Australian Weather
National Summary
The monsoon trough across northern Australia is triggering areas of heavy rain and thunderstorms. A trough extending from WA to NSW and eastern VIC is generating showers and thunderstorms. A high pressure system is keeping TAS mostly dry.
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Weather News
Sunburnt Victorians seek hospital treatment in record numbers, prompting cancer warning
07:53 EDT
A record-high number of Victorians required hospital treatment for sunburn in the past year, Cancer Council Victoria says.
Australia Day: Severe heatwave conditions forecast for SA, Vic and Tasmania over long weekend
07:30 EDT
Current forecasts suggest large parts of south-east Australia will be facing severe heatwave conditions over the long weekend, with extreme conditions expected for the north of Tasmania.
Australia Day events in Adelaide cancelled due to hot weather but cricketers will bat it out
13:08 EDT
Australia Day events are being cancelled in Adelaide as the city braces for another spell of hot weather, a week after the Tour Down Under had to be .
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 22/01 | Tue 23/01 | Wed 24/01 | |||
|
44.5°C Moomba Ap, SA |
Hottest |
47.4°C Marree Ap, SA |
47.0°C Moomba Ap, SA |
45.0°C Oodnadatta Ap, SA |
50.0°C Warracknabeal, Vic |
|
12.6°C Mt Ginini, NSW/ACT |
Coldest |
3.1°C Liawenee, Tas |
1.7°C Butlers Gorge, Tas |
4.0°C Lake St Clair, Tas |
-1.5°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
|
W 50km/h McCluer Is, NT |
Windiest |
100km/h Broome Ntc, WA |
105km/h Norseman Ap, WA |
87km/h Adele Is, WA |
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36.8mm last hr Cocos Island Ap, WA |
Wettest |
211.0mm Bing Bong, NT |
105.0mm Sweers Island, Qld |
196.4mm McArthur River, NT |
196.4mm McArthur River, 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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