Australian Weather
National Summary
The monsoon trough is generating areas of heavy rain and storms in the Top End and northern QLD, leading to flooding. A passing cold front is triggering showers along the southeast coast and TAS. A trough is producing some showers also for inland NSW.
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Weather News
Townsville flood disaster continues as residents evacuated, homes flooded
11:17 EDT
Police have evacuated residents from several streets in Townsville in north Queensland as floodwaters rise and landslips threaten homes following days of torrential rain which is forecast to continue into the weekend.
Australia swelters through hottest month on record, with January mean temperature exceeding 30C
10:54 EDT
January 2019 was Australia's hottest month since records began in 1910, data to be released by the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) today will show.
Ways to stay cool: Advice from the archives
08:55 EDT
If you're finding the latest heatwave difficult, spare a thought for people from decades past, when the best advice they were given to beat the heat included putting your fingers in grapefruit and taking a water ballet class.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 29/01 | Wed 30/01 | Thu 31/01 | |||
|
36.0°C Rabbit Flat, NT |
Hottest |
43.2°C Murchison, WA |
50.3°C Warra, Tas |
45.0°C Paraburdoo Ap, WA |
36.0°C Rabbit Flat, NT |
|
5.1°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
Coldest |
3.5°C Butlers Gorge, Tas |
2.0°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
-3.0°C Liawenee, Tas |
-3.0°C Liawenee, Tas |
|
WSW 46km/h Ngayawili, NT |
Windiest |
103km/h Yanco, NSW/ACT |
111km/h Hopetoun Ap, Vic |
112km/h Marble Bar, WA |
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7.2mm last hr Innisfail Aerodrome, Qld |
Wettest |
370.0mm Paluma, Qld |
286.0mm Mingela, Qld |
286.0mm Mingela, Qld |
216.4mm Townsville Ap, Qld |
| Australia's Records for February | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 50.5°C at Mardie, WA in 1998 Lowest -2.7°C at Mt Wellington, Tas in 1994 |
Highest 35.1°C at Wittenoom, WA in 2015 Lowest -7.4°C at Mt Wellington, Tas in 1994 |
Highest 907.0mm at Crohamhurst, Qld in 1893 |
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