Australian Weather
National Summary
Troughs are generating showers, thunderstorms and very warm winds in northern WA, the NT, far western QLD and parts of NSW. A high is clearing skies in VIC, TAS, SA and southern and central WA, whilst bringing cooler onshore winds.
State Weather
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National Synoptic
Capital Cities
| NOW | MIN | MAX | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 23.4 | 21 | 29 | |
Late thunder |
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| Melbourne | 22.6 | 13 | 25 | |
Sunny |
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| Brisbane | 25.3 | 22 | 30 | |
Mostly sunny |
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| Perth | 23.8 | 18 | 28 | |
Cloud increasing |
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| Adelaide | 21.7 | 14 | 28 | |
Increasing sunshine |
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| Canberra | 26.5 | 15 | 33 | |
Possible thunderstorm |
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| Hobart | 17.6 | 14 | 23 | |
Late shower |
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| Darwin | 31.0 | 26 | 34 | |
Possible thunderstorm |
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Weather News
Second surge of heat could challenge records
10:33 EDT
Another round of intense heat is about to sweep across southern and eastern Australia, challenging December heat records for the second time in a week.
Sydney weather: Temperatures hit 40C in western Sydney ahead of late cool change
18:43 EDT
Demand for ambulances has risen by 40 per cent across the Sydney metro area today, with temperatures in the western suburbs hitting 40 degrees Celsius.
How hot does it get in Australia?
14:43 EDT
With summer underway in Australia and heatwave conditions affecting a number of states this week, a lot of temperature observations are being compared to historical records.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/12 | Wed 13/12 | Thu 14/12 | |||
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44.2°C Marble Bar, WA |
Hottest |
43.0°C Lajamanu, NT |
45.5°C Marree Ap, SA |
45.0°C Telfer Ap, WA |
45.5°C Marree Ap, SA |
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8.9°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
Coldest |
5.0°C Butlers Gorge, Tas |
7.7°C Jacup, WA |
-1.0°C Liawenee, Tas |
-1.7°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
|
NNW 46km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
Windiest |
94km/h Burketown Ap, Qld |
85km/h Uluru, NT |
96km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
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| no rain last hr | Wettest |
36.2mm Mundrabilla Station, WA |
70.0mm Mount Bundey South, NT |
46.0mm Kalumburu, WA |
46.0mm Kalumburu, WA |
| 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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