Australian Weather
National Summary
Onshore winds are leading to showers along the northern NSW and QLD coasts. Low pressure troughs are triggering a few storms in the far northern tropics. A weak front is bringing a cooler change and showers to southern WA. A high is keeping much of SA, VIC and TAS dry and warm.
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National Synoptic
Weather News
Wintry woes in Victoria on Sunday
14:37 EST
It will be a weekend of two halves in Melbourne as the strongest cold front so far this season crosses Victoria on Sunday.
Cyclone Ernie to dodge Australia
10:56 EST
Australia has just doubled last season's number of tropical cyclones after Ernie joined the tally overnight.
Fog and smoke: A tale of two cities
13:16 EST
Perth and Melbourne shared a common problem as the sun rose above the horizon this morning.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 04/04 | Wed 05/04 | Thu 06/04 | |||
|
31.1°C Telfer Ap, WA |
Hottest |
39.6°C Carnarvon Ap, WA |
38.8°C Gascoyne Junction, WA |
37.7°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
40.0°C Brunette Downs, NT |
|
4.4°C Cooma Ap, NSW/ACT |
Coldest |
-2.3°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
-0.9°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
-1.3°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
-4.6°C Liawenee, Tas |
|
NNW 61km/h Tasman Island, Tas |
Windiest |
90km/h Windy Point, NSW/ACT |
83km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
83km/h Cape Wessel, NT |
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| no rain last hr | Wettest |
179.0mm Euramo, Qld |
109.0mm McMinns Lagoon, NT |
85.0mm Rockley, NSW/ACT |
43.8mm Coconut Island, Qld |
| Australia's Records for April | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 45.0°C at Marble Bar, WA in 1928 Lowest -5.6°C at Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 1978 |
Highest 32.0°C at Pannawonica, WA in 1981 Lowest -17.4°C at Mt Hotham, Vic in 1991 |
Highest 800.9mm at Port Douglas, Qld in 1911 |
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