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Prepared at 1308 EST on 22/04/2026.

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Highest wind gust (km/h)

WA

SW & S Coast

009518

CAPE LEEUWIN

115

111

07/04/2011

32

N C


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 13:04EST, 22/04/2026.

Observations and extremes for Tuesday 21 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 22.4 -6.5 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 52/00
PERTH AIRPORT 21.2 -4.5 14.0 +1.0 11.7 4.8 4.2 7.4 581 (24.2) 57/01
PERTH METRO 20.0 -6.0 14.1 +0.3 -- 3.8 -- -- 357 (14.9) 43/03
BUSSELTON AERO 18.1 -5.9 7.8 -3.3 -- 17.0 -- -- 580 (24.2) 50/02
BUNBURY 18.4 -5.8 7.7 -4.1 -- 9.6 -- -- 507 (21.1) 72/02
MANDURAH 18.7 -5.5 13.1 -2.7 -- 2.8 -- -- 615 (25.6) 59/00
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.1 -5.0 8.6 -3.2 -- 15.4 -- -- 623 (26.0) 68/01
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 21.8 -3.5 13.1 +0.4 -- 1.2 -- -- 619 (25.8) 48/07
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.8 0.0 24.1 0.0 -- 23.6 -- -- 300 (12.5) 39/01
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 28.8 +0.4 6.4 -6.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 266 (11.1) 30/11
WHYALLA AERO 31.9 +8.0 11.9 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 268 (11.2) 43/12
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 31.4 +8.6 11.2 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 177 ( 7.4) 37/11
ADELAIDE AIRPORT COMPARISON 29.5 +7.2 11.6 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 30.3 +8.8 6.0 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 26.7 +7.1 7.0 -1.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 258 (10.8) 37/14
CAIRNS AERO 29.2 -0.2 21.4 -0.4 -- 7.2 -- -- 428 (17.8) 61/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.9 +1.2 18.9 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 421 (17.5) 43/11
MACKAY AERO 28.1 +0.4 16.9 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 377 (15.7) 43/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.5 +0.7 17.8 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 236 ( 9.8) 31/11
BUNDABERG AERO 27.3 -0.3 16.1 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 324 (13.5) 39/15
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 28.1 -0.1 17.5 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 286 (11.9) 35/13
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 26.1 -1.0 16.8 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 327 (13.6) 37/16
COOLANGATTA 25.6 -0.1 17.4 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 426 (17.8) 46/15
BRISBANE AERO 25.8 -0.3 15.8 -0.7 13.0 0.0 5.2 10.5 342 (14.3) 37/15
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 25.0 -1.1 16.2 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 467 (19.5) 43/18
BRISBANE 28.0 +0.8 16.5 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 136 ( 5.7) 22/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.5 +0.3 10.8 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 443 (18.5) 35/00
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 24.2 -1.2 5.5 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 328 (13.7) 54/12
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 23.9 -1.0 16.0 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 674 (28.1) 54/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.6 -0.2 13.1 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 357 (14.9) 43/13
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 22.8 -1.5 9.0 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 192 ( 8.0) 41/14
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 18.5 -0.1 3.2 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 205 ( 8.5) 35/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.4 -2.6 15.7 +1.3 13.5 0.2 4.0 3.3 532 (22.2) 48/13
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 22.3 -1.8 12.5 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 280 (11.7) 34/10
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 21.1 -2.2 14.9 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 295 (12.3) 31/11
CANBERRA AIRPORT 20.6 -0.4 2.0 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 171 ( 7.1) 34/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 23.5 +0.9 7.2 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 167 ( 7.0) 31/21
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 23.7 +1.1 6.4 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 71 ( 3.0) 18/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 29.1 +5.4 11.0 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 88 ( 3.7) 22/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT -- -- 9.1 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 199 ( 8.3) --
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 25.6 +3.1 7.7 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 91 ( 3.8) 24/09
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 20.0 -0.5 6.7 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 206 ( 8.6) 39/10
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 26.4 +6.0 8.4 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 260 (10.8) 41/10
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 26.7 +6.1 11.6 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 124 ( 5.2) 30/13
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 25.5 +4.8 8.4 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 108 ( 4.5) 31/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 24.1 +6.4 8.0 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 299 (12.5) 43/11
WYNYARD AIRPORT 17.6 -0.1 8.8 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 293 (12.2) 41/12
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 18.5 +0.6 11.5 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 270 (11.3) 34/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 21.1 +2.0 6.9 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 100 ( 4.2) 22/15
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 20.2 +2.8 8.4 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 209 ( 8.7) 28/15
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 21 APR 2026
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

38.4 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
38.3 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
37.5 YAMPI SOUND (DEFENCE) W Kimberley WA
37.4 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
36.9 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA

+11.0 : 34.8 EUCLA Eucla WA
+10.9 : 33.1 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
+10.3 : 31.6 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+10.1 : 35.0 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+9.9 : 36.2 FORREST Eucla WA

28.5 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
27.6 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
26.9 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
26.9 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.4 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.4 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL

+10.6 : 22.7 FORREST Eucla WA
+9.9 : 21.5 EYRE Eucla WA
+7.1 : 22.6 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+6.1 : 22.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

Coldest for Tuesday 21 APR 2026
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

10.3 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
11.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
11.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
12.7 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
12.9 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-7.4 : 16.0 KARNET Lower West & Perth WA
-7.2 : 20.1 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West & Perth WA
-7.1 : 21.3 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
-7.0 : 19.7 GINGIN AERO Lower West & Perth WA
-6.9 : 22.0 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
-6.9 : 20.1 DALWALLINU Central West WA

-3.6 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.9 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.5 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-1.4 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-8.1 : 3.5 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-7.4 : -3.6 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.4 : -0.5 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.2 : 5.2 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-7.2 : 4.7 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa 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.
67.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
62.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN N Coast--Herbert QLD
61.0 ROLLINGSTONE N Coast--Herbert QLD
57.0 HAWKINS CREEK N Coast--Herbert QLD
56.0 TUNG OIL TM N Coast--Herbert QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
Northern Rivers
55.3 WAGAIT BEACH

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
62.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
61.0 ROLLINGSTONE
57.0 HAWKINS CREEK
56.0 TUNG OIL TM
54.0 MARCO STREET ALERT
50.6 INGHAM AERO
50.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT

ISLANDS
Islands
67.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

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

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1227 (51.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West & Perth WA
1038 (43.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West & Perth WA
1034 (43.1) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1004 (41.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West & Perth WA
1002 (41.8) FREDERICK REEF Islands ISL
964 (40.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
947 (39.5) CATO ISLAND Islands ISL
938 (39.1) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
935 (39.0) FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL
934 (38.9) MARION REEF Islands ISL
913 (38.0) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West & Perth WA
880 (36.7) WATTAMOLLA AWS Sydney--east NSW
863 (36.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
855 (35.6) BUSSELTON JETTY Lower West & Perth WA
817 (34.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
790 (32.9) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
760 (31.7) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
746 (31.1) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
721 (30.0) COLPOYS POINT Lower West & Perth WA
717 (29.9) SWANBOURNE Lower West & Perth WA
716 (29.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
706 (29.4) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
701 (29.2) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
694 (28.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
681 (28.4) LANCELIN (DEFENCE) Lower West & Perth WA
674 (28.1) COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT MidNorth Coast N NSW
672 (28.0) FORREST Eucla WA
671 (28.0) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West & Perth WA
670 (27.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
668 (27.8) INNER DOLPHIN PYLON Lower West & Perth WA
660 (27.5) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
659 (27.5) JANDAKOT AERO Lower West & Perth WA
658 (27.4) KENNAOOK/CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
650 (27.1) LEONORA AERO Goldfields WA
639 (26.6) SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
634 (26.4) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
629 (26.2) INNER RECIPROCAL MARKER Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
626 (26.1) NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
623 (26.0) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
623 (26.0) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
622 (25.9) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
622 (25.9) CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
621 (25.9) KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
619 (25.8) KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
619 (25.8) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
615 (25.6) MANDURAH Lower West & Perth WA
612 (25.5) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
601 (25.0) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
601 (25.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
600 (25.0) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
124/01 BUSSELTON JETTY Lower West & Perth WA
115/01 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West & Perth WA
89/01 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West & Perth WA
76/00 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West & Perth WA
76/00 GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West & Perth WA
76/20 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
76/21 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS

High realtime reports for Tuesday 21 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
BICKLEY
18.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.0mm/h
DWELLINGUP
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h
NORTH WALPOLE
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
Northern Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
10.4mm in 15 min to 02:00 41.6mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 02:00 11.4mm/h
6.8mm in 10 min to 02:13 40.8mm/h
22.4mm in 1 hr to 02:30 22.4mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 03:00 11.2mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.7mm/h
CHARLES POINT
14.4mm in 24 min to 02:30 36.0mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 02:30 15.6mm/h
8.8mm in 7 min to 02:37 75.4mm/h
13.0mm in 23 min to 03:00 33.9mm/h
36.4mm in 1 hr to 03:00 36.4mm/h
24.0mm in 1 hr to 03:30 24.0mm/h
MIDDLE POINT
4.8mm in 7 min to 22:37 41.1mm/h
DUM IN MIRRIE AIRSTRIP
18.0mm in 1 hr to 04:00 18.0mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.3mm/h
NGUKURR AIRPORT
26.8mm in 30 min to 21:00 53.6mm/h
27.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 27.8mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.3mm/h
35.8mm in 1 hr to 21:30 35.8mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 12.4mm/h
NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP
12.0mm in 30 min to 01:00 24.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 01:00 12.0mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 01:30 12.4mm/h
MILINGIMBI AIRPORT
12.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 12.2mm/h
MANINGRIDA AIRPORT
11.8mm in 30 min to 17:00 23.6mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 12.6mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 13.8mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT
19.2mm in 27 min to 16:30 42.7mm/h
20.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 20.4mm/h
27.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 27.6mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 15.0mm/h
36.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 12.0mm/h
BORROLOOLA AIRPORT
12.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 12.8mm/h
MOUNT BUNDEY NORTH (DEFENCE)
19.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.3mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CAPE WESSEL
10.6mm in 1 hr to 04:00 10.6mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West & Perth
CAPE LEEUWIN : 111(260/ 87 ) at 01:39
WITCHCLIFFE : 80(260/ 63 ) at 01:35
BUSSELTON JETTY : 124(250/ 78 ) at 01:57