Australian Weather
National Summary
A cold front is bringing strong cold winds and showers to SA, TAS, VIC and southern NSW and snow on the TAS highlands and VIC and NSW Alps. Weak troughs are causing the odd shower in the northern tropics and WA Pilbara. Highs are keeping the rest of the country generally dry.
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Weather News
Severe weather front with damaging winds due to hit Adelaide
07:57 EST
More severe weather is expected to hit Adelaide by this afternoon after gales and heavy rain over the weekend.
QUT-designed portable flood levee aimed at protecting low-lying towns goes into production
17:13 EST
An Australian-first portable temporary flood barrier designed by a group of Brisbane university students for a competition will go into production.
Winter returns in a hurry
16:24 EST
After unseasonable mid-winter warmth winter has returned in a hurry to both eastern and western Australia as temperatures drop by as much as 15 degrees in 24 hours.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 22/07 | Sat 23/07 | Sun 24/07 | |||
|
28.3°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
Hottest |
36.4°C Kalumburu, WA |
36.9°C Kalumburu, WA |
38.0°C Kalumburu, WA |
38.0°C Kalumburu, WA |
|
-4.7°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
Coldest |
-6.0°C Pardoo, WA |
-7.4°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
0.0°C Blue Rock Reservoir, Vic |
-8.7°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
|
WNW 74km/h Hogan Island, Vic |
Windiest |
144km/h Wilsons Promontory, Vic |
146km/h Cape Grim, Tas |
103km/h Neptune Island, SA |
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1.0mm last hr Christmas Island Ap, WA |
Wettest |
148.0mm Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
18.8mm Parndana, SA |
3.0mm Low Rocky Point, Tas |
0.2mm Jimna, Qld |
| 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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