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Wed 11:04 EDT
Current Warnings
 

National Summary

A series of troughs are producing showers and a few storms over parts of WA, NT and QLD. A cold front is producing isolated showers over southern VIC and TAS. A ridge of high pressure is keeping southern parts of WA and much of NSW and SA mostly dry and clear.

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National Synoptic

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Capital Cities

NOW MIN MAX
Sydney
 
22.8 14 24

Sunny

Melbourne
 
15.5 9 19

Mostly sunny

Brisbane
 
27.5 16 29

Sunny

Perth
 
21.5 14 29

Sunny

Adelaide
 
16.1 10 21

Mostly sunny

Canberra
 
18.5 4 20

Sunny

Hobart
 
12.9 7 15

Showers

Darwin
 
32.1 25 34

Possible thunderstorm

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East coast sizzler

11:38 EDT

The hottest weather in eight-to-nine months will hit the eastern seaboard during the next week.

Removal of 30-tonne rock at Coogee's Giles Baths may take up to a week

21:21 EDT

A huge sandstone rock weighing as much as a humpback whale is being moved from the Giles Baths at Coogee in a week-long operation, after it shifted 50 metres in wild weather earlier this year.

Stormy afternoon in Queensland

14:16 EDT

Thunderstorms are developing over Queensland this afternoon and they could become severe in the southeast.

Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Sun 30/10 Mon 31/10 Tue 01/11

36.4°C

Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA
Hottest

43.8°C

Urandangi, Qld

43.5°C

Marble Bar, WA

43.0°C

Curtin Ap, WA

43.0°C

Curtin Ap, WA

0.0°C

Mt Baw Baw, Vic
Coldest

-6.3°C

Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT

-5.5°C

Mt Hotham, Vic

-3.0°C

Mt Buller, Vic

-5.5°C

Mt Hotham, Vic

W 64km/h

Hogan Island, Vic
Windiest

131km/h

Maatsuyker Is, Tas

112km/h

Coffs Harbour, NSW/ACT

135km/h

Maatsuyker Is, Tas
-

1.4mm last hr

Cocos Island Ap, WA
Wettest

48.3mm

Thredbo Village, NSW/ACT

109.2mm

Christmas Island Ap, WA

40.0mm

Gympie, Qld

48.0mm

Rabbit Flat, NT
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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