Australian Weather
National Summary
A trough and cold front are bringing showers and thunderstorms to far southeastern WA and southern SA. Moist, onshore winds are bringing showers to the central and northeastern QLD coasts. Mostly dry conditions elsewhere under a broad high pressure ridge.
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Weather News
Welcome widespread warm spell
15:34 EST
Southeastern Australia is enjoying an unseasonable warm spell, with some of the warmest conditions for this time of the year since 2011.
Series of fronts for Perth
10:58 EST
After a relatively dry start to August the western capital is set to make up on lost time.
Latrobe Chocolate Winterfest gives much needed boost to flood-hit town
16:25 EST
Thousands of chocoholics have given the north-west Tasmanian town of Latrobe a much needed economic boost.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 13/08 | Sun 14/08 | Mon 15/08 | |||
|
35.5°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
Hottest |
36.2°C Derby Ap, WA |
37.0°C West Roebuck, WA |
37.0°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
37.0°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
|
1.4°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
Coldest |
-4.2°C Woolbrook, NSW/ACT |
-5.8°C Cooma, NSW/ACT |
-5.0°C Bombala, NSW/ACT |
-10.4°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
|
NNW 74km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
Windiest |
144km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
114km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
96km/h Mt Wellington, Tas |
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8.6mm last hr Lucinda Point, Qld |
Wettest |
19.8mm Mt Read, Tas |
26.8mm Mt Read, Tas |
53.0mm Innisfail, Qld |
53.0mm Innisfail, Qld |
| Australia's Records for August | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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