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Sun 10:44 WST
Current Warnings
 

Western Australia Forecast

  • Sunday Gusty showers and thunderstorms over eastern half. Mostly dry and windy in the southwest.

  • Monday Heavy rain and strong winds over northern parts. Very hot in the west, hot elsewhere.

  • Tuesday Showers and storms in the north. Mostly dry and warm-to-hot elsewhere.

  • Wednesday Wind and showers easing along southern coastline. Thunderstorms in the Pilbara and Kimberleys.

  • Thursday Thunderstorms clearing in teh northeast. Hot to very hot, windy in the south.

WA Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Thu 22/12 Fri 23/12 Sat 24/12

40.4°C

Meekatharra Ap
Hottest

44.0°C

Eneabba

43.9°C

Onslow Ap

43.3°C

Meekatharra Ap

45.7°C

Onslow Ap

16.7°C

Munglinup West
Coldest

7.0°C

Albany Airport

9.0°C

Jarrahwood

11.2°C

Shannon

0.0°C

Cygnet Bay

S 53km/h

Rottnest Island
Windiest

74km/h

Troughton Island

88km/h

Browse Is

85km/h

Leonora Ap
-
no rain last hr Wettest

225.6mm

Broome Ap

210.0mm

Bidyadanga

57.0mm

Theda

66.2mm

Troughton Island
Western Australia's Records for December
Max Min Rain
Highest 49.4°C at
Roebourne in 2011
Lowest 12.2°C at
Mount Barker in 1922
Highest 35.0°C at
Marble Bar in 1902
Lowest 0.0°C at
Bridgetown in 1953
Highest 711.0mm at
Munglinup West in 2010

Western Australia Daily Summaries

Sunday December 25, 2016
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Station
(Ungroup by district)
Min to 9am Anomaly Max from 9am Anomaly Rain to 9am
°C °C °C °C mm
17.9 +1.6 - - 0.0
16.0 +2.5 - - 0.0
12.8 - - - 0.0
22.2 +1.5 - - 0.0
19.6 +3.0 - - 0.4
23.0 +8.0 - - 2.6
26.2 -0.3 - - 5.0
21.2 -0.7 - - 33.2
10  
A yellow cell indicates a probable monthly record for this site (sites with ≥ 10 years of records only). The number of years of records available for the relevant field for this month is indicated in black. See the station's climate page for full details.
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