Australian Weather
National Summary
Troughs are bringing a few showers and the odd storm to the far northern tropics and a cooler change but just the odd shower to southern WA. Warmer northerly winds are developing in SA. A high is keeping SA, TAS, VIC, NSW, southern QLD and central Australia dry.
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Queensland Government calls in Roma flood levee extension amid court challenge
18:05 EDT
The Queensland Government will have the final say in assessing a major flood mitigation levee for Roma in the state's southern inland.
Unrecorded rainfall a dampener on debate around Tennant Creek satellite
15:54 EDT
Residents in Tennant Creek say last weekend's rainfall was not recorded by the system that controversially replaced the local weather radar last year.
Dangerous swells march up the east coast of Australia
14:46 EDT
A deep low pressure system located over the Tasman Sea has whipped up wild winds and large waves in the past 24 hours, with maximum wave heights peaking at eight metres off the coast from Sydney.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 22/10 | Sun 23/10 | Mon 24/10 | |||
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29.0°C Telfer Ap, WA |
Hottest |
40.3°C Mandora, WA |
39.6°C Marble Bar, WA |
39.0°C Red Rocks Point, WA |
42.8°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
|
-1.0°C Butlers Gorge, Tas |
Coldest |
-5.9°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
-5.8°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
-9.3°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
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|
SW 46km/h Windy Point, NSW/ACT |
Windiest |
94km/h Green Cape, NSW/ACT |
92km/h Green Cape, NSW/ACT |
72km/h Windy Point, NSW/ACT |
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| no rain last hr | Wettest |
54.0mm Erica, Vic |
36.6mm Christmas Island Ap, WA |
195.8mm Christmas Island Ap, WA |
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| 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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