Australian Weather
National Summary
A broad trough is generating warm gusty winds across SA and VIC and as well as thunderstorms across the NT, QLD and eastern VIC. A low pressure system has now moved further offshore, allowing showers to ease. A high in the west is bringing settled conditions.
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National Synoptic
Weather News
Queensland weather: Storms, golf ball-sized hail whip through state's south east
19:52 EDT
Parts of south-east Queensland were hit by what the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) described as "pretty significant" storms that brought golf-ball-sized hail to the Darling Downs overnight.
Perth's rain adding up
16:49 EDT
Perth is having its wettest October in six years and the wettest year to date since 2005.
NSW weather: Storms bring golf-ball-sized hail to Hunter, torrential rain in Sydney
08:50 EDT
Storms have soaked Sydney and NSW overnight, with 35mm of rain dumped in a hectic half-hour in some areas and giant hail crashing down in Newcastle.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 25/10 | Thu 26/10 | Fri 27/10 | |||
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32.7°C Tennant Creek Ap, NT |
Hottest |
43.4°C Port Hedland Ap, WA |
44.0°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
42.0°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
45.0°C West Roebuck, WA |
|
5.2°C Cummins, SA |
Coldest |
1.2°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
0.0°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
-5.5°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
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NW 66km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
Windiest |
87km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
101km/h Lord Howe Is Ap, NSW/ACT |
96km/h Port Lincoln Ap, SA |
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1.2mm last hr Nulla, NSW/ACT |
Wettest |
37.0mm Nhill Ap, Vic |
67.0mm Moruya Ap, NSW/ACT |
389.0mm Makowata, Qld |
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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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