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Thursday 01 OCT 2026 in charts
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Data is as received at 14:09EST, 02/10/2026.

Observations and extremes for Thursday 01 OCT 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 22.9 -3.0 6.6 -5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
PERTH AIRPORT M.O. 21.9 -1.0 8.1 -2.3 -- 0.6 -- -- -- --
PERTH METRO 20.9 -2.6 10.0 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BUSSELTON AERO 18.5 -2.9 5.5 -3.2 -- 0.4 -- -- -- --
BUNBURY 18.4 -2.8 6.2 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MANDURAH 19.8 -2.1 11.3 -2.2 -- 1.8 -- -- -- --
ALBANY AIRPORT 16.7 -3.6 8.1 -1.5 -- 5.6 -- -- -- --
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 21.2 -4.8 9.5 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.9 -0.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT -- -- 17.2 +2.4 -- -- -- -- -- --
WHYALLA AERO 22.2 -2.0 17.2 +6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 23.2 +1.0 16.1 +5.9 -- 4.2 -- -- -- --
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 18 -2.5 15 +6.0 -- 21.4 -- -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.0 -1.1 13.2 +6.0 -- 11.2 -- -- -- --
CAIRNS AERO 25.9 -3.8 19.7 -1.0 -- 3.2 -- -- -- --
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.1 -1.4 19.9 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MACKAY AERO 26.5 -2.0 20.1 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.8 -3.0 14.6 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BUNDABERG AERO 25.2 -2.0 11.4 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 25.7 -2.0 14.6 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 24.8 -1.8 7.7 -9.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 23.1 -1.7 11.4 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BRISBANE AERO 23.9 -1.6 12.1 -3.8 -- -- -- -- -- --
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 23.6 -2.1 9.7 -6.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BRISBANE 25.4 -1.7 12.4 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.6 -1.0 9.8 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 28.4 +2.6 6.2 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 25.9 +1.4 14.3 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 29.7 +5.9 10.1 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 30.8 +5.5 6.0 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 20.9 +2.6 7.3 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 31.0 +8.2 15.8 +2.4 13 0.0 -- -- -- --
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 32.0 +7.1 8.9 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 28.3 +5.3 8.9 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
CANBERRA AIRPORT 25.5 +4.2 4.9 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 27.4 +5.6 17.1 +9.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 23.0 +0.9 16.5 +8.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 29.1 +4.9 19.8 +9.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BENDIGO AIRPORT 24.6 +3.7 16.0 +9.1 -- 1.4 -- -- -- --
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 21.8 -0.4 16.7 +9.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 22.2 +2.6 10.7 +3.2 -- 0.4 -- -- -- --
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 23.4 +3.9 18.3 +9.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 24.0 +3.5 19.4 +8.5 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 18.6 -1.6 15.3 +6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 18.5 +1.7 14.4 +8.2 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
WYNYARD AIRPORT 19.3 +2.9 12.6 +6.3 -- 29.4 -- -- -- --
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 15.8 -0.3 12.5 +5.1 -- 26.6 -- -- -- --
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.5 +1.3 12.5 +5.5 -- 14.2 -- -- -- --
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 21.9 +4.9 12.8 +5.0 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
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 01 OCT 2026
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

38.8 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
38.7 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
38.4 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
38.4 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
38.2 YAMPI SOUND (DEFENCE) W Kimberley WA

+10.9 : 32.4 MORUYA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
+8.7 : 30.9 BEGA AWS South Coast NSW
+8.6 : 34.1 BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
+8.4 : 35.4 IVANHOE AERODROME AWS Southwest Plains NSW
+8.3 : 36.3 FOWLERS GAP AWS Far Northwest NSW

26.6 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.3 MCCLUER ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
26.2 BROOME WHARF NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
26.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
26.1 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL

+12.2 : 19.1 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
+11.9 : 21.2 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
+11.6 : 21.3 HAY AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
+11.5 : 23 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW
+11.1 : 23.0 IVANHOE AERODROME AWS Southwest Plains NSW

Coldest for Thursday 01 OCT 2026
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

9.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
9.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
10.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
10.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
11.0 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS

-8.1 : 15.3 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
-6.7 : 22.8 LEONORA AERO Goldfields WA
-6.6 : 26.1 YULARA AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-6.6 : 15.6 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.5 : 23.1 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
-6.5 : 17.1 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA

0.1 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
0.3 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
0.8 DALWALLINU Central West WA
1.3 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
2.4 MARRANGAROO (DEFENCE) C Tablelands S NSW

-17.4 : 0 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-9.3 : 7.7 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-8.9 : 0.8 DALWALLINU Central West WA
-8.6 : 3.2 KINGAROY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-8.4 : 5.2 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett 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.
29.4 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
27.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
26.6 DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
22.6 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
21.4 VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) Adelaide/Lofty SA

Reports not yet available

Reports not yet available Reports not yet available

High realtime reports for Thursday 01 OCT 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
CHARLES POINT
9.8mm in 27 min to 02:00 21.8mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 02:30 10.6mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 05:30 12.2mm/h
NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP
11.6mm in 1 hr to 03:30 11.6mm/h
EAST POINT
7.0mm in 20 min to 01:30 21.0mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NW Pastoral
ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME)
1.6mm in 1 min to 17:36 96.0mm/h
1.4mm in 1 min to 17:37 84.0mm/h
Lower SE
PADTHAWAY SOUTH
11.4mm in 30 min to 10:00 22.8mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.4mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 10:30 16.2mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 6.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
CAIRNS RACECOURSE
17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h
VICTORIA
Wimmera S
EDENHOPE AIRPORT
12.2mm in 1 hr to 11:30 12.2mm/h
PYRENEES (BEN NEVIS)
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h
GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM)
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h
W Gippsland
MOUNT BAW BAW
11.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 11.2mm/h
MOUNT MOORNAPA
14.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 14.8mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 11.4mm/h
E Central
ESSENDON AIRPORT
12.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 12.2mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 14.6mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h
MOORABBIN AIRPORT
11.4mm in 1 hr to 15:30 11.4mm/h
FERNY CREEK
10.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
MELBOURNE AIRPORT
7.0mm in 16 min to 15:16 26.2mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 13.8mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 16.0mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK)
12.4mm in 30 min to 15:30 24.8mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 17.2mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 17.0mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h
FRANKSTON (BALLAM PARK)
10.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 10.6mm/h
MELBOURNE AIRPORT (SECONDARY)
4.2mm in 12 min to 15:16 21.0mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 12.2mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 15.0mm/h
W Central
LAVERTON RAAF
11.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 11.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 11.6mm/h
Western Plains
WESTMERE
10.0mm in 1 hr to 12:30 10.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 13:00 12.0mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NW Pastoral
ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) : 80(280/ 67 ) at 17:37
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 96(330/ 78 ) at 04:33
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT HOTHAM : 93(350/ 61 ) at 05:00
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 93(320/ 72 ) at 13:47