Australian Weather
National Summary
A cold front and trough is bringing powerful winds and showers to VIC, TAS and southeast SA and NSW. Showers are falling as snow over highland areas, with the snow level lowering through the day. Unseasonable warmth and thunderstorms with a trough is impacting eastern QLD.
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Weather News
Police praise Tasmanian pair rescued after emergency satellite message
16:59 EST
A mother and son stranded by rain and snow near Lake McKenzie in Tasmania's north have been rescued after calling for help by satellite messages.
Climate change increasing the intensity and impact of extreme weather, BOM tells emergency managers
16:45 EST
Cyclones are expected to be less likely in the future due to climate change, though the intensity and impact of extreme weather will be greater, according to a senior climatologist with the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM).
Snowiest week of the year cranking up
14:12 EST
The snowiest week of the year has begun with 70-110cm of fresh snow due to fall across the main resorts, taking the natural snow depth to not only a season high but the highest in several years.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 01/09 | Sat 02/09 | Sun 03/09 | |||
|
31.8°C Argyle Ap, WA |
Hottest |
37.1°C Oenpelli Airport, NT |
37.6°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
38.0°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
39.0°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
|
-5.7°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
Coldest |
-7.1°C Glen Innes Ap, NSW/ACT |
-3.4°C Glen Innes Ap, NSW/ACT |
-4.6°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
-9.5°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
|
WNW 68km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
Windiest |
81km/h Busselton Jetty, WA |
140km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
146km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
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0.6mm last hr Cape Grim, Tas |
Wettest |
34.0mm Lumeah, Qld |
354.0mm Glenaladale, Vic |
50.8mm Glenaladale, Vic |
31.0mm Cape Otway, Vic |
| Australia's Records for September | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 43.1°C at West Roebuck, WA in 2003 Lowest -6.2°C at Mt Buller, Vic in 1995 |
Highest 30.0°C at Warmun, WA in 2016 Lowest -16.7°C at Charlotte Pass, NSW/ACT in 1970 |
Highest 370.3mm at Burdekin, Qld in 1890 |
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