Australian Weather
National Summary
A complex low pressure system is generating strong, cold winds and showers in VIC, TAS and NSW, whilst also bringing snow to the Alps in NSW, VIC and the TAS highlands. A trough in western WA is drawing warm air towards the coast. High pressure is keeping elsewhere clear.
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Weather News
Sandstorm paints midday sky with Mars-like glow in southern Iraq
05:26 EST
A severe sandstorm struck al-Muthanna province in southern Iraq on Friday, engulfing the landscape in a red dust.
Hobart flooding clean-up continues with the damage bill running into millions
04:54 EST
The clean-up from Hobart's worst storm in decades is underway with the damage bill running into many millions of dollars.
Wild winds and rain head for Gippsland as weather warnings issued for NSW, ACT and SA
19:57 EST
Parts of Gippsland in eastern Victoria are expected to get a month's worth of rain on Saturday as a low pressure system crosses the state, bringing with it high winds and intense bursts of rainfall.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 09/05 | Thu 10/05 | Fri 11/05 | |||
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29.7°C Rowley Shoals, WA |
Hottest |
37.2°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
38.3°C Roebourne Ap, WA |
38.0°C Mardie, WA |
38.3°C Roebourne Ap, WA |
|
-0.6°C Mt Buller, Vic |
Coldest |
-3.8°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
-6.0°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
-6.0°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
|
|
S 109km/h Mt Hotham, Vic |
Windiest |
111km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
131km/h Mt Wellington, Tas |
142km/h Mt Hotham, Vic |
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| no rain last hr | Wettest |
74.0mm Lord Howe Is Ap, NSW/ACT |
236.2mm Mt Wellington, Tas |
1078.6mm Tindarra, 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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