Australian Weather
National Summary
An active trough is edging south, taking heavy rain and potentially severe storms with it across southeast QLD and northeastern NSW. Another trough is triggering showers and storms across the northern tropics. A front is bringing a blustery change to southwest WA.
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National Synoptic
Weather News
Perth's Kwinana Freeway will be permanently flooded by 2100, oceanographer warns
20:56 EDT
Climate data modelling has found key infrastructure near Perth's Swan River, including part of the Kwinana Freeway, is at risk of permanent flooding by 2100 due to rising sea levels.
Queensland weather: Bundaberg hit with downpour, flash flooding as rain falls across state
19:42 EDT
A downpour has hammered Bundaberg and flash flooding is affecting the area, with the city hit by more than 300 millimetres of rain.
Mining, oil and gas companies in full preparation mode as cyclone season looms
17:29 EDT
The official cyclone season is one month away but many mining, oil and gas companies are already well advanced in cyclone preparation planning.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 30/09 | Sun 01/10 | Mon 02/10 | |||
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32.2°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
Hottest |
40.7°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
40.0°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
41.0°C Curtin Ap, WA |
41.0°C Curtin Ap, WA |
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0.2°C Butlers Gorge, Tas |
Coldest |
-5.4°C Cooma Ap, NSW/ACT |
-4.0°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
-5.4°C Cooma Ap, NSW/ACT |
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W 50km/h Mt Hartz, Tas |
Windiest |
116km/h Wilsons Promontory, Vic |
96km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
88km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
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3.4mm last hr Beerburrum, Qld |
Wettest |
37.0mm Lumeah, Qld |
74.0mm St Lawrence, Qld |
74.0mm St Lawrence, Qld |
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| Australia's Records for October | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 46.9°C at Port Hedland Ap, WA in 2002 Lowest -5.0°C at Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 1972 |
Highest 32.7°C at Old Halls Creek, WA in 1900 Lowest -12.0°C at Charlotte Pass, NSW/ACT in 2006 |
Highest 551.2mm at Yeppoon, Qld in 1914 |
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