Australian Weather
National Summary
Low pressure troughs are generating patchy rain and storms from the Kimberley, across the NT, western QLD, NSW and eastern VIC. An intense low well to the south is bringing cool winds to the southern coastline and TAS, mainly TAS. Onshore winds and light showers on the QLD coast.
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Weather News
Lightning leaves thousands in SA without electricity as nearly 53,000 strikes batter state
20:00 EDT
Lightning from overnight thunderstorms has left thousands of people across South Australia without power with most supplies expected to be restored this evening.
Queensland Rural Debt Taskforce make-up only just finalised amidst continued political argy-bargy
19:38 EDT
Katter's Australian Party MP Robbie Katter appears to have called a truce with the Liberal National Party's agriculture spokesperson Deb Frecklington over representration on the Rural Debt Taskforce.
Roma cattle sale breaks $4 a kilogram steers for first time
18:29 EDT
Records tumbled at the Roma store sale today with light weight steers breaking the $4 a kilogram mark for the first time.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 06/12 | Mon 07/12 | Tue 08/12 | |||
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33.1°C Telfer Ap, WA |
Hottest |
46.7°C Birdsville Ap, Qld |
45.6°C Menindee, NSW/ACT |
43.0°C Telfer Ap, WA |
46.7°C Birdsville Ap, Qld |
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6.8°C Mt Read, Tas |
Coldest |
1.7°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
5.5°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
-3.6°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
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NNW 72km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
Windiest |
118km/h Warburton, WA |
122km/h Woomera Ap, SA |
96km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
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3.2mm last hr Charles Point, NT |
Wettest |
42.4mm Mount Winifred, WA |
70.4mm Mango Farm, NT |
121.8mm Bambaroo, Qld |
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| Australia's Records for December | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 49.5°C at Birdsville Police Station, Qld in 1972 Lowest -0.8°C at Mt Buller, Vic in 2006 |
Highest 35.0°C at Marble Bar, WA in 1902 Lowest -9.6°C at Cooma Ap, NSW/ACT in 1990 |
Highest 711.0mm at Munglinup West, WA in 2010 |
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