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
Queensland weather: South-east hit with heavy rains; five rescued from floodwater
23:35 EDT
Five people have been pulled from fast-rising floodwaters as south-east Queensland is hammered with heavy rain.
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.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 24/02 | Sun 25/02 | Mon 26/02 | |||
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30.2°C Kintore, NT |
Hottest |
42.4°C Bedourie, Qld |
40.0°C Kintore, NT |
40.0°C Kintore, NT |
46.5°C Winton Ap, Qld |
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-1.1°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
Coldest |
0.5°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
1.0°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
-3.2°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
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SSE 50km/h Double Is Pt, Qld |
Windiest |
103km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
129km/h Garden Island, WA |
90km/h Ben Nevis, Vic |
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| no rain last hr | Wettest |
213.0mm Lucinda Point, Qld |
94.0mm Samuel Hill Ap, Qld |
370.6mm Broome Ap, WA |
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| 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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