Australian Weather
National Summary
Another trough is causing a few showers and storms in the northern tropics. A front is bringing a blustery colder change, showers and a few thunderstorms to southern WA. A trough in the east is causing showers in southeast QLD.
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National Synoptic
Weather News
Sydney, Melbourne urged to prepare for 50C days by end of century
09:05 EDT
Sydney and Melbourne have been warned to prepare for scorcher days reaching 50 degrees Celsius by the end of the century — even if global warming is contained to the Paris Agreement target of a 2C increase.
Morning glory brings gliders from far and wide to surf spectacular, rare cloud formation
06:16 EDT
Like surfers scouting for the ultimate wave, gliders have travelled nationwide to soar across the Gulf of Carpentaria's rare roll-like cloud formation known as the morning glory.
Bundaberg deluge: Residents clean up after rain soaks town and southern Queensland
20:02 EDT
A clean-up is underway across much of Queensland's Wide Bay and Fraser Coast after wild winds and torrential rain damaged properties and cut power.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 01/10 | Mon 02/10 | Tue 03/10 | |||
|
31.7°C Century Mine, Qld |
Hottest |
40.3°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
41.0°C Curtin Ap, WA |
41.0°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
41.0°C Curtin Ap, WA |
|
1.7°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
Coldest |
-4.1°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
-1.4°C Butlers Gorge, Tas |
-3.0°C Thredbo Village, NSW/ACT |
-5.4°C Cooma Ap, NSW/ACT |
|
S 42km/h Red Rocks Point, WA |
Windiest |
96km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
88km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
88km/h Mt Hartz, Tas |
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| no rain last hr | Wettest |
95.0mm Mystery Park, Qld |
105.0mm Hervey Bay Ap, Qld |
12.0mm Smoky Cape, NSW/ACT |
12.0mm Smoky Cape, NSW/ACT |
| 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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