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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 2. For more information on records, the quality flags in the comments column and BoM quality control go here.

Prepared at 1309 EST on 07/01/2026.

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
Lowest minimum temperature

WA

Great Southern

010622

ONGERUP

5.5

6.2

01/01/1982

59

1 S C Suspect - Not a record. Removed from observations by BoM. Multi-day reading so not a daily minimum. Await full BoM verification.

Highest maximum temperature

VIC

W Gippsland

085096

WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE

44.8

41.4

29/01/2009

69

42.0

07/02/2009

69

1 S C Suspect - Not a record. Removed from observations by BoM. AWS instrument malfunction. Await full BoM verification.

ISL

Islands

200701

FREDERICK REEF

37.6

32.3

29/01/2024

11

32.4

24/02/2022

12

1 S C Suspect - Not a record. Accepted by BoM on receipt but AWN believes suspect. About 10C above maxs at other reef AWSs in area. Await BoM verification.


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 13:05EST, 07/01/2026.

Observations and extremes for Tuesday 06 JAN 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 28.1 -4.8 20.9 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 596 (24.8) 52/14
PERTH AIRPORT 32.4 +0.5 18.2 +1.1 15.4 0.0 9.4 13.1 438 (18.3) 46/14
PERTH METRO 29.5 -1.9 19.5 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 285 (11.9) 39/14
BUSSELTON AERO 28.7 -1.6 14.9 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 518 (21.6) 44/13
BUNBURY 30.9 +1.0 16.3 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 382 (15.9) 43/18
MANDURAH 27.8 -1.8 20.2 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 363 (15.1) 44/21
ALBANY AIRPORT 23.8 -1.3 17.4 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 294 (12.3) 39/16
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 39.2 +5.5 19.5 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 466 (19.4) 44/20
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.4 +1.6 23.5 -1.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 297 (12.4) 39/22
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 40.6 +4.1 18.6 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 277 (11.5) 37/10
WHYALLA AERO 38.5 +8.4 15.0 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 474 (19.8) 30/15
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 39.2 +9.3 15.9 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 308 (12.8) 31/12
ADELAIDE AIRPORT 36.9 +8.7 15.2 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 37.0 +11.9 10.1 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 32.7 +7.2 9.0 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 257 (10.7) 34/14
CAIRNS AERO 32.1 +0.6 24.9 +1.1 -- 1.4 -- -- 339 (14.1) 41/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.7 +0.2 23.6 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 415 (17.3) 43/10
MACKAY AERO 30.4 0.0 22.6 -0.5 -- 15.4 -- -- 457 (19.0) 43/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.8 -0.3 19.8 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 245 (10.2) 35/13
BUNDABERG AERO 30.4 0.0 20.1 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 276 (11.5) 43/15
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 31.2 +0.4 21.0 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 318 (13.3) 46/14
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 31.0 +0.7 19.7 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 208 ( 8.7) 39/14
COOLANGATTA 29.9 +1.4 20.8 -0.3 -- 0.6 -- -- 379 (15.8) 44/13
BRISBANE AERO 30.1 +1.0 20.4 -1.0 19.1 0.0 8.4 11.8 401 (16.7) 35/16
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 29.1 +0.1 18.7 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 329 (13.7) 31/12
BRISBANE 30.6 +0.2 20.4 -1.3 -- 0.6 -- -- 148 ( 6.2) 31/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 28.0 -0.4 15.7 -2.0 -- 25.4 -- -- 370 (15.4) 44/17
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 33.8 +0.8 15.9 -1.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 251 (10.5) 35/18
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 28.0 -0.2 18.3 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 238 ( 9.9) 31/10
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 28.0 -0.3 19.8 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 287 (12.0) 28/11
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS -- -- 17.1 0.0 -- 0.6 -- -- 205 ( 8.5) --
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 28.7 +1.3 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 26/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 27.9 +1.2 20.3 +1.3 18.9 0.4 4.6 11.9 451 (18.8) 34/15
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 33.0 +2.9 16.8 -0.6 -- 1.6 -- -- 189 ( 7.9) 31/16
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 26.4 -0.6 16.2 -1.0 -- 4.4 -- -- 196 ( 8.2) 28/15
CANBERRA AIRPORT 33.5 +3.4 11.7 -2.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 275 (11.5) 39/19
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 37.2 +5.3 19.4 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 422 (17.6) 41/00
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 36.0 +3.5 18.1 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 280 (11.7) 31/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 38.5 +5.9 16.7 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 329 (13.7) 22/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 36.6 +4.6 14.3 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 482 (20.1) 26/00
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 31.1 +4.4 8.0 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 272 (11.3) 34/18
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 33.3 +6.7 11.5 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 371 (15.5) 31/15
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 30.8 +4.1 13.8 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 199 ( 8.3) 22/19
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 27.8 +1.8 11.5 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 219 ( 9.1) 30/19
BALLARAT AERODROME 32.4 +7.1 11.7 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 467 (19.5) 31/19
WYNYARD AIRPORT 26.8 +5.0 13.3 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 453 (18.9) 44/17
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 21.6 -0.1 14.7 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 427 (17.8) 52/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 26.0 +1.3 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 26.9 +5.1 18.1 +6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 428 (17.8) 46/13
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 Tuesday 06 JAN 2026
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

47.8 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
47.3 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
47.3 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
46.6 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
46.4 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
46.4 LEONORA AERO Goldfields WA

+16.1 : 42.2 EUCLA Eucla WA
+15.5 : 43.5 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+12.8 : 41.4 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+12.2 : 40.5 CLEVE W Agricultural SA

30.5 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
29.8 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
29.6 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
29.6 LEONORA AERO Goldfields WA
29.6 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA

+8.1 : 30.5 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
+7.5 : 29.0 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
+6.8 : 29.6 LEONORA AERO Goldfields WA
+6.3 : 29.6 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
+6.0 : 18.1 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS

Coldest for Tuesday 06 JAN 2026
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

14.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
14.9 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
15.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
15.7 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
17.3 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS

-6.9 : 22.0 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.8 : 28.1 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
-4.4 : 28.9 KALBARRI Central West WA
-4.2 : 29.2 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD
-3.7 : 14.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

5.1 DINNER PLAIN (MT HOTHAM AP)_ Upper NE VIC
5.5 ONGERUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
6.5 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
6.8 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
6.8 YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
6.8 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
6.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.6 : 16.2 LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITOR INFORMATION CENT Upper Darling NSW
-6.4 : 6.8 YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
-6.2 : 15.5 CLERMONT AIRPORT Central Highlands QLD

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.
140.4 LUCINDA POINT N Coast--Herbert QLD
99.2 COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
70.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
64.0 TERRAINE TM Darling Downs E QLD
63.0 COONABARABRAN (SHOWGROUNDS) CW Slopes N NSW

NORTHERN TERRITORY
Northern Rivers
56.2 BULMAN

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
99.2 COOKTOWN AIRPORT
59.6 CAPE FLATTERY
N Coast--Herbert
140.4 LUCINDA POINT
Darling Downs E
64.0 TERRAINE TM
52.8 FELTON
Darling Downs W
53.4 MILES CONSTANCE STREET

NEW SOUTH WALES
N Tablelands W
55.6 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST)
CW Slopes N
63.0 COONABARABRAN (SHOWGROUNDS)

ISLANDS
Islands
70.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT

13.8 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
12.3 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
11.9 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
11.8 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
10.5 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS

.....

1110 (46.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
932 (38.8) ARLINGTON REEF Islands ISL
916 (38.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West & Perth WA
902 (37.6) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
883 (36.8) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
858 (35.8) FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL
824 (34.3) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West & Perth WA
816 (34.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
805 (33.5) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
787 (32.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
782 (32.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
768 (32.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
726 (30.3) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
722 (30.1) CREAL REEF Islands ISL
686 (28.6) CATO ISLAND Islands ISL
681 (28.4) MARION REEF Islands ISL
678 (28.3) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
677 (28.2) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West & Perth WA
663 (27.6) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
653 (27.2) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
648 (27.0) GANNET CAY Islands ISL
636 (26.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
633 (26.4) PUCKAPUNYAL WEST (DEFENCE) N Central VIC
627 (26.1) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
624 (26.0) FREDERICK REEF Islands ISL
613 (25.5) WATTAMOLLA AWS Sydney--east NSW
608 (25.3) COLPOYS POINT Lower West & Perth WA
602 (25.1) BUSSELTON JETTY Lower West & Perth WA
83/03 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
83/15 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
80/13 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
80/01 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
74/22 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West & Perth WA

High realtime reports for Tuesday 06 JAN 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
E Kimberley
KUNUNURRA AG STATION
13.0mm in 30 min to 02:00 26.0mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 02:00 13.2mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 02:30 14.0mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
Northern Rivers
PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT
10.6mm in 1 hr to 14:30 10.6mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
JABIRU AIRPORT
1.4mm in 1 min to 17:33 84.0mm/h
1.4mm in 1 min to 17:39 84.0mm/h
5.6mm in 15 min to 17:54 22.4mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 17.6mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 18:30 16.6mm/h
CROKER ISLAND AIRPORT
16.0mm in 30 min to 00:30 32.0mm/h
21.0mm in 1 hr to 00:30 21.0mm/h
9.4mm in 14 min to 00:44 40.3mm/h
6.6mm in 16 min to 01:00 24.8mm/h
32.0mm in 1 hr to 01:00 32.0mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 01:30 16.4mm/h
33.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 11.0mm/h
MURGANELLA AIRSTRIP
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h
MANINGRIDA AIRPORT
8.6mm in 14 min to 18:00 36.9mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 18:30 10.6mm/h
GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT
11.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 11.0mm/h
BULMAN
15.2mm in 30 min to 15:00 30.4mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 15.4mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 15.2mm/h
BRADSHAW - ANGALLARI VALLEY (DEFENCE)
10.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 10.0mm/h
DOUGLAS RIVER RESEARCH FARM
6.0mm in 9 min to 01:00 40.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 01:30 11.0mm/h
KANGAROO FLATS (DEFENCE)
27.0mm in 30 min to 16:30 54.0mm/h
31.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 31.6mm/h
28.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 28.0mm/h
38.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 12.7mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
WEIPA AERO
10.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 10.8mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 12.8mm/h
HORN ISLAND
16.4mm in 30 min to 06:30 32.8mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 06:30 16.8mm/h
19.0mm in 1 hr to 07:00 19.0mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.7mm/h
SCHERGER RAAF
9.4mm in 7 min to 16:07 80.6mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 19.2mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 16.6mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h
N Coast--Herbert
LUCINDA POINT
11.4mm in 1 hr to 00:00 11.4mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.7mm/h
34.4mm in 30 min to 02:00 68.8mm/h
35.8mm in 1 hr to 02:00 35.8mm/h
13.8mm in 30 min to 02:30 27.6mm/h
48.2mm in 1 hr to 02:30 48.2mm/h
35.2mm in 30 min to 03:00 70.4mm/h
49.0mm in 1 hr to 03:00 49.0mm/h
93.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 31.0mm/h
116.0mm in 6 hr to 03:00 19.3mm/h
11.4mm in 30 min to 03:30 22.8mm/h
46.6mm in 1 hr to 03:30 46.6mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 04:00 11.4mm/h
Wide Bay/Burnett
GAYNDAH AIRPORT
7.2mm in 14 min to 16:58 30.9mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 15.2mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
N Tablelands W
INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE
10.8mm in 1 hr to 00:00 10.8mm/h
33.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 11.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
WILLIS ISLAND
19.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.3mm/h
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
70.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 140.4mm/h
70.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 70.2mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 72( 10/ 63 ) at 06:30