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Provisional records set or equalled today

Preparation of this section goes through three stages:

  1. Real time data is compared to a records database as it is received, and possible records are put here. They are not checked in any way. Temperature records are to the nearest whole degree ("P" shows in Comments column) until replaced by readings to one decimal place mid-afternoon this day for minima and mid-afternoon next day for maxima.
  2. Within a few days, AWN checks the data for obvious errors, flags items "C" for "Checked" in the comments column and adds notes about possible errors.
  3. About 6 months later, the whole Daily Weather Summary is updated to include late-arriving data and quality-control information from the BoM. At that time the "C" flags are removed.

This section is now at stage 1. For more information on records, the quality flags in the comments column and BoM quality control go here.

Prepared at 2103 EST on 17/09/2026.

District Site Today Previous monthly record Previous all time record
if equalled or broken
Comments and quality flags
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest daily rainfall

WA

Central West

008057

GREEN GROVE

81.0

76.8

31/07/2015

73

1 D

WA

Central West

008302

WONGAN HILLS NORTH

49.4

46.0

05/07/2019

13

1 D

WA

Central West

008305

PORT DENISON

67.0

48.0

03/07/2018

25

53.6

01/08/2012

26

1 D

WA

Central West

008315

GERALDTON AIRPORT

48.8

41.0

03/07/2018

15

1 D

WA

Great Southern

010889

MORDETTA

46.2

45.0

30/07/2001

54

1 D

Highest minimum temperature

WA

SW & S Coast

009961

HOPETOUN NORTH

14.3

14.2

26/07/1999

30

1 D

WA

Great Southern

010692

NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION

12.6

12.5

29/07/2001

30

1 D

WA

Goldfields

012044

MUNGLINUP WEST

13.6

13.3

06/07/2020

24

1 D

VIC

Wimmera S

079101

PYRENEES (BEN NEVIS)

7.7

7.5

25/07/2022

14

1 D

VIC

Wimmera S

079103

GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM)

9.4

6.4

14/07/2013

20

1 D

VIC

Upper NE

083024

MOUNT BULLER

5.6

4.8

06/07/2022

39

1 D

VIC

W Gippsland

085291

MOUNT BAW BAW

6.5

4.0

17/07/2026

27

1 D Previous record set earlier this month.

WA

SW & S Coast

109504

ESPERANCE NTC AWS

15.5

14.7

17/07/2026

11

1 D Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest maximum temperature

NSW

Goulburn/Monaro

070349

MOUNT GININI AWS

10.4

10.0

01/07/2011

21

1 D

NSW

Snowy Mtns

071041

THREDBO VILLAGE

14

13.0

22/07/1976

46

1 P

NSW

Snowy Mtns

071075

PERISHER VALLEY AWS

11.9

11.2

17/07/2026

14

1 D Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

SW Slopes S

072161

CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS

13.7

11.8

01/07/2011

29

1 D

VIC

Wimmera S

079101

PYRENEES (BEN NEVIS)

14.6

14.0

28/07/2018

14

1 D

VIC

Wimmera S

079103

GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM)

15.4

15.0

17/07/2026

20

1 D Previous record set earlier this month.

VIC

Upper NE

083055

DINNER PLAIN (MT HOTHAM AP)_

15.2

15.0

17/07/2026

26

1 D Previous record set earlier this month.

VIC

Upper NE

083084

FALLS CREEK

11.5

9.7

06/07/2022

31

1 D

Lowest maximum temperature

VIC

Wimmera S

079105

STAWELL AERODROME

6.9

7.0

16/07/2004

30

7.0

16/07/2004

30

1 D


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 21:03EST, 17/09/2026.

Observations and extremes for Saturday 18 JUL 2026
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 20.8 +0.3 15.7 +6.5 -- 48.8 -- -- -- --
PERTH AIRPORT M.O. 19.1 +1.1 14.2 +6.1 -- 9.4 -- -- -- --
PERTH METRO 19.0 +0.5 14.3 +6.2 -- 12.0 -- -- -- --
BUSSELTON AERO 17.2 +0.3 11.3 +4.3 -- 6.8 -- -- -- --
BUNBURY 18.0 +0.6 12.7 +5.3 -- 11.2 -- -- -- --
MANDURAH 18.7 +1.1 15.2 +4.3 -- 5.4 -- -- -- --
ALBANY AIRPORT 16.5 -0.1 11.6 +3.9 -- 0.6 -- -- -- --
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 21.2 +4.3 13.3 +8.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
DARWIN AIRPORT 29.7 -1.0 17.1 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 20.3 +0.4 0.0 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WHYALLA AERO 19.6 +2.5 2.0 -3.3 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 18.9 +3.7 1.2 -5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ADELAIDE AIRPORT COMPARISON 17.7 +2.7 2.5 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 18 +2.5 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.2 -1.0 5.5 +0.3 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
CAIRNS AERO 26.4 +0.6 14.1 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.7 +1.5 9.2 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MACKAY AERO 22.9 +0.2 9.8 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.5 +3.2 11.3 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BUNDABERG AERO 24.4 +2.1 12.4 +2.1 -- 0.8 -- -- -- --
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 25.4 +2.2 14.5 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 22.3 +0.5 13.2 +3.1 -- 7.6 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 20.7 0.0 14.3 +4.3 -- 15.2 -- -- -- --
BRISBANE AERO 22.2 +1.2 12.9 +3.5 11 5.2 -- -- -- --
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 22.5 +1.3 15.3 +5.6 -- 2.2 -- -- -- --
BRISBANE 22.8 +0.8 13.9 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.8 +2.1 7.7 +1.0 -- 0.4 -- -- -- --
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 19.2 +2.7 2.7 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 20.1 +0.1 13.2 +5.5 -- 6.4 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.2 +1.0 9.7 +3.2 -- 1.2 -- -- -- --
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 16.4 -1.2 7.3 +3.0 -- 0.6 -- -- -- --
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 13.4 +3.5 2.0 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.3 +2.1 10.7 +3.3 -- 3.6 -- -- -- --
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 19.6 +2.0 9.2 +4.9 -- 3.2 -- -- -- --
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 20.0 +2.2 6.4 0.0 -- 0.8 -- -- -- --
CANBERRA AIRPORT 17.5 +4.7 -0.7 -0.8 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.2 +4.4 1.6 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.6 +2.3 1.7 -1.5 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 15.3 -0.2 -0.3 -4.7 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
BENDIGO AIRPORT 10.6 -2.1 -2.4 -5.1 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 13.1 -0.3 1.1 -2.3 -- 0.4 -- -- -- --
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 15.7 +2.0 1.6 -2.1 -- 0.4 -- -- -- --
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 18.3 +5.1 1.7 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 19.5 +5.0 4.2 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 15.8 +1.4 3.3 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.6 +3.5 -0.2 -3.4 -- 0.4 -- -- -- --
WYNYARD AIRPORT 16.0 +3.3 5.9 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 14.5 +1.6 5.5 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.6 +0.9 2.6 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 16.5 +4.7 10.2 +5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
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 Saturday 18 JUL 2026
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

31.1 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
31.1 YAMPI SOUND (DEFENCE) W Kimberley WA
31.0 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP Northern Rivers NT
30.6 MIDDLE POINT Northern Rivers NT
30.5 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
30.5 MANDORA E Pilbara WA

+11.2 : 11.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
+10.4 : 15.4 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
+10.4 : 11.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
+9.8 : 13.7 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
+8.9 : 11.9 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

27.3 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
26.5 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.7 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
24.2 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
23.9 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
23.9 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

+9.5 : 15 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+9.4 : 13.5 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
+9.4 : 13.1 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+8.9 : 13.8 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.8 : 14.8 LEONORA AERO Goldfields WA

Coldest for Saturday 18 JUL 2026
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

5.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
6.9 STAWELL AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
7.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
7.4 KELLALAC (WARRACKNABEAL AIRPORT) Wimmera N VIC

-5.9 : 8.9 SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
-5.7 : 8.2 CHARLTON Lower North VIC
-5.6 : 8.1 HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
-5.6 : 6.9 STAWELL AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
-5.5 : 9.4 HOPETOUN AIRPORT Mallee S VIC

-8.7 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.8 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.5 OMEO Upper NE VIC
-4.1 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-9.3 : 4.0 GEORGETOWN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-7.4 : 1 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA
-6.8 : -8.7 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.6 : -0.6 KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
-6.6 : 0 VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) Adelaide/Lofty 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.
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.
81.0 GREEN GROVE Central West WA
67.0 PORT DENISON Central West WA
54.0 MELDRUM (COOLAWARRAH) MidNorth Coast N NSW
52.6 YALLALIE BASIN Central West WA
49.4 WONGAN HILLS NORTH Central West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Central West
81.0 GREEN GROVE
67.0 PORT DENISON
52.6 YALLALIE BASIN
49.4 WONGAN HILLS NORTH

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast N
54.0 MELDRUM (COOLAWARRAH)

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High realtime reports for Saturday 18 JUL 2026
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
Central West
PERENJORI AG STATION
12.8mm in 1 hr to 05:00 12.8mm/h
Lower West & Perth
MANDURAH
1.4mm in 1 min to 00:00 84.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West & Perth
CAPE LEEUWIN : 95(300/ 76 ) at 03:49
CAPE NATURALISTE : 87(270/ 72 ) at 05:29
BUSSELTON JETTY : 85(270/ 70 ) at 07:30
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 76(180/ 63 ) at 14:12
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 87(160/ 65 ) at 07:00
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 82(320/ 63 ) at 08:00
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 80(250/ 63 ) at 06:30
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND WINDY POINT : 76(100/ 63 ) at 03:26