Australian Weather
National Summary
A cold front in the south is producing areas of rain and showers with isolated storms in southeastern SA. Troughs over WA and the central interior are causing a few showers and the odd storm. Onshore winds in the east are bringing the odd light coastal shower.
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National Synoptic
Weather News
La Nina declared heralding a humid, wet summer for Australia's east
21:07 EDT
The Bureau of Meteorology has officially declared a La Nina in the tropical Pacific.
Winter-like weather sweeps across western Queensland
14:56 EDT
While sweat and Queensland summer go hand-in-hard, people in the state's west are reaching for cardigans as overnight December temperatures break record lows.
Good news is Yarra baby platypuses safe after storms, bad news is river flushed with sewage
13:09 EDT
The weekend's storms may have underwhelmed some Melburnians, but when it comes to their effect on the Yarra River there is good news and bad news.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 04/12 | Tue 05/12 | Wed 06/12 | |||
|
37.4°C Burketown Ap, Qld |
Hottest |
41.9°C Marble Bar, WA |
43.0°C Marble Bar, WA |
42.0°C Marble Bar, WA |
43.6°C Shark Bay Ap, WA |
|
7.3°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
Coldest |
-0.7°C Liawenee, Tas |
2.0°C Oberon, NSW/ACT |
3.0°C Glen Innes Ap, NSW/ACT |
-1.7°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
|
NNW 46km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
Windiest |
79km/h Wattamolla, NSW/ACT |
92km/h Wattamolla, NSW/ACT |
83km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
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0.2mm last hr Cooktown Ap, Qld |
Wettest |
102.6mm Highvale, Qld |
37.0mm Evans Head, NSW/ACT |
26.0mm Point Hicks, Vic |
49.8mm Green Cape, NSW/ACT |
| Australia's Records for December | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 49.5°C at Birdsville Police Station, Qld in 1972 Lowest -0.8°C at Mt Buller, Vic in 2006 |
Highest 35.0°C at Marble Bar, WA in 1902 Lowest -9.6°C at Cooma Ap, NSW/ACT in 1990 |
Highest 711.0mm at Munglinup West, WA in 2010 |
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