Australian Weather
National Summary
Ex-TC Nora is generating rain, storms and gusty winds over northern and northeast QLD. A trough is triggering showers and storms over QLD and NE NSW. Another trough is causing storms over the far north of the NT and NE WA. A cold front is bringing brisk showers to VIC and TAS.
Weather News
Cyclone Nora: Rains cut roads, repair crews work to restore power to western Cape communities
17:23 EDT
People travelling in a car in north Queensland have captured the moment a landslide came within inches of crashing into them on the Captain Cook Highway.
Top End residents awoken by magnitude-6.6 earthquake near Indonesia
16:05 EDT
Top End residents were shaken awake Monday morning after a magnitude-6.6 earthquake hit the Banda Sea, more than 600 kilometres away.
Darwin's ambient temperature tipped to rise as troublesome, shade-providing trees fall
15:34 EDT
The widespread uprooting of large canopied trees in Darwin will make the steamy city even hotter, according to the Northern Territory Government's architect.
Extremes and Records
Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
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Sat 24/03 | Sun 25/03 | Mon 26/03 | |||
34.5°C Wiluna Airport, WA |
Hottest |
42.9°C Roebourne Ap, WA |
44.0°C Roebourne Ap, WA |
44.0°C Roebourne Ap, WA |
45.3°C Roebourne Ap, WA |
-0.2°C Mt Ginini, NSW/ACT |
Coldest |
5.8°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
-4.0°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
-4.0°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
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WSW 50km/h Cape Bruny, Tas |
Windiest |
124km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
124km/h Hogan Island, Vic |
133km/h Hogan Island, Vic |
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0.4mm last hr Shannon, WA |
Wettest |
163.0mm Hawkins Creek, Qld |
217.6mm Cairns Ap, Qld |
377.4mm Whyanbeel Valley, Qld |
Australia's Records for March | |||
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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 |