Australian Weather
National Summary
A trough and cold front moving from WA into SA is triggering rain, strong winds and thunderstorms. Heat ahead of the trough is filtering into NSW and VIC. Onshore winds around a high pressure ridge over eastern QLD are bringing showers, whilst the ridge is clearing skies inland.
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Weather News
Record challenging May heat spreading east
22:06 EST
Parts of central and eastern Australia could challenge May heat records on Thursday as an unseasonably warm air mass spread over the region.
Wintry blast sweeping across southern Australia
12:21 EST
It's going to be a wintry end to the week in southern Australia as blustery winds, rain and thunderstorms sweep across multiple states.
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.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 30/04 | Tue 01/05 | Wed 02/05 | |||
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29.9°C Browse Is, WA |
Hottest |
35.9°C Marble Bar, WA |
37.5°C Mount Bundey South, NT |
37.0°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
37.5°C Mount Bundey South, NT |
|
3.4°C Marrangaroo, NSW/ACT |
Coldest |
-3.0°C Cooma, NSW/ACT |
0.0°C Pardoo, WA |
-3.0°C Cooma, NSW/ACT |
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NNW 74km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
Windiest |
100km/h Mt Wellington, Tas |
81km/h Mt Wellington, Tas |
92km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
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0.2mm last hr Shannon, WA |
Wettest |
30.4mm Ballina Ap, NSW/ACT |
59.8mm Bingil Bay, Qld |
59.8mm Bingil Bay, Qld |
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| 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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