Australian Weather
National Summary
Ex-TC Hilda is generating rain across southern parts of the NT and northern SA. Lows and troughs over WA, NT, QLD and northeastern NSW are triggering showers and thunderstorms, some severe. A cold front is bringing cool winds and showers to TAS.
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Weather News
Rain on Christmas wish-list as drought conditions become critical in outback Queensland
11:11 EDT
With less than half the average rainfall across many parts of western Queensland this year, rain is top of the Christmas wish-list for most graziers.
Storms ring in the new year across QLD
10:48 EDT
Destructive storms cells with a low pressure trough brought heavy rain, hail and gusty winds across several Queensland districts on the final day of the year.
Severe storms sweep across southern Queensland on New Year's Eve
19:30 EDT
Severe storms rumbled across much of Queensland on New Year's Eve, with some parts of the south-east hit with large hail, destructive winds and heavy rainfall, the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) says.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 29/12 | Sat 30/12 | Sun 31/12 | |||
|
43.6°C Phosphate Hill, Qld |
Hottest |
47.4°C Birdsville Ap, Qld |
44.5°C Isisford, Qld |
45.0°C Cloncurry Ap, Qld |
44.0°C Phosphate Hill, Qld |
|
7.7°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
Coldest |
3.1°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
2.0°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
5.0°C Thredbo Village, NSW/ACT |
5.0°C Thredbo Village, NSW/ACT |
|
NW 66km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
Windiest |
109km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
107km/h Hogan Island, Vic |
109km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
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6.0mm last hr Christmas Island Ap, WA |
Wettest |
256.0mm Kimbolton Range Station, WA |
67.2mm Lord Howe Is Ap, NSW/ACT |
60.0mm Rainbow Beach, Qld |
55.2mm Hervey Bay Ap, Qld |
| Australia's Records for January | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 50.7°C at Mildura, Vic in 1906 Lowest 0.6°C at Mt Hotham, Vic in 2012 |
Highest 36.9°C at Warragul Vcah, Vic in 1964 Lowest -7.7°C at Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 1975 |
Highest 627.4mm at Mackay, Qld in 1918 |
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