Australian Weather
National Summary
Warm northerly winds ahead of a trough are affecting TAS, VIC and NSW. The trough and front are bringing a gusty, mainly dry cooler change to SA, TAS and VIC. A weak low and troughs in the north is still bringing rain and storms to north QLD, eastern NT and northern WA.
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Weather News
Power plant outages contributed to overloading scare during NSW heatwave, report finds
18:22 EDT
Australia's energy operator has found power plant failures contributed to the unprecedented pressure on the New South Wales electricity grid during this month's heatwave.
Sydney flying fox backyard rescues at record high due to food shortage, heat
15:24 EDT
Flying fox rescuers in Sydney are experiencing "the worst season ever" as a record number of bats get caught and injured in nets used to protect backyard fruit trees.
Weekend rainfall on the cards for hot and dry inland NSW
11:55 EDT
With a few days to go until the official end to the summer season, it looks like parts of New South Wales could still see the odd drop of rain.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 20/02 | Tue 21/02 | Wed 22/02 | |||
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31.9°C Telfer Ap, WA |
Hottest |
42.5°C Eneabba, WA |
40.1°C Marble Bar, WA |
41.0°C Birdsville Ap, Qld |
48.7°C Yeelirrie, WA |
|
9.7°C Mount William, Vic |
Coldest |
-1.8°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
-0.6°C Butlers Gorge, Tas |
-2.7°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
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N 64km/h Mt Hotham, Vic |
Windiest |
112km/h Centre Island, NT |
77km/h Forrest, WA |
94km/h Mt Hotham, Vic |
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1.0mm last hr Christmas Island Ap, WA |
Wettest |
214.0mm Sweers Island, Qld |
128.0mm Mt Sophia, Qld |
290.0mm Shoal Bay, NT |
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| 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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