Australian Weather
National Summary
A trough stretching from central Australia through SA and into NSW is generating showers and storms. Hot winds ahead of the trough are filtering into northern NSW and western QLD. A low within a monsoon trough is causing showers and storms over the northern tropics.
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Weather News
Sydney hits its highest temperature recorded since 1939 with Penrith reaching 47.3C
17:26 EDT
Penrith in Sydney's west reaches a top of 47.3 degrees Celsius, the highest temperature recorded by a weather station in the Sydney metropolitan area in 79 years.
Canberra bakes in 40C heat, highest temperatures so far this summer
15:40 EDT
Canberra has sizzled through a high of 40 degrees Celsius — the hottest day of the summer so far.
Rjukan: The town that needs giants mirrors to see the sun for six months every year
14:04 EDT
From above, Rjukan is simply stunning.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 04/01 | Fri 05/01 | Sat 06/01 | |||
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42.7°C Marble Bar, WA |
Hottest |
45.8°C Nyang, WA |
46.2°C Nyang, WA |
47.0°C Marree Ap, SA |
47.0°C Marree Ap, SA |
|
7.4°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
Coldest |
3.9°C Liawenee, Tas |
4.6°C Jarrahwood, WA |
4.0°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
0.0°C Mount Ive, SA |
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SSE 55km/h Wattamolla, NSW/ACT |
Windiest |
100km/h Centre Island, NT |
112km/h Mt Wellington, Tas |
131km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
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4.6mm last hr Cawnalmurtee, NSW/ACT |
Wettest |
173.4mm Winvic, Qld |
129.0mm Kangaroo Flats, NT |
958.0mm Sweers Island, Qld |
189.2mm Dum In Mirrie, NT |
| 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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