Australian Weather
National Summary
A cold front and trough is triggering a few showers over eastern VIC and southern NSW, with isolated showers over TAS in its wake. Warm air ahead of this system is filtering over northern NSW and QLD. A front is producing areas of rain over the southwest of WA.
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Wangaratta residents face flood risk from levee as Victorians warned of wild weekend weather
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23:31 EDT
A New South Wales farmer has taken to social media to share the experiences of residents living in the aftermath of the recent floods, which have destroyed crops and left local communities isolated.
Bureau of Meteorology launches weather app to keep up with smartphone-obsessed Australians
14:46 EDT
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has released a new weather app for smartphones, designed to keep up with the growing number of Australians accessing information on their smartphones.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 05/10 | Thu 06/10 | Fri 07/10 | |||
|
28.8°C Charles Point, NT |
Hottest |
40.1°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
40.2°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
42.0°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
42.0°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
|
-1.5°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
Coldest |
-5.1°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
-1.2°C Glen Innes Ap, NSW/ACT |
7.0°C Blue Rock Reservoir, Vic |
-5.6°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
|
NW 53km/h Cape Leeuwin, WA |
Windiest |
159km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
111km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
101km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
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2.0mm last hr Shannon, WA |
Wettest |
53.5mm Rocky Valley, Vic |
21.2mm Henty Brook, WA |
0.0mm Blue Rock Reservoir, Vic |
0.0mm Blue Rock Reservoir, Vic |
| Australia's Records for October | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 46.9°C at Port Hedland Ap, WA in 2002 Lowest -5.0°C at Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 1972 |
Highest 32.7°C at Old Halls Creek, WA in 1900 Lowest -12.0°C at Charlotte Pass, NSW/ACT in 2006 |
Highest 551.2mm at Yeppoon, Qld in 1914 |
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