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Thursday 16 JUL 2026 in charts
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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 00:43EST, 17/07/2026.

Observations and extremes for Thursday 16 JUL 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 27.0 +6.5 13.0 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
PERTH AIRPORT M.O. 23.0 +5.0 11.0 +2.9 8.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
PERTH METRO 23.0 +4.5 15.0 +6.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BUSSELTON AERO 19.0 +2.1 13.0 +6.0 -- 4.0 -- -- -- --
BUNBURY 17.0 -0.4 15.0 +7.6 -- 2.0 -- -- -- --
MANDURAH 19.0 +1.4 16.0 +5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ALBANY AIRPORT 19.0 +2.4 13.0 +5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 25.0 +8.1 9.0 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.0 +1.3 21.0 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 19.0 -0.9 2.0 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WHYALLA AERO 16.0 -1.1 1.0 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 18.0 +2.8 2.0 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ADELAIDE AIRPORT COMPARISON 15.0 0.0 4.0 -3.1 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) -- -- 2.0 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.0 +1.8 9.0 +3.8 -- 2.0 -- -- -- --
CAIRNS AERO 25.0 -0.8 18.0 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
TOWNSVILLE AERO 25.0 -0.2 12.0 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MACKAY AERO 22.0 -0.7 8.0 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.0 +0.7 7.0 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BUNDABERG AERO 23.0 +0.7 11.0 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 23.0 -0.2 11.0 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 20.0 -1.8 12.0 +1.9 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 19.0 -1.7 12.0 +2.0 -- 9.0 -- -- -- --
BRISBANE AERO 19.0 -2.0 10.0 +0.6 8.0 1.0 -- -- -- --
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 20.0 -1.2 13.0 +3.3 -- 0.4 -- -- -- --
BRISBANE 20.0 -2.0 12.0 +1.5 -- 2.0 -- -- -- --
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.0 +0.3 5.0 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 17.0 +0.5 1.0 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 20.0 0.0 12.0 +4.3 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 15.0 -2.2 9.0 +2.5 -- 16.0 -- -- -- --
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 13.0 -4.6 4.0 -0.3 -- 0.6 -- -- -- --
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 13.0 +3.1 -2.0 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 16.0 -1.2 10.0 +2.6 6.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 17.0 -- 9.0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 19.0 +1.4 6.0 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 19.0 +1.2 7.0 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
CANBERRA AIRPORT 15.0 +2.2 -1.0 -1.1 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 15.0 +2.2 -1.0 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.0 +2.7 0.0 -3.2 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.0 +1.5 2.0 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.0 +2.3 4.0 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 16.0 +2.6 5.0 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 15.0 +1.3 10.0 +6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 14.0 +0.8 9.0 +3.5 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 15.0 +0.5 11.0 +3.4 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 16.0 +1.6 10.0 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.0 +1.9 7.0 +3.8 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
WYNYARD AIRPORT 16.0 +3.3 2.0 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 15.0 +2.1 2.0 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.0 +1.3 1.0 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 17.0 +5.2 6.0 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
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 16 JUL 2026
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

34.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
33.0 MIDDLE POINT Northern Rivers NT
33.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
33.0 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP Northern Rivers NT
32.0 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
32.0 DUM IN MIRRIE AIRSTRIP Northern Rivers NT
32.0 MILINGIMBI AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
32.0 MANINGRIDA AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
32.0 KANGAROO FLATS (DEFENCE) Northern Rivers NT
32.0 MOUNT BUNDEY NORTH (DEFENCE) Northern Rivers NT
32.0 YAMPI SOUND (DEFENCE) W Kimberley WA
32.0 MOUNT BUNDEY SOUTH (DEFENCE) Northern Rivers NT

+8.7 : 11.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
+8.7 : 25.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+8.4 : 11.0 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
+8.3 : 14.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
+8.2 : 25.0 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA

27.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
27.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
24.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
24.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL

+10.1 : 15.0 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.5 : 17.0 PEARCE RAAF Lower West & Perth WA
+8.5 : 15.0 GOOMALLING Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.7 : 14.0 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+7.6 : 15.0 BUNBURY Lower West & Perth WA

Coldest for Thursday 16 JUL 2026
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

6.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
7.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
7.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
7.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
8.0 PYRENEES (BEN NEVIS) Wimmera S VIC
8.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
8.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-5.6 : 11.0 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-4.6 : 13.0 CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-4.5 : 13.0 PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) Hunter Valley NSW
-4.5 : 14.0 COORANBONG (LAKE MACQUARIE AWS) Hunter Valley NSW
-4.2 : 14.0 GOSFORD AWS Hunter Valley NSW

-6.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.0 MARRANGAROO (DEFENCE) C Tablelands S NSW
-5.0 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-3.0 LITHGOW (COOERWULL) C Tablelands S NSW
-3.0 BATHURST AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-3.0 BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION C Tablelands S NSW
-3.0 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.0 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
-3.0 YUNTA AIRSTRIP NE Agricultural SA

-6.1 : -3.0 YUNTA AIRSTRIP NE Agricultural SA
-5.8 : 1.0 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.5 : -5.0 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.5 : 2.0 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
-5.1 : -1.0 DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
-5.1 : 0.0 KADINA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

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.
32.0 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
24.0 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
23.0 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
21.0 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
16.0 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW

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High realtime reports for Thursday 16 JUL 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
Lower West & Perth
ROTTNEST ISLAND
12.0mm in 19 min to 16:49 37.9mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 18.0mm/h
12.4mm in 30 min to 17:30 24.8mm/h
28.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 28.2mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 13.0mm/h
34.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 11.3mm/h
DWELLINGUP
10.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 10.8mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 14.6mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 11.8mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.2mm/h
BUNBURY
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h
MANDURAH
12.8mm in 30 min to 16:30 25.6mm/h
19.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 19.6mm/h
19.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 19.6mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 13.6mm/h
36.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 12.0mm/h
DARDANUP
10.8mm in 1 hr to 12:30 10.8mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 13:00 11.0mm/h
DONNYBROOK AG STATION
13.8mm in 1 hr to 12:00 13.8mm/h
HARVEY
13.6mm in 1 hr to 12:00 13.6mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 12:30 12.2mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
BALLINA AIRPORT AWS
4.6mm in 11 min to 22:30 25.1mm/h
BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS)
9.6mm in 27 min to 21:27 21.3mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 21:30 11.6mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 15.8mm/h
Sydney--east
CANTERBURY RACECOURSE AWS
13.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 13.8mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.6mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.7mm/h
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL)
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
20.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.7mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West & Perth
ROTTNEST ISLAND : 78(350/ 65 ) at 16:51
ARMAMENT JETTY : 93(350/ 70 ) at 17:33
CAPE LEEUWIN : 91( 10/ 58 ) at 08:09
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 91(160/ 70 ) at 15:30
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 85(320/ 72 ) at 12:30
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 91(260/ 69 ) at 04:30