Australian Weather
National Summary
A monsoon trough and associated low in the north is triggering heavy rain over northern QLD. A trough over NSW is causing a few inland showers. A trough and cold front is bringing a cool change to the southwest. A high in the southeast is bringing clear skies to VIC and TAS.
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National Synoptic
Weather News
Flooding rainfall continues in northern Queensland
11:46 EDT
A tropical low and active monsoon trough continue to bring flooding rain to northern QLD.
Townsville flooding declared 'catastrophic', Ingham cops 500mm of rain and black outs
11:04 EDT
Townsville's flood emergency has been declared a catastrophe by the Insurance Council as rain continues to fall across north Queensland, however the water level in city's dam has stabilised.
Experienced bushman Harold Morton reported missing during scorching outback heatwave
10:56 EDT
An experienced Aboriginal bushman has been reported missing in the Central Australian desert amid a relentless heatwave in the region.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 31/01 | Fri 01/02 | Sat 02/02 | |||
|
39.2°C Snowtown, SA |
Hottest |
46.3°C Gascoyne Junction, WA |
50.9°C Warra, Tas |
45.0°C Telfer Ap, WA |
50.9°C Warra, Tas |
|
14.3°C Mt Read, Tas |
Coldest |
-2.6°C Liawenee, Tas |
2.8°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
7.0°C Lake St Clair, Tas |
-2.6°C Liawenee, Tas |
|
WNW 53km/h Cape Wessel, NT |
Windiest |
112km/h Marble Bar, WA |
103km/h Kowanyama Ap, Qld |
92km/h Lucinda Point, Qld |
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9.0mm last hr Mackay Ap, Qld |
Wettest |
286.4mm Mingela, Qld |
368.8mm Mingela, Qld |
419.0mm Ingham, Qld |
204.2mm Lake Julius, 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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