Australian Weather
National Summary
A front is sending brisk winds and showers across southern WA, SA, TAS and VIC. Showers are falling as snow on the TAS highlands. Weak highs are keeping NSW and central Australia generally dry. Weak troughs are causing a few showers in eastern QLD and the northern tropics.
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Weather News
Stray iceberg stuns researchers on Macquarie Island
16:54 EDT
A large iceberg has been spotted off the coast of Macquarie Island this week.
Grain production slides as WA battles big dry and east coast farmers suffer frost
16:22 EDT
Australian grain production is expected to take a big hit with volatile weather around the country making it harder for farmers to match the record-breaking yields from just twelve months ago.
Cyclone awareness: What boat owners need to be aware of ahead of a tropical cyclone
14:30 EDT
It is one of the most common images in the aftermath of a severe tropical cyclone — a pile of damaged boats, maybe washed ashore, with their hulls cracked, their masts and rigging resembling limp spiderwebs.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 31/10 | Wed 01/11 | Thu 02/11 | |||
|
30.2°C Cape Wessel, NT |
Hottest |
44.6°C Mandora, WA |
43.0°C Roebourne Ap, WA |
42.0°C Marble Bar, WA |
43.0°C Roebourne Ap, WA |
|
-2.8°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
Coldest |
-3.9°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
-4.0°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
5.0°C Oberon, NSW/ACT |
-4.0°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
|
E 44km/h Cape Leeuwin, WA |
Windiest |
94km/h Mt Hotham, Vic |
87km/h Tindal, NT |
70km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
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0.6mm last hr Falls Creek, Vic |
Wettest |
77.6mm Geriatric Park, NT |
30.0mm Pirlangimpi, NT |
8.0mm Ross, Tas |
8.0mm Ross, Tas |
| Australia's Records for November | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 48.7°C at Birdsville Police Station, Qld in 1990 Lowest -3.1°C at Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 1967 |
Highest 38.0°C at Balgo Hills, WA in 2015 Lowest -20.6°C at Mt Hotham, Vic in 1990 |
Highest 400.0mm at Orange, NSW/ACT in 2016 |
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