Australian Weather
National Summary
Cool and gusty southerlies along the east coast, is triggering showers and a few thunderstorms just offshore. A large high in the south is bringing largely dry settled conditions to the rest of the nation, but directing cold southerlies to TAS and VIC.
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Weather News
Spring equinox brings longer days
12:50 EST
Australians have at least one reason to celebrate today as the sun heads back into the Southern Hemisphere.
Vanuatu drought: Toddler's death believed to be country's first fatality linked to worsening crisis
11:27 EST
Authorities say the death of a two-year-old girl in Vanuatu may be the first fatality in the country linked to the region's worsening drought.
Fremantle has one of world's highest rates of meteotsunamis, say Perth researchers
11:27 EST
Fremantle in WA has one of the highest rates of meteorological tsunamis in the world, Perth researchers say.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 20/09 | Mon 21/09 | Tue 22/09 | |||
|
37.7°C West Roebuck, WA |
Hottest |
40.0°C West Roebuck, WA |
40.0°C Mandora, WA |
40.0°C Mandora, WA |
41.0°C West Roebuck, WA |
|
-4.3°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
Coldest |
-2.0°C Salmon Gums, WA |
-4.2°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
-8.0°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
-8.0°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
|
S 64km/h Wattamolla, NSW/ACT |
Windiest |
79km/h Cape Moreton, Qld |
107km/h Cape Grim, Tas |
100km/h Bayu Undan, WA |
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| no rain last hr | Wettest |
36.6mm Mullumbimby, NSW/ACT |
27.0mm Mt Baw Baw, Vic |
38.0mm Nelson Bay, NSW/ACT |
38.0mm Nelson Bay, NSW/ACT |
| Australia's Records for September | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 43.1°C at West Roebuck, WA in 2003 Lowest -6.2°C at Mt Buller, Vic in 1995 |
Highest 29.7°C at Wyndham, WA in 2005 Lowest -16.7°C at Charlotte Pass, NSW/ACT in 1970 |
Highest 370.3mm at Burdekin, Qld in 1890 |
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