Australian Weather
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A broad high is turning a chilly morning with frost patches to a mostly sunny day in SA, TAS, VIC and NSW. A trough and front in the west are bringing showers to southwest WA. A trough in the northeast is weakening, causing showers in the northeast tropics to mostly clear.
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Weather News
Australia's southern winters are drying out. Here's why
07:24 EST
Winter rains are in decline across southern Australia, and while it is too early to say beyond doubt it is due to climate change, scientists say it is not just about climate variability.
Brisbane weather: City and Ipswich set to sizzle through scorcher weekend
07:00 EST
Despite a cool start to spring, south-east Queensland is set for an unseasonably hot weekend.
Sydney's driest start to spring on record
17:56 EST
Sydney is having its driest start to spring on record and the city was particularly parched today.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 17/09 | Mon 18/09 | Tue 19/09 | |||
|
27.1°C Cape Wessel, NT |
Hottest |
40.7°C Onslow Ap, WA |
39.8°C Mardie, WA |
40.0°C Derby Ap, WA |
40.7°C Onslow Ap, WA |
|
-2.5°C Mt Baw Baw, Vic |
Coldest |
-7.0°C Cooma, NSW/ACT |
-3.7°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
-9.5°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
|
|
N 46km/h Cape Willoughby, SA |
Windiest |
116km/h Mount William, Vic |
114km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
100km/h Wilsons Promontory, Vic |
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| no rain last hr | Wettest |
7.0mm Willis Island, Qld |
143.0mm Babinda, Qld |
669.8mm Glenaladale, Vic |
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| 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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