Australian Weather
National Summary
A deep low pressure trough over QLD is causing showers and thunderstorms to develop. An extension of this trough is maintaining heavy showers over northeastern NSW. A region of low pressure over northern Australia is also generating widespread thundery showers.
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Weather News
NSW weather: Power restored to tens of thousands of homes in Sydney and Hunter regions following deadly storm
18:39 EDT
Electricity crews have restored power to tens of thousands of homes across Sydney's south up to the Hunter after storms brought down powerlines and trees.
Kurnell family left to mop up after wild weather hits Sydney home for second time in a month
17:14 EDT
A southern Sydney family have suffered their latest "crushing" blow after their home was damaged by a wild storm for the second time in less than a month on Thursday night.
Insurers face $515m summer damage bill
17:05 EDT
Insurance claims have exceeded $515 million so far this summer and are likely to jump further as the country continues to grapple with bushfires and severe storms.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 13/01 | Thu 14/01 | Fri 15/01 | |||
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32.3°C Longreach Ap, Qld |
Hottest |
46.0°C Hay Ap, NSW/ACT |
41.5°C Thargomindah Ap, Qld |
41.0°C Mandora, WA |
47.4°C Marble Bar, WA |
|
-0.6°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
Coldest |
0.0°C Gundagai, NSW/ACT |
-3.0°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
-3.0°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
|
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SE 79km/h Cape Moreton, Qld |
Windiest |
107km/h Hopetoun Ap, Vic |
122km/h Port Botany, NSW/ACT |
105km/h Cape Moreton, Qld |
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| no rain last hr | Wettest |
49.0mm Ben Lomond, NSW/ACT |
108.0mm Mt Seaview, NSW/ACT |
255.0mm Bungwahl, NSW/ACT |
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| Australia's Records for January | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 50.7°C at Mildura, Vic in 1906 Lowest 0.6°C at Mt Hotham, Vic in 2012 |
Highest 36.9°C at Warragul Vcah, Vic in 1964 Lowest -7.7°C at Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 1975 |
Highest 627.4mm at Mackay, Qld in 1918 |
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