Australian Weather
National Summary
Hot air moving ahead of a trough will move in eastern parts of SA and much of NSW, with a cooler and stormy change moving across western parts of SA. Onshore winds will produce showers along the QLD coast. A broad region of low pressure is triggering storms in the north.
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Weather News
Weather: High temperatures, fire warnings signal concerning season ahead, BOM says
16:48 EDT
Fire danger warnings are in place across a large part of Australia, with hot temperatures and windy weather expected, the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) says.
Is Sydney having a 'heatwave' in December?
12:15 EDT
Apparently, the heat is on and we should all brace ourselves for temperature Armageddon.
Storms soak southern WA
11:23 EDT
Thunderstorms broke records over Western Australia's Goldfields last night after bringing welcome rain to the state's parched South West Land Division on Monday.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 10/12 | Sun 11/12 | Mon 12/12 | |||
|
41.8°C Rabbit Flat, NT |
Hottest |
43.7°C Cunderdin Airfield, WA |
44.1°C Bulga Downs, WA |
43.6°C Ceduna, SA |
46.9°C Birdsville Ap, Qld |
|
12.1°C Mt Read, Tas |
Coldest |
0.9°C Liawenee, Tas |
0.0°C Butlers Gorge, Tas |
0.0°C Prospect Dam, NSW/ACT |
-3.0°C Mt Hotham Ap, Vic |
|
WNW 50km/h Scotts Peak Dam, Tas |
Windiest |
90km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
81km/h Jabiru Ap, NT |
98km/h Mt Wellington, Tas |
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5.0mm last hr Darwin Ap, NT |
Wettest |
139.0mm Orkabie West Hill, Qld |
129.4mm Coconut Island, Qld |
127.6mm South Johnstone, Qld |
128.0mm South Johnstone, Qld |
| Australia's Records for December | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 49.5°C at Birdsville Police Station, Qld in 1972 Lowest -0.8°C at Mt Buller, Vic in 2006 |
Highest 35.0°C at Marble Bar, WA in 1902 Lowest -9.6°C at Cooma Ap, NSW/ACT in 1990 |
Highest 711.0mm at Munglinup West, WA in 2010 |
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