Australian Weather
National Summary
A high is leading to sunny skies across the southeast after a cold morning. A cold front marching over southern WA, is triggering light showers. A set of weak troughs lying over the tropics is triggering the odd storm in northern WA, NT and QLD.
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Weather News
Summer to winter skipping autumn
12:49 EST
Although temperatures across the southern states have been more seasonal over the recent days, temperatures along the eastern seaboard have remained quite balmy.
Lake Eyre gets late flow from Queensland and more SA rainfall than usual
12:31 EST
Water is flowing into outback Lake Eyre, but somewhat differently from past flooding of the remote saltpan, travel guide Rex Ellis says.
Kiwis in for a pounding
12:24 EST
A strong and complex low is moving over New Zealand and has been generating heavy rain, isolated thunderstorms and gale force winds.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 26/05 | Fri 27/05 | Sat 28/05 | |||
|
35.4°C Bradshaw, NT |
Hottest |
38.0°C Bradshaw, NT |
38.0°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
38.0°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
47.0°C Bulman, NT |
|
-1.7°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
Coldest |
-4.1°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
-9.3°C Cooma Ap, NSW/ACT |
-8.0°C Cooma Ap, NSW/ACT |
-9.3°C Cooma Ap, NSW/ACT |
|
WSW 59km/h Wilsons Promontory, Vic |
Windiest |
94km/h Neptune Island, SA |
111km/h Neptune Island, SA |
87km/h Windy Point, NSW/ACT |
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0.4mm last hr Cape Fourcroy, NT |
Wettest |
56.6mm St Helens Ap, Tas |
33.2mm Cudlee Creek, SA |
22.0mm Mallacoota, Vic |
22.0mm Mallacoota, Vic |
| 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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