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Provisional records set or equalled today

Preparation of this section goes through three stages:

  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.
  3. About 6 months later, the whole Daily Weather Summary is updated to include late-arriving data and quality-control information from the BoM. At that time the "C" flags are removed.

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 1309 EST on 14/05/2026.

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

WA

Eucla

011022

OLD EUCLA

33.4

20.8

23/05/2010

24

1 S C Suspect - Not a record. Accepted by BoM on receipt but AWN believes suspect. Appears to be a multiday reading since 12 April so not a one-day total. Await BoM verification.

Highest minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

200731

POINT FAWCETT

26.4

26.3

10/05/2019

27

1 N C


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 13:05EST, 14/05/2026.

Observations and extremes for Wednesday 13 MAY 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 28.7 +3.2 12.3 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 388 (16.2) 39/10
PERTH AIRPORT 25.1 +3.2 7.4 -3.0 3.3 0.0 4.4 8.5 292 (12.2) 44/07
PERTH METRO 24.2 +1.8 8.9 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 112 ( 4.7) 24/10
BUSSELTON AERO 23.3 +2.8 8.1 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 311 (13.0) 41/11
BUNBURY 23.6 +2.5 6.1 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 132 ( 5.5) 31/10
MANDURAH 22.1 +0.9 13.4 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 153 ( 6.4) 26/08
ALBANY AIRPORT 25.1 +5.4 7.9 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 303 (12.6) 39/10
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 24.9 +4.1 10.6 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 221 ( 9.2) 30/08
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.3 +2.2 26.5 +4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 465 (19.4) 48/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 23.9 +0.8 9.6 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 335 (14.0) 31/14
WHYALLA AERO 24.8 +4.4 11.2 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 211 ( 8.8) 21/14
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 25.7 +6.7 12.9 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 252 (10.5) 31/13
ADELAIDE AIRPORT COMPARISON 25.6 +7.0 13.3 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) -- -- 7.7 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 20.3 +4.1 11.1 +3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 209 ( 8.7) 30/10
CAIRNS AERO 28.0 +0.3 21.9 +1.9 -- 3.0 -- -- 718 (29.9) 61/17
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.9 +1.2 19.6 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 472 (19.7) 46/11
MACKAY AERO 25.7 +0.4 18.5 +2.7 -- 6.6 -- -- 655 (27.3) 55/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.2 +1.1 16.7 +2.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 339 (14.1) 46/11
BUNDABERG AERO 26.4 +1.5 16.0 +1.8 -- 3.0 -- -- 434 (18.1) 54/14
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 26.8 +1.0 18.5 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 468 (19.5) 50/11
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 25.1 +0.7 16.0 +1.8 -- 2.4 -- -- 351 (14.6) 54/11
COOLANGATTA 24.4 +1.1 16.6 +2.6 -- 19.0 -- -- 447 (18.6) 54/07
BRISBANE AERO 23.1 -0.5 15.9 +2.8 15.1 11.2 6.6 6.1 331 (13.8) 43/14
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 23.7 +0.2 17.2 +3.5 -- 16.8 -- -- 543 (22.6) 52/00
BRISBANE 24.4 0.0 15.8 +1.9 -- 7.6 -- -- 146 ( 6.1) 34/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.2 -1.6 11.4 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 541 (22.5) 46/12
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 24.1 +3.4 9.1 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 401 (16.7) 50/14
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 21.7 -0.7 15.6 +3.5 -- 29.4 -- -- 512 (21.3) 43/00
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.9 +1.5 15.2 +5.1 -- 7.6 -- -- 357 (14.9) 35/14
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 21.1 +0.3 13.9 +6.5 -- 9.6 -- -- 223 ( 9.3) 31/12
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 16.7 +2.7 5.1 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 487 (20.3) 44/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.3 -0.9 16.3 +5.2 14.8 0.2 5.4 3.5 570 (23.8) 37/15
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 18.8 -1.9 11.1 +3.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 252 (10.5) 26/14
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 19.9 -0.7 13.7 +4.7 -- 2.0 -- -- 219 ( 9.1) 30/12
CANBERRA AIRPORT 17.5 +1.0 7.1 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 265 (11.0) 35/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 21.4 +4.0 6.8 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 326 (13.6) 35/22
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 20.0 +2.4 5.7 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 59 ( 2.5) 18/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 23.1 +4.0 12.9 +5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 250 (10.4) 31/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 20.7 +4.1 8.1 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 269 (11.2) 30/12
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 21.8 +4.2 6.1 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 136 ( 5.7) 26/11
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 19.0 +2.1 8.9 +2.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 243 (10.1) 30/14
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 22.2 +5.5 7.1 -1.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 295 (12.3) 28/10
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 21.4 +3.9 9.8 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 78 ( 3.3) 17/17
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 17.8 +0.4 8.1 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 91 ( 3.8) 9/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 18.9 +5.2 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 39/09
WYNYARD AIRPORT 16.9 +1.7 11.8 +6.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 450 (18.8) 39/12
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 17.6 +2.2 8.7 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 329 (13.7) 28/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.6 +3.8 5.0 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 92 ( 3.8) 11/11
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 18.2 +3.7 8.5 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 287 (12.0) 31/09
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 13 MAY 2026
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

36.3 YAMPI SOUND (DEFENCE) W Kimberley WA
36.3 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
35.6 OENPELLI AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
35.6 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.3 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP Northern Rivers NT

+7.9 : 27.0 ONGERUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.4 : 28.4 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West & Perth WA
+7.2 : 19.9 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA
+7.0 : 25.6 ADELAIDE AIRPORT COMPARISON Adelaide/Lofty SA
+7.0 : 26.3 KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA

27.7 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.5 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
27.4 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.5 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
26.4 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
26.4 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+10.2 : 18.7 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
+8.5 : 17.5 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
+8.5 : 16.4 FOWLERS GAP AWS Far Northwest NSW
+8.4 : 11.0 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+8.1 : 16.3 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+8.1 : 19.4 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+8.1 : 15.2 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD

Coldest for Wednesday 13 MAY 2026
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

7.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
8.3 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
8.4 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
9.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
9.7 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-4.2 : 10.6 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-3.3 : 25.3 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-3.1 : 22.6 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
-3.1 : 11.3 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
-2.7 : 18.5 PENRITH LAKES AWS Sydney--west NSW

-1.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
0.4 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
0.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.2 OMEO Upper NE VIC
1.3 DINNER PLAIN (MT HOTHAM AP)_ Upper NE VIC

-4.8 : 6.1 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA
-4.0 : 4.4 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
-3.9 : 3.0 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
-3.8 : 4.5 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-3.7 : 5.8 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West & Perth 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.
34.0 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
29.4 COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT MidNorth Coast N NSW
29.0 PROMISED LAND (BELLINGEN (CRYSTAL CREEK) MidNorth Coast N NSW
24.0 MT SOPHIA N Coast--Barron QLD

9.1 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
8.5 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
6.1 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
5.5 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
3.5 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
1.2 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS

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1359 (56.6) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1194 (49.8) FREDERICK REEF Islands ISL
1158 (48.3) CATO ISLAND Islands ISL
1149 (47.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1078 (44.9) FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL
1068 (44.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1062 (44.3) ARLINGTON REEF Islands ISL
1056 (44.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1021 (42.5) MARION REEF Islands ISL
1015 (42.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
978 (40.8) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
967 (40.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
933 (38.9) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
920 (38.3) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
821 (34.2) WATTAMOLLA AWS Sydney--east NSW
794 (33.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
785 (32.7) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
775 (32.3) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
772 (32.2) INNER RECIPROCAL MARKER Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
772 (32.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
766 (31.9) KENNAOOK/CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
739 (30.8) YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW
718 (29.9) CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
716 (29.8) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
714 (29.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
712 (29.7) GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
709 (29.5) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
704 (29.3) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
701 (29.2) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
681 (28.4) LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
673 (28.0) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
672 (28.0) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
657 (27.4) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
655 (27.3) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
648 (27.0) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
631 (26.3) BANANA BANK NORTH BEACON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
627 (26.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West & Perth WA
624 (26.0) CENTRE ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
80/17 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
80/00 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
76/22 RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
74/15 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West & Perth WA
74/18 LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

High realtime reports for Wednesday 13 MAY 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.
QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
LADY ELLIOT ISLAND
5.8mm in 12 min to 18:48 29.0mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.4mm/h
5.2mm in 11 min to 22:00 28.4mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
BRISBANE AERO
5.4mm in 16 min to 18:00 20.2mm/h
NAMBOUR DAFF - HILLSIDE
10.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 10.0mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 11.4mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast N
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT
15.4mm in 1 hr to 05:30 15.4mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h
MidNorth Coast S
PORT MAQUARIE (PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AW
6.6mm in 11 min to 04:00 36.0mm/h
Hunter Valley
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS
8.4mm in 22 min to 04:00 22.9mm/h
South Coast
MORUYA AIRPORT AWS
6.0mm in 17 min to 19:30 21.2mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 80(110/ 65 ) at 17:21
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 80(110/ 63 ) at 00:30