Australian Weather
National Summary
Troughs over WA, the NT, northern SA, QLD and NSW are triggering showers and thunderstorms, whilst directing hot air over southeast QLD. A pair of cold fronts and a low are generating rain and thunderstorms over southern parts of SA, VIC and TAS, as well as gusty winds over SA.
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Weather News
Drought-affected farmers 'choosing which child to remove from boarding schools' due to hardship
11:42 EDT
Parents of children in drought-affected areas are having to decide which of their kids to remove from boarding schools due to not being able to afford school fees, the head of a national rural group says.
Heatwave looms for parts of Queensland
11:20 EDT
An extreme heatwave is likely to affect parts of northern and central Queensland at the end of this week, with some records likely to be challenged.
Rain turns to mud as localised dust storms hit regional NSW ahead of larger system today
10:38 EDT
Skies turned dark and rain turned to mud as "fast and furious" dust storms hit regional NSW yesterday.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18/11 | Mon 19/11 | Tue 20/11 | |||
|
36.6°C Century Mine, Qld |
Hottest |
45.7°C Roebourne Ap, WA |
45.1°C Roebourne Ap, WA |
43.0°C Marble Bar, WA |
45.7°C Roebourne Ap, WA |
|
5.8°C Mount Lofty, SA |
Coldest |
0.6°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
0.8°C Wandering, WA |
0.0°C Tocal, NSW/ACT |
-5.9°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
|
WNW 83km/h Neptune Island, SA |
Windiest |
103km/h Forrest, WA |
114km/h Tarcoola Ap, SA |
105km/h Mt Hotham, Vic |
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5.6mm last hr Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
Wettest |
68.0mm Nardoo, Qld |
64.0mm Adelaide River, NT |
63.0mm Strahan Ap, Tas |
63.4mm Strahan Ap, Tas |
| Australia's Records for November | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 48.7°C at Birdsville Police Station, Qld in 1990 Lowest -3.1°C at Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 1967 |
Highest 38.0°C at Balgo Hills, WA in 2015 Lowest -8.5°C at Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 1973 |
Highest 630.0mm at Bellenden Ker Top Stn, Qld in 1989 |
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