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Data is as received at 13:04EST, 19/08/2025.

Observations and extremes for Monday 18 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 25.1 +3.9 11.3 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 365 (15.2) 24/06
PERTH AIRPORT 23.2 +4.6 12.6 +4.5 8.2 0.0 3.8 8.3 466 (19.4) 41/12
PERTH METRO 22.4 +3.2 10.3 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 219 ( 9.1) 39/12
BUSSELTON AERO 19.8 +2.5 10.7 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 291 (12.1) 35/12
BUNBURY 20.2 +2.5 9.8 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 209 ( 8.7) 31/12
MANDURAH 19.6 +1.5 13.1 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 257 (10.7) 31/09
ALBANY AIRPORT 20.7 +3.5 9.6 +1.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 377 (15.7) 39/13
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT -- -- 11.6 +5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 374 (15.6) --
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.7 +0.2 17.9 -2.5 17.9 0.0 8.6 11.0 312 (13.0) 46/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 19.3 -3.6 1.4 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 277 (11.5) 39/10
WHYALLA AERO 14.3 -4.3 7.9 +1.9 -- 4.8 -- -- 434 (18.1) 37/04
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 16.5 +0.1 0.7 -6.0 -- 1.0 -- -- 273 (11.4) 37/10
ADELAIDE AIRPORT 16.1 +0.1 5.6 -2.1 1.3 0.2 3.2 10.2 345 (14.4) 39/10
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 14.5 -2.0 6.4 -0.4 -- 2.2 -- -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.4 -0.8 2.0 -3.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 166 ( 6.9) 30/09
CAIRNS AERO 28.6 +1.9 13.5 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 246 (10.3) 35/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.4 +2.3 12.3 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 227 ( 9.5) 34/15
MACKAY AERO 23.6 -0.3 10.5 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 31/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.5 -0.5 10.3 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 28/07
BUNDABERG AERO 23.1 -0.5 8.4 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 264 (11.0) 26/15
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 23.4 -0.8 10.8 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 208 ( 8.7) 31/15
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 22.2 -0.7 7.9 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 247 (10.3) 26/08
COOLANGATTA 20.8 -1.0 8.8 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 234 ( 9.8) 39/13
BRISBANE AERO 20.4 -1.7 6.5 -3.5 1.5 0.0 6.0 10.6 404 (16.8) 34/14
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 20.1 -2.3 3.3 -6.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 291 (12.1) 35/20
BRISBANE 22.1 -1.4 8.5 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 168 ( 7.0) 22/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.0 -1.9 3.7 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 406 (16.9) 39/20
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 16.2 -2.5 -2.3 -5.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 172 ( 7.2) 34/17
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 18.1 -3.2 3.7 -5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 37/16
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 15.1 -3.7 4.7 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 41/14
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 15.7 -3.9 0.8 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 118 ( 4.9) 39/13
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 10.7 -0.7 -4.6 -5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 292 (12.2) 28/18
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 13.6 -4.9 6.4 -2.0 3.9 0.0 5.2 3.1 445 (18.5) 50/09
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 16.4 -3.0 2.3 -2.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 287 (12.0) 31/11
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 15.2 -3.8 5.3 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 264 (11.0) 37/04
CANBERRA AIRPORT 13.6 -0.6 -6.2 -7.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 218 ( 9.1) 30/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.6 0.0 2.3 -1.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 180 ( 7.5) 24/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.0 -1.0 0.0 -3.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 93 ( 3.9) 24/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 15.7 -1.7 2.0 -3.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 256 (10.7) 35/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.8 -1.5 2.3 -0.7 -- 0.6 -- -- 273 (11.4) 34/10
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 13.6 -1.4 -0.7 -4.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 170 ( 7.1) 35/13
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 13.1 -1.8 -0.9 -5.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 149 ( 6.2) 17/15
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 11.3 -3.3 4.0 -2.0 -0.3 0.0 -- 1.8 302 (12.6) 35/14
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) -- -- 5.1 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 132 ( 5.5) --
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 12.7 -2.8 4.2 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 96 ( 4.0) 30/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 9.0 -2.5 1.8 -1.9 -- 1.4 -- -- 306 (12.8) 37/11
WYNYARD AIRPORT 12.8 -0.5 -1.2 -5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 253 (10.5) 22/14
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 12.1 -1.1 0.4 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 313 (13.0) 22/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 14.5 +1.4 3.1 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 328 (13.7) 39/03
Max
° C
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° 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 Monday 18 AUG 2025
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

33.7 YAMPI SOUND (DEFENCE) W Kimberley WA
33.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
33.0 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
32.9 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
32.8 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD

+8.3 : 29.9 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
+8.2 : 26.0 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.0 : 28.3 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+7.9 : 25.5 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.7 : 28.0 MULLEWA Central West WA
+7.7 : 31.0 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA

25.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
24.5 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.6 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
23.6 TORRES STRAIT NTC AWS Islands ISL
23.5 MCCLUER ISLAND Northern Rivers NT

+7.3 : 15.6 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
+6.8 : 10.9 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+6.6 : 12.7 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+6.5 : 15.2 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA

Coldest for Monday 18 AUG 2025
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

-1.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.3 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
2.3 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
2.3 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS

-7.2 : 13.9 TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
-6.7 : 14.9 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
-5.9 : 14.4 WHITE CLIFFS AWS Far Northwest NSW
-5.9 : 16.9 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
-5.7 : 14.5 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
-5.7 : 12.5 BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
-5.7 : 25.5 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT

-13.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-11.6 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-7.2 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-7.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-8.6 : 2.1 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-8.5 : -13.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.2 : -11.6 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.1 : -2.6 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD
-7.9 : -4.2 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
-7.9 : -1.2 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS

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.
28.6 WIRRABARA FOREST Upper North SA
26.0 FORTESCUE BAY Southeast TAS
25.4 MINLATON Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
18.0 HAY (NOONAMAH) Riverina W NSW

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Upper North
28.6 WIRRABARA FOREST
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
25.4 MINLATON

NEW SOUTH WALES
Riverina W
18.0 HAY (NOONAMAH)

TASMANIA
N Coast
88.0 WYNYARD AIRPORT (MANUAL RAINFALL)
Southeast
26.0 FORTESCUE BAY

11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
10.6 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
10.2 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
9.0 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
8.3 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA

.....

9.0 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
8.3 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
6.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
3.1 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
1.8 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

872 (36.3) MCCLUER ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
845 (35.2) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
823 (34.3) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
784 (32.7) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
765 (31.9) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
730 (30.4) CENTRE ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
700 (29.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
691 (28.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West & Perth WA
684 (28.5) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
657 (27.4) COFFIN BAY (POINT AVOID) W Agricultural SA
656 (27.3) WATTAMOLLA AWS Sydney--east NSW
637 (26.5) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
634 (26.4) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
615 (25.6) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
609 (25.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
602 (25.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
68/08 WATTAMOLLA AWS Sydney--east NSW
63/03 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
59/11 NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
59/14 BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
59/20 ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW
59/03 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS

High realtime reports for Monday 18 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.
NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS
11.4mm in 30 min to 16:00 22.8mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 15.2mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 13.4mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h
NORAH HEAD AWS
10.0mm in 1 hr to 12:30 10.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 10.0mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 18.4mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 13.0mm/h
Illawarra
JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS)
13.8mm in 30 min to 22:30 27.6mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 22:30 13.8mm/h
18.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 18.2mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 23:30 10.2mm/h
JERVIS BAY NSW (JERVIS BAY AIRFIELD AWS)
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
None reported