Australian Weather
National Summary
A low pressure trough is generating showers and thunderstorms over western SA, with areas of rain over eastern SA, VIC, southern NSW and TAS. Warm air ahead of this trough will lead to a warm day in the east. A broad trough over the Pilbara is also producing showers.
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National Synoptic
Capital Cities
| NOW | MIN | MAX | ||
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| Sydney | 22.4 | 17 | 23 | |
Late shower |
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| Melbourne | 13.0 | 10 | 17 | |
Clearing shower |
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| Brisbane | 22.3 | 16 | 29 | |
Possible thunderstorm |
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| Perth | 19.8 | 9 | 23 | |
Mostly sunny |
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| Adelaide | 15.2 | 9 | 21 | |
Mostly sunny |
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| Canberra | 19.5 | 7 | 22 | |
Late shower |
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| Hobart | 14.5 | 7 | 16 | |
Possible shower |
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| Darwin | 29.8 | 25 | 34 | |
Possible thunderstorm |
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Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 23/10 | Mon 24/10 | Tue 25/10 | |||
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39.1°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
Hottest |
39.6°C Marble Bar, WA |
39.3°C Marble Bar, WA |
39.9°C Telfer Ap, WA |
42.8°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
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2.4°C Mt Baw Baw, Vic |
Coldest |
-5.8°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
-2.0°C Thredbo Village, NSW/ACT |
-0.2°C Eyre, WA |
-9.3°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
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W 66km/h Hogan Island, Vic |
Windiest |
92km/h Green Cape, NSW/ACT |
85km/h Cape Willoughby, SA |
103km/h Mt Hotham, Vic |
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1.6mm last hr Portland, Vic |
Wettest |
36.6mm Christmas Island Ap, WA |
91.0mm Charles Point, NT |
841.2mm Williamtown, NSW/ACT |
60.0mm Groote Eylandt Ap, NT |
| 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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