Australian Weather
National Summary
An upper trough is producing showers and thunderstorms over eastern and southern QLD. A second trough is generating widespread thundery showers over northern WA, the NT and western QLD. A separate trough over over central WA is also producing showers and thunderstorms.
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Weather News
Victorian heatwave: Extreme fire danger warning as Melbourne braces for temperatures above 40C
21:34 EDT
Authorities are warning of extreme fire danger and heat fatigue as Victoria prepares to swelter through temperatures in high 30s and 40s, with no reprieve until Sunday.
Adelaide apprentice in hospital after suffering from heat stress; union calls for tighter regulations
21:23 EDT
A 17-year-old apprentice is in a critical condition in an Adelaide hospital after collapsing due to heat-related stress on a worksite, a construction union representative has said.
Extreme heat sends SA temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius
20:22 EDT
There has been another day of extreme heat across much of South Australia, with Adelaide's maximum temperature hitting 42.9 degrees Celsius in the middle of the afternoon.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 15/12 | Wed 16/12 | Thu 17/12 | |||
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38.3°C Paraburdoo Ap, WA |
Hottest |
46.4°C Marble Bar, WA |
46.7°C Mardie, WA |
45.0°C Telfer Ap, WA |
46.7°C Birdsville Ap, Qld |
|
10.3°C Liawenee, Tas |
Coldest |
2.8°C Liawenee, Tas |
2.0°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
-5.0°C Mt Hotham Ap, Vic |
|
|
SE 53km/h Frederick Rf, Qld |
Windiest |
81km/h Giles, WA |
212km/h Kurnell, NSW/ACT |
74km/h Rolleston Airport, Qld |
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1.6mm last hr Cape Fourcroy, NT |
Wettest |
82.0mm Katherine Rural College, NT |
145.6mm Nathan River, NT |
197.0mm Noonamah, NT |
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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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