Australian Weather
National Summary
A front and nearby troughs are bringing brisk winds and showers to SA, TAS, VIC and NSW and snow to the Alps. Troughs in the north are generating showers and storms in northeast QLD and the northern Top End and very warm easterlies across the northwest tropics and western WA.
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Weather News
A trifle nippy for this time of year in Australia's southeast
07:57 EDT
Parts of southern Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania were five-to-10 degrees colder than average overnight and had their coldest March night in many years.
Social media challenge for farmers brings hope amid devastating floods
19:55 EDT
A new social media phenomenon is providing an uplifting change for farmers, amid the devastation of losing cattle in Queensland's floods and as Cyclone Veronica lashed Western Australia's Pilbara coast.
Students reach out to grieving community in 'touching gesture' after Christchurch shootings
19:54 EDT
Children from a remote Pilbara school in Western Australia have drawn pictures and written heartfelt letters of support to the people of Grafton where the alleged perpetrator of the Christchurch massacre grew up.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 28/03 | Fri 29/03 | Sat 30/03 | |||
|
38.6°C Geraldton Ap, WA |
Hottest |
41.2°C Telfer Ap, WA |
42.1°C Telfer Ap, WA |
43.0°C Mandora, WA |
48.1°C Roebourne Ap, WA |
|
1.7°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
Coldest |
3.5°C Jarrahwood, WA |
-1.2°C Mt Buller, Vic |
-4.0°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
-5.9°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
|
WSW 66km/h Hogan Island, Vic |
Windiest |
88km/h Mount Keith, WA |
131km/h Griffith Ap, NSW/ACT |
103km/h Tasman Island, Tas |
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| no rain last hr | Wettest |
230.4mm Gairloch, Qld |
125.0mm Blackville, NSW/ACT |
64.0mm Rainbow Beach, Qld |
459.0mm Roebourne Ap, WA |
| 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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