Australian Weather
National Summary
A monsoon trough and low are generating heavy rain and strong winds in the northern tropics. A trough is causing storms in the NT, QLD and NSW. A front is sending strong winds and showers up the NSW coast. A high is causing wind to ease and showers to clear in VIC, TAS and SA.
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Weather News
Man missing in Daly River floodwaters; state of emergency declared for NT community
19:59 EDT
A 28 year-old-man is missing in floodwaters as a state of emergency is declared for the Northern Territory community of Daly River, or Naiyu.
Motorists stranded amid torrential rain across Queensland's Gulf Country
15:46 EDT
Queensland's Gulf Country has been saturated by a line of thunderstorms, stranding 16 motorists near Harris Creek.
Rain, storms, heat and high humidity - a day in the life of Queensland
15:23 EDT
As a result of an active monsoon, an inland surface trough and coastal onshore winds, Queenslanders are either sweating or soaking.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 24/12 | Fri 25/12 | Sat 26/12 | |||
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34.2°C Telfer Ap, WA |
Hottest |
45.1°C Telfer Ap, WA |
46.5°C Telfer Ap, WA |
44.0°C Marble Bar, WA |
47.2°C Port Augusta Ap, SA |
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-0.8°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
Coldest |
0.1°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
4.3°C Mount William, Vic |
-5.0°C Mt Hotham Ap, Vic |
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S 61km/h Wattamolla, NSW/ACT |
Windiest |
100km/h Tasman Island, Tas |
111km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
112km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
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| no rain last hr | Wettest |
238.8mm Channel Point, NT |
284.0mm Bradshaw, NT |
284.0mm Bradshaw, 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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