Australian Weather
National Summary
A high is driving southerly winds and showers over coastal NSW and QLD. A low pressure trough over WA and SA is generating showers and storms. High pressure is bringing mostly dry conditions elsewhere.
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National Synoptic
Weather News
Flashes of lightning but no rain for Kalgoorlie and Goldfields
15:28 EST
An impressive display of lightning between thunder clouds and a couple of ground strikes greeted the Goldfields from midday on Friday.
Low pressure system hammering New Zealand
10:14 EST
A complex low pressure system is bringing a bout of wild weather to parts of New Zealand.
Desperate farmers left high and dry as federal relief funding runs out before drought does
10:01 EST
As some farmers struggle through their fifth or sixth consecutive year of drought and dry conditions spread across other parts of Australia, there is a push to overhaul national drought support.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 26/04 | Fri 27/04 | Sat 28/04 | |||
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31.3°C Broome Ntc, WA |
Hottest |
39.0°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
38.9°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
39.0°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
46.0°C Bradshaw, NT |
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-1.5°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
Coldest |
-2.4°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
-4.2°C Liawenee, Tas |
-5.2°C Liawenee, Tas |
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SSE 61km/h Double Is Pt, Qld |
Windiest |
114km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
96km/h Windy Point, NSW/ACT |
87km/h Windy Point, NSW/ACT |
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| no rain last hr | Wettest |
101.8mm Careys Peak, NSW/ACT |
53.6mm Glenaladale, Vic |
241.0mm Euramo, Qld |
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| 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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