Australian Weather
National Summary
A cold front and trough crossing SA is bringing showers and storms, possibly severe later. Onshore winds are bringing the odd light shower to the east QLD coast. In the wake of a front, light showers are being generated over southern parts of WA.
Weather News
Brisbane weather: Fog shrouds CBD for second straight morning
09:12 EST
Brisbane has awoken to a city shrouded in fog for the second day in a row.
Adelaide likely for driest autumn in 12 years
15:22 EST
Showers are likely most days this week in Adelaide but they are unlikely to amount to enough to stop this autumn being the driest in 12 years.
Beach weather makes a return to Sydney
13:02 EST
After a rather wet and miserable end to the working week with the wettest day in a month for Sydney things look to improve over the coming days.
Extremes and Records
Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
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Fri 19/05 | Sat 20/05 | Sun 21/05 | |||
34.3°C McArthur River, NT |
Hottest |
36.2°C Jabiru Ap, NT |
36.3°C Jabiru Ap, NT |
36.0°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
37.4°C Mandora, WA |
7.4°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
Coldest |
1.3°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
-2.8°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
-4.0°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
-10.0°C Taralga, NSW/ACT |
N 59km/h Cleve Ap, SA |
Windiest |
116km/h Mt Read, Tas |
101km/h Mt Read, Tas |
83km/h Neptune Island, SA |
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0.2mm last hr Shannon, WA |
Wettest |
151.0mm Central Tilba, NSW/ACT |
124.4mm St Marys, Tas |
14.0mm Mandurah, WA |
42.0mm Pemberton, WA |
Australia's Records for May | |||
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Max | Min | Rain | |
Highest 40.6°C at Bidyadanga, WA in 1990 Lowest -6.0°C at Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 2000 |
Highest 30.5°C at Lake Cargelligo Ap, NSW/ACT in 1990 Lowest -14.2°C at Namadgi National Park, NSW/ACT in 1987 |
Highest 320.0mm at Lismore, NSW/ACT in 1921 |