Australian Weather
National Summary
A broad region of low pressure across WA, the NT, QLD and northern NSW is bringing areas of rain, showers and thunderstorms. Onshore winds along the NSW coast is also triggering some showers. A high in the southeast is leading to settled conditions for SA, VIC and TAS.
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Weather News
Cool and wet in Sydney
17:58 EDT
Sydney just had its coldest and wettest pair of days so far this year.
Canberra's stormwater drains 'unable to cope with major rain events', report warned
17:43 EDT
A report warning Canberra's storm drains would not cope with a major rain event was published just weeks before a deluge brought parts of the city to a standstill and some residents' homes were flooded.
Flood-stranded truckers and tourists a financial boon for Kimberley businesses
13:41 EDT
While a record deluge in the Kimberley has resulted in for days, some business owners in the region are experiencing a windfall.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 23/02 | Sat 24/02 | Sun 25/02 | |||
|
39.0°C Winton Ap, Qld |
Hottest |
43.5°C Brunette Downs, NT |
42.4°C Bedourie, Qld |
40.0°C Kintore, NT |
46.5°C Winton Ap, Qld |
|
5.8°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
Coldest |
6.4°C Jarrahwood, WA |
0.5°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
1.0°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
-3.2°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
|
SSW 55km/h Cape Byron, NSW/ACT |
Windiest |
103km/h Renmark Ap, SA |
103km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
129km/h Garden Island, WA |
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9.6mm last hr Gatton, Qld |
Wettest |
178.0mm Springbrook, Qld |
213.0mm Lucinda Point, Qld |
94.0mm Samuel Hill Ap, Qld |
123.6mm Casino Ap, NSW/ACT |
| 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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