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Data is as received at 13:08EST, 21/05/2026.
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Observations and extremes for Wednesday 20 MAY 2026
Cities with 2018 populations over 40,000 (QLD, NSW, ACT, VIC) or 20,000 (WA, NT ,SA, TAS) |
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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 |
29.4 |
+3.9 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| PERTH AIRPORT |
26.7 |
+4.8 |
7.0 |
-3.4 |
3.2 |
0.0 |
2.6 |
5.6 |
264 (11.0) |
31/06 |
| PERTH METRO |
26.0 |
+3.6 |
8.2 |
-2.3 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
102 ( 4.3) |
17/06 |
| BUSSELTON AERO |
22.1 |
+1.6 |
5.8 |
-3.2 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
167 ( 7.0) |
22/10 |
| BUNBURY |
21.8 |
+0.7 |
6.2 |
-3.1 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
57 ( 2.4) |
21/11 |
| MANDURAH |
21.7 |
+0.5 |
13.3 |
-0.2 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
155 ( 6.5) |
28/04 |
| ALBANY AIRPORT |
23.0 |
+3.3 |
6.9 |
-2.5 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
229 ( 9.5) |
24/08 |
| KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT |
25.6 |
+4.8 |
10.7 |
+2.0 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
291 (12.1) |
34/08 |
| DARWIN AIRPORT |
32.1 |
0.0 |
22.5 |
+0.3 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
415 (17.3) |
43/09 |
| ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT |
20.1 |
-3.0 |
4.8 |
-3.3 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
278 (11.6) |
41/15 |
| WHYALLA AERO |
19.0 |
-1.4 |
9.4 |
+0.7 |
-- |
0.2 |
-- |
-- |
343 (14.3) |
26/13 |
| PARAFIELD AIRPORT |
19.7 |
+0.7 |
9.4 |
+0.1 |
-- |
2.4 |
-- |
-- |
288 (12.0) |
31/12 |
| ADELAIDE AIRPORT COMPARISON |
18.2 |
-0.4 |
13.7 |
+4.0 |
-- |
2.6 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) |
18.7 |
+0.2 |
10.7 |
+2.1 |
-- |
1.6 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| MOUNT GAMBIER AERO |
16.6 |
+0.4 |
9.0 |
+1.6 |
-- |
3.2 |
-- |
-- |
336 (14.0) |
31/04 |
| CAIRNS AERO |
27.8 |
+0.1 |
21.4 |
+1.4 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
244 (10.2) |
39/13 |
| TOWNSVILLE AERO |
28.4 |
+0.7 |
19.3 |
+1.6 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
477 (19.9) |
48/00 |
| MACKAY AERO |
25.3 |
0.0 |
15.9 |
+0.1 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
324 (13.5) |
43/09 |
| ROCKHAMPTON AERO |
26.1 |
0.0 |
14.7 |
+0.4 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
359 (15.0) |
46/15 |
| BUNDABERG AERO |
24.3 |
-0.6 |
14.2 |
0.0 |
-- |
1.0 |
-- |
-- |
339 (14.1) |
48/09 |
| GLADSTONE AIRPORT |
26.2 |
+0.4 |
15.1 |
-0.6 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
287 (12.0) |
46/09 |
| HERVEY BAY AIRPORT |
23.8 |
-0.6 |
13.0 |
-1.2 |
-- |
6.8 |
-- |
-- |
263 (11.0) |
35/08 |
| COOLANGATTA |
23.8 |
+0.5 |
13.1 |
-0.9 |
-- |
0.2 |
-- |
-- |
274 (11.4) |
35/10 |
| BRISBANE AERO |
24.2 |
+0.6 |
13.6 |
+0.5 |
10.4 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
9.9 |
447 (18.6) |
37/09 |
| SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT |
23.7 |
+0.2 |
13.0 |
-0.7 |
-- |
8.0 |
-- |
-- |
341 (14.2) |
41/13 |
| BRISBANE |
25.0 |
+0.6 |
14.8 |
+0.9 |
-- |
1.4 |
-- |
-- |
171 ( 7.1) |
30/09 |
| TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT |
17.7 |
-2.1 |
9.4 |
-0.6 |
-- |
10.6 |
-- |
-- |
628 (26.2) |
50/13 |
| TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS |
18.5 |
-2.2 |
9.3 |
+3.5 |
-- |
3.6 |
-- |
-- |
387 (16.1) |
41/14 |
| COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT |
22.5 |
+0.1 |
12.6 |
+0.5 |
-- |
0.2 |
-- |
-- |
313 (13.0) |
50/18 |
| WILLIAMTOWN RAAF |
19.6 |
-0.8 |
12.6 |
+2.5 |
-- |
10.0 |
-- |
-- |
301 (12.5) |
35/10 |
| CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS |
19.0 |
-1.8 |
10.8 |
+3.4 |
-- |
0.6 |
-- |
-- |
185 ( 7.7) |
28/12 |
| ORANGE AIRPORT AWS |
9.3 |
-4.7 |
4.6 |
+2.0 |
-- |
9.2 |
-- |
-- |
618 (25.8) |
48/06 |
| SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO |
18.7 |
-1.5 |
13.2 |
+2.1 |
10.1 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
9.9 |
473 (19.7) |
43/12 |
| BADGERYS CREEK AWS |
19.4 |
-1.3 |
6.1 |
-1.6 |
-- |
2.0 |
-- |
-- |
136 ( 5.7) |
34/11 |
| ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) |
19.2 |
-1.4 |
10.0 |
+1.0 |
-- |
1.6 |
-- |
-- |
329 (13.7) |
46/06 |
| CANBERRA AIRPORT |
15.5 |
-1.0 |
0.4 |
-2.2 |
-- |
7.0 |
-- |
-- |
154 ( 6.4) |
26/11 |
| WAGGA WAGGA AMO |
16.5 |
-0.9 |
6.5 |
+0.7 |
-- |
0.2 |
-- |
-- |
384 (16.0) |
34/14 |
| ALBURY AIRPORT AWS |
17.4 |
-0.2 |
7.0 |
+1.5 |
-- |
0.2 |
-- |
-- |
337 (14.0) |
34/14 |
| MILDURA AIRPORT |
18.6 |
-0.5 |
6.9 |
-0.5 |
-- |
0.2 |
-- |
-- |
278 (11.6) |
30/10 |
| BENDIGO AIRPORT |
16.4 |
-0.2 |
3.8 |
-1.5 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
235 ( 9.8) |
39/10 |
| SHEPPARTON AIRPORT |
17.2 |
-0.4 |
4.5 |
-1.1 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
341 (14.2) |
26/10 |
| MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) |
16.3 |
-0.6 |
9.6 |
+3.2 |
-- |
1.6 |
-- |
-- |
498 (20.8) |
46/15 |
| MELBOURNE AIRPORT |
16.7 |
0.0 |
8.1 |
-0.1 |
-- |
0.4 |
-- |
-- |
405 (16.9) |
41/12 |
| MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) |
17.6 |
+0.1 |
10.9 |
+1.2 |
-- |
0.4 |
-- |
-- |
177 ( 7.4) |
30/11 |
| BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) |
17.0 |
-0.4 |
8.6 |
+0.1 |
-- |
1.2 |
-- |
-- |
275 (11.5) |
35/12 |
| BALLARAT AERODROME |
14.1 |
+0.4 |
5.4 |
-0.3 |
-- |
1.8 |
-- |
-- |
313 (13.0) |
41/10 |
| WYNYARD AIRPORT |
15.4 |
+0.2 |
4.5 |
-0.7 |
-- |
0.2 |
-- |
-- |
366 (15.3) |
50/15 |
| DEVONPORT AIRPORT |
16.1 |
+0.7 |
5.2 |
-1.6 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
324 (13.5) |
55/11 |
| LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) |
18.4 |
+2.6 |
1.4 |
-3.6 |
-- |
0.2 |
-- |
-- |
63 ( 2.6) |
22/16 |
| HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) |
15.2 |
+0.7 |
7.0 |
0.0 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
248 (10.3) |
50/11 |
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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 |
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| Hottest for Wednesday 20 MAY 2026 |
| Highest maximum temperature> | Greatest variation above normal maximum |
Highest minimum temperature | Greatest variation above normal minimum |
33.5 OENPELLI AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
33.4 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
33.2 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
32.8 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP Northern Rivers NT
32.5 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
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+7.2 : 27.7 ESPERANCE Lower West & Perth WA
+6.6 : 27.6 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West & Perth WA
+6.5 : 26.2 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.5 : 27.8 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.5 : 27.5 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
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26.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
25.8 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.3 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
25.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.1 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
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+7.0 : 12.5 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
+6.8 : 10.3 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW
+6.4 : 12.1 BEGA AWS South Coast NSW
+6.2 : 9.5 COONABARABRAN (SHOWGROUNDS) CW Slopes N NSW
+6.1 : 12.6 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+6.1 : 8.4 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
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| Coldest for Wednesday 20 MAY 2026 |
| Lowest maximum temperature | Greatest variation below normal maximum |
Lowest minimum temperature | Greatest variation below normal minimum |
3.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
3.8 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
4.6 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
5.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
5.5 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
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-7.8 : 23.5 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
-7.3 : 26.8 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
-6.9 : 22.3 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-6.8 : 26.5 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
-6.7 : 23.0 LAJAMANU AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
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-3.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-1.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.7 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.7 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
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-5.9 : 2.5 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.7 : 5.2 SPRINGSURE COMET ST Central Highlands QLD
-4.9 : 2.0 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.5 : 4.4 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-4.2 : 3.6 BEVERLEY Cent Wheatbelt WA
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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. |
83.2 LORD HOWE ISLAND (MILKY WAY) Islands ISL
75.0 LORD HOWE ISLAND AIRPORT ROAD Islands ISL
69.8 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
53.8 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
38.6 DUM IN MIRRIE AIRSTRIP Northern Rivers NT
NORTHERN TERRITORY
Northern Rivers
38.6 DUM IN MIRRIE AIRSTRIP
ISLANDS
Islands
83.2 LORD HOWE ISLAND (MILKY WAY)
75.0 LORD HOWE ISLAND AIRPORT ROAD
69.8 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
53.8 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
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9.9 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
9.9 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
8.7 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
8.6 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
5.6 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
1.7 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
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1231 (51.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1216 (50.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1116 (46.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
1088 (45.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1075 (44.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
967 (40.3) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
954 (39.8) ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
928 (38.7) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
918 (38.3) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
872 (36.3) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
865 (36.0) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
854 (35.6) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
830 (34.6) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
830 (34.6) SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND E Central VIC
788 (32.8) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
769 (32.0) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
755 (31.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
741 (30.9) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
738 (30.8) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
714 (29.8) KENNAOOK/CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
704 (29.3) ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
702 (29.3) CENTRE ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
697 (29.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
688 (28.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
683 (28.5) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
678 (28.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
678 (28.3) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
661 (27.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
635 (26.5) NORMANTON AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
632 (26.3) MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
628 (26.2) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
625 (26.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
621 (25.9) FRANKSTON BEACH E Central VIC
620 (25.8) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
618 (25.8) ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
615 (25.6) MORNINGTON ISLAND AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
614 (25.6) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
613 (25.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
609 (25.4) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
608 (25.3) PYRENEES (BEN NEVIS) Wimmera S VIC
607 (25.3) KARIJINI NORTH W Pilbara WA
606 (25.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
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93/10 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
80/04 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
80/01 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
78/15 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
76/03 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
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