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Wednesday 02 SEP 2026 in charts
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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:03EST, 03/09/2026.

Observations and extremes for Wednesday 02 SEP 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 20 -3.5 9.4 +0.1 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
PERTH AIRPORT M.O. 19 -1.3 7.1 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
PERTH METRO 19 -1.7 8.5 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BUSSELTON AERO 19 +0.5 8.9 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BUNBURY 18 -0.8 8.9 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MANDURAH 17 -2.3 -- -- -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
ALBANY AIRPORT 18 -0.6 10.5 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 21 -1.4 11.2 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
DARWIN AIRPORT 32 -0.7 21.8 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 32 +4.5 11.3 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WHYALLA AERO 17 -4.7 13.5 +5.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 17 -2.2 9.9 +1.7 -- 3.2 -- -- -- --
ADELAIDE AIRPORT M.O. 16 -2.3 12.3 +3.3 -- 2.4 -- -- -- --
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 16 -2.5 -- -- -- 1.2 -- -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15 -0.9 7.3 +0.9 -- 7.0 -- -- -- --
CAIRNS AERO 27 -1.2 18.6 -0.2 -- 6.6 -- -- -- --
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27 -0.9 14.8 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MACKAY AERO 25 -1.1 12.3 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29 +1.5 14.5 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BUNDABERG AERO 27 +1.3 10.7 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 27 +0.8 13.1 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 25 0.0 8.3 -5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 25 +1.5 12.8 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BRISBANE AERO 23 -1.2 11.2 -1.8 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 24 -0.3 10.8 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BRISBANE 27 +1.3 12.1 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23 +0.7 11.1 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 25 +2.6 6.1 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 27 +3.9 11.4 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 28 +6.5 8.4 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 27 +4.3 11.4 +4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 19 +4.1 1.0 -2.2 -- 0.4 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 29 +8.2 17.4 +6.7 13 0.0 -- -- -- --
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 28 +5.3 11.2 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 28 +6.6 14.8 +6.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
CANBERRA AIRPORT 22 +4.1 10.6 +7.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 23 +5.2 7.0 +1.9 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 21 +2.7 10.1 +4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 20 -0.7 8.6 +1.2 -- 0.8 -- -- -- --
BENDIGO AIRPORT 17 -0.2 7.0 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 18 -0.3 11.4 +5.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 16 -1.1 12.1 +6.2 -- 2.0 -- -- -- --
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 18 +1.1 10.8 +3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 16 -2.0 12.5 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 16 -1.7 8.9 +1.0 -- 0.8 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 15 +1.1 8.2 +3.4 -- 2.2 -- -- -- --
WYNYARD AIRPORT 14 -0.5 4.4 -0.6 -- 6.8 -- -- -- --
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 14 -0.4 8.5 +2.4 -- 2.2 -- -- -- --
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15 -0.8 7.5 +2.2 -- 3.2 -- -- -- --
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 17 +1.8 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
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 02 SEP 2026
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

Reports not yet available

Reports not yet available

25.5 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.4 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
25.2 MCCLUER ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
24.6 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.4 KARIJINI NORTH W Pilbara WA

+9.9 : 21.4 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+9.0 : 17 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
+8.3 : 13.9 EAST SALE W Gippsland VIC
+7.6 : 14.6 MORUYA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
+7.6 : 13.5 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC

Coldest for Wednesday 02 SEP 2026
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

Reports not yet available

Reports not yet available

-0.9 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
0.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1.0 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
1.2 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW

-5.8 : 8.5 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
-5.7 : 8.3 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.5 : 8.8 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-4.7 : 12.1 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP Northern Rivers NT
-4.6 : 10.1 ST LAWRENCE Central Coast E QLD

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.
40.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
23.2 ZEEHAN (WEST COAST PIONEERS MUSEUM) W Coast TAS
18.6 TARGA (MOUNTAIN VIEWS) N Coast TAS
18.2 SAVAGE RIVER MINE W Coast TAS
17.6 MOUNT VICTORIA (UNA PLAIN) N Coast TAS

Reports not yet available

Reports not yet available Reports not yet available

High realtime reports for Wednesday 02 SEP 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.
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS
4.2mm in 6 min to 12:06 42.0mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 100(310/ 65 ) at 22:00
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT HOTHAM : 83(340/ 65 ) at 15:25
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 111(320/ 95 ) at 07:15
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 106(260/ 80 ) at 10:00
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 93(280/ 59 ) at 02:47
W Coast
LOW ROCKY POINT : 89(330/ 70 ) at 23:30
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 83(330/ 70 ) at 23:23
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 82(290/ 65 ) at 01:30