Australian Weather
National Summary
A series of troughs are producing showers and thunderstorms over the NT and WA interior, with some severe storms over southeast QLD. A cold front is causing showers over VIC and TAS. A ridge of high pressure is keeping southern WA and NSW mostly clear.
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Stormy afternoon in Queensland
14:16 EDT
Thunderstorms are developing over Queensland this afternoon and they could become severe in the southeast.
Wet Melbourne Cup
13:56 EDT
Showers plaguing Melbourne Cup day celebrations across the host city today will affect the this year's race.
After the flood: Paintings by young Nauiyu artists hung in Darwin gallery
18:26 EDT
Some people can fish, some people can paint, but 11-year-old Tyson Cronin can do both.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 29/10 | Sun 30/10 | Mon 31/10 | |||
|
42.6°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
Hottest |
43.7°C Rabbit Flat, NT |
43.8°C Urandangi, Qld |
43.5°C Marble Bar, WA |
43.3°C Marble Bar, WA |
|
-0.4°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
Coldest |
0.0°C Wandering, WA |
-6.3°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
-5.5°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
-5.5°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
|
WNW 75km/h Scotts Peak Dam, Tas |
Windiest |
125km/h Mt Hotham, Vic |
131km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
112km/h Coffs Harbour, NSW/ACT |
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2.6mm last hr Coldstream Comparison, Vic |
Wettest |
40.0mm Yangan, Qld |
48.3mm Thredbo Village, NSW/ACT |
109.2mm Christmas Island Ap, WA |
109.0mm Christmas Island Ap, WA |
| Australia's Records for November | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 48.7°C at Birdsville Police Station, Qld in 1990 Lowest -3.1°C at Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 1967 |
Highest 35.0°C at Cunnamulla, Qld in 1965 Lowest -20.6°C at Mt Hotham, Vic in 1990 |
Highest 398.8mm at Moreton, Qld in 1909 |
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