Australian Weather
National Summary
A low over the Gulf of Carpenteria is generating rain and storms in northwest QLD and eastern NT, leading to flooding. Troughs over tropical QLD, SA and WA are also triggering storms. Onshore winds are bringing showers to the east coast. High pressure is keeping it dry elsewhere.
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Weather News
More heavy rain for sodden north QLD
14:29 EDT
Heavy rain will return to Queensland's flood-weary northern tropics during the second half of this week.
Floods have Winton surrounded, but at least the pub's stocked up
13:36 EDT
As heavy rainfall begins to ease around Queensland's north, from the air the usually drought-stricken central west town of Winton looks more like an island.
When do seasons really start and end?
11:23 EDT
According to a report published by the Bureau of Meteorology last week, Australia just had its second-warmest summer on record.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 05/03 | Tue 06/03 | Wed 07/03 | |||
|
32.3°C Roebourne Ap, WA |
Hottest |
40.0°C Lajamanu, NT |
41.3°C Nyang, WA |
42.0°C Shark Bay Ap, WA |
42.5°C Kintore, NT |
|
2.5°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
Coldest |
-1.1°C Liawenee, Tas |
1.0°C Mt Hotham Ap, Vic |
-1.1°C Liawenee, Tas |
|
|
SE 68km/h Double Is Pt, Qld |
Windiest |
94km/h Bathurst Ap, NSW/ACT |
96km/h Broome Ntc, WA |
103km/h Ben Nevis, Vic |
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14.8mm last hr Low Isles, Qld |
Wettest |
170.0mm Maningrida Ap, NT |
183.2mm South Johnstone, Qld |
298.0mm Carsland Station, Qld |
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| Australia's Records for March | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 47.8°C at Roebourne, WA in 1998 Lowest -0.9°C at Mt Wellington, Tas in 1995 |
Highest 35.0°C at Pardoo, WA in 2016 Lowest -7.2°C at Kiandra Chalet, NSW/ACT in 1964 |
Highest 572.4mm at Yeppoon, Qld in 1990 |
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