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Provisional records set or equalled today

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  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.
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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 2206 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 minimum temperature

QLD

Gulf Country

029167

CENTURY MINE

21.4

21.1

25/07/2007

22

1 D

Highest maximum temperature

ISL

Islands

200100

VARANUS ISLAND

31.9

31.3

22/07/2026

20

1 D Previous record set earlier this month.


Thursday 23 JUL 2026 in charts
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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 22:06EST, 17/09/2026.

Observations and extremes for Thursday 23 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 19.6 -0.9 8.4 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
PERTH AIRPORT M.O. 18.8 +0.8 4.3 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
PERTH METRO 18.4 -0.1 5.0 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BUSSELTON AERO 17.6 +0.7 4.0 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BUNBURY 17.9 +0.5 4.8 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MANDURAH 18.3 +0.7 8.5 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.9 +1.3 4.5 -3.2 -- 2.4 -- -- -- --
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 14.0 -2.9 4.0 -1.1 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.8 +1.1 17.0 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 19.7 -0.2 4.1 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WHYALLA AERO 14.1 -3.0 4.0 -1.3 -- 0.6 -- -- -- --
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 14.2 -1.0 3.1 -3.2 -- 3.8 -- -- -- --
ADELAIDE AIRPORT COMPARISON 13.8 -1.2 5.7 -1.4 -- 2.6 -- -- -- --
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 14 -1.5 -- -- -- 7.0 -- -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 11.9 -1.3 3.5 -1.7 -- 4.2 -- -- -- --
CAIRNS AERO 27.1 +1.3 18.2 +1.0 -- 0.8 -- -- -- --
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.2 +1.0 16.1 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MACKAY AERO 23.5 +0.8 12.2 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.2 +2.9 10.8 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BUNDABERG AERO 24.7 +2.4 13.6 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 24.2 +1.0 13.2 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 21.5 -0.3 13.8 +3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA -- -- 11 +1.0 -- 0.4 -- -- -- --
BRISBANE AERO 22.9 +1.9 12.0 +2.6 10 0.4 -- -- -- --
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 22.2 +1.0 11.6 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BRISBANE 23.1 +1.1 12.8 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.9 +2.2 11.0 +4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 18.7 +2.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 20.9 +0.9 9.2 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.2 +4.0 8.0 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 21.2 +3.6 3.3 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 9.8 -0.1 1.8 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.7 +2.5 10.1 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 19.5 +1.9 3.8 -0.5 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 19.4 +1.6 9.7 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
CANBERRA AIRPORT 13.2 +0.4 5.3 +5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 12.3 -0.5 1.8 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 12.9 -0.4 6.1 +2.9 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 14.6 -0.9 3.9 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BENDIGO AIRPORT 11.5 -1.2 0.9 -1.8 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 12.3 -1.1 4.9 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 10.7 -3.0 6.4 +2.7 -- 4.6 -- -- -- --
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 12.3 -0.9 4.5 -1.0 -- 2.0 -- -- -- --
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 12.8 -1.7 8.5 +0.9 -- 3.0 -- -- -- --
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 12.8 -1.6 6.3 -0.1 -- 3.8 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 8.8 -1.3 3.6 +0.4 -- 0.8 -- -- -- --
WYNYARD AIRPORT 10.4 -2.3 1.5 -2.0 -- 1.2 -- -- -- --
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 11.7 -1.2 3.3 -1.5 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 11.2 -1.5 2.9 +0.5 -- 0.4 -- -- -- --
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 10.2 -1.6 3.9 -0.7 -- 1.0 -- -- -- --
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 Thursday 23 JUL 2026
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

33.9 OENPELLI AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
33.7 JABIRU AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
33.6 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
33.5 DOUGLAS RIVER RESEARCH FARM Northern Rivers NT
33.1 MOUNT BUNDEY SOUTH (DEFENCE) Northern Rivers NT

+7.5 : 31.9 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
+5.7 : 25 LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITOR INFORMATION CENT Upper Darling NSW
+5.3 : 20.8 ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
+4.5 : 24 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+4.4 : 28.1 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD

24.8 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
24.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
23.7 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
23.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+11.3 : 18.0 URANDANGI AERODROME Northwest QLD
+10.0 : 18.8 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
+9.9 : 17.2 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
+9.0 : 17.7 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
+8.9 : 18.0 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

Coldest for Thursday 23 JUL 2026
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

-2.1 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
-0.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
0.1 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-6.3 : 6 DOVER Southeast TAS
-6.0 : 0.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-5.2 : 0.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-5.0 : 2.2 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-4.8 : 7.4 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS

-4.4 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
-4.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-3.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-6.1 : 13.8 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
-5.5 : 12.9 TRUSCOTT N Kimberley WA
-5.5 : 3.0 PEARCE RAAF Lower West & Perth WA
-4.9 : -1 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.9 : 0 JARRAHWOOD 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.
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.
69.8 LAKE MARGARET DAM W Coast TAS
58.2 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION W Coast TAS
25.8 ZEEHAN (WEST COAST PIONEERS MUSEUM) W Coast TAS
23.0 WONTHAGGI E Central VIC
17.4 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC

VICTORIA
E Central
23.0 WONTHAGGI
W Coast
17.4 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB
69.8 LAKE MARGARET DAM
58.2 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION
25.8 ZEEHAN (WEST COAST PIONEERS MUSEUM)

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High realtime reports for Thursday 23 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.
ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
4.2mm in 12 min to 00:00 21.0mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 85(340/ 69 ) at 01:50
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 108(250/ 89 ) at 20:27
TASMANIA
N Coast
KENNAOOK/CAPE GRIM : 98(230/ 70 ) at 22:00
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 128(290/113 ) at 16:58
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 109(260/ 82 ) at 13:30
TASMAN ISLAND : 117(210/ 67 ) at 21:17
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 109(240/ 69 ) at 22:29
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 115(270/ 83 ) at 16:36
DUNALLEY (STROUD POINT) : 76(220/ 67 ) at 23:06
W Coast
CAPE SORELL : 104(250/ 87 ) at 18:48
LOW ROCKY POINT : 95(250/ 45 ) at 22:17
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 89(300/ 72 ) at 14:19
King Island
KING ISLAND AIRPORT : 80(240/ 65 ) at 15:03
Flinders Is/Bass St
FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 93(250/ 67 ) at 23:30
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 119(270/ 83 ) at 17:19