Australian Weather
National Summary
A deepening trough in the west and south is generating showers and storms over parts of central inland and eastern WA and SA. The low in the south is helping bring a gusty cool change to SA. Weakening troughs in the east are still causing showers and storms in QLD and NSW.
Weather News
Hurricane Maria: Residents of devastated Puerto Rican island Vieques still waiting for help
20:37 EDT
It's only 11 kilometres from Puerto Rico's main island, but Vieques might as well be a world away.
Sydney, Melbourne urged to prepare for 50C days by end of century
20:29 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.
Rain returning to parched Murray-Darling Basin
12:18 EDT
Rain is likely to affect around 80 per cent of Australia during the next week as October starts to make up for a record-dry start to spring in the Murray-Darling Basin.
Extremes and Records
Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
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Mon 02/10 | Tue 03/10 | Wed 04/10 | |||
30.2°C Argyle Ap, WA |
Hottest |
41.5°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
41.0°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
41.0°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
41.5°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
2.7°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
Coldest |
-1.4°C Butlers Gorge, Tas |
-3.0°C Thredbo Village, NSW/ACT |
-5.4°C Cooma Ap, NSW/ACT |
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NW 55km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
Windiest |
88km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
88km/h Mt Hartz, Tas |
77km/h Bickley, WA |
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0.8mm last hr Cape Grim, Tas |
Wettest |
319.0mm Bundaberg Alert, Qld |
541.0mm Ulladulla, NSW/ACT |
541.0mm Ulladulla, NSW/ACT |
Australia's Records for October | |||
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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 |