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Wednesday 29 JUL 2026 in charts
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Data is as received at 16:17EST, 30/07/2026.

Observations and extremes for Wednesday 29 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 23.0 +2.5 8.0 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
PERTH AIRPORT M.O. 20.0 +2.0 7.0 -1.1 5.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
PERTH METRO 19.0 +0.5 6.0 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BUSSELTON AERO 17.0 +0.1 3.0 -4.0 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
BUNBURY 18.0 +0.6 2.0 -5.4 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
MANDURAH 19.0 +1.4 7.0 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.0 +0.4 3.0 -4.7 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 17.0 +0.1 0.0 -5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.0 -0.7 17.0 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 19.0 -0.9 0.0 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WHYALLA AERO 15.0 -2.1 6.0 +0.7 -- 2.0 -- -- -- --
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 15.0 -0.2 9.0 +2.7 -- 6.0 -- -- -- --
ADELAIDE AIRPORT COMPARISON 14.0 -1.0 10.0 +2.9 -- 3.2 -- -- -- --
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) -- -- 8.0 +1.4 -- 3.0 -- -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.0 -0.2 7.0 +1.8 -- 12.4 -- -- -- --
CAIRNS AERO 27.0 +1.2 18.0 +0.8 -- 7.0 -- -- -- --
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.0 +1.8 17.0 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MACKAY AERO 23.0 +0.3 14.0 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.0 +4.7 12.0 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BUNDABERG AERO 26.0 +3.7 9.0 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 24.0 +0.8 12.0 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 23.0 +1.2 8.0 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 24.0 +3.3 13.0 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BRISBANE AERO 24.0 +3.0 11.0 +1.6 7.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 22.0 +0.8 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
BRISBANE 25.0 +3.0 12.0 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT -- -- 10.0 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 18.0 +1.5 -1.0 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 22.0 +2.0 8.0 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.0 +3.8 3.0 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 20.0 +2.4 2.0 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 8.0 -1.9 1.0 +0.4 -- 0.4 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.0 +1.8 11.0 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 19.0 +1.4 5.0 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 18.0 +0.2 2.0 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
CANBERRA AIRPORT 11.0 -1.8 6.0 +5.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 12.0 -0.8 5.0 +2.2 -- 1.4 -- -- -- --
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 12.0 -1.3 6.0 +2.8 -- 2.6 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.0 +0.5 5.0 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.0 -0.7 4.0 +1.3 -- 3.6 -- -- -- --
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 13.0 -0.4 5.0 +1.6 -- 2.2 -- -- -- --
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 13.0 -0.7 6.0 +2.3 -- 12.0 -- -- -- --
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 13.0 -0.2 6.0 +0.5 -- 1.2 -- -- -- --
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 12.0 -2.5 8.0 +0.4 -- 2.2 -- -- -- --
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 13.0 -1.4 7.0 +0.6 -- 3.8 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 9.0 -1.1 3.0 -0.2 -- 8.4 -- -- -- --
WYNYARD AIRPORT 12.0 -0.7 0.0 -3.5 -- 8.4 -- -- -- --
DEVONPORT AIRPORT -- -- 1.0 -3.8 -- 3.2 -- -- -- --
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.0 +0.3 1.0 -1.4 -- 7.2 -- -- -- --
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 10.0 -1.8 5.0 +0.4 -- 0.8 -- -- -- --
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 29 JUL 2026
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

32.0 MURGANELLA AIRSTRIP Northern Rivers NT
32.0 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP Northern Rivers NT
32.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
31.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
31.0 MIDDLE POINT Northern Rivers NT
31.0 PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
31.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
31.0 DUM IN MIRRIE AIRSTRIP Northern Rivers NT
31.0 NGUKURR AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
31.0 MILINGIMBI AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
31.0 MANINGRIDA AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
31.0 NGAYAWILI Northern Rivers NT
31.0 BULMAN Northern Rivers NT
31.0 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
31.0 BORROLOOLA AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
31.0 DOUGLAS RIVER RESEARCH FARM Northern Rivers NT
31.0 KANGAROO FLATS (DEFENCE) Northern Rivers NT
31.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
31.0 MOUNT BUNDEY SOUTH (DEFENCE) Northern Rivers NT

+6.5 : 29.0 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+5.3 : 25.0 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+4.7 : 28.0 ROCKHAMPTON AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+4.4 : 25.0 GRAFTON AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
+4.3 : 23.0 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW

26.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.0 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.0 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
23.0 FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL
23.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
23.0 BOUGAINVILLE REEF Islands ISL

+7.3 : 16.0 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
+6.9 : 16.0 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
+6.7 : 14.0 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
+6.7 : 7.0 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
+6.6 : 4.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

Coldest for Wednesday 29 JUL 2026
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

-4.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-2.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-2.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-5.6 : 13.0 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-5.0 : 1.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-4.9 : -1.0 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-4.5 : -2.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.4 : 3.0 HUNTERS HILL Lower NE VIC

-6.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-5.0 WOOLBROOK (WOOLBROOK ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-5.0 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-5.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-5.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-8.7 : 2.0 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
-7.5 : -2.0 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.9 : 7.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
-6.8 : 10.0 MURGANELLA AIRSTRIP Northern Rivers NT
-6.6 : 8.0 KUNUNURRA AERO E 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.
38.0 CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
30.6 MOUNT VICTORIA (UNA PLAIN) N Coast TAS
28.8 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
26.2 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
26.0 MOUNT BARROW (SOUTH BARROW) N Coast TAS

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High realtime reports for Wednesday 29 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
Northern Rivers
GOVE AIRPORT
5.0mm in 11 min to 21:00 27.3mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
South Coast
GREEN CAPE AWS : 98(270/ 63 ) at 15:30
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 121(340/ 93 ) at 02:00
VICTORIA
E Gippsland
GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 78(250/ 63 ) at 15:30
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 113(250/ 93 ) at 07:23
E Central
SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND : 82(240/ 63 ) at 06:50
FAWKNER BEACON : 70(270/ 63 ) at 05:22
W Coast
CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE : 78(220/ 67 ) at 07:53
TASMANIA
N Coast
KENNAOOK/CAPE GRIM : 89(220/ 63 ) at 09:30
E Coast
MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 78(230/ 63 ) at 13:13
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 95(190/ 76 ) at 09:19
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 83(220/ 69 ) at 11:00
TASMAN ISLAND : 98(210/ 50 ) at 15:09
W Coast
CAPE SORELL : 83(200/ 63 ) at 08:26
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 104(250/ 82 ) at 12:06