Australian Weather
National Summary
A trough in the east combined with a southerly flow is generating windy showers in coastal NSW and offshore thunderstorms. Persistent onshore winds are bringing showers to the QLD coast. A high pressure ridge is keeping it mainly dry elsewhere.
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17:47 EST
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Some growers could miss out on planting their winter crops for the third or fourth year in a row
15:44 EST
A small cropping and cattle district in central Queensland is looking to the sky, watching for rain before it is too late to plant winter crops.
Healthy overnight rain for Melbourne and central Victoria
14:29 EST
In the wake of a passing cold front, a southerly change brought rain and windy conditions to Melbourne and surrounding areas on Thursday.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 20/04 | Thu 21/04 | Fri 22/04 | |||
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30.4°C Cape Wessel, NT |
Hottest |
40.4°C Roebourne Ap, WA |
41.0°C West Roebuck, WA |
41.0°C West Roebuck, WA |
48.1°C Minnipa, SA |
|
2.3°C Liawenee, Tas |
Coldest |
2.5°C Thredbo Village, NSW/ACT |
-4.9°C Liawenee, Tas |
-4.9°C Liawenee, Tas |
|
|
S 72km/h Wattamolla, NSW/ACT |
Windiest |
83km/h Tatura, Vic |
188km/h Gooseberry Hill, WA |
87km/h Mt Wellington, Tas |
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| no rain last hr | Wettest |
74.0mm Tully, Qld |
43.0mm Topaz, Qld |
14.0mm Low Rocky Point, Tas |
1195.8mm Biggenden, Qld |
| 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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