Australian Weather
National Summary
A front and trough are bring damaging winds southern VIC along with rain over north and western TAS. Another front in the south west is generating a heavy showers for southwest parts of WA. Onshore winds with a trough are bringing light showers to the northeastern QLD coast.
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Weather News
Howling winds thrash the south
11:49 EST
The southeast of the country has had a rough night, with multiple locations seeing wind gusts greater than 140km/h.
SA to give August heat record a nudge
11:03 EST
In more than 100 years of records, 36.5 degrees is the hottest it has been in South Australia in August, and this week will come close.
How do we keep track of record snowfalls in Australia? It all happens at remote Spencers Creek
10:59 EST
Snow depth measurements taken at a remote location in the Kosciuszko National Park have kept track of the Australian snow seasons and charted record-breaking snowfalls for more than six decades.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 09/08 | Thu 10/08 | Fri 11/08 | |||
|
35.4°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
Hottest |
37.6°C Bedourie, Qld |
35.1°C Kalumburu, WA |
36.0°C Bradshaw, NT |
37.6°C Bedourie, Qld |
|
-2.0°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
Coldest |
-5.2°C Glen Innes Ap, NSW/ACT |
-2.9°C Eyre, WA |
-5.0°C Eyre, WA |
-11.0°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
|
W 88km/h Hogan Island, Vic |
Windiest |
105km/h Mount William, Vic |
127km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
148km/h Hogan Island, Vic |
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2.8mm last hr Campania, Tas |
Wettest |
111.4mm Jingellic, NSW/ACT |
37.0mm Avon River, Vic |
48.4mm Warra, Tas |
48.4mm Warra, Tas |
| Australia's Records for August | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 40.2°C at Cape Don, NT in 2014 Lowest -6.7°C at Mt Hotham, Vic in 2005 |
Highest 28.7°C at Milikapiti, NT in 1973 Lowest -20.6°C at Charlotte Pass, NSW/ACT in 1968 |
Highest 529.2mm at Rainbow Beach, Qld in 2007 |
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