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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 1315 EST on 16/04/2026.

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
Highest daily rainfall

QLD

Maranoa

043077

GARRABARRA

69.0

47.0

21/04/1961

25

1 S C Suspect - Not a record. Accepted by BoM on receipt but AWN believes suspect. No rain reported in QLD higher than a few mm. Await BoM verification.

Lowest grass minimum temperature

NT

Barkly

015131

ELLIOTT

6.5

7.5

24/04/2001

25

1 N C


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 13:11EST, 16/04/2026.

Observations and extremes for Wednesday 15 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 32.5 +3.6 16.0 +0.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 336 (14.0) 35/09
PERTH AIRPORT 24.9 -0.8 15.6 +2.6 13.1 0.6 4.2 2.8 329 (13.7) 34/06
PERTH METRO 23.2 -2.8 17.0 +3.2 -- 11.6 -- -- 171 ( 7.1) 41/09
BUSSELTON AERO 25.4 +1.4 14.6 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 398 (16.6) 37/16
BUNBURY 24.8 +0.6 14.4 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 277 (11.5) 28/08
MANDURAH 23.7 -0.5 17.1 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 265 (11.0) 28/06
ALBANY AIRPORT 18.9 -3.2 13.1 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 262 (10.9) 28/15
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 31.8 +6.5 15.7 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 226 ( 9.4) 35/22
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.6 +0.8 23.0 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 262 (10.9) 30/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.8 -1.6 6.8 -5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 259 (10.8) 39/11
WHYALLA AERO 23.9 0.0 8.5 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 268 (11.2) 24/13
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 23.3 +0.5 7.4 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 121 ( 5.0) 21/14
ADELAIDE AIRPORT COMPARISON 20.9 -1.4 9.6 -2.3 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 21.5 0.0 8.3 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 20.0 +0.4 11.1 +2.3 -- 1.6 -- -- 399 (16.6) 34/13
CAIRNS AERO 27.9 -1.5 23.3 +1.5 -- 16.2 -- -- 662 (27.6) 44/07
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.3 -3.4 23.3 +2.6 -- 5.4 -- -- 381 (15.9) 37/10
MACKAY AERO 25.5 -2.2 23.6 +4.0 -- 3.8 -- -- 619 (25.8) 41/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.8 +1.0 19.5 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 313 (13.0) 37/10
BUNDABERG AERO 28.1 +0.5 16.6 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 368 (15.3) 31/12
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 28.4 +0.2 19.9 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 391 (16.3) 37/12
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 28.5 +1.4 16.1 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 294 (12.3) 28/13
COOLANGATTA 26.9 +1.2 15.2 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 197 ( 8.2) 28/11
BRISBANE AERO 27.8 +1.7 16.8 +0.3 15.0 0.0 5.6 10.5 284 (11.8) 34/20
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 26.8 +0.7 14.6 -2.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 263 (11.0) 22/13
BRISBANE 29.3 +2.1 17.5 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 98 ( 4.1) 22/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 26.3 +3.1 12.9 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 341 (14.2) 26/14
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 27.1 +1.7 3.7 -6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 150 ( 6.3) 28/13
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 26.4 +1.5 12.8 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 248 (10.3) 28/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 26.0 +2.2 8.4 -4.9 -- 0.4 -- -- -- 31/08
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 27.0 +2.7 5.2 -5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 115 ( 4.8) 22/10
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 19.2 +0.6 3.3 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 299 (12.5) 28/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.5 +2.5 12.6 -1.8 9.2 0.0 4.4 10.8 281 (11.7) 37/11
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 27.4 +3.3 6.0 -5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 118 ( 4.9) 24/16
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 25.6 +2.3 9.3 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 195 ( 8.1) 39/08
CANBERRA AIRPORT 21.8 +0.8 1.8 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 242 (10.1) 30/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 21.0 -1.6 5.3 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 151 ( 6.3) 28/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 20.5 -2.1 6.3 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 159 ( 6.6) 21/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 23.1 -0.6 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 21/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 21.6 +0.3 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 28/12
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 21.2 -1.3 9.0 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 186 ( 7.8) 22/12
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 17.8 -2.7 12.3 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 443 (18.5) 41/12
MELBOURNE AIRPORT -- -- 11.8 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 331 (13.8) --
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 20.7 +0.1 12.4 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 142 ( 5.9) 21/10
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 20.8 +0.1 12.4 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 299 (12.5) 34/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 19.2 +1.5 6.0 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 284 (11.8) 34/11
WYNYARD AIRPORT 16.9 -0.8 2.7 -4.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 438 (18.3) 43/10
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 17.1 -0.8 6.7 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 628 (26.2) 44/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.7 -0.4 3.9 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 255 (10.6) 41/14
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 17.5 +0.1 9.5 +0.5 -- 0.6 -- -- 444 (18.5) 54/13
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 Wednesday 15 APR 2026
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

37.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
36.4 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
36.2 OENPELLI AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
35.9 BURKETOWN AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
35.9 JABIRU AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT

+6.5 : 31.8 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+5.8 : 30.6 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
+5.5 : 31.6 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+5.5 : 32.0 JURIEN BAY Lower West & Perth WA
+5.5 : 29.8 EYRE Eucla WA

28.1 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
27.4 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
27.2 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
26.8 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
26.7 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA

+6.3 : 17.6 BEVERLEY Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.2 : 17.0 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.8 : 19.6 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West & Perth WA
+5.6 : 18.0 GOOMALLING Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.5 : 17.2 PINGELLY Cent Wheatbelt WA

Coldest for Wednesday 15 APR 2026
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

5.6 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
6.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
6.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.7 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
6.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-5.8 : 24.6 MORANBAH AIRPORT Central Coast W QLD
-4.4 : 22.0 WOOLSHED Central Coast E QLD
-4.3 : 6.7 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-4.2 : 25.4 CLERMONT AIRPORT Central Highlands QLD
-4.2 : 20.2 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA

-2.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.6 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.0 MARRANGAROO (DEFENCE) C Tablelands S NSW
-1.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 WOOLBROOK (WOOLBROOK ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW

-8.3 : 8.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-8.0 : 9.3 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
-7.5 : -0.7 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-7.2 : 3.6 GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW
-7.2 : 5.6 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA

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.
169.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
96.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
64.0 BARTLE VIEW ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
58.0 TULLY SUGAR MILL N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
169.6 COCONUT ISLAND
N Coast--Barron
96.0 TOPAZ ALERT
64.0 BARTLE VIEW ALERT
N Coast--Herbert
58.0 TULLY SUGAR MILL
50.0 EURAMO TM

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

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1302 (54.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1207 (50.3) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1101 (45.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
1079 (45.0) ARLINGTON REEF Islands ISL
1035 (43.1) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1025 (42.7) FREDERICK REEF Islands ISL
1015 (42.3) FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL
1006 (41.9) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1002 (41.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
953 (39.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
927 (38.6) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
915 (38.1) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
911 (38.0) MARION REEF Islands ISL
911 (38.0) GANNET CAY Islands ISL
902 (37.6) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
898 (37.4) CREAL REEF Islands ISL
879 (36.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
863 (36.0) CATO ISLAND Islands ISL
844 (35.2) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
826 (34.4) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
796 (33.2) KENNAOOK/CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
760 (31.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
741 (30.9) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
710 (29.6) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
708 (29.5) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
676 (28.2) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
675 (28.1) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
667 (27.8) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
662 (27.6) CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
650 (27.1) SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND E Central VIC
648 (27.0) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
641 (26.7) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West & Perth WA
628 (26.2) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
619 (25.8) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
611 (25.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West & Perth WA
608 (25.3) DUNALLEY (STROUD POINT) Southeast TAS
607 (25.3) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
602 (25.1) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
96/15 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
81/01 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
81/00 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
78/00 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
78/00 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS

High realtime reports for Wednesday 15 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
Lower West & Perth
JANDAKOT AERO
11.6mm in 1 hr to 07:30 11.6mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h
PERTH METRO
10.4mm in 1 hr to 07:30 10.4mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
COCONUT ISLAND
37.4mm in 30 min to 00:00 74.8mm/h
45.8mm in 1 hr to 00:00 45.8mm/h
51.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 17.0mm/h
45.4mm in 30 min to 00:30 90.8mm/h
82.8mm in 1 hr to 00:30 82.8mm/h
38.8mm in 30 min to 01:00 77.6mm/h
84.2mm in 1 hr to 01:00 84.2mm/h
10.4mm in 30 min to 01:30 20.8mm/h
49.2mm in 1 hr to 01:30 49.2mm/h
11.0mm in 30 min to 02:00 22.0mm/h
21.4mm in 1 hr to 02:00 21.4mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 02:30 13.4mm/h
108.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 36.0mm/h
159.0mm in 6 hr to 03:00 26.5mm/h
COEN AIRPORT
9.0mm in 13 min to 07:30 41.5mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 07:30 11.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 08:00 11.0mm/h
S Peninsula
LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
11.0mm in 14 min to 01:45 47.1mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 02:00 13.6mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 02:30 13.8mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h
7.4mm in 10 min to 04:47 44.4mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 05:00 15.6mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 05:30 11.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.0mm/h
N Coast--Herbert
COWLEY BEACH (DEFENCE)
10.4mm in 1 hr to 02:30 10.4mm/h
Central Coast E
AYR DPI RESEARCH STN
10.0mm in 30 min to 11:00 20.0mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 11:00 14.2mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 11:30 13.6mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.7mm/h
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT
7.2mm in 17 min to 06:29 25.4mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 06:30 12.2mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 07:00 14.6mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h
6.0mm in 14 min to 10:28 25.7mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 11:00 14.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 13:30 12.4mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 14:00 10.6mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 14:30 10.8mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 13.0mm/h
33.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 11.0mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 15:30 10.4mm/h
4.8mm in 11 min to 16:00 26.2mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 14.0mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 13.2mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.7mm/h
PROSERPINE AIRPORT
10.0mm in 1 hr to 13:30 10.0mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.7mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 15:30 10.4mm/h
ALVA BEACH
13.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 26.8mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 13.4mm/h
20.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 20.6mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 10:30 13.2mm/h
32.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 10.7mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
12.0mm in 27 min to 09:27 26.7mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.2mm/h
4.4mm in 12 min to 09:43 22.0mm/h

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 74(250/ 69 ) at 03:56
TASMANIA
Southeast
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 96(270/ 54 ) at 15:32
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 78(260/ 65 ) at 00:28
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 76(290/ 65 ) at 00:00