Australian Weather
National Summary
The monsoon trough across northern Australia is triggering areas of heavy rain and thunderstorms. Troughs over WA, SA, VIC and NSW are generating showers and thunderstorms, some severe. Conditions in QLD and northern NSW are clearer with a high pressure ridge.
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National Synoptic
Weather News
Northern Territory monsoonal weather sees cars swept of roads by floodwaters
16:47 EDT
Emergency crews have conducted three rescues in the Northern Territory after motorists attempted to cross causeways flooded by heavy rains.
A drenching for Darwin
15:29 EDT
After a relatively dry start to January for Darwin, rainfall set in during the middle of the month with some substantial falls most days since.
Australian Open Finals Weather Outlook
15:05 EDT
We are now at the pointy end of what has been an exciting display of tennis at the Australian Open.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 24/01 | Thu 25/01 | Fri 26/01 | |||
|
44.9°C Marree Ap, SA |
Hottest |
45.1°C Oodnadatta Ap, SA |
46.0°C Moomba Ap, SA |
46.0°C Oodnadatta Ap, SA |
50.0°C Warracknabeal, Vic |
|
15.5°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
Coldest |
4.4°C Lake St Clair, Tas |
4.6°C Butlers Gorge, Tas |
7.4°C Butlers Gorge, Tas |
-1.5°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
|
ESE 48km/h Frederick Rf, Qld |
Windiest |
87km/h Adele Is, WA |
94km/h Adele Is, WA |
101km/h Derby Ap, WA |
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0.2mm last hr Grasmere, NSW/ACT |
Wettest |
196.4mm McArthur River, NT |
172.0mm Labelle Downs, NT |
124.0mm Mount Bundey North, NT |
124.0mm Mount Bundey North, 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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