Australian Weather
National Summary
A trough and front in the west are bringing strong winds, rain areas and a few storms to southwest and southern WA. An offshore low is generating strong winds, large waves and showers over eastern NSW. A high is keeping elsewhere mostly dry.
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Weather News
WA boasts new 'canyon' after rare south coast weather event
12:53 EST
Farmers in WA's Great Southern may have been crying out for rain, but severe weather in recent weeks has proven that occasionally it is possible to have too much of a good thing.
Wild weather forces evacuations on NSW South Coast, topples trees in Sydney
12:44 EST
Torrential rain has forced residents in low-lying NSW South Coast communities to evacuate their homes while hundreds of calls for help were made to State Emergency Services (SES) in Sydney.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 07/08 | Sat 08/08 | Sun 09/08 | |||
|
34.3°C Kalumburu, WA |
Hottest |
34.5°C Scherger RAAF, Qld |
35.7°C Oenpelli Airstrip, NT |
35.6°C Oenpelli Airstrip, NT |
35.7°C Oenpelli Airstrip, NT |
|
-1.6°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
Coldest |
-6.6°C Liawenee, Tas |
-11.6°C Liawenee, Tas |
-11.7°C Liawenee, Tas |
-14.2°C Liawenee, Tas |
|
S 57km/h Norah Head, NSW/ACT |
Windiest |
100km/h Cabramurra, NSW/ACT |
109km/h Cape Naturaliste, WA |
105km/h Bellambi Pt, NSW/ACT |
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| no rain last hr | Wettest |
204.0mm Nowra, NSW/ACT |
196.6mm Beaumont, NSW/ACT |
138.2mm Robertson, NSW/ACT |
78.0mm Moss Vale, NSW/ACT |
| Australia's Records for August | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 40.2°C at Cape Don, NT in 2014 Lowest -6.7°C at Mt Hotham, Vic in 2005 |
Highest 28.7°C at Milikapiti, NT in 1973 Lowest -20.6°C at Charlotte Pass, NSW/ACT in 1968 |
Highest 529.2mm at Rainbow Beach, Qld in 2007 |
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