Australian Weather
National Summary
A coastal trough is combining with onshore winds to deliver rain, showers and storms in QLD, heaviest from Townsville to Bundaberg. A trough near the WA and SA border is causing thunderstorms. A cold front crossing the southwest is bringing brisk winds and thundery showers.
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Weather News
Missing trawler crew have 'best shot' at survival due to experience, rescue coordinator says
12:50 EDT
The family of the missing "safety-conscious" skipper of a trawler that sank off central Queensland say he ran a dry boat and would have equipped his crew with the skills to survive in open waters.
More heavy rain ahead for soggy southern Queensland as roads flood, towns cut off
11:50 EDT
Queensland's big wet is showing no signs of easing with coastal areas north of Hervey Bay forecast to cop a battering again and the Bruce Highway cut south of Miriam Vale.
October rainfall records doubled in Queensland
10:23 EDT
It has been a remarkably wet October in parts of Queensland, with some areas receiving seven months worth of rain during the last two and a half weeks.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 15/10 | Mon 16/10 | Tue 17/10 | |||
|
39.6°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
Hottest |
42.0°C Borroloola, NT |
43.0°C Kununurra Ap, WA |
42.0°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
43.0°C Kununurra Ap, WA |
|
10.9°C Styles Tower, WA |
Coldest |
-0.6°C Butlers Gorge, Tas |
0.3°C Butlers Gorge, Tas |
0.0°C Thredbo Village, NSW/ACT |
-5.5°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
|
SE 61km/h Bougainville Reef, Qld |
Windiest |
105km/h Green Cape, NSW/ACT |
98km/h Centre Island, NT |
92km/h Mount William, Vic |
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5.4mm last hr Gladstone Ap, Qld |
Wettest |
159.0mm O'Reillys Plateau, Qld |
138.0mm Town of 1770, Qld |
119.0mm Monto, Qld |
119.0mm Monto, Qld |
| 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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