Australian Weather
National Summary
A monsoon trough and embedded low are generating showers and the odd storm in northern QLD. Troughs over southern QLD, NSW, eastern VIC and northern WA are triggering showers and thunderstorms. A cold front passing over southeastern SA, southern VIC and TAS is causing showers.
Weather News
A hot Friday night for WA's Central West
14:09 EDT
Many people in the Central West district of WA just tried to sleep through overnight temperatures 8-10 degrees above the norm for February.
Man missing after boat crashes in floodwaters in Ayr in north Queensland
13:39 EDT
The search for a man missing in floodwaters in north Queensland after the boat he was on crashed into a jetty on Friday evening has continued.
Severe thunderstorms roll over NSW on Friday evening
13:03 EDT
A slow-moving, moisture-laden trough generated many severe thunderstorms across a large swathe of NSW on Friday evening.
Extremes and Records
Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
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Wed 06/02 | Thu 07/02 | Fri 08/02 | |||
41.7°C Lajamanu, NT |
Hottest |
43.8°C Rabbit Flat, NT |
43.7°C Rabbit Flat, NT |
44.1°C Rabbit Flat, NT |
50.9°C Warra, Tas |
2.6°C Mt Baw Baw, Vic |
Coldest |
7.1°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
6.9°C Mt Read, Tas |
2.8°C Mt Buller, Vic |
-2.6°C Liawenee, Tas |
WSW 81km/h Wilsons Promontory, Vic |
Windiest |
105km/h Barimunya, WA |
98km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
111km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
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6.2mm last hr Mt Hotham Ap, Vic |
Wettest |
225.0mm Southwell, Qld |
160.0mm Paluma, Qld |
87.0mm Maitland Downs, Qld |
70.0mm McCluer Is, NT |
Australia's Records for February | |||
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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 |