Australian Weather
National Summary
A low pressure trough across the tropics is generating showers and thunderstorms. A trough stretching from WA to TAS is triggering the odd shower and thunderstorm. High pressure is keeping most of the east and central interior clear and dry.
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National Synoptic
Weather News
Australian heatwave sees capital cities and regional towns swelter
19:22 EDT
Temperatures have soared above 40 degrees Celsius throughout Australia as extreme weather hits parts of South Australia, Western Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, the Northern Territory and the ACT.
Outback town smashes temperature records with 28 days above 40C in one month
18:57 EDT
Forget frying an egg on the footpath, in Tennant Creek you could roast a whole chook in the main square, as the town heads towards its 28th day above 40C this December.
Favourable winds for the Sydney to Hobart
14:03 EDT
Yachts in the Sydney to Hobart race are in favourable winds, which should last until Saturday morning.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 25/12 | Wed 26/12 | Thu 27/12 | |||
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40.9°C Paraburdoo Ap, WA |
Hottest |
48.0°C Marble Bar, WA |
48.5°C Marble Bar, WA |
49.0°C Roebourne Ap, WA |
49.0°C Roebourne Ap, WA |
|
13.3°C Glen Innes Ap, NSW/ACT |
Coldest |
2.4°C Lake St Clair, Tas |
2.6°C Butlers Gorge, Tas |
-2.6°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
|
|
NW 66km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
Windiest |
94km/h Victoria River Downs, NT |
79km/h Meekatharra Ap, WA |
85km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
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2.6mm last hr Innisfail Aerodrome, Qld |
Wettest |
184.0mm Mt Sophia, Qld |
209.0mm Kuranda Railway Station, Qld |
681.0mm Halifax, Qld |
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| 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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