Australian Weather
National Summary
Brisk southerly winds are directing a few showers over the NSW and southern QLD coast. The monsoon trough and embedded lows in the northwest are causing wind and rain, heaviest offshore. A high is bringing a settled and mostly sunny day to SA, VIC and western NSW.
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Weather News
Y2K of GPS causes glitch grounding Bureau of Meteorology weather balloons
15:23 EST
A GPS clock rollover that experts predicted would have little impact because of years of advance notice has caused the grounding of the Bureau of Meteorology's (BOM) weather balloons.
Cyclone Trevor throws migration flight of Far Eastern curlew into disarray
14:51 EST
One endangered bird's northern migration has unravelled into a cross-country journey of confusion, loneliness and cyclonic winds.
Early season chill hits southeastern states
11:44 EST
Parts of southeastern Australia experienced their coldest morning this early in the year for more than a decade on Wednesday.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 07/04 | Mon 08/04 | Tue 09/04 | |||
|
34.4°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
Hottest |
43.3°C Mardie, WA |
42.3°C Gascoyne Junction, WA |
41.6°C Gascoyne Junction, WA |
43.3°C Mardie, WA |
|
-3.6°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
Coldest |
-0.3°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
-2.1°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
-6.2°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
-7.3°C Liawenee, Tas |
|
WNW 62km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
Windiest |
133km/h Scotts Peak Dam, Tas |
131km/h Wilsons Promontory, Vic |
92km/h Wilsons Promontory, Vic |
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| no rain last hr | Wettest |
144.4mm Berrimah, NT |
101.0mm Nabalco Mine, NT |
163.6mm Fish River, NT |
74.0mm Douglas River, NT |
| Australia's Records for April | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 48.1°C at Minnipa, SA in 2016 Lowest -5.6°C at Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 1978 |
Highest 32.0°C at Pannawonica, WA in 1981 Lowest -17.4°C at Mt Hotham, Vic in 1991 |
Highest 800.9mm at Port Douglas, Qld in 1911 |
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