Australian Weather
National Summary
An intense low and trough are generating very strong winds, flooding rain and damaging surf from southeast QLD to TAS, mainly in eastern NSW. A weaker trough is bringing patchy rain to SA and WA. A weak high is clearing skies in QLD and keeping much of the NT and northern WA dry.
State Weather
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Weather News
NSW weather: Hundreds ordered to evacuate and thousands call for help as wild weather hits
16:21 EST
Hundreds of people have been evacuated across New South Wales as heavy rain and damaging winds from a low pressure system batters the state, with rivers yet to peak and a dangerous high tide still to come.
Gold Coast cops worst of severe weather system, but Queensland 'dodged a bullet'
15:34 EST
Authorities are continuing to mop up across south-east Queensland after the massive storm yesterday .
Weather warning: NSW, Tasmania battered by heavy rain, strong winds
15:30 EST
New South Wales and Tasmania are being buffeted by damaging winds, heavy rainfall and rough seas as the east coast low moves south.
Extremes and Records
Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
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Thu 02/06 | Fri 03/06 | Sat 04/06 | |||
35.7°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
Hottest |
36.4°C Kalumburu, WA |
37.0°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
37.3°C Kalumburu, WA |
37.3°C Kalumburu, WA |
3.9°C Mount William, Vic |
Coldest |
-7.1°C Liawenee, Tas |
-3.2°C Liawenee, Tas |
-1.3°C Lake St Clair, Tas |
-9.0°C Liawenee, Tas |
ENE 83km/h Montague Is, NSW/ACT |
Windiest |
62km/h Palmerville, Qld |
103km/h Cape Moreton, Qld |
116km/h West Channel Beacon, NSW/ACT |
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2.6mm last hr Pt Perpendicular, NSW/ACT |
Wettest |
87.4mm Pilliga, NSW/ACT |
205.2mm Lower Springbrook, Qld |
330.0mm Tweed Heads, NSW/ACT |
280.4mm Coolangatta Ap, Qld |
Australia's Records for June | |||
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Max | Min | Rain | |
Highest 43.1°C at Batchelor Ap, NT in 2013 Lowest -6.4°C at Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 2009 |
Highest 28.5°C at Oenpelli, NT in 1973 Lowest -23.0°C at Charlotte Pass, NSW/ACT in 1994 |
Highest 478.4mm at Rocky Gully, WA in 2009 |