Australian Weather
National Summary
A large high over SA is bringing clear and settled conditions to much of the nation. A trough over the north is generating showers and storms in the NT Top End and WA Kimberley, while drawing heat into the western coast. Another trough is producing a few showers in eastern NSW.
Videos
Weather News
Freak storm wipes out crops at hundreds of north west Victorian farms
09:33 EDT
Farmers in north west Victoria are counting the cost of a freak storm cell and 'mini tornado' that ripped through the region.
That time my grandad saved Neil Armstrong's life
09:00 EDT
#title That time my grandad saved Neil Armstrong's life #subtitle My grandfather had a lot of stories, but there was one that transfixed me: about how he worked with NASA and saved the crew of Apollo 11.
Schools closed, fire crews on standby with catastrophic conditions forecast
08:11 EDT
Extra fire crews and water bombers are on standby and some schools are closed because of catastrophic fire conditions across swathes of southern Western Australia.
Extremes and Records
Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
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Sat 12/11 | Sun 13/11 | Mon 14/11 | |||
32.5°C Cape Wessel, NT |
Hottest |
43.0°C Borroloola, NT |
43.1°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
44.0°C Derby Ap, WA |
46.0°C West Roebuck, WA |
2.2°C Mt Baw Baw, Vic |
Coldest |
-0.1°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
-2.1°C Eyre, WA |
-4.0°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
-5.5°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
NW 66km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
Windiest |
127km/h Narrabri Ap, NSW/ACT |
157km/h Brisbane Ap, Qld |
88km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
- |
no rain last hr | Wettest |
204.2mm Gray, Tas |
73.4mm Jabiru Ap, NT |
25.0mm Lostock Dam, NSW/ACT |
25.0mm Lostock Dam, NSW/ACT |
Australia's Records for November | |||
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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 |