Australian Weather
National Summary
A low pressure trough and cold front are producing a band of rain across the south, with cool winds in its wake. Moist onshore winds are triggering showers along the QLD coast. A broad region of low pressure is causing showers and storms in the tropics.
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Weather News
Sydney records hottest April day
18:36 EST
Parts of Sydney have experienced the hottest April day on record, with the weather bureau saying the temperature reached 34.2 degrees Celsius at Observatory Hill about 1:30pm.
Weather radar announced for Victorian grain belt, ending 10-year farmer campaign
15:53 EST
A key grain growing region of Victoria will see construction of its first real-time weather radar, ending a 10-year campaign by local farmers.
ACT and NSW crack out summer-like day
14:42 EST
Under sunny skies the mercury shot up and records tumbled across New South Wales as temperatures rose 10-12 degrees above average.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 03/04 | Mon 04/04 | Tue 05/04 | |||
|
38.7°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
Hottest |
43.0°C Nyang, WA |
42.8°C Marble Bar, WA |
43.0°C Marble Bar, WA |
48.1°C Minnipa, SA |
|
-0.1°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
Coldest |
-1.7°C Liawenee, Tas |
3.6°C Butlers Gorge, Tas |
3.5°C Jarrahwood, WA |
-1.7°C Liawenee, Tas |
|
WSW 57km/h Wilsons Promontory, Vic |
Windiest |
79km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
101km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
120km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
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0.4mm last hr Cape Grim, Tas |
Wettest |
94.4mm Sydney, NSW/ACT |
27.4mm Sunshine Coast Ap, Qld |
18.6mm Princetown, Vic |
93.2mm Coldstream, Vic |
| Australia's Records for April | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 45.0°C at Marble Bar, WA in 1928 Lowest -5.6°C at Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 1978 |
Highest 32.0°C at Pannawonica, WA in 1981 Lowest -17.4°C at Mt Hotham, Vic in 1991 |
Highest 800.9mm at Port Douglas, Qld in 1911 |
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