Australian Weather
National Summary
An upper trough and deepening surface trough over QLD is generating widespread areas of rain. A cold front and associated trough over southwestern WA is maintaining persistent showers. Conditions remain largely stable elsewhere under a high pressure ridge.
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Weather News
Tasmania weather: Derwent Valley floodwaters peak, New Norfolk caravan park evacuated
20:01 EST
Rising floodwaters in Tasmania's Derwent Valley have forced the closure of the New Norfolk Esplanade and the evacuation of the town's caravan park.
Storms steal a slice of south-east coastline and leave gaping hole in Kingston jetty
18:42 EST
South east residents are counting the cost of damage caused by severe storms that battered South Australia earlier this week, with the small coastal town of Wyomi Beach losing a sizeable chunk of their coastline to pounding waves.
Foster locals say inefficient waterway maintenance resulted in homes flooding
16:39 EST
A tree that locals says contributed to one house being completely flooded and another badly damaged is at the centre of a bureaucratic dispute over who is responsible for it.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 13/07 | Thu 14/07 | Fri 15/07 | |||
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26.7°C Willis Island, Qld |
Hottest |
33.0°C Kalumburu, WA |
31.0°C Scherger RAAF, Qld |
32.0°C Coconut Island, Qld |
36.2°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
|
-3.1°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
Coldest |
-8.7°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
-6.1°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
1.0°C Batemans Bay, NSW/ACT |
-8.7°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
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NNW 70km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
Windiest |
153km/h Wilsons Promontory, Vic |
164km/h Mt Wellington, Tas |
111km/h Mt Hartz, Tas |
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1.6mm last hr Shannon, WA |
Wettest |
81.3mm Wayatinah, Tas |
112.0mm Mt Read, Tas |
0.0mm Dartmouth Reservoir, Vic |
0.0mm Dartmouth Reservoir, Vic |
| Australia's Records for July | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 40.5°C at Tindal, NT in 1995 Lowest -6.9°C at Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 1978 |
Highest 26.9°C at Cocos Island Ap, WA in 1984 Lowest -19.6°C at Charlotte Pass, NSW/ACT in 2010 |
Highest 384.3mm at Nambour, Qld in 1973 |
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