Australian Weather
National Summary
A trough is generating hot, dry gusty winds in SA, VIC and TAS, raising fire danger. This trough and another in the north are triggering showers and storms over inland WA and the tropics, most intense in north QLD. A front is cooling southern WA with southerly winds and showers.
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Weather News
'You just have to put your hand up': The volunteer firies who dropped everything to help in Queensland
15:48 EDT
While the Queensland bushfire disaster has blackened one million hectares, widespread damage to homes and human life has largely been avoided.
Drought brings city and country high schools together to lend a helping hand
15:21 EDT
You would be hard pressed to find two schools that have less in common, at first glance.
Possibly a record warm night in Darwin
10:54 EDT
Darwin Airport may have experienced its warmest night on record last night, with the mercury struggling to drop below 30 degrees.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 03/12 | Tue 04/12 | Wed 05/12 | |||
|
44.1°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
Hottest |
44.5°C Brunette Downs, NT |
44.5°C Brunette Downs, NT |
44.6°C Borroloola, NT |
45.2°C Julia Creek Ap, Qld |
|
12.4°C Jacup, WA |
Coldest |
-1.8°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
-0.6°C Liawenee, Tas |
0.0°C Curtin Springs, NT |
-1.8°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
|
NNE 68km/h Gabo Island, Vic |
Windiest |
137km/h Laverton Ap, WA |
127km/h Wyndham Ap, WA |
131km/h Tindal, NT |
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0.8mm last hr Rocky Gully, WA |
Wettest |
91.8mm Broadmeadows, Qld |
165.0mm Middle Is, Qld |
159.0mm Cardwell, Qld |
159.0mm Cardwell, Qld |
| Australia's Records for December | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 49.5°C at Birdsville Police Station, Qld in 1972 Lowest -0.8°C at Mt Buller, Vic in 2006 |
Highest 35.0°C at Marble Bar, WA in 1902 Lowest -9.6°C at Cooma Ap, NSW/ACT in 1990 |
Highest 711.0mm at Munglinup West, WA in 2010 |
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