Australian Weather
National Summary
Troughs in the east are generating showers and storms in southern QLD and northern and eastern NSW, heaviest on the coast. A high is clearing VIC, TAS and SA, allowing fog and frost to develop. A front is bringing a few showers to southwest WA. Warm, dry winds in the north.
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Weather News
Union attacks Bureau of Meteorology plans to end local weather forecasting in most states
21:13 EST
The quality and reliability of some weather forecasts would diminish and could put the public at risk under a plan to end local forecasting services in WA and most other states, and move to a centralised unit based in Melbourne and Brisbane, according to the Community and Public Sector Union.
Heating up in northern Australia
18:46 EST
Temperatures could exceed 40 degrees over the next few days for the first time in Australia in almost five months.
NSW records its driest year since 1965 but the Top End gets 'abnormal' winter rain
18:12 EST
This winter was Australia's fifth-warmest winter on record when looking at daytime temperatures, according to the Bureau of Meteorology's Rainfall was below average, particularly in New South Wales, where it was the eighth-driest year on record and the driest since 2002.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 01/09 | Sun 02/09 | Mon 03/09 | |||
|
28.8°C Argyle Ap, WA |
Hottest |
37.2°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
39.0°C Bradshaw, NT |
39.0°C Middle Point, NT |
39.0°C Middle Point, NT |
|
-3.0°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
Coldest |
-8.8°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
-7.5°C Liawenee, Tas |
-7.0°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
-8.8°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
|
WNW 59km/h Cape Leeuwin, WA |
Windiest |
116km/h Wilsons Promontory, Vic |
66km/h Tasman Island, Tas |
88km/h Cape Moreton, Qld |
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0.4mm last hr Dwellingup, WA |
Wettest |
21.8mm Pt Perpendicular, NSW/ACT |
28.0mm Nashua, NSW/ACT |
79.0mm Ballina Ap, NSW/ACT |
65.0mm Yamba, NSW/ACT |
| Australia's Records for September | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 43.1°C at West Roebuck, WA in 2003 Lowest -6.2°C at Mt Buller, Vic in 1995 |
Highest 30.0°C at Warmun, WA in 2016 Lowest -16.7°C at Charlotte Pass, NSW/ACT in 1970 |
Highest 370.3mm at Burdekin, Qld in 1890 |
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