Australian Weather
National Summary
A monsoon trough is generating showers and strong winds in the far northern tropics, most intense about the Top End coast near Tropical Cyclone Marcus. A trough in the east is helping cause a few showers about the NSW coast. A high is keeping much of western NSW, VIC, TAS, SA dry
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Weather News
Tropical Cyclone Marcus reaches NT coast bringing wind gusts of up to 120kph
22:45 EDT
Tropical Cyclone Marcus has hit Croker Island and the Coburg Peninsula with wind gusts of up to 120 kilometres per hour.
Hot and windy weekend brings heightened bushfire risk in Victoria
20:22 EDT
Victorians are being warned to prepare for a hot and windy weekend with a severe fire danger risk for large parts of the state.
Sweaty Sunday in Sydney
15:20 EDT
It's going to be an unseasonably hot day in Sydney on Sunday, with the mercury forecast to climb to within two degrees of the city's maximum temperature record for this time of year.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 14/03 | Thu 15/03 | Fri 16/03 | |||
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33.5°C Onslow Ap, WA |
Hottest |
42.0°C Roebourne Ap, WA |
43.0°C Roebourne Ap, WA |
43.0°C Roebourne Ap, WA |
43.0°C Roebourne Ap, WA |
|
7.6°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
Coldest |
2.0°C Liawenee, Tas |
-1.0°C Liawenee, Tas |
-2.5°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
|
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N 55km/h Mt Wellington, Tas |
Windiest |
111km/h Cato Is, Qld |
72km/h McCluer Is, NT |
90km/h McCluer Is, NT |
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| no rain last hr | Wettest |
20.0mm Milingimbi, NT |
158.0mm Warruwi, NT |
377.4mm Whyanbeel Valley, 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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