Australian Weather
National Summary
A low in the north is generating some heavy rain and storms in northwest QLD and eastern NT, leading to flooding. Other troughs are causing patchy rain in central Australia. Onshore winds are bringing showers to the QLD coast. Very warm and dry winds for southern inland Australia
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National Synoptic
Weather News
Dry start to 2018 for some southern Australians
13:19 EDT
Parts of Victoria and South Australia are longing for rain after a prolonged dry spell in the opening months of 2018.
Queensland's wet weather breaks dozens of records as rain still falls
11:52 EDT
Pouring rain has smashed daily records as it saturated Queensland's north and west over the past week.
Farmer loses six cows in a single lightning strike
11:39 EDT
A Beaudesert farmer has found six cows lying dead, all in a straight line, after thunderstorms in south-east Queensland.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 05/03 | Tue 06/03 | Wed 07/03 | |||
|
39.8°C Carnarvon 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 |
|
14.5°C Tasman Island, Tas |
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 |
|
SSE 61km/h Gannet Cay, Qld |
Windiest |
94km/h Bathurst Ap, NSW/ACT |
96km/h Broome Ntc, WA |
103km/h Ben Nevis, Vic |
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|
2.6mm last hr Urandangi, Qld |
Wettest |
170.0mm Maningrida Ap, NT |
226.5mm Tully, 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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