Australian Weather
National Summary
A low pressure system and associated trough over WA and the Top End is generating showers and the odd storm. A trough over QLD is resulting in showers and storms over the southeast of the state. High pressure in the south is keeping elsewhere mostly dry.
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National Synoptic
Weather News
BOM warning in south-east Queensland forecasts damaging hail and wind
18:42 EDT
Intense hail has hit the Toowoomba region, blanketing the ground, as thunderstorms sweep across south-east Queensland.
The Storms in Sydney on Sunday
14:23 EDT
Parts of the Sydney skyline were lit up by lightening yesterday, as a low pressure trough triggered thunderstorms.
Spring heat returns to Sydney
13:35 EDT
Warm air should build in Sydney over the weekend as a frontal system crosses to the south of the state, causing the mercury to near 30 degrees for the third time this month.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 20/10 | Sat 21/10 | Sun 22/10 | |||
|
41.2°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
Hottest |
44.6°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
44.4°C Marble Bar, WA |
42.0°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
45.0°C West Roebuck, WA |
|
5.2°C Mt Read, Tas |
Coldest |
-4.8°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
-2.0°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
-3.0°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
-5.5°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
|
W 44km/h Forrest, WA |
Windiest |
96km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
87km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
81km/h Mt Hartz, Tas |
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0.8mm last hr Rocky Gully, WA |
Wettest |
71.6mm Mt Seaview, NSW/ACT |
102.0mm Archer River, Qld |
37.0mm Katoomba, NSW/ACT |
51.2mm Cape Fourcroy, NT |
| 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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