Australian Weather
National Summary
A broad region of low pressure across QLD, the NT and WA is triggering showers and thunderstorms. A trough is generating a few showers over eastern NSW. A high is bringing settled conditions to the south. Tropical Cyclone Oma is situated in the eastern Coral Sea.
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National Synoptic
Weather News
Queensland flood devastation brings strangers together to help bury thousands of animals
15:28 EDT
A band of friends have travelled hundreds of kilometres into the epicentre of the flood disaster to do the job no one else wants to do — digging mass graves for thousands of dead cattle and sheep.
Cyclone Oma to bring gale-force winds but may not cross Queensland coast, BOM says
14:54 EDT
A cyclone watch has been issued for a large stretch of the east coast from Bundaberg in Queensland to Ballina in New South Wales.
Ranges dividing rainfall in NSW
13:51 EDT
Eastern NSW will experience rain each day during the next week, although the state's parched west looks to miss out once again.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 18/02 | Tue 19/02 | Wed 20/02 | |||
|
42.0°C McArthur River, NT |
Hottest |
45.3°C Paraburdoo Ap, WA |
46.4°C Kintore, NT |
44.2°C Paraburdoo Ap, WA |
47.3°C Roebourne Ap, WA |
|
5.8°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
Coldest |
1.1°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
1.2°C Mt Baw Baw, Vic |
0.9°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
-3.0°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
|
SSE 62km/h Double Is Pt, Qld |
Windiest |
116km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
96km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
114km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
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| no rain last hr | Wettest |
99.8mm Moreton, Qld |
49.0mm Upper 17 Mile Creek, NT |
50.0mm Olney Forest, NSW/ACT |
39.4mm Lake Macquarie, NSW/ACT |
| 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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