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Observations and extremes for Saturday 30 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 22.5 -3.0 15.9 +3.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 276 (11.5) 59/18
PERTH AIRPORT 20.1 -1.8 9.5 -0.9 6.2 0.2 2.2 2.2 206 ( 8.6) 68/19
PERTH METRO 20.7 -1.7 9.1 -1.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 45 ( 1.9) 48/21
BUSSELTON AERO 20.4 -0.1 7.1 -1.9 -- 0.6 -- -- 208 ( 8.7) 43/22
BUNBURY 21.0 -0.1 8.0 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 89 ( 3.7) 70/22
MANDURAH 20.7 -0.5 12.2 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 97 ( 4.0) 78/21
ALBANY AIRPORT 18.6 -1.1 5.2 -4.2 -- 0.4 -- -- 212 ( 8.8) 39/20
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 20.5 -0.3 8.5 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 233 ( 9.7) 28/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.7 -1.4 18.5 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 234 ( 9.8) 35/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.3 +3.2 7.0 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 236 ( 9.8) 35/13
WHYALLA AERO 19.5 -0.9 9.2 +0.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 408 (17.0) 41/12
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 16.8 -2.2 9.5 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 324 (13.5) 44/10
ADELAIDE AIRPORT COMPARISON 16.8 -1.8 13.8 +4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 17.8 -0.7 10.2 +1.6 -- 0.8 -- -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.4 +0.2 9.5 +2.1 -- 1.6 -- -- 387 (16.1) 59/13
CAIRNS AERO 25.8 -1.9 15.2 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 183 ( 7.6) 24/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.0 +0.3 10.7 -7.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 189 ( 7.9) 28/13
MACKAY AERO 24.2 -1.1 10.2 -5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 296 (12.3) 28/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.2 -0.9 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 35/13
BUNDABERG AERO 23.8 -1.1 11.9 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 372 (15.5) 39/10
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 24.5 -1.3 12.9 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 199 ( 8.3) 35/13
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 23.5 -0.9 11.1 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 268 (11.2) 28/09
COOLANGATTA 23.3 0.0 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 21/13
BRISBANE AERO 21.5 -2.1 15.4 +2.3 13.0 0.0 4.0 10.0 675 (28.1) 50/12
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 22.5 -1.0 10.6 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 370 (15.4) 41/21
BRISBANE 21.9 -2.5 15.8 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 316 (13.2) 41/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 15.1 -4.7 9.5 -0.5 -- 1.0 -- -- 626 (26.1) 50/01
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 15.7 -5.0 8.7 +2.9 -- 0.6 -- -- 408 (17.0) 31/12
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 22.4 0.0 10.6 -1.5 -- 3.8 -- -- 208 ( 8.7) 28/19
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.8 -0.6 13.2 +3.1 -- 5.6 -- -- 505 (21.0) 54/09
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 19.8 -1.0 11.4 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 255 (10.6) 37/11
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 10.0 -4.0 5.0 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 525 (21.9) 41/00
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.9 +0.7 11.2 +0.1 7.8 0.0 2.6 6.8 617 (25.7) 46/01
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 19.9 -0.8 7.2 -0.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 183 ( 7.6) 43/12
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 20.0 -0.6 12.1 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 572 (23.8) 57/00
CANBERRA AIRPORT 14.7 -1.8 5.6 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 372 (15.5) 41/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.8 -2.6 8.5 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 224 ( 9.3) 26/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.6 -4.0 7.9 +2.4 -- 1.4 -- -- 142 ( 5.9) 18/18
MILDURA AIRPORT 19.2 +0.1 9.0 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 202 ( 8.4) 39/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.5 -1.1 8.9 +3.6 -- 0.4 -- -- 197 ( 8.2) 34/16
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 15.2 -2.4 7.6 +2.0 -- 0.8 -- -- 248 (10.3) 31/17
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 16.4 -0.5 9.4 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 325 (13.5) 39/14
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 18.3 +1.6 8.9 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 412 (17.2) 34/12
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 18.6 +1.1 10.7 +1.0 -- 0.4 -- -- 199 ( 8.3) 30/19
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 17.9 +0.5 10.3 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 178 ( 7.4) 37/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.4 -0.3 8.0 +2.3 -- 0.6 -- -- 345 (14.4) 35/18
WYNYARD AIRPORT 17.0 +1.8 5.2 0.0 -- 0.6 -- -- 245 (10.2) 52/16
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 16.3 +0.9 6.0 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 288 (12.0) 43/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.6 +1.8 6.6 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 98 ( 4.1) 34/13
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 16.7 +2.2 9.4 +2.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 182 ( 7.6) 41/20
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 Saturday 30 MAY 2026
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

33.8 YAMPI SOUND (DEFENCE) W Kimberley WA
32.9 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
32.8 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
32.7 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
32.6 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+6.6 : 30.5 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
+3.7 : 30.8 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+3.7 : 32.7 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
+3.2 : 26.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+3.0 : 28.1 WALKAMIN RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD

27.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
25.7 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.9 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.8 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.5 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL

+6.5 : 9.8 COONABARABRAN (SHOWGROUNDS) CW Slopes N NSW
+6.4 : 9.9 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW
+5.3 : 7.6 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
+5.2 : 7.4 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
+5.2 : 17.3 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
+5.2 : 8.7 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW

Coldest for Saturday 30 MAY 2026
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

0.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
3.1 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-5.5 : 11.5 WOOLBROOK (WOOLBROOK ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-5.3 : 18.5 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD
-5.2 : 16.5 GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW
-5.2 : 15.3 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW
-5.1 : 17.9 TEXAS POST OFFICE Darling Downs E QLD

-2.3 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.2 DINNER PLAIN (MT HOTHAM AP)_ Upper NE VIC
-1.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.2 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-10.8 : 5.9 GEORGETOWN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-10.7 : 3.2 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-10.2 : 3.5 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-9.7 : 0.6 NAROOMA (MARINE RESCUE) South Coast NSW
-9.0 : 9.5 BULMAN Northern Rivers NT
-9.0 : 9.9 CURTIN 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.
106.0 CRAWFORD RIVER (CRAWFORD) MidNorth Coast S NSW
81.0 COMBOYNE (PUBLIC SCHOOL) MidNorth Coast S NSW
71.0 CABBAGE TREE MOUNTAIN MidNorth Coast S NSW
66.0 MOORAL CREEK (THE DEN) MidNorth Coast S NSW
62.0 WILLINA MidNorth Coast S NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
106.0 CRAWFORD RIVER (CRAWFORD)
81.0 COMBOYNE (PUBLIC SCHOOL)
71.0 CABBAGE TREE MOUNTAIN
66.0 MOORAL CREEK (THE DEN)
62.0 WILLINA
53.4 WINGHAM (LANARK CLOSE)

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

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998 (41.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
989 (41.2) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
953 (39.7) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
869 (36.2) INNER RECIPROCAL MARKER Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
847 (35.3) WATTAMOLLA AWS Sydney--east NSW
768 (32.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
766 (31.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
746 (31.1) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
721 (30.0) KURNELL AWS Sydney--east NSW
714 (29.8) CATO ISLAND Islands ISL
712 (29.7) HIGH RANGE AWS (WANGANDERRY) Illawarra NSW
675 (28.1) BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
674 (28.1) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
673 (28.0) ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
670 (27.9) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
670 (27.9) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
662 (27.6) BANANA BANK NORTH BEACON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
657 (27.4) GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
656 (27.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
651 (27.1) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
643 (26.8) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
635 (26.5) SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND E Central VIC
629 (26.2) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
626 (26.1) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
623 (26.0) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
622 (25.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
617 (25.7) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
616 (25.7) AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
612 (25.5) BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
611 (25.5) ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
600 (25.0) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
85/21 DWELLINGUP Lower West & Perth WA
81/23 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
81/22 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
78/14 NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
78/21 MANDURAH Lower West & Perth WA
78/17 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
78/14 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
78/13 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS

High realtime reports for Saturday 30 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Gascoyne
CARNARVON AIRPORT
5.6mm in 12 min to 22:30 28.0mm/h
SHARK BAY AIRPORT
10.8mm in 1 hr to 20:30 10.8mm/h
Central West
NORTH ISLAND
10.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 10.8mm/h
GERALDTON AIRPORT
11.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.2mm/h
ERADU AG STATION
13.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 13.2mm/h
MULLEWA AG STATION
13.0mm in 1 hr to 19:30 13.0mm/h
ERANGY SPRINGS AG STATION
12.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 12.2mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 11.2mm/h
Lower West & Perth
LANCELIN (DEFENCE)
5.8mm in 16 min to 20:16 21.8mm/h
MANJIMUP
12.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 12.4mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 15.6mm/h
14.0mm in 30 min to 23:30 28.0mm/h
20.6mm in 1 hr to 23:30 20.6mm/h
BUSSELTON AERO
10.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 10.4mm/h
15.2mm in 30 min to 22:00 30.4mm/h
21.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 21.0mm/h
27.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 27.2mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 12.2mm/h
SHANNON
11.8mm in 1 hr to 23:30 11.8mm/h
COLLIE EAST
11.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 11.0mm/h
LANCELIN EAST AG STATION
11.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 11.8mm/h
MANJIMUP AG STATION
12.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 12.0mm/h
11.2mm in 30 min to 23:30 22.4mm/h
19.4mm in 1 hr to 23:30 19.4mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Adelaide/Lofty
KUITPO FOREST RESERVE
10.6mm in 30 min to 08:30 21.2mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 08:30 10.6mm/h
19.6mm in 1 hr to 09:00 19.6mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.7mm/h
VICTORIA
N Central
MANGALORE AIRPORT
5.2mm in 6 min to 17:21 52.0mm/h
TASMANIA
W Coast
LOW ROCKY POINT
13.6mm in 30 min to 20:30 27.2mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 20:30 14.4mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 14.2mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
16.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 33.2mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 16.6mm/h
7.6mm in 22 min to 13:00 20.7mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 13:00 10.0mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 13:30 17.6mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 14.8mm/h
34.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 11.3mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 23:00 13.4mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 23:30 14.6mm/h
NORFOLK ISLAND AERO
11.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 11.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West & Perth
ARMAMENT JETTY : 80( 10/ 65 ) at 21:30
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 72(230/ 65 ) at 20:12
Adelaide/Lofty
ADELAIDE AIRPORT (ANEMOMETER NORTHEAST) : 85(230/ 63 ) at 17:17
ADELAIDE AIRPORT : 78(270/ 65 ) at 17:16
VICTORIA
W Coast
COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) : 70(270/ 63 ) at 18:08
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 80(280/ 70 ) at 21:52