Australian Weather
National Summary
A trough is drawing very warm, dry, gusty northerly winds across western and southern QLD and NSW. A front is causing showers and thunderstorms over southern NSW, VIC, TAS and SA. A high is causing wind to ease and showers to clear in southern WA.
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Weather News
Sydney's record early-season heat
13:01 EST
Sydney is having its warmest day this early in the season on record.
Season's first fire bans issued in NSW
09:15 EST
The first total fire bans of the season for NSW are in effect today as warm and dry winds fan parched vegetation across the state.
Cold competition: Is the NSW town of Blayney or Oberon the chilliest?
06:16 EST
Towns often have rivalries, but of the NSW central west towns of Blayney and Oberon — both renowned for being a tad chilly — which one has the dubious honour of being colder? The Bureau of Meteorology said it was not an easy question to answer because of the disparity in weather records for the two towns.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 10/09 | Mon 11/09 | Tue 12/09 | |||
|
39.0°C Bradshaw, NT |
Hottest |
37.9°C Kalumburu, WA |
38.2°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
39.0°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
40.1°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
|
-2.1°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
Coldest |
-5.2°C Braidwood, NSW/ACT |
-3.4°C Glen Innes Ap, NSW/ACT |
-1.6°C Newdegate, WA |
-9.5°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
|
NW 81km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
Windiest |
87km/h Leinster Ap, WA |
109km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
101km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
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0.6mm last hr Coldstream Comparison, Vic |
Wettest |
14.6mm Mt Read, Tas |
31.0mm Rudds Lane, Qld |
16.8mm Mount Lofty, SA |
17.0mm Mount Lofty, SA |
| 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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