Australian Weather
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A deep trough and front is triggering showers and thunderstorms over the NT, western QLD and NSW and rain in VIC and TAS. Another trough is causing thunder showers over northern parts of WA. A high is bringing settled weather o in central WA and western parts of SA.
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Perth blanketed in smoky haze from prescribed burns as alert issued
19:01 EDT
A smoke haze across Perth from prescribed burns has prompted an alert from the Department of Parks and Wildlife.
Myrtleford flood clean-up continues two weeks on
15:50 EDT
It has been more than two weeks since floodwaters inundated parts of Myrtleford in Victoria, but there is still some cleaning up to do.
From wind to rain in the southeast
11:52 EDT
Victoria and Tasmania won't have time to recover from damaging winds this morning, with rain threatening to cause flooding across both states in the next 24 hours.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 18/10 | Wed 19/10 | Thu 20/10 | |||
|
33.9°C Marble Bar, WA |
Hottest |
41.2°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
42.8°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
40.7°C Ceduna, SA |
42.8°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
|
-2.1°C Mt Baw Baw, Vic |
Coldest |
-6.3°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
-4.7°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
-2.6°C Newdegate, WA |
-9.3°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
|
SW 51km/h Birdsville Ap, Qld |
Windiest |
116km/h Hogan Island, Vic |
87km/h Mount William, Vic |
120km/h Mt Wellington, Tas |
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| no rain last hr | Wettest |
45.0mm Warmun, WA |
53.0mm Halls Creek Ap, WA |
45.2mm Mount Elizabeth, WA |
45.0mm Mount Elizabeth, WA |
| 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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