Australian Weather
National Summary
A trough is causing thunderstorms in over northeastern WA, western NT, southern QLD and eastern NSW with showers in VIC and TAS. A front is bringing showers to SA. Onshore winds are bringing a few light showers to southwestern WA and QLD coasts.
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Weather News
La Nina 2020/21: A summer of flooding instead of fires?
17:04 EST
In January 2011, then Queensland premier Anna Bligh surveyed the damage in the tiny town of Grantham in Queensland's Lockyer Valley and dubbed it an "inland tsunami".
How the La Nina weather event could affect Australia for the rest of 2020
16:25 EST
A La Nina weather pattern could finally put an end to the drought in parts of Australia, but for some it has raised concerns about potential cyclones and flooding.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 27/09 | Mon 28/09 | Tue 29/09 | |||
|
38.9°C Fitzroy Crossing, WA |
Hottest |
41.6°C Fitzroy Crossing, WA |
40.6°C Bradshaw-Angallari, NT |
40.5°C Wyndham Airport, WA |
41.8°C Mandora, WA |
|
2.8°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
Coldest |
-7.0°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
-5.5°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
-49.5°C Bulman, NT |
-49.5°C Bulman, NT |
|
NNW 62km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
Windiest |
85km/h Barrow Island, WA |
75km/h Giles, WA |
94km/h Cape Willoughby, SA |
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| no rain last hr | Wettest |
36.5mm Camperdown, Vic |
23.2mm Mobella, SA |
38.6mm Cleve, SA |
107.0mm Orbost, Vic |
| Australia's Records for September | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 43.1°C at West Roebuck, WA in 2003 Lowest -6.2°C at Mt Buller, Vic in 1995 |
Highest 30.0°C at Warmun, WA in 2016 Lowest -16.7°C at Charlotte Pass, NSW/ACT in 1970 |
Highest 370.3mm at Burdekin, Qld in 1890 |
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