Australian Weather
National Summary
A front is bringing a colder change, strong winds and showers to southern WA. Unseasonably warm, dry northerly winds ahead of a trough are strengthening in SA, TAS, VIC and western NSW. Onshore winds on the northern NSW and QLD coasts are causing showers.
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Weather News
Severe weather warning cancelled for southern Western Australia as cold front moves east
21:45 EST
A severe weather warning for damaging winds in parts of southern Western Australia has been cancelled, with no reports of damage.
Fisherman swept off rocks at Salmon Holes black spot near Albany amid bad weather
21:21 EST
A search has been suspended off Western Australia's Great Southern coast for a man who was swept off rocks in poor weather while fishing at a notorious spot near Albany.
Tasmania's big dry proves costly for farmers who are destocking and buying costly feed
20:04 EST
Drought-affected farmers are destocking cattle and sheep and buying costly feed as Tasmania struggles with what some describe as the worst drought in decades.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 24/04 | Mon 25/04 | Tue 26/04 | |||
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30.3°C Darwin Ntc, NT |
Hottest |
40.0°C West Roebuck, WA |
40.0°C West Roebuck, WA |
41.0°C Port Keats Ap, NT |
48.1°C Minnipa, SA |
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2.3°C Cooma Ap, NSW/ACT |
Coldest |
-2.4°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
-1.3°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
-4.9°C Liawenee, Tas |
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NW 64km/h Mt Wellington, Tas |
Windiest |
105km/h Windy Point, NSW/ACT |
105km/h Mt Hartz, Tas |
88km/h Mount William, Vic |
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8.8mm last hr Christmas Island Ap, WA |
Wettest |
28.0mm Nambucca Heads, NSW/ACT |
44.0mm Cowcowing, WA |
1195.8mm Biggenden, Qld |
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| 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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