Australian Weather
National Summary
A deepening tropical low is bringing gusty winds, heavy rain and storms to parts of the WA coast. An associated trough is triggering widespread storms throughout WA. A trough in the east is producing showers in NSW and QLD. A high is leading to settled conditions in the south.
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National Synoptic
Weather News
Wrap up of the Tropical Low
12:31 EDT
A tropical low is now continuing off WA's Pilbara coast and weakening over the Indian Ocean.
WA cyclone: BOM gives Pilbara residents all clear for tropical low
21:44 EDT
People in parts of Western Australia's Pilbara region are given the all clear by the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) regarding a tropical low that earlier prompted a blue alert.
Bodies recovered after three drown in crowded 4WD swept into Northern Territory floodwaters
20:52 EDT
The bodies of a woman and two men have been recovered after their troop carrier trying to cross a flooded causeway south-west of Darwin was swept off the road with 20 people on board.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 26/01 | Fri 27/01 | Sat 28/01 | |||
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41.7°C Birdsville Ap, Qld |
Hottest |
45.0°C Nyang, WA |
45.0°C Morawa Ap, WA |
45.0°C Northam, WA |
47.8°C Burketown Ap, Qld |
|
11.2°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
Coldest |
0.7°C Liawenee, Tas |
6.6°C Mt Read, Tas |
-0.4°C Butlers Gorge, Tas |
-2.7°C Liawenee, Tas |
|
ENE 40km/h Onslow Ap, WA |
Windiest |
105km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
109km/h Legendre Island, WA |
94km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
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| no rain last hr | Wettest |
95.4mm Country Downs, WA |
74.0mm Greenbank, Qld |
48.0mm Middle Point, NT |
48.2mm Middle Point, NT |
| 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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