Australian Weather
National Summary
A low pressure trough extending from inland Australia to eastern QLD is triggering showers and thunderstorms, some severe. Another trough in the tropics is producing heavy showers and storms over the NT and northern WA. A high in the southeast is bringing a settled day.
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Weather News
Heating up across the southeastern capitals
11:19 EDT
A couple of scorchers are on the way for Adelaide, Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney over the next few days.
Darwin not quite that wet (yet)
11:13 EDT
Following a good start to January 2017 rainfall, when 125mm fell during the first 48 hours of the year, conditions have been relatively dry for the Northern Territory capital.
Steamy night in Brisbane
14:29 EDT
In the early hours of the morning, Brisbane had its warmest minimum temperature since at least 1999, when the mercury halted its descent at 28 degrees just after 3am.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 19/01 | Fri 20/01 | Sat 21/01 | |||
|
36.8°C Moomba Ap, SA |
Hottest |
44.1°C Moomba Ap, SA |
42.1°C Birdsville Ap, Qld |
42.0°C Murchison, WA |
46.9°C Wanaaring, NSW/ACT |
|
13.8°C Mt Read, Tas |
Coldest |
2.3°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
1.5°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
1.0°C Liawenee, Tas |
-2.7°C Liawenee, Tas |
|
NNW 48km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
Windiest |
112km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
118km/h Wilsons Promontory, Vic |
79km/h Mt Hartz, Tas |
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|
0.4mm last hr Cocos Island Ap, WA |
Wettest |
108.0mm Abingdon Downs, Qld |
75.8mm Channel Point, NT |
70.0mm Horn Island, Qld |
70.0mm Horn Island, Qld |
| 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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