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Observations and extremes for Friday 15 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 18.1 -3.1 4.9 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 392 (16.3) 35/13
PERTH AIRPORT 18.5 -0.1 2.2 -5.9 0.4 0.0 2.6 10.0 361 (15.0) 30/07
PERTH METRO 17.6 -1.6 2.6 -5.9 -- 0.6 -- -- 181 ( 7.5) 21/12
BUSSELTON AERO 15.4 -1.9 3.8 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 292 (12.2) 28/14
BUNBURY 15.6 -2.1 3.3 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 182 ( 7.6) 17/13
MANDURAH 17.4 -0.7 6.9 -4.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 261 (10.9) 21/15
ALBANY AIRPORT 16.4 -0.8 5.7 -2.0 -- 0.4 -- -- 472 (19.7) 37/16
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 16.7 -2.1 2.0 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 426 (17.8) 24/09
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.1 +1.6 19.7 -0.7 18.5 0.0 7.8 10.9 301 (12.5) 34/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 25.7 +2.8 4.0 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 230 ( 9.6) 41/13
WHYALLA AERO 18.5 -0.1 11.2 +5.2 -- 0.8 -- -- 572 (23.8) 52/12
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 15.5 -0.9 11.9 +5.2 -- 1.6 -- -- 489 (20.4) 50/12
ADELAIDE AIRPORT 14.9 -1.1 13.0 +5.3 11.1 1.0 4.4 6.9 582 (24.3) 59/17
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 15.5 -1.0 8.4 +1.6 -- 4.0 -- -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.5 +0.3 8.8 +3.2 -- 2.2 -- -- 619 (25.8) 61/01
CAIRNS AERO 27.5 +0.8 15.9 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 555 (23.1) 48/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 25.7 -0.4 11.0 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 255 (10.6) 34/14
MACKAY AERO 22.5 -1.4 8.7 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 338 (14.1) 34/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.4 -0.6 9.3 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 179 ( 7.5) 21/14
BUNDABERG AERO 22.6 -1.0 8.9 -2.0 -- 2.2 -- -- 292 (12.2) 28/09
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 22.6 -1.6 9.7 -3.1 -- 4.0 -- -- 189 ( 7.9) 22/10
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 21.3 -1.6 9.5 -1.1 -- 4.4 -- -- 296 (12.3) 31/10
COOLANGATTA 22.2 +0.4 12.9 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 408 (17.0) 37/09
BRISBANE AERO 21.2 -0.9 10.4 +0.4 8.4 0.0 4.0 10.0 339 (14.1) 31/08
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 21.0 -1.4 10.5 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 377 (15.7) 37/13
BRISBANE 22.4 -1.1 10.9 -0.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 131 ( 5.5) 21/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.1 -0.8 5.5 -2.2 -- 0.8 -- -- 292 (12.2) 26/11
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 18.5 -0.2 1.7 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 328 (13.7) 24/15
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 18.9 -2.4 11.1 +2.3 -- 5.8 -- -- 428 (17.8) 34/09
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.7 -0.1 9.6 +2.7 -- 9.0 -- -- 236 ( 9.8) 22/12
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 18.5 -1.1 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 24/15
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 13.4 +2.0 -0.7 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 230 ( 9.6) 31/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.8 +1.3 10.1 +1.7 9.2 14.8 0.8 8.1 436 (18.2) 28/13
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 20.1 +0.7 7.3 +2.4 -- 2.6 -- -- 212 ( 8.8) 24/15
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 20.1 +1.1 7.9 +1.2 -- 0.4 -- -- 243 (10.1) 30/12
CANBERRA AIRPORT 15.3 +1.1 -2.9 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 211 ( 8.8) 41/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.7 +2.1 2.1 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 176 ( 7.3) 28/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.3 +1.3 2.3 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 124 ( 5.2) 31/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.6 -0.8 8.6 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 271 (11.3) 39/08
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.8 -1.5 3.5 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 175 ( 7.3) 37/13
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 16.4 +1.4 4.4 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 226 ( 9.4) 37/12
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 15.3 +0.4 0.6 -3.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 141 ( 5.9) 41/19
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 14.1 -0.5 7.0 +1.0 4.7 0.0 4.8 0.4 627 (26.1) 76/08
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 14.7 -1.0 8.8 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 353 (14.7) 50/07
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 14.8 -0.7 8.6 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 280 (11.7) 50/08
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.4 -0.1 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 55/10
WYNYARD AIRPORT 13.7 +0.4 7.9 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 245 (10.2) 65/12
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 14.2 +1.0 7.7 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 379 (15.8) 76/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.8 +0.9 5.7 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 319 (13.3) 61/11
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 17.0 +3.9 10.5 +5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 535 (22.3) 70/14
Max
° C
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° C
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 Friday 15 AUG 2025
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

35.0 YAMPI SOUND (DEFENCE) W Kimberley WA
34.3 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
34.2 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
34.1 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP Northern Rivers NT
34.0 MIDDLE POINT Northern Rivers NT
34.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
34.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA

+6.1 : 33.6 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+6.0 : 32.6 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+4.9 : 31.3 THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
+4.8 : 30.1 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+4.2 : 17.7 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS

27.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
26.4 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.4 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.1 MCCLUER ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
23.9 TORRES STRAIT NTC AWS Islands ISL

+7.8 : 16.0 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+7.3 : 18.5 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
+6.8 : 11.9 KADINA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+6.6 : 12.8 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+6.3 : 20.1 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA

Coldest for Friday 15 AUG 2025
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

0.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.7 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-4.4 : 17.5 LEONORA AERO Goldfields WA
-4.0 : 17.2 FORREST Eucla WA
-3.7 : 14.6 DALWALLINU Central West WA
-3.7 : 14.3 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
-3.6 : 17.5 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA

-5.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.9 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.9 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.7 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.3 : 5.0 CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT COMPARISON Central Coast W QLD
-6.0 : -1.2 COLLIE EAST Lower West & Perth WA
-6.0 : -1.2 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.9 : 2.2 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
-5.9 : 2.6 PERTH METRO Lower West & Perth WA

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.
58.0 CRONULLA SOUTH BOWLING CLUB Sydney--east NSW
26.8 JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
18.2 SWANSEA (CATHERINE ST) Hunter Valley NSW
17.8 KENILWORTH TOWNSHIP Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
17.0 RANDWICK (RANDWICK ST) Sydney--east NSW

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
17.8 KENILWORTH TOWNSHIP

NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
18.2 SWANSEA (CATHERINE ST)
Sydney--east
58.0 CRONULLA SOUTH BOWLING CLUB
17.0 RANDWICK (RANDWICK ST)
Illawarra
26.8 JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS)

10.9 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
10.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
10.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
8.1 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
6.9 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

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10.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
8.1 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
6.9 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.4 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.2 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

1088 (45.3) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1002 (41.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
961 (40.0) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
952 (39.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
947 (39.5) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
931 (38.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
927 (38.6) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
897 (37.4) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
893 (37.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
869 (36.2) FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL
841 (35.0) KENNAOOK/CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
839 (35.0) ARLINGTON REEF Islands ISL
839 (35.0) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
833 (34.7) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
821 (34.2) SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND E Central VIC
811 (33.8) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
807 (33.6) MARION REEF Islands ISL
784 (32.7) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
782 (32.6) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
781 (32.5) MCCLUER ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
776 (32.3) GANNET CAY Islands ISL
761 (31.7) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
760 (31.7) COFFIN BAY (POINT AVOID) W Agricultural SA
760 (31.7) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
754 (31.4) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
749 (31.2) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
741 (30.9) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
740 (30.8) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
736 (30.7) CREAL REEF Islands ISL
733 (30.5) MOONTA (WARBURTO POINT) Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
727 (30.3) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
724 (30.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West & Perth WA
721 (30.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
719 (30.0) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
718 (29.9) FAWKNER BEACON E Central VIC
714 (29.8) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
713 (29.7) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
706 (29.4) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
704 (29.3) KADINA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
692 (28.8) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
690 (28.8) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
684 (28.5) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
673 (28.0) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
667 (27.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
665 (27.7) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
664 (27.7) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
662 (27.6) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
657 (27.4) PARNDANA CFS AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
654 (27.3) FORREST Eucla WA
654 (27.3) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
647 (27.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
643 (26.8) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
639 (26.6) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
637 (26.5) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
630 (26.3) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West & Perth WA
627 (26.1) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
626 (26.1) CULTANA (DEFENCE) W Agricultural SA
626 (26.1) FREDERICK REEF Islands ISL
623 (26.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West & Perth WA
623 (26.0) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
619 (25.8) MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
615 (25.6) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
613 (25.5) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
610 (25.4) INNER RECIPROCAL MARKER Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
610 (25.4) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
607 (25.3) CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
605 (25.2) MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
600 (25.0) WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
131/20 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
118/18 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
100/20 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
96/15 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
96/15 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
94/17 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
94/21 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
91/14 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS

High realtime reports for Friday 15 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.
None reported

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 95(250/ 85 ) at 16:42
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 78(330/ 63 ) at 13:30
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER : 76(330/ 67 ) at 16:00
MOUNT HOTHAM : 89(350/ 67 ) at 08:00
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 95(270/ 69 ) at 17:37
E Central
SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND : 80(360/ 67 ) at 09:00
FAWKNER BEACON : 80(360/ 63 ) at 09:30
TASMANIA
E Coast
MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 83(350/ 65 ) at 07:00
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 126(320/106 ) at 19:33
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 115(270/ 87 ) at 19:00
TASMAN ISLAND : 91(350/ 41 ) at 14:28
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 93(280/ 50 ) at 21:41
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 82(280/ 63 ) at 19:30
W Coast
LOW ROCKY POINT : 100(280/ 72 ) at 20:30
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 106(320/ 61 ) at 13:16
MOUNT READ : 96(300/ 41 ) at 15:36
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 96(300/ 78 ) at 16:00