Australian Weather
National Summary
Tropical Cyclone Kelvin is generating powerful winds, heavy rain and thunderstorms over parts of WA's Pilbara and Kimberley. A series of troughs over WA, NT, QLD and NSW are generating thunderstorms. A trough and cold front is producing showers over VIC and TAS.
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Tropical Cyclone Kelvin weakens, but heavy flooding cuts off Great Northern Highway
14:15 EDT
A cyclone which brought damaging winds and heavy rain to northern WA has weakened to a category one system, but there are fears flooding affecting a major supply road could impact food delivery in the region.
Cyclonic Queensland surf to hit its peak today, Gold Coast beaches still closed
14:06 EDT
Cyclonic swells will reach a peak along southern Queensland beaches today, with conditions this morning described as "good as you can get" for experienced surfers.
Flurry of cyclones challenges WA rainfall records
11:19 EDT
Some cyclone-weary parts of Western Australia's north coast have seen more than two years worth of rain in the last two months.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 16/02 | Sat 17/02 | Sun 18/02 | |||
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44.7°C Birdsville Ap, Qld |
Hottest |
43.8°C Cunderdin Airfield, WA |
44.6°C Birdsville Ap, Qld |
46.0°C Urandangi, Qld |
46.5°C Winton Ap, Qld |
|
4.2°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
Coldest |
1.0°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
2.2°C West Wyalong Ap, NSW/ACT |
0.9°C Butlers Gorge, Tas |
-3.2°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
|
S 59km/h Wattamolla, NSW/ACT |
Windiest |
111km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
112km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
88km/h Southern Cross Ap, WA |
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0.8mm last hr Red Rocks Point, WA |
Wettest |
370.6mm Broome Ap, WA |
223.5mm Wallal Downs, WA |
72.2mm Munglinup West, WA |
72.2mm Munglinup West, WA |
| Australia's Records for February | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 50.5°C at Mardie, WA in 1998 Lowest -2.7°C at Mt Wellington, Tas in 1994 |
Highest 35.1°C at Wittenoom, WA in 2015 Lowest -7.4°C at Mt Wellington, Tas in 1994 |
Highest 907.0mm at Crohamhurst, Qld in 1893 |
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