Australian Weather
National Summary
Northerly winds are filtering into QLD ahead of trough bringing a h0ot day inland. A cool southerly change in the wake of this system is bringing mild air to NSW. A trough over northern WA and the NT is generating isolated showers and thunderstorms.
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Weather News
Parts of Queensland swelter with temperatures cracking 40 degrees in steaming November day
17:02 EDT
Parts of Queensland have come within just a couple of degrees of breaking November heat records, with some parts of the state recording temperatures up to 10 degrees Celsius above average.
Soothing southeries for Sydney
13:20 EDT
Following a 41 degree scorcher on 'Fry-day', Sydney-siders are lapping up the more mild weather this weekend.
Weekend heatwave to grip coastal Queensland as hot winds blow toward coast
12:09 EDT
The mercury is rising in Queensland, with much of the state expected to record temperatures up to 10 degrees above average.
Extremes and Records
Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
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Wed 18/11 | Thu 19/11 | Fri 20/11 | |||
42.9°C Marble Bar, WA |
Hottest |
45.8°C Ceduna, SA |
45.4°C Port Augusta Ap, SA |
46.2°C Mandora, WA |
46.8°C Roebourne Ap, WA |
3.7°C Mt Baw Baw, Vic |
Coldest |
3.8°C Wandering, WA |
3.3°C Collie East, WA |
-0.3°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
-4.5°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
NW 72km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
Windiest |
205km/h Bickley, WA |
96km/h Mt Wellington, Tas |
105km/h Mt Hartz, Tas |
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0.2mm last hr South Johnstone, Qld |
Wettest |
74.6mm Southwell, Qld |
39.6mm Milingimbi, NT |
31.4mm Mt Read, Tas |
31.4mm Mt Read, Tas |
Australia's Records for November | |||
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Max | Min | Rain | |
Highest 48.7°C at Birdsville Police Station, Qld in 1990 Lowest -3.1°C at Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 1967 |
Highest 35.0°C at Cunnamulla, Qld in 1965 Lowest -20.6°C at Mt Hotham, Vic in 1990 |
Highest 398.8mm at Moreton, Qld in 1909 |