Australian Weather
National Summary
A trough in the east is triggering a few showers & storms in central QLD. Moisture streaming into a trough in the west is causing the odd thundery shower in southern parts of WA. A front sweeping TAS & southern parts of SA & VIC is causing the odd, light shower, squally in TAS.
State Weather
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Capital Cities
| NOW | MIN | MAX | ||
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| Sydney | 21.1 | 20 | 30 | |
Mostly sunny |
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| Melbourne | 17.0 | 16 | 22 | |
Late shower |
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| Brisbane | 26.4 | 25 | 31 | |
Possible thunderstorm |
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| Perth | 20.1 | 18 | 31 | |
Mostly sunny |
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| Adelaide | 17.2 | 16 | 25 | |
Mostly sunny |
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| Canberra | 17.5 | 12 | 31 | |
Mostly sunny |
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| Hobart | 16.2 | 13 | 18 | |
Clearing shower |
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| Darwin | 26.0 | 27 | 34 | |
Possible thunderstorm |
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Weather News
Portuguese giant Nazare attracts Western Australian big wave thrillseekers
18:42 EDT
Once surfers looking to ride the biggest waves simply headed to Hawaii, northern California or, closer to home, the south-west corner of Western Australia.
Restocking begins after years of drought in western Queensland
17:46 EDT
After years of drought, a few showers of rain have delivered some much needed reprieve for some of western Queensland's graziers.
Australia has Friday on its mind
16:15 EDT
Some Australians just can't wait for the weekend to begin, but will the weather make or break it? As workers clock off on Friday afternoon thunderstorms are likely to be spread through eastern inland Queensland, with just a chance of affecting the coast.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 16/02 | Wed 17/02 | Thu 18/02 | |||
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34.0°C Paraburdoo Ap, WA |
Hottest |
46.0°C Nyang, WA |
45.3°C Nyang, WA |
47.0°C Onslow Ap, WA |
47.8°C Mardie, WA |
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7.3°C Mt Hotham Ap, Vic |
Coldest |
-0.9°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
1.9°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
-1.4°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
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WNW 59km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
Windiest |
107km/h Tasman Island, Tas |
92km/h Wyndham Ap, WA |
81km/h Roebourne Ap, WA |
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0.2mm last hr Cape Grim, Tas |
Wettest |
36.8mm Upper Fergusson River, NT |
55.4mm Point Stuart, NT |
895.6mm Sheoaks, Vic |
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| Australia's Records for February | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 50.5°C at Mardie, WA in 1998 Lowest -2.7°C at Mt Wellington, Tas in 1994 |
Highest 35.0°C at Moomba Ap, SA in 2004 Lowest -7.4°C at Mt Wellington, Tas in 1994 |
Highest 907.0mm at Crohamhurst, Qld in 1893 |
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