Australian Weather
National Summary
A trough and cold front is generating gusty winds, scattered showers and storms over southeastern SA, VIC and TAS. Troughs over QLD combined with onshore winds are causing showers and storms. High pressure is leading to settled conditions for NSW and much of the NT and WA.
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Weather News
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13:39 EST
There are early indications that severe weather could affect southeastern Australia at the end of this week.
Gold Coast residents pay higher water bills than Sydneysiders
09:52 EST
In south east Queensland, the cost of accessing mains water is more than double what people connected to Sydney Water pay.
Outback racing gets a $750,000 makeover in a boost for Barcaldine, western Queensland
21:36 EST
Outback racing has been given a makeover with the opening of the first turf track in western Queensland.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 04/05 | Sat 05/05 | Sun 06/05 | |||
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29.9°C Troughton Island, WA |
Hottest |
37.4°C Douglas River, NT |
37.9°C Derby Ap, WA |
36.8°C Port Hedland Ap, WA |
38.0°C Roebourne Ap, WA |
|
-0.3°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
Coldest |
-2.8°C Woolbrook, NSW/ACT |
-4.0°C Cooma, NSW/ACT |
-4.8°C Cooma, NSW/ACT |
-4.8°C Cooma, NSW/ACT |
|
W 87km/h Cape Bruny, Tas |
Windiest |
125km/h Hogan Island, Vic |
129km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
105km/h Mt Wellington, Tas |
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1.4mm last hr Beerburrum, Qld |
Wettest |
54.0mm Mt Read, Tas |
43.6mm Mt Read, Tas |
26.2mm Hervey Bay Ap, Qld |
87.0mm Sunshine Coast Ap, 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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