Australian Weather
National Summary
A trough over the tropics is bringing showers and storms, heavy and gusty with a low in the Gulf of Carpentaria. Troughs in the west and east are generating showers and storms, with gusty showers in a cold front in the southwest. A low is generating cool showers over VIC and TAS.
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National Synoptic
Weather News
NSW weather: Storm hits Hunter and Central Coast, BOM predicts heavy rainfall and winds
00:06 EDT
Severe thunderstorms that ravaged the Hunter region and the Central Coast of New South Wales are over, the Bureau of Meteorology says, but Ausgrid and SES volunteers are still working to repair the damage.
Sydney storms: 12,000 insurance claims lodged from hailstorm, $31 million in damages
17:19 EDT
More than 12,000 insurance claims have already been lodged with damages at an estimated $31 million following the .
Tropical Low lashes Gulf of Carpentaria
12:10 EDT
Southern parts of the Gulf of Carpentaria have been lashed with heavy rain and gusty winds as a tropical low makes its presence felt.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 17/02 | Sat 18/02 | Sun 19/02 | |||
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29.6°C Bougainville Reef, Qld |
Hottest |
43.6°C Birdsville Ap, Qld |
42.8°C Walgett Ap, NSW/ACT |
41.0°C Mandora, WA |
48.7°C Yeelirrie, WA |
|
-2.2°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
Coldest |
-0.7°C Liawenee, Tas |
-1.5°C Mt Buller, Vic |
-1.9°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
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|
S 62km/h Centre Island, NT |
Windiest |
109km/h Cessnock Ap, NSW/ACT |
100km/h Murrurundi Gap, NSW/ACT |
88km/h Centre Island, NT |
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0.8mm last hr Coldstream Comparison, Vic |
Wettest |
216.0mm Sweers Island, Qld |
183.2mm Borroloola, NT |
43.0mm Low Rocky Point, Tas |
290.0mm Shoal Bay, 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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