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Observations and extremes for Saturday 04 APR 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 26.9 -2.0 19.5 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 377 (15.7) 35/13
PERTH AIRPORT 30.1 +4.4 16.7 +3.7 14.2 0.0 4.8 10.2 321 (13.4) 34/15
PERTH METRO 28.0 +2.0 17.0 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 152 ( 6.3) 28/15
BUSSELTON AERO 27.6 +3.6 13.2 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 288 (12.0) 31/19
BUNBURY 26.2 +2.0 14.8 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 184 ( 7.7) 24/14
MANDURAH 25.2 +1.0 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- 217 ( 9.0) 30/15
ALBANY AIRPORT 23.9 +1.8 15.1 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 408 (17.0) 28/13
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 27.6 +2.3 16.1 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 358 (14.9) 46/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.1 +1.3 24.4 +0.3 -- 10.4 -- -- 295 (12.3) 63/21
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 32.0 +3.6 13.8 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 252 (10.5) 39/11
WHYALLA AERO 27.8 +3.9 18.1 +6.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 420 (17.5) 28/03
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 27.4 +4.6 15.2 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 525 (21.9) 54/03
ADELAIDE AIRPORT COMPARISON 25.1 +2.8 14.4 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 20.4 -1.1 12.5 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 21.3 +1.7 3.6 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 352 (14.7) 41/10
CAIRNS AERO 29.9 +0.5 23.5 +1.7 -- 9.2 -- -- 548 (22.8) 63/17
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.6 +1.9 23.6 +2.9 -- 2.6 -- -- 429 (17.9) 41/16
MACKAY AERO 28.9 +1.2 21.8 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 568 (23.7) 48/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.2 +1.4 20.2 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 306 (12.8) 43/09
BUNDABERG AERO 29.3 +1.7 18.7 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 397 (16.5) 50/15
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 30.3 +2.1 21.2 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 412 (17.2) 44/10
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 27.5 +0.4 19.0 +1.2 -- 4.0 -- -- 302 (12.6) 44/14
COOLANGATTA 27.6 +1.9 19.8 +2.7 -- 7.4 -- -- 356 (14.8) 50/12
BRISBANE AERO 28.1 +2.0 19.3 +2.8 18.5 0.8 6.2 9.2 278 (11.6) 41/12
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 27.5 +1.4 20.0 +2.9 -- 11.0 -- -- 432 (18.0) 43/11
BRISBANE 28.8 +1.6 19.7 +2.3 -- 0.8 -- -- 137 ( 5.7) 34/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.7 +2.5 16.3 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 648 (27.0) 46/09
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 29.1 +3.7 13.5 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 356 (14.8) 46/15
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 26.4 +1.5 18.8 +3.2 -- 5.6 -- -- 322 (13.4) 50/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.9 +0.1 18.2 +4.9 -- 0.4 -- -- 335 (14.0) 39/12
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 21.6 -2.7 16.8 +6.1 -- 14.0 -- -- 219 ( 9.1) 35/12
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 21.0 +2.4 7.1 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 256 (10.7) 34/20
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.4 -2.6 18.0 +3.6 17.7 9.2 4.6 0.8 705 (29.4) 52/14
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 19.9 -4.2 16.7 +5.2 -- 3.2 -- -- 244 (10.2) 24/12
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 20.3 -3.0 16.4 +4.2 -- 1.4 -- -- 253 (10.5) 28/17
CANBERRA AIRPORT 17.3 -3.7 11.6 +4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 285 (11.9) 28/18
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 24.5 +1.9 11.6 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 211 ( 8.8) 41/00
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 24.2 +1.6 13.3 +4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 181 ( 7.5) 24/10
MILDURA AIRPORT 23.8 +0.1 12.5 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 314 (13.1) 28/03
BENDIGO AIRPORT 21.6 +0.3 9.6 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 444 (18.5) 43/04
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 24.8 +2.3 11.2 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 542 (22.6) 31/01
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 19.3 -1.2 4.6 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 195 ( 8.1) 34/15
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 19.3 -1.1 7.5 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 435 (18.1) 39/10
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 20.3 -0.3 8.9 -3.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 214 ( 8.9) 31/10
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 18.2 -2.5 12.0 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 321 (13.4) 37/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 17.6 -0.1 8.5 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 616 (25.7) 59/09
WYNYARD AIRPORT 17.2 -0.5 1.4 -5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 371 (15.5) 30/13
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 18.1 +0.2 3.0 -5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 391 (16.3) 39/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 20.8 +1.7 3.0 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 28/11
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 16.7 -0.7 6.7 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 350 (14.6) 28/07
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 Saturday 04 APR 2026
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

39.2 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
38.2 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
37.9 KARIJINI NORTH W Pilbara WA
37.9 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
37.9 TELFER AERO Interior WA

+7.3 : 36.9 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+6.9 : 31.5 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N NSW
+6.9 : 35.0 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD
+6.8 : 32.2 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
+6.3 : 30.9 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW

28.4 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
28.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
27.8 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
27.5 KARIJINI NORTH W Pilbara WA
27.4 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD

+9.5 : 25.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
+8.6 : 20.3 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
+7.2 : 22.7 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+7.1 : 24.1 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+7.1 : 22.0 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA

Coldest for Saturday 04 APR 2026
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

5.2 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
8.3 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
8.5 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
9.0 DINNER PLAIN (MT HOTHAM AP)_ Upper NE VIC
10.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-6.3 : 13.2 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-6.1 : 12.0 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.1 : 13.9 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.0 : 12.0 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.7 : 9.0 DINNER PLAIN (MT HOTHAM AP)_ Upper NE VIC
-5.7 : 14.3 GOULBURN TAFE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-2.8 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-1.9 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
-1.4 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
-0.9 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
-0.4 FINGAL PORTABLE TFS F

-7.6 : 3.2 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-7.1 : -1.9 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
-6.8 : -1.4 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
-6.5 : 1.2 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
-5.8 : 1.4 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
-5.8 : 1.7 CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS

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.
70.0 CORSIS ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
56.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
51.2 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN N Coast--Herbert QLD
50.2 AWILLAWAY FLY CREEK Northern Rivers NT
47.6 EDJUDINA Goldfields WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Goldfields
47.6 EDJUDINA

NORTHERN TERRITORY
Northern Rivers
50.2 AWILLAWAY FLY CREEK

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
56.0 TOPAZ ALERT
N Coast--Herbert
70.0 CORSIS ALERT
51.2 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN

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

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1043 (43.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1021 (42.5) FREDERICK REEF Islands ISL
1014 (42.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1003 (41.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
971 (40.5) CREAL REEF Islands ISL
960 (40.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
959 (40.0) MARION REEF Islands ISL
949 (39.5) WATTAMOLLA AWS Sydney--east NSW
947 (39.5) ARLINGTON REEF Islands ISL
931 (38.8) FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL
917 (38.2) CATO ISLAND Islands ISL
906 (37.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
859 (35.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
854 (35.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
854 (35.6) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
837 (34.9) SELLICKS HILL (MOUNT TERRIBLE RADAR) Adelaide/Lofty SA
796 (33.2) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
795 (33.1) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
794 (33.1) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
787 (32.8) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
782 (32.6) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
772 (32.2) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
763 (31.8) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
742 (30.9) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
733 (30.5) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
715 (29.8) PUCKAPUNYAL WEST (DEFENCE) N Central VIC
714 (29.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
705 (29.4) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
694 (28.9) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
692 (28.8) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
691 (28.8) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
690 (28.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
686 (28.6) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
676 (28.2) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
674 (28.1) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
673 (28.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
673 (28.0) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
670 (27.9) KURNELL AWS Sydney--east NSW
663 (27.6) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
658 (27.4) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
657 (27.4) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
655 (27.3) KADINA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
648 (27.0) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
645 (26.9) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
645 (26.9) KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
644 (26.8) SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND E Central VIC
643 (26.8) MOONTA (WARBURTO POINT) Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
636 (26.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
634 (26.4) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
629 (26.2) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
624 (26.0) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
616 (25.7) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
614 (25.6) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
606 (25.3) CUMMINS AERO W Agricultural SA
604 (25.2) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
601 (25.0) MANLY (NORTH HEAD) Sydney--east NSW
113/15 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
87/20 WILUNA AERO Interior WA
70/13 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
67/18 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
67/10 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
67/19 FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL
67/22 ARLINGTON REEF Islands ISL

High realtime reports for Saturday 04 APR 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
Goldfields
LEONORA AERO
9.4mm in 14 min to 16:15 40.3mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 13.2mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.8mm/h
LAVERTON AERO
10.0mm in 30 min to 19:00 20.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 12.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 10.2mm/h
Interior
WILUNA AERO
10.2mm in 15 min to 20:30 40.8mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 20:30 12.4mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 14.2mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
Northern Rivers
MIDDLE POINT
12.8mm in 20 min to 20:30 38.4mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 20:30 12.8mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 13.4mm/h
DUM IN MIRRIE AIRSTRIP
21.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.0mm/h
NGAYAWILI
15.0mm in 30 min to 17:00 30.0mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 17.6mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 16.2mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.7mm/h
DOUGLAS RIVER RESEARCH FARM
4.6mm in 11 min to 15:44 25.1mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
10.6mm in 1 hr to 00:30 10.6mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 01:00 15.8mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.7mm/h
COWLEY BEACH (DEFENCE)
12.4mm in 1 hr to 03:00 12.4mm/h
Central Coast E
SAMUEL HILL AERO
7.8mm in 11 min to 05:11 42.5mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 05:30 12.4mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
PORT MAQUARIE (PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AW
13.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 13.2mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
Hunter Valley
NORAH HEAD AWS
10.6mm in 30 min to 07:30 21.2mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 07:30 10.6mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 08:00 17.4mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.7mm/h
COORANBONG (LAKE MACQUARIE AWS)
12.8mm in 1 hr to 01:00 12.8mm/h
South Coast
MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS
10.2mm in 28 min to 20:28 21.9mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 20:30 12.6mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 10.6mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
12.6mm in 6 min to 20:30 126.0mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 16.0mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 16.6mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Goldfields
NORSEMAN AERO : 109(360/ 80 ) at 15:05