Australian Weather
National Summary
A monsoon trough and low are generating flooding rain and damaging winds in north QLD and nearby NT. The trough is also bringing storms to inland WA. Another trough is causing showers in southeast QLD and showers and storms in NSW, VIC and SA. A high is clearing TAS.
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Weather News
Townsville residents return home to mud and mess in wake of flood disaster
13:24 EDT
Hundreds of Townsville residents are starting to return to their flood-ravaged homes to find a big clean-up ahead as muddy tiles, soggy skirting boards and damp furniture bathe in the humid stale air in the north Queensland city.
Possible rain relief for flood-weary northern Queensland
12:01 EDT
An end to northern Queensland's record-breaking rainfall could be in sight.
Queensland flooding takes a toll on many as rain brings mixed reactions from farmers
11:07 EDT
A year's worth of rainfall along the north Queensland coast has eased, leaving farmers and graziers to comprehend the aftermath as the clean-up begins in many districts.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 03/02 | Mon 04/02 | Tue 05/02 | |||
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41.7°C Rabbit Flat, NT |
Hottest |
46.9°C Telfer Ap, WA |
45.4°C Gascoyne Junction, WA |
44.0°C Lajamanu, NT |
50.9°C Warra, Tas |
|
9.5°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
Coldest |
6.5°C Mt Read, Tas |
4.2°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
5.0°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
-2.6°C Liawenee, Tas |
|
ENE 64km/h Cape Grim, Tas |
Windiest |
98km/h Halls Creek, WA |
83km/h Lockhart River Ap, Qld |
127km/h Victoria River Downs, NT |
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0.2mm last hr Coondewanna, WA |
Wettest |
285.0mm Lands End Station, Qld |
384.0mm Paluma, Qld |
146.0mm Richmond, Qld |
146.0mm Richmond, 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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