Australian Weather
National Summary
A trough within a broad area of low pressure are drawing unseasonably hot air over QLD and NSW. The trough over WA, NT and SA is deep and triggering increasing showers and isolated storms. A ridge of high pressure is keeping elsewhere mostly dry and clear.
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National Synoptic
Weather News
NSW weather: September heat records broken again in Bourke, Delta
15:45 EST
The state record for the hottest day in September has been smashed in parts of western New South Wales which are being gripped by sweltering conditions.
Outback spring soaking looms
12:23 EST
Parts of central Australia could receive an entire season's worth of rain during the next week.
Come by Chance picnic races buoys spirits of farmers despite heat and dust and drought
11:17 EST
"I have come here when it's flooded and we can't get out, and I've come here when it's been that bloody dusty we can't see the races." The venue in question was the Come by Chance racecourse and campdraft grounds, on a black-soil floodplain in western New South Wales.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 24/09 | Mon 25/09 | Tue 26/09 | |||
|
42.3°C Birdsville Ap, Qld |
Hottest |
40.2°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
40.5°C Bedourie, Qld |
41.3°C Century Mine, Qld |
43.0°C Birdsville Ap, Qld |
|
1.6°C Mt Read, Tas |
Coldest |
-3.2°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
-5.8°C Mt Buller, Vic |
-5.1°C Bombala, NSW/ACT |
-9.5°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
|
NNE 62km/h Gabo Island, Vic |
Windiest |
116km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
87km/h Hogan Island, Vic |
72km/h Mount William, Vic |
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1.2mm last hr Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
Wettest |
70.0mm Mettler, WA |
76.8mm Porongurups, WA |
28.8mm Chillinup, WA |
21.4mm Geraldton Ap, WA |
| 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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