Australian Weather
National Summary
A monsoon though over northern WA, the Top End and northern QLD is generating area of heavy rain, showers and storms. Low pressure troughs are triggering showers and storms over the southeast. North-westerly winds ahead of a trough are dragging a very hot airmass over NSW.
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Darwin gets soaked within monsoon trough
11:34 EDT
An active monsoon trough continues to intersect the northern Kimberley and Top End, leading to thunderstorms and heavy rainfall over large parts of northern Australia, including Darwin.
Sydney weather: City sizzles with mercury expected to pass 40C in some areas
11:30 EDT
Sydney's sweaty summer is expected to continue on Sunday with the mercury tipped to pass 40 degrees Celsius in parts of the city.
Sydney's Scorching Summer Continues
10:56 EDT
Records tumbled in January with Sydney recording its hottest month on record.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 02/02 | Fri 03/02 | Sat 04/02 | |||
|
42.2°C White Cliffs Ap, NSW/ACT |
Hottest |
45.4°C Mungindi, NSW/ACT |
46.2°C Birdsville Ap, Qld |
45.0°C Wanaaring, NSW/ACT |
46.2°C Birdsville Ap, Qld |
|
8.0°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 |
|
NNW 48km/h Scotts Peak Dam, Tas |
Windiest |
112km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
101km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
101km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
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18.0mm last hr Cocos Island Ap, WA |
Wettest |
81.8mm Centre Island, NT |
110.6mm White Cliff Point, Qld |
203.0mm Noonamah, NT |
202.8mm Noonamah, NT |
| 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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