Australian Weather
National Summary
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Joyce is causing rain and gusty winds over southern WA. A broad low pressure trough with embedded lows over WA, upper NT and northern QLD is generating showers and thunderstorms. A Tasman Low is sending scattered showers and gusty winds to the east coast.
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Weather News
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Joyce brings much needed rain to cattle country in Northern WA
07:57 EDT
Many cattle stations in Northern WA are celebrating a wet start to 2018 following ex-Tropical Cyclone Joyce.
Black-hearted vegans attacking via Facebook should be accountable says NSW cattle stud operator
06:45 EDT
The "militant vegans" whose "hearts are just black" should be held to account when they attack primary producers on social media, one cattle stud operator says.
Perth braces for summer rain from ex-tropical Cyclone Joyce as firefighters contain hills blaze
23:44 EDT
The Perth metropolitan area has been warned to brace for up to three months' worth of rain in one day as the remnants of tropical Cyclone Joyce continue to move over the southern half of the state.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 13/01 | Sun 14/01 | Mon 15/01 | |||
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31.2°C Julia Creek Ap, Qld |
Hottest |
45.2°C Julia Creek Ap, Qld |
44.0°C Julia Creek Ap, Qld |
42.0°C Julia Creek Ap, Qld |
47.3°C Penrith, NSW/ACT |
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2.1°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
Coldest |
-1.5°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
-39.0°C West Wyalong Ap, NSW/ACT |
-39.0°C West Wyalong Ap, NSW/ACT |
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SE 74km/h Murrurundi Gap, NSW/ACT |
Windiest |
92km/h Mt Hotham, Vic |
122km/h Julia Creek Ap, Qld |
107km/h Wattamolla, NSW/ACT |
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| no rain last hr | Wettest |
79.8mm Wittenoom, WA |
976.0mm Sweers Island, Qld |
4.0mm Low Rocky Point, Tas |
976.0mm Sweers Island, 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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