Australian Weather
National Summary
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Joyce is causing rain over southern WA, sometimes heavy. 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
Perth saturated as ex-Cyclone Joyce brings four months of rain in a day
14:32 EDT
The remains of ex-tropical Cyclone Joyce has dumped more than four months' worth of rain on Perth in less than 24 hours, leading to power blackouts, flooding and .
Unseasonal soaking inundates west coast
13:01 EDT
Parts of Western Australia's lower west coast have just experienced one of their wettest days on record during the driest month of the year.
Black-hearted vegans attacking via Facebook should be accountable says NSW cattle stud operator
12:39 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.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 13/01 | Sun 14/01 | Mon 15/01 | |||
|
40.7°C Mt Isa, Qld |
Hottest |
45.2°C Julia Creek Ap, Qld |
44.4°C Julia Creek Ap, Qld |
43.0°C Richmond, Qld |
47.3°C Penrith, NSW/ACT |
|
10.4°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
Coldest |
-1.5°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
-39.0°C West Wyalong Ap, NSW/ACT |
-17.0°C West Wyalong Ap, NSW/ACT |
-39.0°C West Wyalong Ap, NSW/ACT |
|
SSE 64km/h Cape Moreton, Qld |
Windiest |
92km/h Mt Hotham, Vic |
122km/h Julia Creek Ap, Qld |
107km/h Wattamolla, NSW/ACT |
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1.6mm last hr Shannon, WA |
Wettest |
79.8mm Wittenoom, WA |
83.0mm Mount Narryer, WA |
147.0mm Dwellingup, WA |
147.4mm Dwellingup, WA |
| 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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