Australian Weather
National Summary
A monsoon low and trough are generating heavy rain, storms and strong winds in the northwest and northeast tropics. Weaker troughs are drawing hot winds to southern WA and very warm winds and storms to SA and VIC, whilst producing showers and thunderstorms.
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Weather News
Roma flood levee gets approval after Government uses powers to scrub residents' legal challenge
19:54 EDT
Stage two of the Roma flood levee has been approved by the Queensland Government after the local council asked it to intervene to override legal challenges from two residents.
North, central Queensland passenger rail down after heavy rain
19:13 EDT
There are major disruptions for rail passengers in central Queensland after large sections of the track were damaged following days of torrential rain.
Tasmanian floods: BOM and SES lashed by farmers over weather warnings amid June deluge
18:17 EDT
Forecasting by the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) and SES phone alerts during flooding in Tasmania last June have been criticised as inadequate.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 02/01 | Tue 03/01 | Wed 04/01 | |||
|
42.7°C Mount Magnet, WA |
Hottest |
44.4°C Nyang, WA |
44.1°C Murchison, WA |
46.6°C Gascoyne Junction, WA |
46.6°C Gascoyne Junction, WA |
|
8.4°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
Coldest |
-0.1°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
3.8°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
5.7°C Mt Ginini, NSW/ACT |
-0.1°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
|
SE 59km/h Middle Is, Qld |
Windiest |
79km/h Marble Bar, WA |
81km/h Rundle Island, Qld |
103km/h Ben Nevis, Vic |
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| no rain last hr | Wettest |
212.8mm St Lawrence, Qld |
304.0mm Sarina, Qld |
146.0mm Beverley Springs, WA |
121.0mm Mount Elizabeth, WA |
| Australia's Records for January | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 50.7°C at Mildura, Vic in 1906 Lowest 0.6°C at Mt Hotham, Vic in 2012 |
Highest 36.9°C at Warragul Vcah, Vic in 1964 Lowest -7.7°C at Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 1975 |
Highest 627.4mm at Mackay, Qld in 1918 |
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