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 and SA are triggering storms. Onshore winds are bringing showers to the QLD coast. High pressure is keeping it dry elsewhere.
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Weather News
Is Australia about to see its next tropical cyclone?
10:41 EDT
There are increasing signs that a tropical cyclone could develop in Australian waters during the next week as monsoon activity increases over the nation's sodden northeast.
Farmer loses six cows in a single lightning strike
09:16 EDT
A Beaudesert farmer has found six cows lying dead, all in a straight line, after thunderstorms in south-east Queensland.
Queensland's wet weather breaks dozens of records as rain still falls
07:10 EDT
Pouring rain has smashed daily records as it saturated Queensland's north and west over the past week.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 05/03 | Tue 06/03 | Wed 07/03 | |||
|
32.8°C Karratha 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 |
|
12.6°C Mt Buller, Vic |
Coldest |
-1.1°C Liawenee, Tas |
1.0°C Mt Hotham Ap, Vic |
0.0°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
-1.1°C Liawenee, Tas |
|
61km/h Cato Is, Qld |
Windiest |
94km/h Bathurst Ap, NSW/ACT |
96km/h Broome Ntc, WA |
103km/h Ben Nevis, Vic |
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|
2.0mm last hr Beerburrum, Qld |
Wettest |
170.0mm Maningrida Ap, NT |
183.2mm South Johnstone, Qld |
198.0mm Mornington Island, Qld |
198.4mm Mornington Island, Qld |
| 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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