Australian Weather
National Summary
A trough and cold front over SA is triggering areas of heavy rain, gusty winds and thunderstorms. Warmer air ahead of the trough is filtering into NSW and VIC. Moist onshore winds are producing showers about the QLD coast. Cool southwesterlies are bringing showers to WA's south.
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National Synoptic
Weather News
Welcome rain amid severe weather in SA
11:46 EST
Parts of South Australia have picked up their best rain in more than six months as a deep low pressure trough sweeps over the state.
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.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 30/04 | Tue 01/05 | Wed 02/05 | |||
|
35.7°C Wyndham Ap, 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 |
|
9.0°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
Coldest |
-3.0°C Cooma, NSW/ACT |
0.0°C Pardoo, WA |
-1.0°C Cooma, NSW/ACT |
-3.0°C Cooma, NSW/ACT |
|
NW 57km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
Windiest |
100km/h Mt Wellington, Tas |
81km/h Mt Wellington, Tas |
98km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
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0.8mm last hr Red Rocks Point, WA |
Wettest |
30.4mm Ballina Ap, NSW/ACT |
59.8mm Bingil Bay, Qld |
27.0mm Elliston, SA |
27.0mm Elliston, SA |
| 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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