Australian Weather
National Summary
A region of low pressure is generating heavy showers and storms in the tropics, WA and western SA. Troughs are directing hot winds across parts of SA, northern VIC, NSW and QLD and bringing rain and storms to SA, TAS, VIC and northeastern NSW.
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Weather News
Snowboarder survives avalanche descent in Canada with help of inflatable backpack
00:58 EDT
An early birthday present has come to the rescue of an Australian snowboarder, whose remarkable ride down a Canadian hillside was eased by his new inflatable avalanche backpack.
SA weather: Flood watch and severe weather warning issued with state to bake before rain arrives
20:27 EDT
Flood-weary South Australians are facing another bout of wild weather with a storm front expected to drop up to 60 millimetres of rain to most districts.
Thailand floods: Death toll rises to 36 with more heavy rain predicted to hit later in week
20:19 EDT
The death toll from floods in southern Thailand has risen to 36 with at least one major hospital, an airport and several highways still closed.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 10/01 | Wed 11/01 | Thu 12/01 | |||
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36.1°C Oodnadatta Ap, SA |
Hottest |
44.4°C Birdsville Ap, Qld |
46.0°C Bourke Ap, NSW/ACT |
45.0°C Moomba Ap, SA |
46.6°C Gascoyne Junction, WA |
|
8.9°C Butlers Gorge, Tas |
Coldest |
5.0°C Mt Read, Tas |
2.4°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
-0.1°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
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N 57km/h Green Cape, NSW/ACT |
Windiest |
129km/h Mt Wellington, Tas |
105km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
88km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
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1.6mm last hr Point Stuart, NT |
Wettest |
140.0mm Sutties Creek, Qld |
108.0mm Menavale, Qld |
351.0mm Tung Oil, Qld |
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| 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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