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Data is as received at 13:04EST, 22/05/2026.
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Observations and extremes for Thursday 21 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 |
26.0 |
+0.5 |
12.0 |
-0.4 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
321 (13.4) |
37/15 |
| PERTH AIRPORT |
25.1 |
+3.2 |
8.2 |
-2.2 |
4.7 |
0.0 |
2.4 |
8.3 |
169 ( 7.0) |
41/16 |
| PERTH METRO |
22.9 |
+0.5 |
9.1 |
-1.4 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
31 ( 1.3) |
39/16 |
| BUSSELTON AERO |
19.0 |
-1.5 |
7.2 |
-1.8 |
-- |
0.2 |
-- |
-- |
165 ( 6.9) |
46/12 |
| BUNBURY |
19.9 |
-1.2 |
7.5 |
-1.8 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
82 ( 3.4) |
44/12 |
| MANDURAH |
22.1 |
+0.9 |
12.6 |
-0.9 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
111 ( 4.6) |
39/14 |
| ALBANY AIRPORT |
22.7 |
+3.0 |
7.5 |
-1.9 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
194 ( 8.1) |
39/13 |
| KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT |
26.3 |
+5.5 |
9.1 |
+0.4 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
249 (10.4) |
24/13 |
| DARWIN AIRPORT |
-- |
-- |
22.1 |
-0.1 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
423 (17.6) |
-- |
| ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT |
20.5 |
-2.6 |
11.1 |
+3.0 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
313 (13.0) |
48/10 |
| WHYALLA AERO |
20.5 |
+0.1 |
7.1 |
-1.6 |
-- |
0.2 |
-- |
-- |
217 ( 9.0) |
24/14 |
| PARAFIELD AIRPORT |
19.7 |
+0.7 |
7.1 |
-2.2 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
175 ( 7.3) |
22/23 |
| ADELAIDE AIRPORT COMPARISON |
18.4 |
-0.2 |
9.1 |
-0.6 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) |
-- |
-- |
6.9 |
-1.7 |
-- |
0.2 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| MOUNT GAMBIER AERO |
16.8 |
+0.6 |
6.2 |
-1.2 |
-- |
0.8 |
-- |
-- |
182 ( 7.6) |
18/12 |
| CAIRNS AERO |
26.5 |
-1.2 |
16.5 |
-3.5 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
440 (18.3) |
52/11 |
| TOWNSVILLE AERO |
25.9 |
-1.8 |
13.2 |
-4.5 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
404 (16.8) |
35/08 |
| MACKAY AERO |
23.5 |
-1.8 |
11.5 |
-4.3 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
371 (15.5) |
48/13 |
| ROCKHAMPTON AERO |
26.4 |
+0.3 |
10.1 |
-4.2 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
362 (15.1) |
41/02 |
| BUNDABERG AERO |
24.7 |
-0.2 |
11.2 |
-3.0 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
399 (16.6) |
35/10 |
| GLADSTONE AIRPORT |
25.8 |
0.0 |
14.0 |
-1.7 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
350 (14.6) |
34/07 |
| HERVEY BAY AIRPORT |
23.4 |
-1.0 |
10.8 |
-3.4 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
309 (12.9) |
46/14 |
| COOLANGATTA |
22.4 |
-0.9 |
15.7 |
+1.7 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
414 (17.3) |
57/10 |
| BRISBANE AERO |
23.7 |
+0.1 |
12.1 |
-1.0 |
9.8 |
0.0 |
3.8 |
9.5 |
376 (15.7) |
41/09 |
| SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT |
23.2 |
-0.3 |
14.1 |
+0.4 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
421 (17.5) |
54/11 |
| BRISBANE |
24.0 |
-0.4 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
131 ( 5.5) |
28/14 |
| TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT |
20.6 |
+0.8 |
5.4 |
-4.6 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
418 (17.4) |
43/15 |
| TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS |
20.4 |
-0.3 |
2.5 |
-3.3 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
228 ( 9.5) |
44/15 |
| COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT |
21.2 |
-1.2 |
13.9 |
+1.8 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
560 (23.3) |
57/14 |
| WILLIAMTOWN RAAF |
18.4 |
-2.0 |
10.7 |
+0.6 |
-- |
0.4 |
-- |
-- |
334 (13.9) |
54/13 |
| CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS |
18.8 |
-2.0 |
6.0 |
-1.4 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
155 ( 6.5) |
30/16 |
| ORANGE AIRPORT AWS |
-- |
-- |
0.3 |
-2.3 |
-- |
0.2 |
-- |
-- |
402 (16.8) |
24/13 |
| SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO |
18.2 |
-2.0 |
12.2 |
+1.1 |
10.2 |
0.2 |
3.8 |
7.6 |
505 (21.0) |
55/14 |
| BADGERYS CREEK AWS |
21.2 |
+0.5 |
7.8 |
+0.1 |
-- |
0.2 |
-- |
-- |
272 (11.3) |
31/10 |
| ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) |
19.1 |
-1.5 |
9.5 |
+0.5 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
328 (13.7) |
37/04 |
| CANBERRA AIRPORT |
16.3 |
-0.2 |
-0.4 |
-3.0 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
157 ( 6.5) |
24/10 |
| WAGGA WAGGA AMO |
17.9 |
+0.5 |
1.8 |
-4.0 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
209 ( 8.7) |
15/23 |
| ALBURY AIRPORT AWS |
17.2 |
-0.4 |
3.6 |
-1.9 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
161 ( 6.7) |
17/11 |
| MILDURA AIRPORT |
18.8 |
-0.3 |
6.3 |
-1.1 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
207 ( 8.6) |
18/15 |
| BENDIGO AIRPORT |
-- |
-- |
2.8 |
-2.5 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
229 ( 9.5) |
-- |
| SHEPPARTON AIRPORT |
16.9 |
-0.7 |
5.3 |
-0.3 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
251 (10.5) |
30/10 |
| MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) |
14.7 |
-2.2 |
9.9 |
+3.5 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
348 (14.5) |
18/00 |
| MELBOURNE AIRPORT |
14.3 |
-2.4 |
6.9 |
-1.3 |
-- |
1.0 |
-- |
-- |
314 (13.1) |
21/20 |
| MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) |
14.5 |
-3.0 |
11.3 |
+1.6 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
155 ( 6.5) |
15/12 |
| BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) |
15.1 |
-2.3 |
7.6 |
-0.9 |
-- |
0.8 |
-- |
-- |
189 ( 7.9) |
17/10 |
| BALLARAT AERODROME |
12.3 |
-1.4 |
3.2 |
-2.5 |
-- |
0.6 |
-- |
-- |
233 ( 9.7) |
24/19 |
| WYNYARD AIRPORT |
14.6 |
-0.6 |
2.0 |
-3.2 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
348 (14.5) |
26/12 |
| DEVONPORT AIRPORT |
14.1 |
-1.3 |
2.9 |
-3.9 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
374 (15.6) |
18/01 |
| LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) |
16.4 |
+0.6 |
0.9 |
-4.1 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
114 ( 4.8) |
21/13 |
| HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) |
15.6 |
+1.1 |
5.9 |
-1.1 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
273 (11.4) |
35/14 |
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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 Thursday 21 MAY 2026 |
| Highest maximum temperature> | Greatest variation above normal maximum |
Highest minimum temperature | Greatest variation above normal minimum |
33.6 YAMPI SOUND (DEFENCE) W Kimberley WA
33.3 OENPELLI AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
33.3 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP Northern Rivers NT
32.8 KANGAROO FLATS (DEFENCE) Northern Rivers NT
32.7 JABIRU AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
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+7.8 : 28.8 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West & Perth WA
+7.4 : 27.9 ESPERANCE Lower West & Perth WA
+7.3 : 27.3 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.5 : 27.5 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.4 : 26.5 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
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25.8 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.8 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.9 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.8 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
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+6.0 : 20.8 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
+5.4 : 22.4 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
+5.1 : 22.1 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
+4.8 : 14.2 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+4.8 : 14.0 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
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| Coldest for Thursday 21 MAY 2026 |
| Lowest maximum temperature | Greatest variation below normal maximum |
Lowest minimum temperature | Greatest variation below normal minimum |
5.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
7.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
8.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
8.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
8.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
8.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
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-11.7 : 17.4 TELFER AERO Interior WA
-11.3 : 19.8 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
-9.6 : 22.7 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
-8.8 : 22.0 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
-7.4 : 18.9 BEDOURIE Channel Country QLD
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-5.5 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.8 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-2.9 FINGAL PORTABLE TFS F
-2.7 MARRANGAROO (DEFENCE) C Tablelands S NSW
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-7.8 : 6.6 WOOLSHED Central Coast E QLD
-7.4 : 3.1 CLERMONT AIRPORT Central Highlands QLD
-6.9 : 3.1 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-6.6 : 9.6 AYR DPI RESEARCH STN Central Coast E QLD
-6.6 : 6.4 MORANBAH AIRPORT Central Coast W QLD
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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. |
25.6 DE GREY E Pilbara WA
17.2 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
10.9 BONALBO POST OFFICE N Tablelands E NSW
9.2 CAREYS PEAK (BARRINGTON TOPS) Hunter Valley NSW
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Pilbara
25.6 DE GREY
NEW SOUTH WALES
N Tablelands E
10.9 BONALBO POST OFFICE
Hunter Valley
9.2 CAREYS PEAK (BARRINGTON TOPS)
ISLANDS
Islands
17.2 CAPE WESSEL
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9.5 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
9.5 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
8.3 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
8.1 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
7.6 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
5.2 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
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1138 (47.4) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1067 (44.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1051 (43.8) FREDERICK REEF Islands ISL
1042 (43.4) FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL
1029 (42.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1009 (42.0) MARION REEF Islands ISL
979 (40.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
961 (40.0) CATO ISLAND Islands ISL
954 (39.8) ARLINGTON REEF Islands ISL
943 (39.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
932 (38.8) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
916 (38.2) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
842 (35.1) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
840 (35.0) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
836 (34.8) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
826 (34.4) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
807 (33.6) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
802 (33.4) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
794 (33.1) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
785 (32.7) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
782 (32.6) WATTAMOLLA AWS Sydney--east NSW
781 (32.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
772 (32.2) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
771 (32.1) CENTRE ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
771 (32.1) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
754 (31.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
753 (31.4) ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
751 (31.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
747 (31.1) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
746 (31.1) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
726 (30.3) KENNAOOK/CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
710 (29.6) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
705 (29.4) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
703 (29.3) ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
676 (28.2) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
637 (26.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
630 (26.3) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
623 (26.0) TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
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89/17 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
89/09 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
87/23 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
76/17 WATTAMOLLA AWS Sydney--east NSW
76/21 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
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