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Data is as received at 13:04EST, 07/04/2026.

Observations and extremes for Monday 06 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 26.4 -2.5 13.7 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 384 (16.0) 46/17
PERTH AIRPORT 20.4 -5.3 14.7 +1.7 12.0 0.0 5.4 0.0 445 (18.5) 39/03
PERTH METRO 18.6 -7.4 15.8 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 261 (10.9) 26/15
BUSSELTON AERO 19.6 -4.4 11.8 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 417 (17.4) 35/09
BUNBURY 20.2 -4.0 13.5 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 307 (12.8) 37/09
MANDURAH 19.6 -4.6 16.2 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 327 (13.6) 26/01
ALBANY AIRPORT 18.8 -3.3 13.1 +1.3 -- 1.4 -- -- 344 (14.3) 30/09
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 26.3 +1.0 16.1 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 346 (14.4) 39/08
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.2 -0.6 22.9 -1.2 -- 73.0 -- -- 182 ( 7.6) 52/04
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 32.3 +3.9 14.0 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 212 ( 8.8) 39/16
WHYALLA AERO 34.7 +10.8 16.0 +4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 258 (10.8) 50/11
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 28.3 +5.5 13.4 +1.6 -- 5.4 -- -- 190 ( 7.9) 34/12
ADELAIDE AIRPORT COMPARISON 26.8 +4.5 15.0 +3.1 -- 5.8 -- -- -- --
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 27.5 +6.0 12.4 +1.8 -- 7.4 -- -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 25.2 +5.6 12.9 +4.1 -- 3.8 -- -- 283 (11.8) 41/16
CAIRNS AERO 29.2 -0.2 22.6 +0.8 -- 4.2 -- -- 523 (21.8) 54/07
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.6 +1.9 20.5 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 434 (18.1) 41/16
MACKAY AERO 28.1 +0.4 21.1 +1.5 -- 5.0 -- -- 631 (26.3) 46/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.2 +1.4 18.9 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 384 (16.0) 37/13
BUNDABERG AERO 28.4 +0.8 18.2 +0.6 -- 2.8 -- -- 443 (18.5) 48/10
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 29.0 +0.8 20.7 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 422 (17.6) 43/15
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 26.8 -0.3 18.5 +0.7 -- 3.8 -- -- 388 (16.2) 39/13
COOLANGATTA 26.2 +0.5 17.8 +0.7 -- 2.8 -- -- 495 (20.6) 35/14
BRISBANE AERO 26.1 0.0 16.7 +0.2 15.6 0.2 5.8 10.7 382 (15.9) 35/13
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 25.8 -0.3 18.3 +1.2 -- 2.8 -- -- 635 (26.5) 44/01
BRISBANE 27.8 +0.6 17.5 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 171 ( 7.1) 24/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.0 +1.8 13.7 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 691 (28.8) 43/09
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 27.6 +2.2 11.6 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 384 (16.0) 24/01
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 25.1 +0.2 15.9 +0.3 -- 0.8 -- -- 520 (21.7) 28/08
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.9 -0.9 11.3 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 270 (11.3) 17/07
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 20.6 -3.7 8.5 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 155 ( 6.5) 13/11
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 20.2 +1.6 8.4 +2.8 -- 5.2 -- -- 283 (11.8) 35/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.5 -0.5 14.5 +0.1 12.4 0.2 3.6 4.1 298 (12.4) 26/11
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 20.3 -3.8 10.1 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 160 ( 6.7) 15/16
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 21.2 -2.1 11.2 -1.0 -- 1.4 -- -- 152 ( 6.3) 24/19
CANBERRA AIRPORT 17.3 -3.7 4.6 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 206 ( 8.6) 21/21
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 22.3 -0.3 13.8 +4.6 -- 4.8 -- -- 425 (17.7) 31/00
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 18.8 -3.8 11.8 +3.2 -- 4.2 -- -- 118 ( 4.9) 21/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 30.2 +6.5 14.6 +4.4 -- 1.0 -- -- 100 ( 4.2) 34/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 22.0 +0.7 14.1 +6.0 -- 5.2 -- -- 275 (11.5) 24/11
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 22.2 -0.3 14.3 +5.6 -- 2.8 -- -- 294 (12.3) 34/09
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 20.9 +0.4 10.5 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 310 (12.9) 18/12
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 22.4 +2.0 14.5 +4.3 -- 3.2 -- -- 278 (11.6) 55/21
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 22.6 +2.0 14.4 +2.3 -- 1.4 -- -- 117 ( 4.9) 30/15
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 23.1 +2.4 13.4 +2.6 -- 2.6 -- -- 179 ( 7.5) 28/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 21.1 +3.4 13.3 +5.8 -- 5.4 -- -- 391 (16.3) 41/10
WYNYARD AIRPORT 19.2 +1.5 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- 628 (26.2) 43/01
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 19.9 +2.0 9.6 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 536 (22.3) 37/21
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 21.4 +2.3 8.4 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 108 ( 4.5) 31/11
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 21.3 +3.9 9.4 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 273 (11.4) 35/10
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 Monday 06 APR 2026
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

39.5 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
38.9 KARIJINI NORTH W Pilbara WA
38.7 TELFER AERO Interior WA
38.5 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA

+10.8 : 34.7 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
+9.0 : 34.6 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
+8.9 : 36.1 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
+8.7 : 35.9 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
+8.5 : 35.9 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA

28.7 KARIJINI NORTH W Pilbara WA
28.3 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
28.2 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
27.6 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.6 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA

+10.0 : 25.5 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+9.0 : 19.2 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
+8.6 : 26.3 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA

Coldest for Monday 06 APR 2026
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

8.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
9.2 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
9.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
10.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
10.5 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS

-8.0 : 16.1 LAKE GRACE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.0 : 17.0 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.9 : 17.9 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West & Perth WA
-7.8 : 17.5 SWANBOURNE Lower West & Perth WA
-7.8 : 16.3 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA

-0.9 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.3 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
1.1 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
2.6 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
3.1 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS

-4.3 : 12.2 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-3.8 : 14.7 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-3.7 : 4.4 NERRIGA AWS South Coast NSW
-3.4 : 2.6 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) 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.
798.0 HARDING STREET ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
78.4 LEANYER Northern Rivers NT
75.5 MARRARA Northern Rivers NT
73.0 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
62.2 EAST POINT Northern Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
Northern Rivers
78.4 LEANYER
75.5 MARRARA
73.0 DARWIN AIRPORT
62.2 EAST POINT
59.0 KNUCKEY LAGOON
58.8 HUMPTY DOO COLLARD ROAD
54.0 MOUNT BUNDEY NORTH (DEFENCE)

ISLANDS
Islands
53.4 POINT FAWCETT

10.7 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
8.8 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
7.4 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
6.7 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
4.1 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.9 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA

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1287 (53.6) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1162 (48.4) KENNAOOK/CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
1137 (47.4) GANNET CAY Islands ISL
1105 (46.0) FREDERICK REEF Islands ISL
1084 (45.2) CREAL REEF Islands ISL
1083 (45.1) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1075 (44.8) CATO ISLAND Islands ISL
1064 (44.3) FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL
1055 (44.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1052 (43.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1017 (42.4) MARION REEF Islands ISL
1011 (42.1) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1001 (41.7) ARLINGTON REEF Islands ISL
930 (38.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
919 (38.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
904 (37.7) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
901 (37.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
874 (36.4) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
829 (34.5) INNER RECIPROCAL MARKER Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
829 (34.5) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
792 (33.0) SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND E Central VIC
790 (32.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
767 (32.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
746 (31.1) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
733 (30.5) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
706 (29.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West & Perth WA
691 (28.8) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
679 (28.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West & Perth WA
677 (28.2) BANANA BANK NORTH BEACON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
667 (27.8) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
648 (27.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
637 (26.5) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West & Perth WA
635 (26.5) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
631 (26.3) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
631 (26.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
628 (26.2) WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
617 (25.7) BOWEN AIRPORT AWS Central Coast E QLD
617 (25.7) BURNIE NTC AWS N Coast TAS
605 (25.2) LUCINDA POINT N Coast--Herbert QLD
80/00 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
74/00 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
74/22 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
70/09 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
70/13 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL

High realtime reports for Monday 06 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
Northern Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
3.4mm in 2 min to 04:12 102.0mm/h
9.6mm in 8 min to 04:20 72.0mm/h
21.8mm in 10 min to 04:30 130.8mm/h
34.8mm in 1 hr to 04:30 34.8mm/h
14.4mm in 8 min to 04:38 108.0mm/h
11.8mm in 22 min to 05:00 32.2mm/h
61.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 61.0mm/h
27.2mm in 1 hr to 05:30 27.2mm/h
63.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 21.0mm/h
CHARLES POINT
11.6mm in 8 min to 05:00 87.0mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 05:00 13.6mm/h
19.4mm in 30 min to 05:30 38.8mm/h
33.0mm in 1 hr to 05:30 33.0mm/h
MIDDLE POINT
2.0mm in 1 min to 03:00 120.0mm/h
27.6mm in 30 min to 03:30 55.2mm/h
31.2mm in 1 hr to 03:30 31.2mm/h
30.6mm in 1 hr to 04:00 30.6mm/h
33.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 11.0mm/h
PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT
13.2mm in 1 hr to 04:30 13.2mm/h
36.8mm in 29 min to 15:29 76.1mm/h
40.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 40.8mm/h
7.6mm in 20 min to 15:50 22.8mm/h
45.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 45.0mm/h
45.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 15.0mm/h
BATCHELOR AIRPORT
11.6mm in 12 min to 03:30 58.0mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 03:30 11.6mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 04:00 17.6mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.0mm/h
DUM IN MIRRIE AIRSTRIP
15.8mm in 30 min to 05:30 31.6mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 05:30 15.8mm/h
26.0mm in 1 hr to 06:00 26.0mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 8.7mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 06:30 11.4mm/h
OENPELLI AIRPORT
10.2mm in 1 hr to 21:30 10.2mm/h
11.4mm in 30 min to 22:00 22.8mm/h
19.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 19.6mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 22:30 13.8mm/h
NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP
11.6mm in 22 min to 03:57 31.6mm/h
24.4mm in 1 hr to 04:00 24.4mm/h
24.4mm in 1 hr to 04:30 24.4mm/h
38.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 12.7mm/h
GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT
10.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 10.0mm/h
KANGAROO FLATS (DEFENCE)
11.4mm in 22 min to 04:30 31.1mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 04:30 11.4mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 05:00 16.8mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h
MOUNT BUNDEY NORTH (DEFENCE)
10.0mm in 1 hr to 01:30 10.0mm/h
25.8mm in 30 min to 02:00 51.6mm/h
35.4mm in 1 hr to 02:00 35.4mm/h
13.6mm in 18 min to 02:18 45.3mm/h
42.6mm in 1 hr to 02:30 42.6mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 03:00 17.4mm/h
54.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 18.0mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Lower SE
ROBE AIRFIELD
18.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
POINT FAWCETT
24.2mm in 30 min to 08:00 48.4mm/h
24.6mm in 1 hr to 08:00 24.6mm/h
27.6mm in 30 min to 08:30 55.2mm/h
51.8mm in 1 hr to 08:30 51.8mm/h
28.8mm in 1 hr to 09:00 28.8mm/h
53.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 17.7mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 74(150/ 65 ) at 00:15
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 74(130/ 65 ) at 00:33