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.
Weather News
Queensland weather: flooded road catches Ipswich woman by surprise, multiple rescues across south-east
12:41 EDT
Swiftwater rescue crews have pulled more than a dozen people from fast-rising floodwaters across south-east Queensland, after the region was 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 | |||
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Sat 24/02 | Sun 25/02 | Mon 26/02 | |||
38.7°C Cloncurry Ap, Qld |
Hottest |
42.4°C Bedourie, Qld |
40.0°C Kintore, NT |
41.0°C Kintore, NT |
46.5°C Winton Ap, Qld |
13.2°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
Coldest |
0.5°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
1.0°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
-2.0°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
-3.2°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
SSE 53km/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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66.6mm last hr Christmas Island Ap, WA |
Wettest |
213.0mm Lucinda Point, Qld |
94.0mm Samuel Hill Ap, Qld |
126.0mm Casino Ap, NSW/ACT |
126.0mm Casino Ap, NSW/ACT |
Australia's Records for February | |||
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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 |