Australian Weather
National Summary
A trough is bringing a cooler change but only the odd shower to northeast NSW and eastern QLD. The trough is generating warm winds in the northern tropics and a few thundery showers in northern WA. A high is clearing the south of the country, leading to a cool day in gentle winds
Weather News
Embattled dairy farmer's social post gets supermarkets to implement 10-cent drought levy on milk
13:24 EST
Woolworths has responded to calls from the dairy industry by announcing it will increase the price of its milk by 10 cents a litre as part of a new special drought relief milk range.
Frosty morning in southeastern Australia
12:52 EST
Parts of Victoria and Tasmania registered their lowest September temperatures in several years this morning as widespread frost affected southeastern Australia.
When size does matter: Drought forces new rules for hay trucks
11:56 EST
When the clock strikes midnight tonight, longer and higher hay loads on trucks will be allowed on state roads to take animal feed to farmers.
Extremes and Records
Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
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Mon 17/09 | Tue 18/09 | Wed 19/09 | |||
37.6°C Bradshaw-Angallari, NT |
Hottest |
39.7°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
39.1°C Oenpelli Airport, NT |
39.2°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
40.2°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
0.0°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
Coldest |
-4.1°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
-3.7°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
-7.0°C Mt Hotham Ap, Vic |
-8.8°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
59km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
Windiest |
109km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
107km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
90km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
- |
0.6mm last hr Tocal, NSW/ACT |
Wettest |
18.2mm Toora, Vic |
24.6mm Strahan Ap, Tas |
32.0mm Mount Elliot, NSW/ACT |
22.0mm Mt Read, Tas |
Australia's Records for September | |||
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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 |