Australian Weather
National Summary
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Esther is generating heavy rain over central and southern parts of the NT and western QLD. Troughs are causing showers and storms over parts of WA, NT, QLD and central NSW, and showers over central SA. A high is keeping southern and central WA mostly clear.
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Weather News
Stanthorpe's drought isn't over, despite flooding and a green countryside
10:44 EDT
The Bartlett family held onto their sheep for as long as they could but the drought was unrelenting, and in December last year they completely de-stocked.
Ex-Tropical cyclone Esther transforms cattle country during loop of the Kimberley
08:26 EDT
Ex-tropical cyclone Esther has finished her "grand tour" of Western Australia's Kimberley, delighting pastoralists and tourism operators with rainfall totals not seen in some parts of the region for several years.
ABARES outlook predicts farm incomes to drop as drought and coronavirus shrink exports
06:36 EDT
Years of drought have wiped nearly $13,000 off farm incomes and the coronavirus outbreak poses a "significant short-term risk" to valuable Asian export demand, according to national commodity forecaster ABARES.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 29/02 | Sun 01/03 | Mon 02/03 | |||
|
35.4°C Longreach Ap, Qld |
Hottest |
43.0°C Laverton Ap, WA |
45.1°C Onslow Ap, WA |
42.0°C Shark Bay Ap, WA |
45.1°C Onslow Ap, WA |
|
5.7°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
Coldest |
1.3°C Butlers Gorge, Tas |
0.4°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
0.0°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
0.0°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
|
SSE 64km/h Sellicks Hill, SA |
Windiest |
212km/h Bickley, WA |
100km/h Wilsons Promontory, Vic |
107km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
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5.4mm last hr Wilcannia Ap, NSW/ACT |
Wettest |
208.2mm Windjana Gorge, WA |
202.2mm Larrawa Airfield, WA |
95.6mm Rabbit Flat, NT |
96.0mm Rabbit Flat, NT |
| 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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