Australian Weather
National Summary
An active monsoon trough across the tropics is producing showers and storms. Separate troughs are causing widespread storms over central WA and northeast NSW, some severe. Ahead of the trough in NSW and VIC, northerly winds are leading to a warm night.
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National Synoptic
Weather News
Rain threatening to flood SA
15:51 EDT
Widespread fall of 20-to-50 millimetres are set to drench much of South Australia during the next few days with potential for more than 50mm in parts, leading to some flooding.
Turtle hatchlings dying in extreme heat at Mon Repos
10:24 EDT
Piles of dead turtle hatchlings are lining Queensland's famous Mon Repos beach amid a heatwave which has pushed the sand's temperature to a record 75 degrees Celsius.
Summer arrives in time for the Waitangi long weekend
10:16 EDT
For most of the North Island, Waitangi weekend will be prime BBQ weather, with warm and mostly sunny conditions.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 02/02 | Fri 03/02 | Sat 04/02 | |||
|
35.2°C Albion Park, NSW/ACT |
Hottest |
45.4°C Mungindi, NSW/ACT |
46.2°C Birdsville Ap, Qld |
45.0°C Birdsville Ap, Qld |
46.2°C Birdsville Ap, Qld |
|
7.2°C Mt Read, Tas |
Coldest |
2.0°C Thredbo Village, NSW/ACT |
5.1°C Thredbo Village, NSW/ACT |
6.0°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
-0.6°C Liawenee, Tas |
|
NW 59km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
Windiest |
112km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
101km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
101km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
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4.4mm last hr Cocos Island Ap, WA |
Wettest |
81.8mm Centre Island, NT |
110.6mm White Cliff Point, Qld |
981.0mm Blue Rock Reservoir, Vic |
65.0mm Mt Seaview, NSW/ACT |
| Australia's Records for February | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 50.5°C at Mardie, WA in 1998 Lowest -2.7°C at Mt Wellington, Tas in 1994 |
Highest 35.0°C at Moomba Ap, SA in 2004 Lowest -7.4°C at Mt Wellington, Tas in 1994 |
Highest 907.0mm at Crohamhurst, Qld in 1893 |
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