Australian Weather
National Summary
A trough and deepening low pressure system is brushing over the southwest, producing isolated coastal showers. Troughs are triggering a few thunderstorms over northwest parts of SA and central QLD. High pressure is bringing settled conditions to the southeast.
State Weather
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National Synoptic
Weather News
Chilly start in Victoria
18:07 EST
Melbourne just had its coldest morning in seven months and parts of Victoria saw their first frost of the season.
Record April heat gripping NSW
09:41 EST
Autumn has been delayed across much of Australia this year, with NSW experiencing unseasonably hot weather during the first half of April.
40 degrees in April: Why this autumn has felt more like summer
07:17 EST
The southern states of Australia have been experiencing unseasonably hot weather this autumn.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 15/04 | Mon 16/04 | Tue 17/04 | |||
|
36.9°C Marble Bar, WA |
Hottest |
41.1°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
40.0°C Pardoo, WA |
38.0°C Bradshaw, NT |
43.7°C Roebourne Ap, WA |
|
1.3°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
Coldest |
-0.3°C Mt Hartz, Tas |
-2.8°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
-5.2°C Liawenee, Tas |
-5.2°C Liawenee, Tas |
|
SE 48km/h Bougainville Reef, Qld |
Windiest |
162km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
124km/h Hogan Island, Vic |
81km/h Mt Hartz, Tas |
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5.0mm last hr Ngayawili, NT |
Wettest |
87.4mm Mt Buller, Vic |
241.0mm Euramo, Qld |
89.0mm Nashua, NSW/ACT |
63.4mm Ngukurr, NT |
| Australia's Records for April | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 48.1°C at Minnipa, SA in 2016 Lowest -5.6°C at Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 1978 |
Highest 32.0°C at Pannawonica, WA in 1981 Lowest -17.4°C at Mt Hotham, Vic in 1991 |
Highest 800.9mm at Port Douglas, Qld in 1911 |
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