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Wednesday 23 SEP 2026 in charts
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Data is as received at 14:08EST, 24/09/2026.

Observations and extremes for Wednesday 23 SEP 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 23 -0.5 10.2 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
PERTH AIRPORT M.O. 23 +2.7 7.6 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
PERTH METRO 21 +0.3 9.5 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BUSSELTON AERO 21 +2.5 9.4 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BUNBURY 20 +1.2 9.3 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MANDURAH 21 +1.7 12.4 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ALBANY AIRPORT 19 +0.4 11.2 +2.9 -- 5.6 -- -- -- --
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 30 +7.6 16.6 +8.4 -- 2.0 -- -- -- --
DARWIN AIRPORT 33 +0.3 23.2 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 32 +4.5 11.0 +0.7 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
WHYALLA AERO 25 +3.3 5.0 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 26 +6.8 6.8 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ADELAIDE AIRPORT M.O. -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 22 +3.5 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 21 +5.1 2.5 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
CAIRNS AERO 28 -0.2 20.1 +1.3 -- 3.4 -- -- -- --
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26 -1.9 17.2 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MACKAY AERO 27 +0.9 21.0 +6.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29 +1.5 17.2 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BUNDABERG AERO 28 +2.3 17.3 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 27 +0.8 19.0 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 27 +2.0 18.4 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 25 +1.5 17.8 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BRISBANE AERO 25 +0.8 16.2 +3.2 14 0.2 -- -- -- --
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 25 +0.7 18.0 +4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BRISBANE 25 -0.7 16.6 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23 +0.7 13.3 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 28 +5.6 12.5 +6.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 24 +0.9 17.1 +5.6 -- 0.8 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22 +0.5 14.5 +5.3 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 23 +0.3 13.2 +6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 21 +6.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21 +0.2 14.2 +3.5 15 26.0 -- -- -- --
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 23 +0.3 12.7 +4.9 -- 0.4 -- -- -- --
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 20 -1.4 13.2 +4.6 -- 15.4 -- -- -- --
CANBERRA AIRPORT 21 +3.1 7.3 +4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 23 +5.2 8.3 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 22 +3.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 27 +6.3 3.4 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BENDIGO AIRPORT 22 +4.8 3.8 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 23 +4.7 4.1 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 21 +3.9 0.9 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 21 +4.1 3.3 -3.8 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 18 0.0 5.7 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 18 +0.3 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 19 +5.1 0.8 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WYNYARD AIRPORT 14 -0.5 -0.3 -5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 14 -0.4 3.3 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18 +2.2 2.4 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 17 +1.8 4.4 -2.1 -- 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 Wednesday 23 SEP 2026
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

Reports not available

Reports not available

26.2 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
25.6 MCCLUER ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
25.5 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.4 WARRUWI AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT

+10.9 : 15 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW
+10.4 : 23.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
+9.8 : 22.4 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+9.6 : 19 MUNGINDI POST OFFICE NW Plains W NSW
+9.4 : 20 LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITOR INFORMATION CENT Upper Darling NSW

Coldest for Wednesday 23 SEP 2026
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

Reports not available

Reports not available

-5.1 FINGAL (FLEMING ST) E Coast TAS
-5.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-3.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-2.4 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.1 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS

-8.2 : -0.5 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-8.1 : 0.3 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
-6.9 : -0.3 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
-6.8 : -1.0 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
-6.8 : -0.2 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.
47.0 RANDWICK (RANDWICK ST) Sydney--east NSW
46.0 ROSE BAY (ROYAL SYDNEY GOLF CLUB) Sydney--east NSW
36.8 KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
26.8 JERVIS BAY NSW (JERVIS BAY AIRFIELD AWS) Illawarra NSW
26.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

Reports not yet available

Reports not yet available Reports not yet available

High realtime reports for Wednesday 23 SEP 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--Barron
LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE
10.0mm in 30 min to 02:00 20.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 02:00 10.2mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 02:30 10.2mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h
Illawarra
BELLAMBI AWS
16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.3mm/h
KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND)
11.4mm in 1 hr to 06:00 11.4mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.0mm/h
South Coast
ULLADULLA AWS
11.4mm in 1 hr to 11:30 11.4mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.0mm/h
None reported