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Data is as received at 13:04EST, 27/02/2025.

Observations and extremes for Wednesday 26 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 35.4 -- 18.9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 524 (21.8) 50/16
PERTH AIRPORT 34.2 +2.3 19.9 +2.3 18.6 0.0 7.2 5.9 449 (18.7) 35/07
PERTH METRO 33.0 +1.4 19.3 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 272 (11.3) 34/21
BUSSELTON AERO 28.8 -1.3 16.6 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 401 (16.7) 35/19
BUNBURY 27.9 -2.1 17.8 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 311 (13.0) 31/20
MANDURAH 31.0 +1.3 21.3 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 304 (12.7) 35/13
ALBANY AIRPORT 24.1 -- 16.7 -- -- 0.4 -- -- 369 (15.4) 28/14
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 37.4 +5.3 22.6 +4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 393 (16.4) 44/00
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.5 +3.0 24.6 -0.2 24.2 9.8 4.4 11.6 187 ( 7.8) 74/19
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 41.1 +5.9 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 52/12
WHYALLA AERO 30.3 +0.7 14.7 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 314 (13.1) 57/16
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 33.4 +3.9 14.7 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 236 ( 9.8) 34/14
ADELAIDE AIRPORT 27.3 -0.8 16.4 +0.2 11.9 0.0 8.6 11.9 259 (10.8) 39/18
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 28.7 +4.5 11.4 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 26.8 +1.5 11.8 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 271 (11.3) 41/10
CAIRNS AERO 31.5 +0.2 24.2 +0.4 -- 1.4 -- -- 547 (22.8) 50/16
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.8 +1.6 22.6 -1.5 -- 23.4 -- -- 295 (12.3) 37/12
MACKAY AERO 29.5 -0.7 21.7 -1.6 -- 1.0 -- -- 693 (28.9) 61/21
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 32.9 +1.5 21.0 -1.2 -- 1.8 -- -- 350 (14.6) 41/10
BUNDABERG AERO 31.8 +1.6 20.5 -1.0 -- 0.8 -- -- 466 (19.4) 50/11
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 32.6 +1.9 23.3 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 484 (20.2) 48/08
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 29.6 -0.6 22.6 +0.5 -- 1.4 -- -- 395 (16.5) 48/12
COOLANGATTA 29.6 +1.2 21.4 +0.5 -- 2.0 -- -- 466 (19.4) 43/12
BRISBANE AERO 29.6 +0.5 21.3 +0.1 19.7 0.8 9.2 11.7 392 (16.3) 37/10
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 28.7 -0.2 23.3 +2.0 -- 0.4 -- -- 644 (26.8) 44/06
BRISBANE 30.7 +0.5 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 31/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 28.2 +0.6 17.2 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 630 (26.3) 54/09
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 35.1 +3.3 18.0 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 384 (16.0) 30/14
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 28.0 -- 19.7 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 204 ( 8.5) 28/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 27.7 0.0 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 30/16
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 31.3 +1.8 19.1 +2.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 211 ( 8.8) 30/17
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 29.2 +3.2 13.9 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 354 (14.8) 30/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 29.2 +2.7 19.2 +0.1 17.1 0.0 2.6 10.2 422 (17.6) 46/17
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 31.8 +2.9 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 43/14
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 27.0 +0.7 16.9 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 168 ( 7.0) 37/14
CANBERRA AIRPORT 32.9 +4.3 15.4 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 308 (12.8) 34/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 35.6 +4.6 18.2 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 464 (19.3) 41/01
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 36.4 +5.1 15.1 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 156 ( 6.5) 37/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 39.4 +7.6 15.5 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 114 ( 4.8) 37/17
BENDIGO AIRPORT 36.2 +6.6 16.5 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 284 (11.8) 39/16
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 35.6 +4.6 16.8 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 218 ( 9.1) 35/14
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 35.7 +9.0 11.6 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 307 (12.8) 55/18
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 36.6 +10.0 13.5 -0.7 10.4 0.0 6.8 9.7 368 (15.3) 61/09
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 35.2 -- 15.5 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 194 ( 8.1) 39/17
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 35.0 -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 41/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 33.9 +8.8 13.2 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 339 (14.1) 41/14
WYNYARD AIRPORT 22.1 +0.4 11.2 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 307 (12.8) 35/09
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 21.4 -0.3 11.3 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 311 (13.0) 28/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 26.6 +2.1 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 34/17
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 29.5 +7.8 13.8 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 422 (17.6) 46/05
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 26 FEB 2025
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

44.6 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
44.2 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
44.0 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
43.9 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
43.8 SMITHVILLE AWS Far Northwest NSW

+11.5 : 36.3 YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
+11.5 : 37.1 LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
+11.2 : 37.1 ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
+10.2 : 36.8 SCORESBY RESEARCH INSTITUTE E Central VIC
+10.2 : 36.4 AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC

30.2 THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
30.1 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
29.9 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
29.8 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
29.7 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
29.7 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA

+7.0 : 26.9 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
+6.3 : 28.6 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+6.2 : 27.9 LEONORA AERO Goldfields WA
+6.2 : 29.5 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+6.0 : 28.8 TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
+6.0 : 26.2 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW

Coldest for Wednesday 26 FEB 2025
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

18.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
18.8 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
18.9 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
19.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
19.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-2.7 : 27.0 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-2.5 : 29.4 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
-2.2 : 24.0 ESPERANCE Lower West & Perth WA

3.6 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
5.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
5.9 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
6.2 STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
7.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-5.2 : 13.9 MONTO TOWNSHIP Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-5.0 : 10.4 CUMMINS AERO W Agricultural SA
-4.7 : 6.2 STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
-4.1 : 11.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

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 MORETON TELEGRAPH STATION N Peninsula QLD
44.4 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
33.2 GOVE AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
31.0 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
Northern Rivers
44.4 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT
33.2 GOVE AIRPORT
33.0 GOVE AIRPORT

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
70.0 MORETON TELEGRAPH STATION
Gulf Country
31.0 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT

11.9 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.7 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
11.6 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
10.3 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
10.2 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

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10.1 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
9.7 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
7.4 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
5.9 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA

1368 (57.0) FREDERICK REEF Islands ISL
1267 (52.8) MARION REEF Islands ISL
1230 (51.3) CATO ISLAND Islands ISL
1210 (50.4) GANNET CAY Islands ISL
1175 (49.0) CREAL REEF Islands ISL
1147 (47.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1110 (46.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1095 (45.6) FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL
1084 (45.2) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
942 (39.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
933 (38.9) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
859 (35.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
849 (35.4) HAY POINT Central Coast E QLD
819 (34.1) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
702 (29.3) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
693 (28.9) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
684 (28.5) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
667 (27.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West & Perth WA
660 (27.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
653 (27.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
644 (26.8) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
630 (26.3) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
630 (26.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
620 (25.8) BOWEN AIRPORT AWS Central Coast E QLD
603 (25.1) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
600 (25.0) LUCINDA POINT N Coast--Herbert QLD
107/20 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
87/11 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
85/15 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
85/21 FREDERICK REEF Islands ISL
83/02 CATO ISLAND Islands ISL
83/07 CREAL REEF Islands ISL

High realtime reports for Wednesday 26 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Kimberley
DERBY AERO
16.8mm in 1 hr to 00:00 16.8mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h
17.8mm in 1 hr to 00:30 17.8mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
Northern Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
8.4mm in 9 min to 20:00 56.0mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 14.6mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 20:30 15.8mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h
MCCLUER ISLAND
11.8mm in 22 min to 19:22 32.2mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 19:30 12.4mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 12.6mm/h
MILINGIMBI AIRPORT
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h
MANINGRIDA AIRPORT
6.4mm in 7 min to 18:00 54.9mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 18.4mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.0mm/h
GOVE AIRPORT
19.8mm in 28 min to 02:00 42.4mm/h
22.0mm in 1 hr to 02:00 22.0mm/h
1.6mm in 1 min to 02:01 96.0mm/h
5.8mm in 14 min to 02:15 24.9mm/h
28.6mm in 1 hr to 02:30 28.6mm/h
31.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 10.3mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT : 76(130/ 69 ) at 01:24
TASMANIA
Southeast
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 87(310/ 67 ) at 11:15
ISLANDS
Islands
CATO ISLAND : 83(110/ 63 ) at 02:13
FREDERICK REEF : 83(130/ 63 ) at 20:32
ADELE ISLAND : 106(120/ 85 ) at 20:00
CREAL REEF : 83(130/ 65 ) at 14:14