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Provisional records set or equalled today

Preparation of this section goes through three stages:

  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.
  3. About 6 months later, the whole Daily Weather Summary is updated to include late-arriving data and quality-control information from the BoM. At that time the "C" flags are removed.

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 1310 EST on 24/01/2026.

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

NSW

Upper Darling

048237

COBAR AIRPORT AWS

8.7

9.7

19/01/2010

31

1 S C Suspect - Not a record. Accepted by BoM on receipt but AWN believes suspect. Cobar MO site, 8km NE, reports min of 17.4, Both sites are AWSs. 10-minute obs for Cobar AP give lowest temp as 13.0. Await BoM verification.

TAS

E Coast

092148

SWANSEA (FRANCIS STREET)

5.9

5.9

19/01/2017

13

1 N C Equal to record.

TAS

King Island

098017

KING ISLAND AIRPORT

2.7

3.4

19/01/2004

30

1 N C


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 13:04EST, 24/01/2026.

Observations and extremes for Friday 23 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 27.7 -5.2 20.5 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 717 (29.9) 55/16
PERTH AIRPORT 28.4 -3.5 18.5 +1.4 17.0 0.0 10.2 10.3 553 (23.0) 44/12
PERTH METRO 25.2 -6.2 18.8 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 334 (13.9) 37/17
BUSSELTON AERO 26.1 -4.2 16.8 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 425 (17.7) 44/13
BUNBURY 25.0 -4.9 17.7 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 388 (16.2) 46/16
MANDURAH 24.8 -4.8 19.4 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 410 (17.1) 41/16
ALBANY AIRPORT 24.3 -0.8 16.0 +1.9 -- 0.6 -- -- 473 (19.7) 50/15
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 35.9 +2.2 20.7 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 357 (14.9) 43/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.7 +0.9 24.3 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 37/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 42.9 +6.4 23.8 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 299 (12.5) 55/17
WHYALLA AERO 36.3 +6.2 12.3 -5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 492 (20.5) 37/14
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 36.7 +6.8 17.4 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 547 (22.8) 55/13
ADELAIDE AIRPORT 35.7 +7.5 16.3 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 35.5 +10.4 8.5 -6.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 31.1 +5.6 7.2 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 436 (18.2) 39/17
CAIRNS AERO 32.0 +0.5 24.3 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 260 (10.8) 35/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.0 -0.5 25.0 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 313 (13.0) 34/14
MACKAY AERO 30.8 +0.4 21.9 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 280 (11.7) 35/23
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 32.9 +0.8 23.0 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 232 ( 9.7) 31/16
BUNDABERG AERO 32.8 +2.4 21.3 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 325 (13.5) 37/13
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 31.7 +0.9 22.7 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 283 (11.8) 34/16
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 33.0 +2.7 21.7 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 337 (14.0) 39/13
COOLANGATTA 26.5 -2.0 23.0 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 533 (22.2) 41/04
BRISBANE AERO 29.3 +0.2 24.0 +2.6 22.4 0.0 10.0 2.7 536 (22.3) 41/09
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 29.7 +0.7 21.5 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 427 (17.8) 43/10
BRISBANE 28.7 -1.7 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- 161 ( 6.7) 31/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.2 -1.2 20.1 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 427 (17.8) 52/20
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 35.4 +2.4 17.5 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 523 (21.8) 41/20
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 23.8 -4.4 19.0 -1.2 -- 6.8 -- -- 512 (21.3) 43/00
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.9 -3.4 20.0 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 547 (22.8) 31/00
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 24.9 -5.5 16.7 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 285 (11.9) 31/16
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 27.6 +0.2 8.7 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 472 (19.7) 35/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.8 -2.9 18.0 -1.0 17.4 0.0 10.4 7.5 753 (31.4) 46/03
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 25.4 -4.7 15.7 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 294 (12.3) 28/17
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 23.1 -3.9 15.4 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 276 (11.5) 26/03
CANBERRA AIRPORT 27.6 -2.5 5.8 -8.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 374 (15.6) 44/20
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 32.5 +0.6 15.5 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 486 (20.3) 52/08
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 31.7 -0.8 12.5 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 346 (14.4) 26/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 32.8 +0.2 13.0 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 357 (14.9) 22/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 31.0 +0.8 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 37/00
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 31.2 -0.8 10.3 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 553 (23.0) 31/10
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 25.2 -1.5 4.7 -8.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 288 (12.0) 39/18
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 27.7 +1.1 8.6 -5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 515 (21.5) 39/16
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 26.3 -0.4 11.0 -5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 243 (10.1) 26/15
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 23.8 -2.2 8.6 -6.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 314 (13.1) 35/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 28.8 +3.5 9.0 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 608 (25.3) 37/07
WYNYARD AIRPORT 20.3 -1.5 6.8 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 404 (16.8) 39/08
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 18.9 -2.8 10.0 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 472 (19.7) 30/08
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 20.6 -4.1 8.9 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 263 (11.0) 26/17
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 18.7 -3.1 9.7 -2.4 -- 0.8 -- -- 365 (15.2) 35/18
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 Friday 23 JAN 2026
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

45.4 EUCLA Eucla WA
45.2 FORREST Eucla WA
45.2 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
45.1 OUYEN (POST OFFICE) Mallee N VIC
45.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
45.0 CARNEGIE Interior WA

+19.3 : 45.4 EUCLA Eucla WA
+19.3 : 44.5 RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
+16.9 : 44.9 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+15.7 : 42.4 EYRE Eucla WA
+15.2 : 43.8 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

30.0 WALUNGURRU AIRPORT N Plateau NT
29.3 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
29.3 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
29.2 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
28.9 WINDORAH AIRPORT Channel Country QLD

+5.9 : 29.2 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
+5.0 : 26.5 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
+4.7 : 23.6 TEXAS POST OFFICE Darling Downs E QLD
+4.4 : 25.0 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+4.3 : 27.1 LEONORA AERO Goldfields WA

Coldest for Friday 23 JAN 2026
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

9.6 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
14.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
15.6 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
16.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
16.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-7.7 : 19.5 TABULAM (MUIRNE) N Tablelands E NSW
-7.4 : 17.1 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) MidNorth Coast N NSW
-7.1 : 20.2 NERRIGA AWS South Coast NSW
-7.1 : 27.4 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West & Perth WA
-7.0 : 19.1 MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
-7.0 : 26.3 GINGIN AERO Lower West & Perth WA

-2.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-1.1 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-0.9 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-9.9 : 2.7 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
-9.3 : 3.9 YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
-9.2 : 1.9 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-9.2 : 2.3 OMEO Upper NE VIC

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.
65.4 BRADSHAW - KOOLENDONG VALLEY (DEFENCE) Northern Rivers NT
34.6 SOUTHWELL STATION N Peninsula QLD
31.0 FOELSCHE HEADLAND Northern Rivers NT
29.8 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
29.0 PROMISED LAND (BELLINGEN (CRYSTAL CREEK) MidNorth Coast N NSW

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
29.8 WYNDHAM AERO

NORTHERN TERRITORY
Northern Rivers
65.4 BRADSHAW - KOOLENDONG VALLEY (DEFENCE)
31.0 FOELSCHE HEADLAND

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
34.6 SOUTHWELL STATION

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast N
29.0 PROMISED LAND (BELLINGEN (CRYSTAL CREEK)

13.7 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.4 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
11.7 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
10.3 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
7.5 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
5.6 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
2.7 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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1052 (43.8) WATTAMOLLA AWS Sydney--east NSW
929 (38.7) MARION REEF Islands ISL
924 (38.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West & Perth WA
922 (38.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
877 (36.5) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
876 (36.5) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
867 (36.1) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West & Perth WA
845 (35.2) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
838 (34.9) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
805 (33.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
781 (32.5) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
771 (32.1) SELLICKS HILL (MOUNT TERRIBLE RADAR) Adelaide/Lofty SA
753 (31.4) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
748 (31.2) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
748 (31.2) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
740 (30.8) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
723 (30.1) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
722 (30.1) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
720 (30.0) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
717 (29.9) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
716 (29.8) INNER RECIPROCAL MARKER Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
710 (29.6) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
704 (29.3) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
695 (29.0) KURNELL AWS Sydney--east NSW
694 (28.9) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West & Perth WA
685 (28.5) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
684 (28.5) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
683 (28.5) KENNAOOK/CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
679 (28.3) DUNALLEY (STROUD POINT) Southeast TAS
677 (28.2) PUCKAPUNYAL WEST (DEFENCE) N Central VIC
671 (28.0) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
654 (27.3) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
652 (27.2) CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
652 (27.2) BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
651 (27.1) KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
646 (26.9) BANANA BANK NORTH BEACON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
645 (26.9) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
637 (26.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
633 (26.4) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
627 (26.1) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West & Perth WA
627 (26.1) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
613 (25.5) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
610 (25.4) LITTLE BAY (THE COAST GOLF CLUB) Sydney--east NSW
610 (25.4) SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND E Central VIC
608 (25.3) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
608 (25.3) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
607 (25.3) MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
606 (25.3) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
606 (25.3) SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
605 (25.2) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
87/17 WILUNA AERO Interior WA
83/16 TELFER AERO Interior WA
72/17 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
72/23 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
72/22 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL

High realtime reports for Friday 23 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
W Pilbara
BOOLGEEDA AIRPORT
7.6mm in 12 min to 19:30 38.0mm/h
20.6mm in 21 min to 19:51 58.9mm/h
31.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 31.8mm/h
27.2mm in 1 hr to 20:30 27.2mm/h
FORTESCUE DAVE FORREST AP
13.8mm in 17 min to 22:26 48.7mm/h
5.4mm in 4 min to 22:30 81.0mm/h
20.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 20.4mm/h
10.0mm in 30 min to 23:00 20.0mm/h
30.4mm in 1 hr to 23:00 30.4mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 23:30 11.4mm/h
E Gascoyne
PARABURDOO AERO
11.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 11.2mm/h
WEST ANGELAS MINE
10.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.8mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
Northern Rivers
CENTRE ISLAND
4.4mm in 3 min to 06:45 88.0mm/h
11.0mm in 10 min to 06:55 66.0mm/h
24.2mm in 1 hr to 07:00 24.2mm/h
23.4mm in 1 hr to 07:30 23.4mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 9.0mm/h
BORROLOOLA AIRPORT
8.6mm in 16 min to 13:25 32.2mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 13:30 11.0mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 11.4mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
HORN ISLAND
3.2mm in 2 min to 13:49 96.0mm/h
7.2mm in 11 min to 14:00 39.3mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 10.8mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 14:30 13.8mm/h
Gulf Country
KOWANYAMA AIRPORT
5.0mm in 15 min to 13:00 20.0mm/h
10.8mm in 12 min to 16:25 54.0mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 14.8mm/h
12.2mm in 30 min to 17:00 24.4mm/h
26.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 26.0mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 17.6mm/h
37.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 12.3mm/h
20.6mm in 30 min to 18:30 41.2mm/h
24.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 24.8mm/h
23.8mm in 1 hr to 19:00 23.8mm/h
5.0mm in 14 min to 19:30 21.4mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 11.4mm/h
4.0mm in 12 min to 20:12 20.0mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 20:30 12.6mm/h
8.0mm in 20 min to 21:00 24.0mm/h
21.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 21.2mm/h
56.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 18.7mm/h
93.0mm in 6 hr to 21:00 15.5mm/h
18.2mm in 1 hr to 21:30 18.2mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 14.2mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 16.4mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 23:00 13.4mm/h
MOUNT ISA AERO
8.6mm in 13 min to 22:00 39.7mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 17.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Interior
TELFER AERO : 83(300/ 69 ) at 16:40
WILUNA AERO : 82(230/ 65 ) at 17:54