Australian Weather
National Summary
A low pressure trough over the north extending into central WA is causing patchy rain and thundery showers. Another trough over QLD is causing light rain with the odd storm. A front is slipping over the south, causing brisk winds and showers in TAS, coastal VIC and southwest WA.
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Weather News
Stuck between Wednesday and Friday on Thursday Island
11:17 EST
Nestled in amongst several other islands to the northeast of Cape York Peninsula, including Friday to the west and Wednesday to the northeast, it's easy to overlook the weather of Thursday Island.
Victoria weather: Strong winds hit Melbourne, southern parts of state as cold front moves through
18:02 EST
A deep cold front has swept through Melbourne and parts of southern Victoria, uprooting trees and damaging buildings with wind gusts of more than 100 kilometres per hour (kph).
Wet start for the dry season
14:15 EST
After a disappointingly dry wet season, the start of the dry season is bearing some healthy rainfall.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 02/05 | Tue 03/05 | Wed 04/05 | |||
|
33.5°C Borroloola, NT |
Hottest |
40.0°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
40.3°C Derby Ap, WA |
38.0°C Bradshaw, NT |
40.3°C Derby Ap, WA |
|
1.9°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
Coldest |
-2.1°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
-2.5°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
-4.0°C Cooma Ap, NSW/ACT |
-4.0°C Cooma Ap, NSW/ACT |
|
NNW 66km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
Windiest |
129km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
135km/h Hogan Island, Vic |
114km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
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| no rain last hr | Wettest |
51.4mm Savage River, Tas |
73.8mm Darwin, NT |
35.0mm Dum In Mirrie, NT |
35.2mm Dum In Mirrie, NT |
| Australia's Records for May | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 40.6°C at Bidyadanga, WA in 1990 Lowest -6.0°C at Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 2000 |
Highest 30.5°C at Lake Cargelligo Ap, NSW/ACT in 1990 Lowest -14.2°C at Namadgi National Park, NSW/ACT in 1987 |
Highest 320.0mm at Lismore, NSW/ACT in 1921 |
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