Australian Weather
National Summary
A broad trough stretching from northern WA to eastern NSW and southern QLD is triggering showers and some thunderstorms. A small trough over eastern VIC is also producing some showers. Skies remain clean over the south and southwest of WA under a high.
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Weather News
Record Indian Ocean temperatures have potential to bring more rain to Australia, but El Nino lingers
08:51 EDT
Weather models are in agreement that the current El Nino weather pattern is here to stay until April.
Drought forcing thirsty crocodiles to seek out fresh water in town, Rockhampton farmer says
18:45 EDT
Central Queensland crocodile farmer John Lever says people are seeing more crocodiles because of the drought.
Australian forecasts with a twist
15:38 EDT
Weather forecasts are sometimes dull and dry, so here are some fun Friday forecast haiku.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 08/12 | Wed 09/12 | Thu 10/12 | |||
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35.4°C Cloncurry Ap, Qld |
Hottest |
43.3°C Marble Bar, WA |
43.4°C Roebourne Ap, WA |
45.0°C Roebourne Ap, WA |
46.7°C Birdsville Ap, Qld |
|
2.7°C Mt Read, Tas |
Coldest |
6.4°C Salmon Gums, WA |
0.9°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
2.0°C Mt Hartz, Tas |
-3.6°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
|
W 64km/h Hogan Island, Vic |
Windiest |
107km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
116km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
88km/h Cape Grim, Tas |
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1.4mm last hr Christmas Island Ap, WA |
Wettest |
197.0mm Noonamah, NT |
64.0mm Wyong, NSW/ACT |
54.0mm Cessnock Ap, NSW/ACT |
54.4mm Cessnock Ap, NSW/ACT |
| 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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