Australian Weather
National Summary
A front and trough are generating showers, gusty cold winds and isolated thunderstorms to southwest WA. A weak front is triggering patchy rain in southern NSW, eastern VIC and TAS. A trough is producing showers ove the Pilbara and thunderstorms over western parts of SA.
State Weather
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Weather News
Corfield Cup racegoers in drought-stricken outback Queensland delight at green landscape
15:11 EST
Twelve months on, the landscape of the tiny town of Corfield in outback Queensland was almost unrecognisable for its annual race meet over the weekend.
Perth storm: Powerlines downed, trees uprooted by strong winds
14:18 EST
Strong winds associated with a severe cold front over the southern half of Western Australia has uprooted trees and brought down power lines.
Independent Tasmanian flood inquiry could provide valuable lessons, Labor says
13:37 EST
Federal Labor MP for Braddon Justine Keay wants a wide-ranging independent inquiry into major flooding that hit parts of Tasmania in June.
Extremes and Records
Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
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Sat 06/08 | Sun 07/08 | Mon 08/08 | |||
26.0°C Browse Is, WA |
Hottest |
33.0°C West Roebuck, WA |
34.7°C Curtin Ap, WA |
35.0°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
35.8°C Oenpelli Airport, NT |
-1.6°C Glen Innes Ap, NSW/ACT |
Coldest |
-10.4°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
-7.4°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
-10.4°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
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N 62km/h Melbourne Ap, Vic |
Windiest |
112km/h Cape Leeuwin, WA |
103km/h Busselton Jetty, WA |
100km/h Cape Leeuwin, WA |
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0.6mm last hr Shannon, WA |
Wettest |
41.8mm Jindong, WA |
35.0mm Huntly, WA |
239.0mm Meldrum, NSW/ACT |
Australia's Records for August | |||
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Max | Min | Rain | |
Highest 40.2°C at Cape Don, NT in 2014 Lowest -6.7°C at Mt Hotham, Vic in 2005 |
Highest 28.7°C at Milikapiti, NT in 1973 Lowest -20.6°C at Charlotte Pass, NSW/ACT in 1968 |
Highest 529.2mm at Rainbow Beach, Qld in 2007 |