Australian Weather
National Summary
A low pressure trough and cold front over WA is beginning to move into SA, triggering gusty showers and thunderstorms. Onshore winds along the QLD coast are generating light coastal showers. A high pressure system in the east is leading to settled conditions.
State Weather
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National Synoptic
Weather News
Alan Jones and media outlets defamation claim faces record $4.8 million by Wagner family
00:08 EST
A prominent Queensland family is seeking almost $5 million in damages from broadcaster Alan Jones and other media outlets for allegedly defamatory comments about the deadly Grantham floods, a Brisbane court has heard.
WA weathers second hottest April on record and driest in 24 years as summer bleeds into autumn
19:06 EST
Western Australia has experienced its second-warmest April on record, with a number of spots across the state recording their hottest-ever day for the month.
'Fire rainbow' lights up skies over California national park
16:28 EST
A colourful splash in the sky known as a "fire rainbow" has been spotted in the United States, raising the question of whether the phenomenon could occur in our own backyard.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 29/04 | Mon 30/04 | Tue 01/05 | |||
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33.7°C Bradshaw, NT |
Hottest |
38.0°C Bidyadanga, WA |
35.9°C Marble Bar, WA |
37.0°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
37.0°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
|
5.2°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
Coldest |
-4.1°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
-3.0°C Cooma, NSW/ACT |
0.9°C Butlers Gorge, Tas |
-3.0°C Cooma, NSW/ACT |
|
NW 50km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
Windiest |
96km/h Mt Hartz, Tas |
100km/h Mt Wellington, Tas |
81km/h Mt Wellington, Tas |
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0.4mm last hr Innisfail Aerodrome, Qld |
Wettest |
50.8mm Sanctuary Point, NSW/ACT |
30.4mm Ballina Ap, NSW/ACT |
41.0mm Innisfail, Qld |
36.4mm Innisfail Aerodrome, Qld |
| Australia's Records for May | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 47.0°C at Bulman, NT in 2016 Lowest -6.0°C at Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 2000 |
Highest 30.5°C at Lake Cargelligo Ap, NSW/ACT in 1990 Lowest -14.2°C at Namadgi National Park, NSW/ACT in 1987 |
Highest 536.6mm at Orbost, Vic in 2017 |
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