Australian Weather
National Summary
Unstable southwesterly winds behind a cold front are generating a few showers over southeastern SA, southern VIC and TAS. A trough is triggering the odd shower over the northeast tropics. High pressure is keeping elsewhere clear.
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Weather News
What you need to know about the Indian Ocean Dipole
15:40 EST
Australians could be hearing a lot about the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) during the coming months.
Australia just had its record warmest start to a year. Will winter turn it around?
12:09 EST
Australia has just recorded its warmest start to a year, while the national water storage has fallen to its lowest level in five years at just 46.4 per cent of capacity.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 27/05 | Tue 28/05 | Wed 29/05 | |||
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33.4°C Carnarvon Ap, WA |
Hottest |
36.4°C Mandora, WA |
36.0°C West Roebuck, WA |
36.0°C Bidyadanga, WA |
39.7°C Mandora, WA |
|
-4.6°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
Coldest |
-6.4°C Glen Innes Ap, NSW/ACT |
-4.9°C Liawenee, Tas |
-6.7°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
-6.7°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
|
W 74km/h Hogan Island, Vic |
Windiest |
138km/h Wilsons Promontory, Vic |
140km/h Hogan Island, Vic |
122km/h Hogan Island, Vic |
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0.4mm last hr Cape Grim, Tas |
Wettest |
46.4mm Mt Read, Tas |
63.4mm Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
36.6mm Scotts Peak Dam, Tas |
37.0mm Scotts Peak Dam, Tas |
| Australia's Records for May | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 47.0°C at Bulman, NT in 2016 Lowest -6.0°C at Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 2000 |
Highest 30.5°C at Lake Cargelligo Ap, NSW/ACT in 1990 Lowest -14.2°C at Namadgi National Park, NSW/ACT in 1987 |
Highest 536.6mm at Orbost, Vic in 2017 |
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