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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.
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Prepared at 1129 EST on 18/09/2026.

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

SW & S Coast

009917

PERIVALE ORCHARD

57.2

55.4

05/08/1983

49

1 D

NT

Alice Springs

015679

ALICE SPRINGS DESERT PARK

20.8

15.0

31/08/2016

14

1 D

QLD

Darling Downs W

042053

FLINTON

23.2

20.6

18/08/1983

18

1 D

QLD

Maranoa

043100

OLD CASHMERE TM

28.0

17.0

13/08/2022

22

1 D

Highest minimum temperature

NSW

MidNorth Coast N

059007

KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS

15.4

15.1

15/08/2024

25

1 D


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 11:28EST, 18/09/2026.

Observations and extremes for Wednesday 26 AUG 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 22.8 +1.6 9.0 0.0 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
PERTH AIRPORT M.O. 22.2 +3.6 10.7 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
PERTH METRO 21.3 +2.1 11.5 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BUSSELTON AERO 16.5 -0.8 12.8 +5.5 -- 32.4 -- -- -- --
BUNBURY 17.8 +0.1 14.0 +6.3 -- 41.0 -- -- -- --
MANDURAH 18.3 +0.2 14.3 +3.2 -- 9.6 -- -- -- --
ALBANY AIRPORT 16.3 -0.9 12.0 +4.3 -- 2.4 -- -- -- --
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 27.0 +8.2 11.0 +5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.6 +3.1 22.5 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 21.8 -1.1 5.4 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WHYALLA AERO 16.0 -2.6 3.3 -2.7 -- 1.4 -- -- -- --
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 16.2 -0.2 4.9 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ADELAIDE AIRPORT M.O. 15.3 -0.7 6.3 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 17 +0.5 -- -- -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.9 +1.7 4.2 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
CAIRNS AERO 30.2 +3.5 17.9 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.0 +4.9 17.0 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MACKAY AERO 25.8 +1.9 15.0 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.8 +3.8 16.0 +5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BUNDABERG AERO 27.3 +3.7 15.7 +4.8 -- 0.4 -- -- -- --
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 27.7 +3.5 16.1 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 25.4 +2.5 15.0 +4.4 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 23.1 +1.3 17.4 +6.9 -- 4.6 -- -- -- --
BRISBANE AERO 26.1 +4.0 17.4 +7.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 23.6 +1.2 16.2 +6.1 -- 1.4 -- -- -- --
BRISBANE 26.9 +3.4 18.0 +7.0 -- 0.4 -- -- -- --
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.0 +2.1 12.6 +4.9 -- 9.2 -- -- -- --
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 20.5 +1.8 13.3 +10.4 -- 45.0 -- -- -- --
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 22.6 +1.3 16.8 +8.0 -- 2.8 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.3 +0.5 15.2 +8.3 -- 13.4 -- -- -- --
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 20.0 +0.4 14.4 +9.7 -- 5.2 -- -- -- --
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 14.4 +3.0 8.1 +7.1 -- 31.8 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.0 -0.5 14.9 +6.5 14 9.0 -- -- -- --
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 19.2 -0.2 11.5 +6.6 -- 10.6 -- -- -- --
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 19.2 +0.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
CANBERRA AIRPORT 18.1 +3.9 9.3 +8.1 -- 18.2 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.0 +2.4 8.5 +5.0 -- 10.2 -- -- -- --
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 18.6 +3.6 10.5 +6.7 -- 13.0 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.1 -0.3 6.0 +0.7 -- 4.2 -- -- -- --
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.3 +1.0 5.6 +2.6 -- 7.0 -- -- -- --
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 15.6 +0.6 9.2 +5.4 -- 1.6 -- -- -- --
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 15.6 +0.7 7.3 +3.0 -- 0.4 -- -- -- --
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 15.4 +0.8 6.5 +0.5 -- 1.4 -- -- -- --
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 14.9 -0.8 9.5 +1.3 -- 0.8 -- -- -- --
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 15.4 -0.1 6.9 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.9 +1.4 5.3 +1.6 -- 1.0 -- -- -- --
WYNYARD AIRPORT 15.7 +2.4 6.0 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 17.0 +3.8 5.4 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.4 +3.5 3.0 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 14.4 +1.3 9.0 +3.8 -- 1.2 -- -- -- --
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 Wednesday 26 AUG 2026
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

37.3 YAMPI SOUND (DEFENCE) W Kimberley WA
36.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
36.8 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
36.7 DOUGLAS RIVER RESEARCH FARM Northern Rivers NT
36.7 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA

+9.1 : 26.6 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+8.3 : 26.3 ESPERANCE Lower West & Perth WA
+8.2 : 27.0 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+7.8 : 27.1 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
+7.7 : 26.3 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA

25.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
24.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.5 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.4 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+12.2 : 13 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW
+11.0 : 12 BARRABA (CLIFTON LANE) NW Slopes N NSW
+11.0 : 11 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
+10.7 : 10 WOOLBROOK (WOOLBROOK ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
+10.5 : 14.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
+10.5 : 13 QUIRINDI POST OFFICE NW Slopes S NSW

Coldest for Wednesday 26 AUG 2026
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

3.0 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
3.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
5.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-4.2 : 18.9 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
-3.6 : 18 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
-3.0 : 25 NEW MAY DOWNS Northwest QLD
-3.0 : 23 BEDOURIE Channel Country QLD
-3.0 : 24 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD

-0.6 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
-0.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-6.8 : 2 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA
-5.1 : 1.1 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
-5.0 : 0.6 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-4.0 : 1 KYANCUTTA TOWN W Agricultural SA
-3.4 : 4.0 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural 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.
58.4 RAVENSCLIFFE ALERT Lower West & Perth WA
57.2 PERIVALE ORCHARD Lower West & Perth WA
56.6 THOMSON BROOK Lower West & Perth WA
54.0 KIRUP Lower West & Perth WA
52.8 HAPPY VALLEY Lower West & Perth WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West & Perth
58.4 RAVENSCLIFFE ALERT
57.2 PERIVALE ORCHARD
56.6 THOMSON BROOK
54.0 KIRUP
52.8 HAPPY VALLEY

Reports not yet available

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High realtime reports for Wednesday 26 AUG 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
GERALDTON AIRPORT
6.8mm in 20 min to 17:50 20.4mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 12.6mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 13.4mm/h
ERADU AG STATION
10.8mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.8mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 12.2mm/h
ENEABBA AG STATION
11.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.2mm/h
ERANGY SPRINGS AG STATION
10.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.6mm/h
Lower West & Perth
ROTTNEST ISLAND
10.2mm in 30 min to 11:30 20.4mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 11:30 11.0mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 12:00 12.2mm/h
GARDEN ISLAND HSF
9.2mm in 27 min to 11:00 20.4mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 11:00 10.0mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 11:30 14.6mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.7mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 15.4mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 11.6mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h
MILLENDON (SWAN VALLEY)
10.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 10.0mm/h
DWELLINGUP
10.2mm in 1 hr to 20:30 10.2mm/h
BUNBURY
11.0mm in 30 min to 00:00 22.0mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 00:00 13.2mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.7mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 00:30 12.2mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 08:00 11.8mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h
HARVEY
10.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 10.0mm/h
MYALUP AG STATION
16.0mm in 1 hr to 11:30 16.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
N Tablelands W
ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h
North Coast
YAMBA PILOT STATION
12.2mm in 8 min to 15:24 91.5mm/h
7.0mm in 6 min to 15:30 70.0mm/h
19.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 19.6mm/h
21.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 21.0mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.7mm/h
GRAFTON AIRPORT AWS
5.0mm in 15 min to 03:30 20.0mm/h
Hunter Valley
PATERSON (TOCAL AWS)
12.4mm in 1 hr to 13:30 12.4mm/h

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 69(250/ 63 ) at 22:00
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 76(180/ 67 ) at 00:30
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 108(230/ 85 ) at 08:00
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 87(230/ 63 ) at 07:14