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Current Warnings
 

National Summary

A low and front are causing strong winds and showers in southwestern WA, mainly about the coast. A trough in the southeast is causing patchy showers in VIC, TAS, and parts of NSW and SA, as well as light snow on the Alps. Mostly clear elsewhere with a high.

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National Synoptic

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Capital Cities

NOW MIN MAX
Sydney
 
8.2 8 18

Mostly sunny

Melbourne
 
6.2 2 15

Frost then sunny

Brisbane
 
9.4 6 21

Sunny

Perth
 
15.0 12 19

Showers increasing

Adelaide
 
9.3 5 18

Sunny

Canberra
 
-0.7 -5 13

Frost then sunny

Hobart
 
5.2 3 12

Sunny

Darwin
 
22.6 19 33

Sunny

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Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Tue 18/07 Wed 19/07 Thu 20/07

25.8°C

Browse Is, WA
Hottest

35.0°C

Wyndham Ap, WA

35.0°C

Kalumburu, WA

34.0°C

Kalumburu, WA

40.0°C

Mount Ive, SA

-4.9°C

Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT
Coldest

-5.0°C

Bombala, NSW/ACT

-6.0°C

Cooma, NSW/ACT
 

-12.1°C

Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT

WSW 51km/h

Windy Point, NSW/ACT
Windiest

105km/h

Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT

127km/h

Hogan Island, Vic

114km/h

Cape Grim, Tas
-

0.2mm last hr

Manjimup, WA
Wettest

80.0mm

Blandford, NSW/ACT

59.0mm

Victor Road, WA
 

149.4mm

Kempsey Ap, NSW/ACT
Australia's Records for July
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
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