Australian Weather
National Summary
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Joyce is causing rain and gusty winds over central western WA. A broad low pressure trough and front is triggering showers and storms over parts of the NT and QLD. Onshore winds in the east are leading to a few coastal showers for NSW and QLD.
Weather News
Woman critical after collapsing at Gold Coast market as Queensland continues to swelter
00:09 EDT
A woman is fighting for her life in hospital after collapsing from severe heat stress at a Gold Coast market.
Australian Open Weather Outlook
14:14 EDT
With the Australian Open of tennis set to start at 11am tomorrow in Melbourne, weather conditions for the first week of competition look to be a mixed bag.
First flurries of the year
13:21 EDT
The mainland alps have received their first snows of 2018 in the wake of a cold front that crossed the southeast on Saturday.
Extremes and Records
Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
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Fri 12/01 | Sat 13/01 | Sun 14/01 | |||
30.2°C Centre Island, NT |
Hottest |
45.5°C Wilcannia Ap, NSW/ACT |
45.0°C Julia Creek Ap, Qld |
44.0°C Julia Creek Ap, Qld |
47.3°C Penrith, NSW/ACT |
4.2°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
Coldest |
3.5°C Mt Baw Baw, Vic |
-1.0°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
-1.0°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
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SSE 66km/h Mt Hotham, Vic |
Windiest |
118km/h Mt Wellington, Tas |
92km/h Mt Hotham, Vic |
122km/h Julia Creek Ap, Qld |
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0.4mm last hr Cape Grim, Tas |
Wettest |
145.0mm Mulyie, WA |
108.0mm Wittenoom, WA |
242.0mm Derby Rfds, WA |
Australia's Records for January | |||
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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 |