Australian Weather
National Summary
A low and associated trough over central QLD is causing widespread rain and some thunderstorms. Winds are strengthening over SA, VIC, NSW and TAS ahead of a strong cold, with patchy rain, showers and a few storms, increasing through the afternoon.
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Weather News
Cool change about to hit Melbourne
16:08 EDT
A strong cool change is about to sweep through Melbourne, after parts of the city exceeded 30 degrees today.
Wet end to March in central western Queensland
15:47 EDT
Parts of central western Queensland had their wettest March in three decades after Ex-Tropical Cyclone Trevor brought days of heavy rain rain this week.
Murray-Darling Basin Plan to be reviewed if Labor elected
10:05 EDT
Federal Labor has signalled it will withdraw support for a major part of Murray-Darling Basin Plan, if elected.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 26/03 | Wed 27/03 | Thu 28/03 | |||
|
40.8°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
Hottest |
40.3°C Carnarvon Ap, WA |
40.3°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
41.2°C Telfer Ap, WA |
48.1°C Roebourne Ap, WA |
|
7.1°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
Coldest |
-3.8°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
-1.0°C Butlers Gorge, Tas |
3.5°C Jarrahwood, WA |
-5.9°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
|
NNW 74km/h Mt Wellington, Tas |
Windiest |
112km/h Hogan Island, Vic |
79km/h Double Is Pt, Qld |
88km/h Mount Keith, WA |
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3.6mm last hr Burndoo, NSW/ACT |
Wettest |
178.2mm Cannington, Qld |
152.0mm Winvic, Qld |
230.4mm Gairloch, Qld |
175.0mm Cardwell, Qld |
| Australia's Records for March | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 47.8°C at Roebourne, WA in 1998 Lowest -0.9°C at Mt Wellington, Tas in 1995 |
Highest 35.0°C at Pardoo, WA in 2016 Lowest -7.2°C at Kiandra Chalet, NSW/ACT in 1964 |
Highest 572.4mm at Yeppoon, Qld in 1990 |
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