Australian Weather
National Summary
Troughs are drawing hot, dry dusty winds in northern Australia to the QLD coast. Troughs are also triggering showers and storms in the Kimberley, the NT, QLD and NSW, some intense. A deepening low over NSW is causing rain and wind to intensify in the state's central east.
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Weather News
Sydney weather sparks road chaos, as 'mini cyclone' blows part of building off
18:11 EDT
A building in Sydney's north has had its walls sucked off by a "mini cyclone" as a thunderstorm left widespread damage and sparked flash flooding emergencies around the city.
Sydney weather and Queensland bushfire extremes have a common thread
17:31 EDT
Despite the extreme differences between the 100mm of rain t and surrounds and the large threatening people and property in central Queensland today, there is a link according to the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM).
When a bushfire creates a storm, fire tornadoes, dry lightning and pyrocumulonimbus clouds are just the beginning
16:39 EDT
Some of Australia's most devastating bushfires have fuelled their own fury by creating thunderstorm clouds capable of producing dry lightning, violent winds, black hail and even a fire tornado.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 25/11 | Mon 26/11 | Tue 27/11 | |||
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41.7°C St Lawrence, Qld |
Hottest |
43.9°C Julia Creek Ap, Qld |
45.2°C Mount Stuart, Qld |
44.4°C Mount Stuart, Qld |
45.7°C Roebourne Ap, WA |
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4.1°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
Coldest |
0.0°C Curtin Springs, NT |
0.0°C Curtin Springs, NT |
0.0°C Curtin Springs, NT |
-5.9°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
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SSE 68km/h Wattamolla, NSW/ACT |
Windiest |
90km/h Emerald Ap, Qld |
98km/h Territory Grape Farm, NT |
92km/h Camooweal, Qld |
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0.2mm last hr Sale Ap, Vic |
Wettest |
56.0mm Moreton, Qld |
24.8mm Howard Springs, NT |
109.8mm Bendalong Jacaranda Av, NSW/ACT |
106.0mm Sydney, NSW/ACT |
| 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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