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Thursday 08 OCT 2026 in charts
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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 23:47EST, 08/10/2026.

Observations and extremes for Thursday 08 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 13.0 +1.3 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
PERTH AIRPORT M.O. 19.5 -3.4 15.1 +4.7 14 15.6 -- -- -- --
PERTH METRO 19.7 -3.8 15.6 +3.9 -- 9.6 -- -- -- --
BUSSELTON AERO 17.1 -4.3 11.9 +3.2 -- 6.0 -- -- -- --
BUNBURY 17.9 -3.3 13.8 +4.1 -- 12.6 -- -- -- --
MANDURAH 18.7 -3.2 14.3 +0.8 -- 4.8 -- -- -- --
ALBANY AIRPORT 16.9 -3.4 11.3 +1.7 -- 8.2 -- -- -- --
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 27.3 +1.3 14.6 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
DARWIN AIRPORT 33 -0.4 24.9 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 36 +4.8 16.1 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WHYALLA AERO 32 +7.8 9.1 -1.8 -- -- -- -- -- --
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 31 +8.8 14.9 +4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 24 +5.9 5.8 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
CAIRNS AERO 28 -1.7 18.9 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29 -0.5 20.7 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MACKAY AERO 28 -0.5 16.3 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28 -1.8 18.3 +1.1 -- 13.6 -- -- -- --
BUNDABERG AERO 26 -1.2 18.4 +1.8 -- 2.2 -- -- -- --
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 26 -1.7 18.4 -0.2 -- 49.8 -- -- -- --
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 25 -1.6 18.3 +1.3 -- 6.6 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 22 -2.8 15.4 -0.7 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
BRISBANE AERO 23 -2.5 16.5 +0.6 14 0.0 -- -- -- --
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 22 -3.7 17.6 +1.8 -- 1.6 -- -- -- --
BRISBANE 22 -5.1 16.5 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21 -3.6 12.4 -0.5 -- 6.2 -- -- -- --
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 25 -0.8 7.6 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 22 -2.5 14.0 -0.6 -- 13.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19 -4.8 11.5 -0.5 -- 0.8 -- -- -- --
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 23 -2.3 8.8 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS -- -- 2.5 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19 -3.8 13.0 -0.4 11 0.8 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 21 -- 12.7 -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 22 -2.9 11.3 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 20 -3.0 10.9 -0.1 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
CANBERRA AIRPORT 19 -2.3 1.4 -4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 21 -0.8 3.1 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 21 -1.1 5.2 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 29 +4.8 5.6 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BENDIGO AIRPORT 21 +0.1 5.0 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 21 -1.2 4.4 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 20 +0.4 6.8 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 22 +2.5 3.7 -4.9 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 23 +2.5 7.2 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 23 +2.8 4.3 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 19 +2.2 2.7 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WYNYARD AIRPORT 15 -1.4 1.3 -5.0 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 16 -0.1 4.3 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18 -0.2 2.9 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 21 +4.0 5.0 -2.8 -- 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 08 OCT 2026
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

41.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
40.5 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
40 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD
40 URANDANGI AERODROME Northwest QLD
40 NGUKURR AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT

+12.2 : 37 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+12.0 : 36 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+11.0 : 32 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
+9.9 : 30 STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+8.8 : 31 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

27.6 TELFER AERO Interior WA
27.3 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
27.3 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.3 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
26.6 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL

+7.7 : 19.1 EUCLA Eucla WA
+6.8 : 17.7 FORREST Eucla WA
+6.7 : 13.0 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.7 : 14 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.5 : 24.9 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

Coldest for Thursday 08 OCT 2026
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

12 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
12 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
12 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
13 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
13 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
13 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
13 BURNIE NTC AWS N Coast TAS

-6.8 : 17.9 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West & Perth WA
-6.5 : 28.6 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
-6.3 : 22 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-6.0 : 15.8 COLLIE EAST Lower West & Perth WA
-5.9 : 21 NAMBOUR DAFF - HILLSIDE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

-5.6 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.8 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-2.5 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.6 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.6 CRESSY (BRUMBYS CREEK) N Coast TAS

-7.4 : 11.2 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-6.8 : -5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.7 : -1.0 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
-6.7 : -0.9 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
-6.6 : 6.7 FOWLERS GAP AWS Far Northwest NSW
-6.6 : -1.3 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS

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.
49.8 GLADSTONE AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
47.0 BRISBANE ROAD ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
40.0 VALERIA ALERT Central Highlands QLD
38.8 GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
37.0 WOORARRA Central Highlands QLD

Reports not yet available

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High realtime reports for Thursday 08 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West & Perth
PERTH AIRPORT M.O.
10.4mm in 1 hr to 05:00 10.4mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 05:30 13.0mm/h
BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN
12.0mm in 1 hr to 09:00 12.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
JANDAKOT AERO
8.2mm in 10 min to 04:12 49.2mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 04:30 17.2mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 16.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.0mm/h
SWANBOURNE
5.0mm in 14 min to 04:22 21.4mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 05:00 10.4mm/h
BICKLEY
12.2mm in 1 hr to 05:30 12.2mm/h
PERTH AIRPORT
9.4mm in 24 min to 05:00 23.5mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 11.0mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 05:30 13.4mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h
BUNBURY
10.8mm in 1 hr to 00:30 10.8mm/h
BADGINGARRA AG STATION
12.4mm in 1 hr to 09:00 12.4mm/h
DONNYBROOK AG STATION
12.2mm in 30 min to 00:00 24.4mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 00:00 13.6mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 00:30 12.2mm/h
FLOREAT PARK AG STATION
10.4mm in 1 hr to 05:00 10.4mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West & Perth
CAPE LEEUWIN : 89(260/ 72 ) at 13:50