Australian Weather
National Summary
Moist onshore winds are delivering showers to parts of the NSW and QLD coasts. A pair of troughs in central Australia are casuing a few showers and the odd storm. A cold front crossing the southwest is delivering gusty winds and showers.
Weather News
Rainy respite from frosty mornings
11:45 EST
Australia's southeast will be given a chance to thaw out during the next couple of mornings following a string of frosty starts.
Study suggests Perth uses double the water of other capitals, but is that the whole story?
16:33 EST
A Monash University study has concluded that Perth residents use twice as much water per capita as those in Melbourne and Brisbane, but the water authority says that is not the full story.
Frequent frosts replace absent rainfall
15:19 EST
Locals in NSW may have taken a while to thaw out today after some areas experienced their coldest morning in seven years.
Extremes and Records
Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
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Sun 09/07 | Mon 10/07 | Tue 11/07 | |||
33.0°C Oenpelli Airport, NT |
Hottest |
34.0°C Katherine, NT |
35.0°C Bradshaw, NT |
35.0°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
36.0°C Bradshaw, NT |
-5.6°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
Coldest |
-7.0°C Cooma, NSW/ACT |
-7.0°C Braidwood, NSW/ACT |
-12.0°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
-12.0°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
W 57km/h Cape Leeuwin, WA |
Windiest |
103km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
109km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
83km/h Cape Leeuwin, WA |
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44.4mm last hr Kempsey Ap, NSW/ACT |
Wettest |
53.2mm Jervois, NT |
54.2mm Margaret River, WA |
31.0mm Nelson Bay, NSW/ACT |
62.0mm Kempsey Ap, NSW/ACT |
Australia's Records for July | |||
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Max | Min | Rain | |
Highest 40.5°C at Tindal, NT in 1995 Lowest -6.9°C at Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 1978 |
Highest 27.1°C at Cocos Island Ap, WA in 2016 Lowest -19.6°C at Charlotte Pass, NSW/ACT in 2010 |
Highest 384.3mm at Nambour, Qld in 1973 |