Australian Weather
National Summary
A broad area of low pressure with an embedded low is triggering areas of heavy rain, storms and gusty winds across nothern NT and Far north Qld. Another trough is driving hot N'ly winds over northern NSW and QLD. A cold front clipping the far southeast is triggering showers.
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Southeastern Australia, the hottest place on earth but it's all relative
13:04 EDT
For the past few days, inland areas of southeastern Australia have been registering temperatures in the low-to-mid 40s making it by far the hottest region on the planet over the past few days.
NSW weather: 'Worst possible' fire conditions for the state amid heatwave
13:03 EDT
The New South Wales Rural Fire Service (RFS) says people who live in bushland areas with catastrophic fire conditions need to leave their homes as blazes can become uncontrollable in minutes.
Live coverage: Heatwave drags on across NSW and Queensland
13:02 EDT
New South Wales and southern Queensland are facing another day of extreme conditions, with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius in some parts.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 09/02 | Fri 10/02 | Sat 11/02 | |||
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46.0°C Moree Ap, NSW/ACT |
Hottest |
48.2°C Tarcoola Ap, SA |
47.5°C Menindee, NSW/ACT |
48.0°C Ivanhoe Ap, NSW/ACT |
48.7°C Yeelirrie, WA |
|
0.7°C Mt Read, Tas |
Coldest |
4.5°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
5.1°C Mt Read, Tas |
0.0°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
-10.9°C Ceduna, SA |
|
WSW 85km/h Mt Read, Tas |
Windiest |
87km/h Wilsons Promontory, Vic |
88km/h Mt Wellington, Tas |
107km/h Yanco, NSW/ACT |
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1.4mm last hr Christmas Island Ap, WA |
Wettest |
172.6mm Jubilee Downs, WA |
89.8mm Centre Island, NT |
63.0mm Daly Waters, NT |
85.0mm Channel Point, 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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