Australian Weather
National Summary
A trough residing across eastern WA is triggering the odd shower and storm, whilst drawing warmth into the south. Another trough over QLD is causing showers and storms to develop. Moist southerly winds are bringing coastal showers to NSW.
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Weather News
Heavy storms rolled through Brisbane
13:12 EDT
Southeast Queensland faced a barrage of thunderstorms yesterday afternoon, with more to come next week.
Water flows into the Murray-Darling system now equal to 2002, fifth-driest year on record
12:44 EDT
The drought gripping dryland farms in the eastern states is now also being felt by Murray-Darling irrigators, as the Murray Darling Basin looks set to equal its fifth driest year in 2015.
Magnitude four earthquake hits off south-east Queensland coast, experts predict more aftershocks
12:22 EDT
A magnitude four earthquake that registered 76 kilometres north-east of Brisbane this morning could be an aftershock from the earthquake that shook the area in July.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 20/10 | Wed 21/10 | Thu 22/10 | |||
|
40.6°C Roebourne Ap, WA |
Hottest |
43.3°C Marble Bar, WA |
42.8°C Marble Bar, WA |
43.0°C Telfer Ap, WA |
43.3°C Marble Bar, WA |
|
5.5°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
Coldest |
1.5°C Thredbo Village, NSW/ACT |
-3.5°C Butlers Gorge, Tas |
-2.0°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
-49.4°C Trangie, NSW/ACT |
|
SSE 57km/h Cape Moreton, Qld |
Windiest |
100km/h Mt Wellington, Tas |
96km/h Phosphate Hill, Qld |
94km/h Wattamolla, NSW/ACT |
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| no rain last hr | Wettest |
29.0mm Nerada, Qld |
71.8mm Lakes Entrance, Vic |
30.0mm Sweers Island, Qld |
30.0mm Sweers Island, Qld |
| Australia's Records for October | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 46.9°C at Port Hedland Ap, WA in 2002 Lowest -5.0°C at Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 1972 |
Highest 32.7°C at Old Halls Creek, WA in 1900 Lowest -12.0°C at Charlotte Pass, NSW/ACT in 2006 |
Highest 551.2mm at Yeppoon, Qld in 1914 |
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