Australian Weather
National Summary
A trough over parts of NSW and QLD is drawing in a hot airmass, raising dust and triggering showers and storms. A cold front is leaving showers and highland snow in its wake in VIC and TAS. A trough over western WA is generating showers and thunderstorms, mainly just offshore.
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Weather News
Dust shrouds Sydney as air quality readings in NSW reach 'hazardous' levels
14:26 EDT
Air quality levels in NSW's Illawarra and south-west slopes has been rated "hazardous" due to a dust haze, which has also shrouded Sydney.
'A remarkable end to the fires': Snow falls on parts of Tasmania as fires still smoulder
14:04 EDT
Tasmania has received its first snow of the year, and it's falling on areas that were threatened by fierce bushfires just last week.
Cases of deadly dirt disease melioidosis will increase as climate changes, expert warns
13:18 EDT
A senior tropical disease researcher is warning that cases of the potentially lethal soil-borne infectious disease melioidosis will increase due to climate change.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 10/02 | Mon 11/02 | Tue 12/02 | |||
|
44.4°C Rabbit Flat, NT |
Hottest |
44.2°C Nyang, WA |
43.9°C Paraburdoo Ap, WA |
44.4°C Kintore, NT |
46.9°C Telfer Ap, WA |
|
2.0°C Mt Baw Baw, Vic |
Coldest |
0.0°C Narooma, NSW/ACT |
2.8°C Mt Read, Tas |
-3.0°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
-3.0°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
|
NNE 88km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
Windiest |
100km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
120km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
127km/h Hogan Island, Vic |
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| no rain last hr | Wettest |
68.0mm Coconut Island, Qld |
155.0mm Woodbine, Qld |
63.6mm Yalleen, WA |
47.2mm Ngukurr, NT |
| 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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