Australian Weather
National Summary
a series of troughs and lows over QLD, the NT and northern parts of WA are generating showers and thunderstorms. A trough and associated cold front crossing SA is leading to light showers and the odd storm in the states west.Mostly clear elsewhere under a ridge of high pressure.
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Weather News
Camera phone or digital SLR: How to take the perfect sunset photo
19:06 EDT
We've all been there — you're sitting outside watching a phenomenal sunset and you decide to whip out your phone to take a shot.
Dry end to wet summer in Melbourne
18:12 EDT
Melbourne has just had its driest February in 27 years at the end of its wettest summer since 2011.
Sydney's sweaty end to a hot summer
17:28 EDT
It will be a fitting end to a sweaty summer in western Sydney tomorrow as some suburbs experience their hottest final day of summer in decades.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 25/02 | Mon 26/02 | Tue 27/02 | |||
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32.9°C Cannington, Qld |
Hottest |
40.1°C Kintore, NT |
41.0°C Kintore, NT |
41.0°C Kintore, NT |
46.5°C Winton Ap, Qld |
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7.0°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
Coldest |
1.4°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
-2.0°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
-3.2°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
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W 57km/h Neptune Island, SA |
Windiest |
129km/h Garden Island, WA |
90km/h Ben Nevis, Vic |
83km/h Mount William, Vic |
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| no rain last hr | Wettest |
98.0mm Ben Lomond, NSW/ACT |
126.0mm Casino Ap, NSW/ACT |
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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