Australian Weather
National Summary
A slow-moving trough is generating rain and storms in eastern QLD and northeastern NSW and a few showers in southeastern NSW, VIC and TAS. Other troughs are causing a few showers and storms in southern WA and the northern tropics. A weak high is clearing showers in SA.
State Weather
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National Synoptic
Capital Cities
| NOW | MIN | MAX | ||
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| Sydney | 27.0 | 21 | 28 | |
Late shower |
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| Melbourne | 18.0 | 16 | 19 | |
Showers easing |
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| Brisbane | 29.4 | 24 | 31 | |
Possible thunderstorm |
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| Perth | 23.6 | 20 | 27 | |
Mostly sunny |
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| Adelaide | 20.7 | 15 | 23 | |
Clearing shower |
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| Canberra | 23.1 | 16 | 26 | |
Possible shower |
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| Hobart | 17.2 | 15 | 19 | |
Mostly cloudy |
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| Darwin | 30.6 | 26 | 33 | |
Possible thunderstorm |
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Weather News
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Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 03/03 | Wed 04/03 | Thu 05/03 | |||
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35.3°C Cape Flattery, Qld |
Hottest |
39.9°C Shark Bay Ap, WA |
41.0°C Gascoyne Junction, WA |
40.0°C Mandora, WA |
45.1°C Onslow Ap, WA |
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7.8°C Mount William, Vic |
Coldest |
2.1°C Lake St Clair, Tas |
5.2°C Eyre, WA |
4.0°C Cummins, SA |
0.3°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
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SSW 55km/h Maria Is, Tas |
Windiest |
212km/h Bickley, WA |
111km/h Mt Hotham, Vic |
100km/h Mt Wellington, Tas |
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24.4mm last hr Cocos Island Ap, WA |
Wettest |
152.0mm Pleystowe Sugar Mill, Qld |
136.1mm Jingellic, NSW/ACT |
128.0mm Yeppoon, Qld |
128.0mm Yeppoon, 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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