Australian Weather
National Summary
Ex-TC Hilda is generating light showers and the odd storms over western SA and the WA interior. A series of troughs over WA, NT, NSW and QLD are resulting in showers and storms, heaviest around the QLD/NSW border. High pressure is keeping most of NSW, VIS and TAS dry.
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Severe storms sweep across southern Queensland on New Year's Eve
17:16 EDT
Severe storms are rumbling across much of Queensland on New Year's Eve, with the south-east in the firing line for large hail, destructive winds and heavy rainfall, the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) says.
Hot start to 2018 for southeastern Australia
13:24 EDT
With the New Year rapidly approaching and weather for the celebrations looking mostly good for the southeast of the nation, it might be time to look at how 2018 is set to begin.
A look at New Years Eve in Sydney
12:43 EDT
After a boiling hot day across the city yesterday, with temperatures reaching 36 degrees at Sydney's Obs Hill, New Year's Eve is a different story.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 28/12 | Fri 29/12 | Sat 30/12 | |||
|
44.5°C Lake Julius, Qld |
Hottest |
45.3°C Birdsville Ap, Qld |
47.4°C Birdsville Ap, Qld |
45.0°C Isisford, Qld |
47.4°C Birdsville Ap, Qld |
|
11.2°C Mt Hartz, Tas |
Coldest |
5.0°C Jarrahwood, WA |
3.1°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
2.0°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
-2.3°C Liawenee, Tas |
|
NNW 77km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
Windiest |
87km/h Coondewanna, WA |
109km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
107km/h Hogan Island, Vic |
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12.4mm last hr Hervey Bay Ap, Qld |
Wettest |
178.0mm Bidyadanga, WA |
74.0mm Mt Hotham, Vic |
67.0mm Lord Howe Is Ap, NSW/ACT |
502.0mm Cape Bruny, Tas |
| 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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