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Data is as received at 13:04EST, 13/08/2025.

Observations and extremes for Tuesday 12 AUG 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 24.8 +3.6 5.0 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 313 (13.0) 35/23
PERTH AIRPORT 23.7 +5.1 7.0 -1.1 4.2 0.0 1.2 10.1 269 (11.2) 34/12
PERTH METRO 24.1 +4.9 5.3 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 88 ( 3.7) 24/12
BUSSELTON AERO 18.3 +1.0 11.6 +4.3 -- 8.0 -- -- 333 (13.9) 48/17
BUNBURY 19.8 +2.1 11.1 +3.4 -- 0.6 -- -- 184 ( 7.7) 26/09
MANDURAH 20.1 +2.0 13.3 +2.2 -- 0.6 -- -- 303 (12.6) 22/05
ALBANY AIRPORT 19.9 +2.7 9.9 +2.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 316 (13.2) 34/10
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 22.5 +3.7 7.0 +1.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 151 ( 6.3) 28/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.5 -1.0 16.6 -3.8 15.2 0.0 7.4 11.0 225 ( 9.4) 30/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 23.3 +0.4 3.1 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 219 ( 9.1) 43/12
WHYALLA AERO 16.0 -2.6 12.0 +6.0 -- 1.0 -- -- 415 (17.3) 39/10
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 15.9 -0.5 12.0 +5.3 -- 3.0 -- -- 303 (12.6) 39/13
ADELAIDE AIRPORT 14.7 -1.3 12.4 +4.7 10.6 4.0 2.4 8.2 342 (14.3) 31/09
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 16.0 -0.5 9.4 +2.6 -- 1.0 -- -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.2 +1.0 10.5 +4.9 -- 2.6 -- -- 489 (20.4) 39/01
CAIRNS AERO 27.0 +0.3 18.9 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 515 (21.5) 41/20
TOWNSVILLE AERO 25.9 -0.2 18.9 +4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 460 (19.2) 43/15
MACKAY AERO 23.6 -0.3 16.4 +4.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 612 (25.5) 43/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.2 -0.8 13.2 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 339 (14.1) 30/12
BUNDABERG AERO 22.8 -0.8 11.4 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 397 (16.5) 37/12
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 23.4 -0.8 12.8 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 366 (15.3) 35/10
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 20.0 -2.9 10.6 0.0 -- 0.4 -- -- 323 (13.5) 34/13
COOLANGATTA 21.2 -0.6 12.2 +1.7 -- 2.4 -- -- 366 (15.3) 34/13
BRISBANE AERO 20.5 -1.6 10.3 +0.3 8.2 0.0 3.8 9.6 344 (14.3) 28/07
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 20.2 -2.2 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 35/09
BRISBANE 22.7 -0.8 10.4 -0.6 -- 0.6 -- -- 125 ( 5.2) 22/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.6 -1.3 7.4 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 459 (19.1) 30/20
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 18.0 -0.7 3.1 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 300 (12.5) 21/00
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 18.4 -2.9 7.4 -1.4 -- 2.2 -- -- 333 (13.9) 28/11
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.1 -0.7 7.1 +0.2 -- 0.8 -- -- 159 ( 6.6) 26/13
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 18.2 -1.4 2.0 -2.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 69 ( 2.9) 17/10
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 13.3 +1.9 -2.0 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 127 ( 5.3) 21/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 16.5 -2.0 7.6 -0.8 5.3 5.4 1.4 9.5 345 (14.4) 30/13
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 18.8 -0.6 4.9 0.0 -- 4.0 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 21/09
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 17.3 -1.7 5.6 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 233 ( 9.7) 26/15
CANBERRA AIRPORT 14.9 +0.7 -4.3 -5.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 165 ( 6.9) 21/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.8 +2.2 1.4 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 156 ( 6.5) 26/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 17.3 +2.3 0.6 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 74 ( 3.1) 21/10
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.5 -0.9 11.9 +6.6 -- 2.4 -- -- 267 (11.1) 28/06
BENDIGO AIRPORT 10.8 -3.5 3.7 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 251 (10.5) 17/11
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 13.5 -1.5 1.8 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 146 ( 6.1) 28/11
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 16.4 +1.5 3.0 -1.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 213 ( 8.9) 13/12
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 13.7 -0.9 4.6 -1.4 1.0 0.0 3.4 0.7 480 (20.0) 57/09
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 14.9 -0.8 6.7 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 211 ( 8.8) 41/11
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 14.9 -0.6 5.7 -1.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 155 ( 6.5) 21/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.2 -1.3 6.8 +3.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 508 (21.2) 41/09
WYNYARD AIRPORT 13.9 +0.6 10.7 +6.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 537 (22.4) 39/03
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 14.4 +1.2 5.6 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 374 (15.6) 31/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.4 +1.5 4.1 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 53 ( 2.2) 35/13
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 16.2 +3.1 5.9 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 440 (18.3) 43/09
Max
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Min
° C
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° 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 12 AUG 2025
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

36.7 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
36.1 YAMPI SOUND (DEFENCE) W Kimberley WA
35.5 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
34.8 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
34.5 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA

+7.2 : 30.4 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+6.1 : 28.7 KALBARRI Central West WA
+5.6 : 36.7 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
+5.5 : 21.3 DWELLINGUP Lower West & Perth WA
+5.3 : 29.5 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA

26.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
24.6 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.5 TORRES STRAIT NTC AWS Islands ISL
24.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+8.2 : 12.6 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) NE Agricultural SA
+8.1 : 12.6 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
+7.9 : 12.4 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
+7.7 : 11.8 YUNTA AIRSTRIP NE Agricultural SA
+7.6 : 17.7 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD

Coldest for Tuesday 12 AUG 2025
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

0.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
4.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-4.1 : 11.6 CHARLTON Lower North VIC
-4.1 : 9.9 MARYBOROUGH N Central VIC
-3.5 : 13.3 SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
-3.5 : 10.8 BENDIGO AIRPORT Upper North VIC
-3.3 : 10.0 CASTLEMAINE PRISON N Central VIC

-8.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.8 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.3 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.0 DINNER PLAIN (MT HOTHAM AP)_ Upper NE VIC

-7.0 : -1.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-5.8 : 11.1 MURGANELLA AIRSTRIP Northern Rivers NT
-5.7 : -1.2 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
-5.5 : -4.3 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.2 : 14.1 JABIRU AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
-5.2 : 9.5 BULMAN Northern Rivers NT

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.
21.6 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN N Coast--Herbert QLD
20.0 LAKE GEORGE (MAHARISHI VEDIC COLLEGE) Lower SE SA
17.0 MARCO STREET ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
16.0 CRONULLA SOUTH BOWLING CLUB Sydney--east NSW
15.0 JEPARIT Wimmera N VIC

11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
10.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
9.6 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
9.5 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
8.2 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

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9.5 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
8.2 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
7.0 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
0.7 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.1 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

1239 (51.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1056 (44.0) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1011 (42.1) FREDERICK REEF Islands ISL
974 (40.6) KENNAOOK/CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
966 (40.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
966 (40.3) CREAL REEF Islands ISL
949 (39.5) MARION REEF Islands ISL
924 (38.5) FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL
919 (38.3) GANNET CAY Islands ISL
914 (38.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
861 (35.9) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
851 (35.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
848 (35.3) CATO ISLAND Islands ISL
806 (33.6) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
794 (33.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
788 (32.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
765 (31.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West & Perth WA
765 (31.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
736 (30.7) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
728 (30.3) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
715 (29.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
712 (29.7) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
680 (28.3) MCCLUER ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
668 (27.8) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
659 (27.5) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
655 (27.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
655 (27.3) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
650 (27.1) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
643 (26.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
612 (25.5) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
612 (25.5) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
610 (25.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
604 (25.2) BOWEN AIRPORT AWS Central Coast E QLD
604 (25.2) WATTAMOLLA AWS Sydney--east NSW
87/06 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
70/07 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
68/03 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
63/00 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
63/08 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
63/09 CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
63/11 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL

High realtime reports for Tuesday 12 AUG 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
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
11.4mm in 1 hr to 08:30 11.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h

TASMANIA
W Coast
MOUNT READ : 82( 20/ 63 ) at 00:00