Australian Weather
National Summary
A series of troughs over WA, NT, QLD and NSW are generating areas of rain and thunderstorms, some severe. A trough extending into SA is triggering areas of rain, mainly in central and southern parts. A low in the Tasman is causing cool southerly winds and hazardous surf.
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Weather News
Great news for mango lovers with good supply expected out of North Queensland
16:15 EDT
Mango lovers relax — tropical Cyclone Debbie came and went without causing too much damage to your favourite fruit.
Sydney to finally receive a bit of rain
12:18 EDT
With Sydney not having received a drop of rain since mid September, some welcome falls are on the cards for the end of the weekend.
BOM drops a special climate statement explaining why it was so hot in September
00:13 EDT
We all lived through it, but the Bureau of Meteorology has made it official that September 2017 had some significantly hot days.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 04/10 | Thu 05/10 | Fri 06/10 | |||
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31.9°C Tindal, NT |
Hottest |
40.6°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
41.0°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
42.0°C Urandangi, Qld |
42.0°C Urandangi, Qld |
|
-1.8°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
Coldest |
0.5°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
-1.0°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
-5.4°C Cooma Ap, NSW/ACT |
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E 51km/h Neptune Island, SA |
Windiest |
83km/h Mt Read, Tas |
105km/h Wilsons Promontory, Vic |
87km/h Grafton, NSW/ACT |
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1.8mm last hr Shannon, WA |
Wettest |
42.0mm Booroondarra, Qld |
37.0mm Mt Baw Baw, Vic |
541.2mm Ulladulla, NSW/ACT |
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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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