Australian Weather
National Summary
The monsoon trough across northern Australia is triggering heavy rain and storms. A trough and cold front crossing SA, VIC, TAS and pushing into NSW is bringing rain, storms and a cool southerly change. Another trough over eastern QLD is generating storms.
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Weather News
Vacant home, sheds lost in Augusta bushfire as firefighters battle multiple WA blazes
21:04 EDT
The Augusta bushfire has destroyed an uninhabited home and sheds, melted roadside signs and damaged power poles and one home.
Daly River residents airlifted from Northern Territory community as floodwaters rise, Darwin dam spills
20:51 EDT
Two dozen helicopters have been used to evacuate more than 300 residents from the flood-affected Daly River community in the Northern Territory, while Darwin River Dam has started to spill, prompting warnings to nearby residents.
'Worse than a cyclone': Tropical low devastates WA's north
16:38 EDT
Torrential rain and strong winds have uprooted trees and flooded streets as a tropical low lashes WA's north in conditions residents say have been worse than a cyclone.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 27/01 | Sun 28/01 | Mon 29/01 | |||
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40.6°C Birdsville Ap, Qld |
Hottest |
46.0°C Coober Pedy Ap, SA |
47.0°C Marree Ap, SA |
46.0°C Marree Ap, SA |
50.0°C Warracknabeal, Vic |
|
0.3°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
Coldest |
7.2°C Jarrahwood, WA |
5.7°C Jarrahwood, WA |
3.0°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
-1.5°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
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SW 75km/h Wilsons Promontory, Vic |
Windiest |
105km/h Leonora Ap, WA |
111km/h Adele Is, WA |
107km/h Broome Ntc, WA |
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0.4mm last hr Burndoo, NSW/ACT |
Wettest |
286.4mm Humpty Doo, NT |
201.0mm Kilto, WA |
449.0mm West Roebuck, WA |
448.8mm West Roebuck, 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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