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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 1308 EST on 01/04/2026.

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 grass minimum temperature

ANT

Antarctica

300004

MACQUARIE ISLAND

-7.3

-7.1

30/03/2026

69

1 N C Previous record set yesterday.

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

N Kimberley

001020

TRUSCOTT

20.5

20.7

09/03/2009

21

1 N C


Tuesday 31 MAR 2026 in charts
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Data is as received at 13:04EST, 01/04/2026.

Observations and extremes for Tuesday 31 MAR 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 25.7 -6.2 16.7 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 323 (13.5) 44/13
PERTH AIRPORT 24.3 -5.5 16.1 +0.1 12.9 1.4 5.0 6.7 412 (17.2) 44/09
PERTH METRO 23.3 -6.4 16.2 -0.7 -- 0.6 -- -- 275 (11.5) 31/09
BUSSELTON AERO 22.9 -5.0 13.8 +0.1 -- 1.6 -- -- 444 (18.5) 43/12
BUNBURY 22.6 -5.2 15.7 +1.2 -- 0.6 -- -- 439 (18.3) 44/07
MANDURAH 22.5 -5.4 17.1 -1.1 -- 0.6 -- -- 396 (16.5) 35/03
ALBANY AIRPORT 20.9 -3.1 11.1 -2.9 -- 2.0 -- -- 570 (23.8) 46/14
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 23.9 -5.6 14.2 -2.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 424 (17.7) 44/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.7 +1.7 24.2 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 26/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 31.3 -1.6 9.7 -7.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 28/10
WHYALLA AERO 32.3 +4.9 13.6 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 344 (14.3) 59/13
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 31.8 +4.8 13.3 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 254 (10.6) 46/12
ADELAIDE AIRPORT COMPARISON 29.1 +3.5 16.0 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 30.4 +6.8 11.1 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 31.0 +7.7 12.9 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 351 (14.6) 55/12
CAIRNS AERO 29.8 -0.8 23.5 +0.3 -- 21.0 -- -- 550 (22.9) 55/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.7 +0.9 24.1 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 438 (18.3) 41/16
MACKAY AERO 28.5 -1.0 22.1 -0.1 -- 0.6 -- -- 663 (27.6) 46/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.5 -0.1 19.7 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 362 (15.1) 37/11
BUNDABERG AERO 28.5 -0.9 19.6 -0.6 -- 1.6 -- -- 428 (17.8) 43/15
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 28.9 -1.2 21.2 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 474 (19.8) 37/12
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 26.1 -3.1 19.7 -1.1 -- 8.0 -- -- 347 (14.5) 37/10
COOLANGATTA 24.9 -2.7 18.6 -1.3 -- 0.6 -- -- 480 (20.0) 34/02
BRISBANE AERO 23.9 -4.1 17.8 -2.1 16.2 0.0 8.8 0.8 391 (16.3) 35/14
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 26.2 -1.8 19.3 -0.9 -- 4.2 -- -- 542 (22.6) 41/11
BRISBANE 24.6 -4.6 19.0 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 190 ( 7.9) 24/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.5 -1.6 13.1 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 524 (21.8) 48/20
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 29.6 +0.1 12.4 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 315 (13.1) 39/22
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 25.9 -1.0 15.2 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 347 (14.5) 30/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 26.1 -0.3 11.5 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 164 ( 6.8) 34/16
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 27.0 -0.4 9.3 -5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 134 ( 5.6) 30/13
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 21.9 -1.1 6.1 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 135 ( 5.6) 24/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.6 +0.2 16.2 -1.5 13.2 0.0 4.0 9.9 281 (11.7) 34/14
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 26.4 -0.5 11.4 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 119 ( 5.0) 28/13
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 24.8 -0.5 12.0 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 168 ( 7.0) 31/13
CANBERRA AIRPORT 24.7 -0.7 7.9 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 168 ( 7.0) 26/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 28.2 +0.4 9.9 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 232 ( 9.7) 26/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 27.4 -0.6 10.3 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 114 ( 4.8) 24/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 30.6 +2.1 12.0 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 103 ( 4.3) 46/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 28.0 +1.8 9.9 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 178 ( 7.4) 41/15
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 30.1 +2.6 9.9 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 122 ( 5.1) 43/16
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 27.6 +3.1 8.6 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 119 ( 5.0) 22/13
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 28.1 +3.8 13.9 +1.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 468 (19.5) 46/12
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 28.1 +3.9 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 28.9 +4.7 13.8 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 123 ( 5.1) 28/17
BALLARAT AERODROME 26.6 +4.3 11.8 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 375 (15.6) 55/14
WYNYARD AIRPORT 19.8 -0.4 9.2 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 188 ( 7.8) 30/12
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 20.5 0.0 11.6 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 314 (13.1) 24/07
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) -- -- 10.3 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 182 ( 7.6) --
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 29.6 +9.4 12.6 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 259 (10.8) 41/03
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 31 MAR 2026
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

41.0 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
38.9 KARIJINI NORTH W Pilbara WA
37.9 TELFER AERO Interior WA
37.3 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA

+10.7 : 35.1 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
+10.3 : 30.7 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
+9.5 : 31.1 PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
+9.4 : 29.6 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
+9.2 : 28.1 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS

27.7 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
27.6 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
27.6 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
26.7 TELFER AERO Interior WA
26.7 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+6.9 : 21.6 FORREST Eucla WA
+5.8 : 9.9 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
+5.6 : 20.0 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+5.4 : 18.7 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+5.3 : 21.3 EUCLA Eucla WA

Coldest for Tuesday 31 MAR 2026
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

13.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
14.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
14.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
15.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
16.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-9.7 : 23.7 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
-9.5 : 22.4 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West & Perth WA
-9.4 : 23.7 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
-9.2 : 26.4 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-8.6 : 24.9 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
-8.6 : 22.2 GINGIN AERO Lower West & Perth WA

-0.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
1.6 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.9 DINNER PLAIN (MT HOTHAM AP)_ Upper NE VIC
3.5 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
3.6 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC

-9.5 : 12.2 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-8.1 : 14.4 LAJAMANU AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
-7.9 : 9.7 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-7.8 : 13.9 URANDANGI AERODROME Northwest 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.
49.5 TULLY SUGAR MILL N Coast--Herbert QLD
46.0 MT SOPHIA N Coast--Barron QLD
37.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
32.0 EURAMO TM N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
46.0 MT SOPHIA
37.0 TOPAZ ALERT
N Coast--Herbert
49.5 TULLY SUGAR MILL
32.0 EURAMO TM


10.6 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
10.4 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
10.3 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
9.9 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
7.6 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
6.7 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
0.8 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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1187 (49.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West & Perth WA
1146 (47.8) FREDERICK REEF Islands ISL
1107 (46.1) CREAL REEF Islands ISL
1086 (45.3) FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL
1070 (44.6) MARION REEF Islands ISL
1067 (44.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1066 (44.4) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1009 (42.0) CATO ISLAND Islands ISL
982 (40.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
976 (40.7) ARLINGTON REEF Islands ISL
960 (40.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
889 (37.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West & Perth WA
866 (36.1) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
797 (33.2) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
766 (31.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
756 (31.5) INNER RECIPROCAL MARKER Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
739 (30.8) BUSSELTON JETTY Lower West & Perth WA
725 (30.2) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
722 (30.1) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
706 (29.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
705 (29.4) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
696 (29.0) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
672 (28.0) BOWEN AIRPORT AWS Central Coast E QLD
666 (27.8) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
663 (27.6) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
662 (27.6) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West & Perth WA
662 (27.6) BANANA BANK NORTH BEACON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
646 (26.9) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
639 (26.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West & Perth WA
625 (26.0) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
78/19 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
74/10 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
72/01 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West & Perth WA
68/01 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West & Perth WA
68/09 FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL
68/18 ARLINGTON REEF Islands ISL

High realtime reports for Tuesday 31 MAR 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
Interior
TELFER AERO
10.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.8mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
Northern Rivers
PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT
8.4mm in 15 min to 16:45 33.6mm/h
BULMAN
13.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 13.8mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
CAIRNS AERO
12.2mm in 1 hr to 02:30 12.2mm/h
LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE
10.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 10.8mm/h
COOKTOWN AIRPORT
15.2mm in 30 min to 18:30 30.4mm/h
21.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 21.2mm/h
22.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 22.0mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 15.2mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.2mm/h
6.8mm in 18 min to 21:00 22.7mm/h
39.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 13.0mm/h
CAPE FLATTERY
10.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.2mm/h
10.0mm in 30 min to 17:30 20.0mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 17.2mm/h
5.8mm in 16 min to 17:46 21.8mm/h
11.2mm in 14 min to 18:00 48.0mm/h
27.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 27.0mm/h
38.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 12.7mm/h
21.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 21.0mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 10.2mm/h
9.0mm in 20 min to 22:50 27.0mm/h
21.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 21.0mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 23:30 15.2mm/h
CAIRNS RACECOURSE
4.0mm in 11 min to 06:11 21.8mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 21:30 10.6mm/h
N Coast--Herbert
INNISFAIL AERODROME
1.6mm in 1 min to 13:17 96.0mm/h
None reported