Australian Weather
National Summary
A trough across WA is triggering showers and a few storms. This trough is also allowing heat to filter into SA and VIC. Another trough over the tropics is generating thundery showers, heavy for north QLD. A high in the southeast is bringing clear conditions for TAS, VIC and NSW.
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Weather News
Cyclone Joyce stirs up snake activity in WA's north as king brown strikes at dog
17:42 EDT
A cyclone which lashed northern Western Australia has stirred up snake activity in people's backyards, with a pet dog having a narrow miss with a deadly king brown on a family's veranda.
Fire danger rising as hot air spreads south
16:21 EDT
Soaring temperatures will elevate fire danger ratings across parts of southern Australia on Thursday and Friday.
'Our own personal cyclone' as severe thunderstorm rips through WA farming community of Cunderdin
15:33 EDT
Residents in Cunderdin have described a severe storm that tore through the region yesterday afternoon as "our own personal cyclone".
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 14/01 | Mon 15/01 | Tue 16/01 | |||
|
41.5°C Tarcoola Ap, SA |
Hottest |
44.4°C Julia Creek Ap, Qld |
42.8°C Richmond, Qld |
43.0°C Eyre, WA |
47.3°C Penrith, NSW/ACT |
|
14.6°C Tasman Island, Tas |
Coldest |
-0.4°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
-16.7°C West Wyalong Ap, NSW/ACT |
-1.0°C Thredbo Village, NSW/ACT |
-16.7°C West Wyalong Ap, NSW/ACT |
|
SE 50km/h Frederick Rf, Qld |
Windiest |
122km/h Julia Creek Ap, Qld |
107km/h Wattamolla, NSW/ACT |
109km/h Cunderdin Airfield, WA |
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| no rain last hr | Wettest |
106.0mm Murgoo, WA |
147.4mm Dwellingup, WA |
180.0mm South Johnstone, Qld |
180.0mm South Johnstone, 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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