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Data is as received at 13:04EST, 22/02/2025.

Observations and extremes for Friday 21 FEB 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 29.0 -- 18.0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 499 (20.8) 54/16
PERTH AIRPORT 27.7 -4.2 17.8 +0.2 14.9 0.0 6.2 8.5 393 (16.4) 50/18
PERTH METRO 26.2 -5.4 20.7 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 266 (11.1) 43/19
BUSSELTON AERO 26.2 -3.9 14.7 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 403 (16.8) 54/15
BUNBURY 25.8 -4.2 16.5 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 323 (13.5) 50/16
MANDURAH 25.5 -4.2 20.9 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 271 (11.3) 44/18
ALBANY AIRPORT 25.3 -- 16.6 -- -- 0.2 -- -- 425 (17.7) 55/13
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 37.7 +5.6 21.7 +3.8 -- 4.4 -- -- 274 (11.4) 48/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.6 +2.1 26.4 +1.6 26.0 0.0 7.8 7.5 261 (10.9) 44/18
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 38.4 +3.2 14.7 -6.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 332 (13.8) 39/13
WHYALLA AERO 33.7 +4.1 12.3 -5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 400 (16.7) 31/14
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 33.2 +3.7 13.1 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 357 (14.9) 35/14
ADELAIDE AIRPORT 30.5 +2.4 13.0 -3.2 8.7 0.0 8.0 12.3 335 (14.0) 31/17
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 30.3 +6.1 8.0 -6.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 31.1 +5.8 7.5 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 471 (19.6) 37/16
CAIRNS AERO 33.5 +2.2 25.3 +1.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 569 (23.7) 48/16
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.5 +1.3 23.5 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 355 (14.8) 52/17
MACKAY AERO 29.1 -1.1 24.2 +0.9 -- 0.6 -- -- 679 (28.3) 68/18
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.7 -0.7 20.7 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 367 (15.3) 48/15
BUNDABERG AERO 31.1 +0.9 20.7 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 510 (21.3) 57/13
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 31.6 +0.9 23.0 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 486 (20.3) 59/15
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 29.2 -1.0 21.9 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 396 (16.5) 50/12
COOLANGATTA 29.3 +0.9 20.8 -0.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 414 (17.3) 43/09
BRISBANE AERO 28.9 -0.2 20.6 -0.6 19.4 0.0 10.6 11.8 366 (15.3) 46/12
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 28.6 -0.3 23.0 +1.7 -- 1.0 -- -- 603 (25.1) 65/15
BRISBANE 29.4 -0.8 19.6 -1.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 151 ( 6.3) 35/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 26.3 -1.3 17.0 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 719 (30.0) 63/08
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 33.1 +1.3 15.9 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 448 (18.7) 39/18
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 27.7 -- 18.0 -- -- 3.0 -- -- 250 (10.4) 30/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 25.1 -2.6 18.6 +0.5 -- 5.4 -- -- 472 (19.7) 26/00
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 24.9 -4.6 19.3 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 305 (12.7) 30/17
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 25.2 -0.8 10.7 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 369 (15.4) 35/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.7 -2.8 18.6 -0.5 17.4 0.0 6.2 1.1 647 (27.0) 35/06
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 28.9 0.0 17.2 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 235 ( 9.8) 34/16
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 26.0 -0.3 12.2 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 213 ( 8.9) 34/15
CANBERRA AIRPORT 27.7 -0.9 7.2 -6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 273 (11.4) --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 30.8 -0.2 16.6 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 379 (15.8) 43/08
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 32.0 +0.7 13.4 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 28/16
MILDURA AIRPORT 35.1 +3.3 13.2 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 333 (13.9) 24/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 31.8 +2.2 11.8 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 495 (20.6) 35/02
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 33.1 +2.1 10.5 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 368 (15.3) 37/15
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 28.7 +2.0 6.7 -6.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 194 ( 8.1) 35/18
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 33.2 +6.6 8.8 -5.4 5.3 0.0 6.6 11.8 454 (18.9) 43/11
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 32.4 -- 10.8 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 26/17
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 25.7 -- 11.3 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 239 (10.0) 30/19
BALLARAT AERODROME 29.9 +4.8 10.2 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 724 (30.2) 55/00
WYNYARD AIRPORT 20.3 -1.4 5.6 -5.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 344 (14.3) 34/09
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 20.3 -1.4 10.2 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 480 (20.0) 24/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 23.0 -1.5 8.8 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 205 ( 8.5) 34/15
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 22.2 +0.5 7.8 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 242 (10.1) 31/14
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 21 FEB 2025
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

44.0 CARNEGIE Interior WA
43.6 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
43.2 EYRE Eucla WA
43.1 KARIJINI NORTH W Pilbara WA
43.1 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA

+16.6 : 43.2 EYRE Eucla WA
+14.8 : 40.6 EUCLA Eucla WA
+14.0 : 39.0 RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
+13.8 : 41.6 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+9.3 : 37.6 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

29.9 KARIJINI NORTH W Pilbara WA
29.5 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
29.5 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
29.1 CENTRE ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
29.1 LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA

+7.9 : 28.8 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
+6.5 : 28.8 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+5.6 : 28.5 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+5.3 : 28.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

Coldest for Friday 21 FEB 2025
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

15.3 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
17.2 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
17.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
17.6 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS

-7.3 : 27.5 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West & Perth WA
-6.7 : 26.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West & Perth WA
-6.6 : 23.9 BICKLEY Lower West & Perth WA
-6.2 : 26.9 GINGIN AERO Lower West & Perth WA
-5.8 : 24.9 COLLIE EAST Lower West & Perth WA

-2.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-0.3 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
0.5 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.4 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
1.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-9.2 : 4.0 POUND CREEK W Gippsland VIC
-9.0 : 4.3 YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
-8.5 : 1.4 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-8.3 : 2.3 OMEO Upper NE VIC
-8.2 : 3.8 COLDSTREAM E Central 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.
70.0 CABBAGE TREE MOUNTAIN MidNorth Coast S NSW
59.0 DUNGOG - MAIN CREEK (YERANDA) Hunter Valley NSW
58.0 WOOTTON MidNorth Coast S NSW
46.8 MURGANELLA AIRSTRIP Northern Rivers NT
43.0 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
Northern Rivers
46.8 MURGANELLA AIRSTRIP

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
43.0 SCHERGER RAAF

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
70.0 CABBAGE TREE MOUNTAIN
58.0 WOOTTON
Hunter Valley
59.0 DUNGOG - MAIN CREEK (YERANDA)

12.3 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.8 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
11.8 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
11.0 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
10.6 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

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10.2 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
8.5 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
7.5 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
1.1 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

1076 (44.8) GANNET CAY Islands ISL
1075 (44.8) FREDERICK REEF Islands ISL
1031 (43.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1006 (41.9) CREAL REEF Islands ISL
1005 (41.9) CATO ISLAND Islands ISL
972 (40.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
951 (39.6) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
899 (37.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
898 (37.4) WATTAMOLLA AWS Sydney--east NSW
891 (37.1) HOLMES REEF Islands ISL
883 (36.8) ARLINGTON REEF Islands ISL
866 (36.1) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
858 (35.8) FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL
833 (34.7) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
822 (34.3) MARION REEF Islands ISL
815 (34.0) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
808 (33.7) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
793 (33.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
785 (32.7) HAY POINT Central Coast E QLD
731 (30.5) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
731 (30.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
724 (30.2) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
720 (30.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West & Perth WA
719 (30.0) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
707 (29.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
702 (29.3) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
698 (29.1) PUCKAPUNYAL WEST (DEFENCE) N Central VIC
688 (28.7) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
686 (28.6) SELLICKS HILL (MOUNT TERRIBLE RADAR) Adelaide/Lofty SA
683 (28.5) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
679 (28.3) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
676 (28.2) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
672 (28.0) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
671 (28.0) BOUGAINVILLE REEF Islands ISL
667 (27.8) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
665 (27.7) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
664 (27.7) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
659 (27.5) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
647 (27.0) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
637 (26.5) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
635 (26.5) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
634 (26.4) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
630 (26.3) INNER RECIPROCAL MARKER Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
626 (26.1) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
620 (25.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
617 (25.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
608 (25.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West & Perth WA
603 (25.1) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
603 (25.1) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
85/17 LEONORA AERO Goldfields WA
85/12 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
85/22 ARLINGTON REEF Islands ISL
80/19 RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
80/18 CREAL REEF Islands ISL

High realtime reports for Friday 21 FEB 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
DARWIN AIRPORT
7.2mm in 10 min to 18:54 43.2mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 13.2mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 14.6mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.7mm/h
MIDDLE POINT
27.8mm in 30 min to 18:30 55.6mm/h
27.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 27.8mm/h
9.6mm in 27 min to 18:57 21.3mm/h
37.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 37.4mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 11.2mm/h
40.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 13.3mm/h
JABIRU AIRPORT
5.4mm in 12 min to 15:23 27.0mm/h
18.0mm in 24 min to 18:30 45.0mm/h
21.6mm in 1 hr to 18:30 21.6mm/h
24.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 24.2mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.0mm/h
BATCHELOR AIRPORT
10.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.2mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 10.2mm/h
MURGANELLA AIRSTRIP
14.8mm in 15 min to 13:00 59.2mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 13:00 14.8mm/h
24.6mm in 30 min to 13:30 49.2mm/h
39.4mm in 1 hr to 13:30 39.4mm/h
26.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 26.0mm/h
42.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 14.0mm/h
OENPELLI AIRPORT
8.6mm in 20 min to 15:00 25.8mm/h
BRADSHAW - ANGALLARI VALLEY (DEFENCE)
26.6mm in 30 min to 21:30 53.2mm/h
27.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 27.0mm/h
26.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 26.6mm/h
BRADSHAW
7.4mm in 15 min to 19:00 29.6mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 19:30 13.4mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
BRADSHAW - KOOLENDONG VALLEY (DEFENCE)
12.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 12.6mm/h
MOUNT BUNDEY NORTH (DEFENCE)
29.8mm in 30 min to 18:30 59.6mm/h
31.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 31.0mm/h
30.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 30.0mm/h
30.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 10.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT
5.8mm in 14 min to 15:30 24.9mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast N
KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS
10.0mm in 30 min to 14:00 20.0mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 14.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 14:30 10.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
WILLIS ISLAND
1.6mm in 1 min to 22:37 96.0mm/h
12.0mm in 23 min to 23:00 31.3mm/h
21.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 21.0mm/h
25.6mm in 1 hr to 23:30 25.6mm/h
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
9.4mm in 28 min to 11:00 20.1mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 11:00 11.8mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 11:30 12.2mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Goldfields
LEONORA AERO : 85(260/ 63 ) at 17:36
QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT : 85(110/ 76 ) at 12:05
Brisbane/SE Coast
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 72(130/ 69 ) at 01:17
ISLANDS
Islands
CREAL REEF : 80(130/ 65 ) at 19:00