Australian Weather
National Summary
A trough is drawing hot, dry gusty northerly winds across central Australia, western QLD, western NSW and VIC and warm winds into TAS. The trough is causing a few showers and storms in SA and the central and western interior. Highs are keeping much of WA, NSW and QLD dry.
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National Synoptic
Weather News
What is a heatwave?
15:40 EDT
A large portion of Australia is being affected by heatwave conditions this week.
Beerwah macadamia and pineapple farmers in shock over storm damage
14:26 EDT
Beerwah pineapple and macadamias farmers fear it could take years to recover from a wild storm that slammed into their properties, battering crops and buildings with cyclonic winds and damaging hail.
NSW heatwave
13:16 EDT
A week-long heatwave is gripping NSW and some parts of the state could see December records challenged.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 10/12 | Mon 11/12 | Tue 12/12 | |||
|
44.2°C Rabbit Flat, NT |
Hottest |
42.5°C McArthur River, NT |
43.0°C Victoria River Downs, NT |
43.0°C Lajamanu, NT |
45.1°C Warmun, WA |
|
17.2°C Tasman Island, Tas |
Coldest |
4.1°C Liawenee, Tas |
2.0°C Liawenee, Tas |
5.0°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
-1.7°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
|
E 51km/h Cape Grim, Tas |
Windiest |
88km/h Wyndham Ap, WA |
88km/h Leinster Ap, WA |
94km/h Burketown Ap, Qld |
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| no rain last hr | Wettest |
30.0mm Yuleba, Qld |
32.2mm Jabiru Ap, NT |
29.0mm Burketown Ap, Qld |
29.2mm Burketown Ap, Qld |
| 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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