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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.
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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 1241 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 minimum temperature

VIC

Wimmera S

079103

GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM)

8.7

8.6

30/08/2026

20

1 D Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest maximum temperature

NSW

South Coast

069132

BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS

22.6

22.3

25/08/1995

33

1 D

NSW

Goulburn/Monaro

070351

CANBERRA AIRPORT

21.9

21.4

24/08/2024

16

1 D

NSW

SW Slopes S

072043

TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE

22

22.0

25/08/1995

61

1 P Equal to record.

VIC

Upper NE

083024

MOUNT BULLER

11.5

11.3

30/08/2026

37

1 D Previous record set earlier this month.


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 12:41EST, 18/09/2026.

Observations and extremes for Monday 31 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 21.9 +0.7 10.7 +1.7 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
PERTH AIRPORT M.O. 22.6 +4.0 11.3 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
PERTH METRO 22.3 +3.1 13.0 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BUSSELTON AERO 20.6 +3.3 10.1 +2.8 -- 0.6 -- -- -- --
BUNBURY 20.8 +3.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MANDURAH 20.2 +2.1 15.3 +4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ALBANY AIRPORT 22.1 +4.9 12.1 +4.4 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 29.5 +10.7 11.9 +6.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.4 +2.9 21.5 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.6 +3.7 6.2 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WHYALLA AERO 22.2 +3.6 4.2 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 22.2 +5.8 2.9 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ADELAIDE AIRPORT M.O. 18.0 +2.0 4.9 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 20 +3.5 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.8 +5.6 5.4 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
CAIRNS AERO 26.8 +0.1 19.2 +1.8 -- 3.2 -- -- -- --
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.1 +1.0 13.2 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MACKAY AERO 25.3 +1.4 15.8 +3.8 -- 0.6 -- -- -- --
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.7 +0.7 15.3 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BUNDABERG AERO 25.0 +1.4 13.0 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 25.2 +1.0 15.4 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 24.6 +1.7 12.6 +2.0 -- 2.4 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 22.7 +0.9 13.6 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BRISBANE AERO 23.1 +1.0 12.5 +2.5 10 0.0 -- -- -- --
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 22.4 0.0 15.0 +4.9 -- 1.2 -- -- -- --
BRISBANE 23.3 -0.2 12.6 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.7 +1.8 9.5 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 23.3 +4.6 4.4 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 21.5 +0.2 8.1 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.0 +3.2 6.1 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 22.8 +3.2 3.7 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 18.5 +7.1 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.5 +4.0 10.3 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 24.5 +5.1 5.8 +0.9 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 21.2 +2.2 4.7 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
CANBERRA AIRPORT 21.9 +7.7 1.8 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 21.3 +6.7 3.0 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 21.1 +6.1 4.8 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 22.8 +5.4 3.6 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BENDIGO AIRPORT 21.3 +7.0 2.1 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 20.3 +5.3 4.1 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 18.3 +3.4 8.0 +3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 19.0 +4.4 7.8 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 15.9 +0.2 9.2 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 17.4 +1.9 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME -- -- 3.2 -0.5 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
WYNYARD AIRPORT 18.1 +4.8 6.3 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 15.0 +1.8 6.1 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18 +4.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) -- -- 8.7 +3.5 -- 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 Monday 31 AUG 2026
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

38 YAMPI SOUND (DEFENCE) W Kimberley WA
37.0 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
37 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
36.8 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
36.7 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+11.3 : 31 RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
+10.9 : 30.3 EUCLA Eucla WA
+10.8 : 11.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
+10.7 : 29.5 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+10.4 : 12.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

25.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.2 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
25.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
24.9 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+11.5 : 19.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+8.5 : 17.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
+8.3 : 16.5 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+8.2 : 15.7 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
+7.9 : 13 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW

Coldest for Monday 31 AUG 2026
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

9.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
9.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
10.8 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
11.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
11.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-3.9 : 21 WALKAMIN RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
-3.1 : 23.3 MAREEBA AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
-2.1 : 21.4 WOOLSHED Central Coast E QLD
-1.5 : 29.9 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD
-1.5 : 28.9 GEORGETOWN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD

-4.8 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.9 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.3 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.6 OMEO Upper NE VIC
-1.1 MARRANGAROO (DEFENCE) C Tablelands S NSW

-5.5 : 1.8 ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
-5.2 : 13 CHANNEL POINT Northern Rivers NT
-4.6 : 1.0 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-4.6 : 3.3 CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
-4.2 : -0.1 YUNTA AIRSTRIP NE 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.
18.8 MUKINBUDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
17.2 WONTHAGGI E Central VIC
17.0 BONNIE ROCK Cent Wheatbelt WA
12.6 TOOLANGI (MOUNT ST LEONARD DPI) E Central VIC
10.6 CARNAMAH Central West WA

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High realtime reports for Monday 31 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.
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
COWLEY BEACH (DEFENCE)
11.6mm in 1 hr to 13:00 11.6mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 89(320/ 70 ) at 00:06
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 83(230/ 65 ) at 06:24
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 80(270/ 63 ) at 03:30