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Observations and extremes for Thursday 30 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 25.1 -3.8 16.5 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 253 (10.5) 44/15
PERTH AIRPORT 23.2 -2.5 10.7 -2.3 8.8 0.0 1.6 5.5 204 ( 8.5) 48/17
PERTH METRO 21.4 -4.6 12.0 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 94 ( 3.9) 34/12
BUSSELTON AERO 20.8 -3.2 9.4 -1.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 240 (10.0) 46/15
BUNBURY 20.1 -4.1 9.9 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 158 ( 6.6) 41/15
MANDURAH 21.1 -3.1 14.2 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 142 ( 5.9) 44/17
ALBANY AIRPORT 20.4 -1.7 9.9 -1.9 -- 0.4 -- -- 219 ( 9.1) 50/12
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 26.4 +1.1 16.1 +3.4 -- 6.8 -- -- 278 (11.6) 37/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.0 +0.2 22.8 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 269 (11.2) 35/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 29.4 +1.0 9.4 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 209 ( 8.7) 39/11
WHYALLA AERO 30.2 +6.3 14.0 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 288 (12.0) 52/11
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 30.0 +7.2 17.7 +5.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 424 (17.7) 41/13
ADELAIDE AIRPORT COMPARISON 28.1 +5.8 19.2 +7.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 29.6 +8.1 15.5 +4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 27.7 +8.1 13.8 +5.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 303 (12.6) 44/11
CAIRNS AERO 26.4 -3.0 22.2 +0.4 -- 23.0 -- -- 532 (22.2) 44/03
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.0 -0.7 21.0 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 473 (19.7) --
MACKAY AERO 26.8 -0.9 20.0 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 673 (28.0) 54/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.7 -0.1 18.1 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 347 (14.5) 48/12
BUNDABERG AERO 27.8 +0.2 17.2 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 512 (21.3) 50/14
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 28.8 +0.6 20.6 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 443 (18.5) 50/10
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 26.3 -0.8 19.4 +1.6 -- 1.2 -- -- 422 (17.6) 43/08
COOLANGATTA 22.6 -3.1 17.3 +0.2 -- 14.4 -- -- 398 (16.6) 46/16
BRISBANE AERO 24.7 -1.4 16.1 -0.4 15.2 6.0 4.0 5.2 339 (14.1) 44/12
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 24.1 -2.0 18.0 +0.9 -- 6.0 -- -- 597 (24.9) 43/03
BRISBANE 24.1 -3.1 16.1 -1.3 -- 2.2 -- -- 160 ( 6.7) 44/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.8 -1.4 13.6 +0.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 615 (25.6) 57/09
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 26.4 +1.0 10.8 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 390 (16.3) 39/10
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 24.4 -0.5 16.7 +1.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 380 (15.8) 31/01
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 25.2 +1.4 10.7 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 136 ( 5.7) 34/11
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 25.0 +0.7 9.8 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 141 ( 5.9) 43/13
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 21.0 +2.4 6.6 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 250 (10.4) 30/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.0 +2.0 16.9 +2.5 14.0 4.0 2.0 -- 274 (11.4) 35/15
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 26.4 +2.3 13.0 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 145 ( 6.0) 28/16
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 24.6 +1.3 11.9 -0.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 162 ( 6.8) 24/12
CANBERRA AIRPORT 23.3 +2.3 6.7 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 239 (10.0) 21/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 26.3 +3.7 13.6 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 314 (13.1) 34/01
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 24.3 +1.7 7.2 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 74 ( 3.1) 22/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 27.6 +3.9 12.2 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 177 ( 7.4) 28/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 25.0 +3.7 9.3 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 219 ( 9.1) 28/15
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 25.9 +3.4 9.5 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 135 ( 5.6) 34/09
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 25.4 +4.9 10.4 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 247 (10.3) 48/20
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 25.1 +4.7 10.9 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 383 (16.0) 55/09
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 25.4 +4.8 13.2 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 141 ( 5.9) 31/10
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 27.8 +7.1 10.5 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 147 ( 6.1) 31/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 23.5 +5.8 9.7 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 341 (14.2) 44/13
WYNYARD AIRPORT 19.0 +1.3 6.2 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 267 (11.1) 28/05
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 19.5 +1.6 10.5 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 322 (13.4) 26/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 23.2 +4.1 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 28/13
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 22.4 +5.0 9.5 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 336 (14.0) 37/10
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 Thursday 30 APR 2026
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

36.2 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
36.0 YAMPI SOUND (DEFENCE) W Kimberley WA
35.7 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
35.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.1 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
35.1 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA

+9.1 : 34.0 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+8.9 : 31.1 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
+8.7 : 28.0 PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
+8.7 : 27.0 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
+8.7 : 30.0 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

27.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
26.8 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.6 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
26.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.1 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+8.2 : 18.1 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA
+8.1 : 20.2 FORREST Eucla WA
+8.0 : 18.3 CUMMINS AERO W Agricultural SA
+7.6 : 20.0 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
+7.5 : 18.0 MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
+7.5 : 17.0 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA

Coldest for Thursday 30 APR 2026
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

10.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
10.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
11.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
11.9 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
12.6 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-5.7 : 20.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West & Perth WA
-5.5 : 20.7 MURWILLUMBAH (BRAY PARK) North Coast NSW
-4.9 : 21.7 PEARCE RAAF Lower West & Perth WA
-4.7 : 22.6 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West & Perth WA
-4.7 : 16.7 SHANNON Lower West & Perth WA

-1.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.4 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.1 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
1.0 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
1.5 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-6.0 : 14.9 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
-5.5 : 13.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-5.1 : 14.0 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
-4.9 : 12.6 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
-4.7 : 18.7 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
-4.7 : 16.1 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

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.
54.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
52.2 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN N Coast--Herbert QLD
49.0 MARCO STREET ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
49.0 TUNG OIL TM N Coast--Herbert QLD
48.4 COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
54.0 TOPAZ ALERT
48.4 COOKTOWN AIRPORT
N Coast--Herbert
52.2 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
49.0 MARCO STREET ALERT
49.0 TUNG OIL TM

7.9 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
6.3 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
5.5 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
5.2 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
4.6 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS

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1264 (52.7) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1181 (49.2) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1149 (47.9) CATO ISLAND Islands ISL
1146 (47.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1055 (44.0) FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL
1054 (43.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
991 (41.3) ARLINGTON REEF Islands ISL
990 (41.3) FREDERICK REEF Islands ISL
959 (40.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
949 (39.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
881 (36.7) MARION REEF Islands ISL
878 (36.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
862 (35.9) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
849 (35.4) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
816 (34.0) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
750 (31.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
712 (29.7) BOWEN AIRPORT AWS Central Coast E QLD
673 (28.0) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
653 (27.2) INNER RECIPROCAL MARKER Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
651 (27.1) LUCINDA POINT N Coast--Herbert QLD
643 (26.8) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
632 (26.3) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
626 (26.1) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
615 (25.6) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
601 (25.0) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
81/14 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
81/06 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
80/20 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West & Perth WA
76/00 ARLINGTON REEF Islands ISL
74/05 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
74/02 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

High realtime reports for Thursday 30 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
LAVERTON AERO
5.4mm in 3 min to 14:30 108.0mm/h
11.0mm in 4 min to 14:34 165.0mm/h
22.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 22.8mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.7mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 14.8mm/h
QUEENSLAND
S Peninsula
LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
7.6mm in 21 min to 18:30 21.7mm/h
N Coast--Barron
CAIRNS AERO
10.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.8mm/h
COOKTOWN AIRPORT
18.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.0mm/h
10.8mm in 30 min to 01:00 21.6mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 01:00 13.0mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 01:30 13.2mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h
N Coast--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
18.0mm in 1 hr to 06:00 18.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.0mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 06:30 11.4mm/h
INNISFAIL AERODROME
10.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.2mm/h
Central Coast E
SAMUEL HILL AERO
8.8mm in 17 min to 04:30 31.1mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 05:00 13.2mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
13.4mm in 13 min to 09:13 61.8mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 13.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 5.3mm/h
21.4mm in 30 min to 14:00 42.8mm/h
23.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 23.8mm/h
22.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 22.2mm/h
22.6mm in 20 min to 15:00 67.8mm/h
26.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 26.0mm/h
26.4mm in 1 hr to 15:30 26.4mm/h
51.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 17.0mm/h
67.0mm in 6 hr to 15:30 11.2mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West & Perth
CAPE LEEUWIN : 80(230/ 67 ) at 20:59
TASMANIA
Southeast
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 80(290/ 65 ) at 10:00