +1.6 11.6 0.0 8.0 12.1 307 (12.8) 41/10
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 36.9 +13.2 10.5 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 35.2 +12.3 9.3 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 270 (11.3) 52/12
CAIRNS AERO 33.7 +2.2 23.3 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 249 (10.4) 39/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.7 +0.2 26.0 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 235 ( 9.8) 41/13
MACKAY AERO 30.1 -0.7 26.3 +4.1 -- 0.6 -- -- 385 (16.0) 44/08
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.8 -1.4 23.9 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 311 (13.0) 31/07
BUNDABERG AERO 29.7 0.0 20.2 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 434 (18.1) 46/16
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 30.5 +0.2 23.3 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 417 (17.4) 43/11
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 29.5 0.0 23.6 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 428 (17.8) 43/11
COOLANGATTA 28.0 +0.5 19.8 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 496 (20.7) 48/13
BRISBANE AERO 27.4 -0.9 18.5 -1.8 16.1 0.0 10.8 12.7 406 (16.9) 37/13
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 28.1 -0.3 21.6 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 627 (26.1) 39/00
BRISBANE 29.0 -0.6 19.7 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 188 ( 7.8) 31/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 26.2 -1.5 15.6 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 606 (25.3) 48/08
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 34.6 +3.9 14.0 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 363 (15.1) 39/22
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 26.7 -- 18.1 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 521 (21.7) 37/09
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 28.4 +1.1 15.4 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 392 (16.3) 34/17
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 32.6 +3.6 10.5 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 213 ( 8.9) 39/16
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 27.1 +2.5 6.1 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 296 (12.3) 26/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 29.0 +3.1 16.4 -1.2 13.5 0.0 8.6 13.2 506 (21.1) 39/15
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 32.9 +4.5 12.4 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 202 ( 8.4) 44/16
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 26.7 +1.2 13.5 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 262 (10.9) 30/14
CANBERRA AIRPORT 31.3 +4.8 8.7 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 44/19
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 34.2 +4.8 12.1 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 272 (11.3) 30/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 34.1 +5.0 14.7 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 189 ( 7.9) 30/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 37.1 +6.9 15.4 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 151 ( 6.3) 35/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 34.3 +7.3 12.8 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 275 (11.5) 31/15
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 33.9 +5.4 14.0 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 373 (15.5) 24/14
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 31.5 +7.2 13.4 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 446 (18.6) 34/15
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 35.2 +10.7 15.9 +3.9 14.2 0.0 6.4 12.5 347 (14.5) 43/18
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 33.4 -- 15.5 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 214 ( 8.9) 30/18
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 31.5 +8.1 15.9 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 247 (10.3) 24/17
BALLARAT AERODROME 32.8 +10.2 9.4 0.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 324 (13.5) 43/17
WYNYARD AIRPORT 21.7 +2.0 11.3 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 512 (21.3) 48/14
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 20.2 +0.6 10.4 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 543 (22.6) 41/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 24.4 +2.0 8.9 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 221 ( 9.2) 37/15
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 20.9 +0.5 10.9 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 301 (12.5) 30/17
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 25 DEC 2024
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

44.8 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
44.0 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
43.8 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
43.7 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
43.6 URANDANGI AERODROME Northwest QLD

+16.0 : 42.8 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+15.6 : 42.9 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+14.5 : 38.3 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+14.4 : 37.5 STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+13.7 : 34.4 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

30.2 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
29.9 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
29.7 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
29.6 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
29.5 MORNINGTON ISLAND AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
29.5 MARDIE W Pilbara WA

+8.0 : 22.0 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
+6.4 : 29.5 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
+6.4 : 20.4 EYRE Eucla WA
+5.5 : 20.7 EUCLA Eucla WA
+5.5 : 27.4 THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA

Coldest for Wednesday 25 DEC 2024
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

14.8 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
17.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
17.4 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
18.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
18.1 BURNIE NTC AWS N Coast TAS
18.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-6.9 : 24.0 GINGIN AERO Lower West & Perth WA
-6.5 : 22.9 PERTH METRO Lower West & Perth WA
-6.3 : 24.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West & Perth WA
-6.0 : 24.4 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.9 : 22.9 COLLIE EAST Lower West & Perth WA

1.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.6 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
3.8 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS

-8.0 : 15.2 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-7.8 : 11.6 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-7.4 : 10.9 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-6.7 : 13.9 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
-6.5 : 9.0 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley 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.
114.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
57.0 ELIZABETH DOWNS Northern Rivers NT
51.6 UPPER ADELAIDE RIVER Northern Rivers NT
48.6 CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU Northern Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
Northern Rivers
57.0 ELIZABETH DOWNS
51.6 UPPER ADELAIDE RIVER
48.6 CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
49.0 MT JUKES

ISLANDS
Islands
114.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

13.2 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
13.1 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
12.7 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
12.5 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
12.3 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA

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12.3 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
12.1 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.1 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
1.2 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
0.0 WALKAMIN RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD

1257 (52.4) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1241 (51.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1146 (47.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1112 (46.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West & Perth WA
1031 (43.0) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West & Perth WA
1007 (42.0) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
958 (39.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
954 (39.8) CATO ISLAND Islands ISL
932 (38.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
892 (37.2) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
885 (36.9) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
867 (36.1) OCEAN REEF Lower West & Perth WA
814 (33.9) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
813 (33.9) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
802 (33.4) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
797 (33.2) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
775 (32.3) COLPOYS POINT Lower West & Perth WA
771 (32.1) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
765 (31.9) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
755 (31.5) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
746 (31.1) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
745 (31.0) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
720 (30.0) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West & Perth WA
714 (29.8) INNER DOLPHIN PYLON Lower West & Perth WA
699 (29.1) INNER RECIPROCAL MARKER Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
695 (29.0) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
682 (28.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West & Perth WA
675 (28.1) LANCELIN (DEFENCE) Lower West & Perth WA
673 (28.0) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West & Perth WA
673 (28.0) FREDERICK REEF Islands ISL
670 (27.9) BANANA BANK NORTH BEACON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
669 (27.9) SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
667 (27.8) GANNET CAY Islands ISL
658 (27.4) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
656 (27.3) NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
650 (27.1) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West & Perth WA
640 (26.7) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
637 (26.5) BUSSELTON JETTY Lower West & Perth WA
629 (26.2) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West & Perth WA
627 (26.1) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
623 (26.0) MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
617 (25.7) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
615 (25.6) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
608 (25.3) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
606 (25.3) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
606 (25.3) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
89/01 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
78/15 CUMMINS AERO W Agricultural SA
72/07 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
72/00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
68/15 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
68/19 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West & Perth WA

High realtime reports for Wednesday 25 DEC 2024
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
N Kimberley
TROUGHTON ISLAND
10.4mm in 30 min to 04:00 20.8mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 04:00 10.4mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 04:30 14.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h
TRUSCOTT
10.2mm in 1 hr to 02:30 10.2mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 03:00 16.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h
W Kimberley
CAPE LEVEQUE AIRPORT
18.2mm in 28 min to 20:00 39.0mm/h
18.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 18.2mm/h
18.6mm in 1 hr to 20:30 18.6mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
Northern Rivers
DUM IN MIRRIE AIRSTRIP
10.2mm in 1 hr to 03:30 10.2mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 04:00 11.2mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h
WARRUWI AIRPORT
11.0mm in 1 hr to 02:00 11.0mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 02:30 10.8mm/h
DOUGLAS RIVER RESEARCH FARM
28.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 9.3mm/h
MOUNT BUNDEY SOUTH (DEFENCE)
13.0mm in 1 hr to 03:00 13.0mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.7mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
SCHERGER RAAF
16.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 16.8mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 15.4mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.7mm/h
Gulf Country
KOWANYAMA AIRPORT
5.6mm in 12 min to 16:12 28.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 10.2mm/h
Central Highlands
CLERMONT AIRPORT
10.8mm in 26 min to 18:00 24.9mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 14.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 13.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
POINT FAWCETT
12.4mm in 30 min to 05:30 24.8mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 05:30 14.2mm/h
10.8mm in 30 min to 06:00 21.6mm/h
23.2mm in 1 hr to 06:00 23.2mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 8.3mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 06:30 13.8mm/h
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
8.2mm in 24 min to 02:00 20.5mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 02:00 10.0mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 02:30 10.4mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 03:00 10.0mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.7mm/h
9.2mm in 16 min to 04:00 34.5mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 04:00 11.4mm/h
15.2mm in 30 min to 04:30 30.4mm/h
26.6mm in 1 hr to 04:30 26.6mm/h
20.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 20.0mm/h
6.6mm in 13 min to 05:30 30.5mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 05:30 12.6mm/h
7.0mm in 11 min to 05:41 38.2mm/h
19.0mm in 1 hr to 06:00 19.0mm/h
50.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 16.7mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 06:30 12.6mm/h
12.0mm in 28 min to 19:28 25.7mm/h
19.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 19.8mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 19.2mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.0mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 23:30 12.2mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 72(340/ 65 ) at 00:00