Australian Weather
National Summary
A trough is generating a few storms over far western and northeast NSW. Unstable tropical air is triggering thundery showers across northern WA and the NT. Cool onshore winds are causing a few showers and strong winds in TAS. A high is keeping elsewhere dry.
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Weather News
Queensland braces for record temperatures as heatwave intensifies in first days of summer
14:06 EDT
Heat records could tumble today as sweltering conditions intensify in parts of southern Queensland, the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) says.
Remarkably dry La Niña November in NSW
12:53 EDT
NSW just had its driest November in 18 years and its warmest in six years, which was blatantly at odds with what was expected to happen.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 29/11 | Mon 30/11 | Tue 01/12 | |||
|
44.0°C Narrabri Ap, NSW/ACT |
Hottest |
46.5°C Birdsville, Qld |
47.1°C Birdsville, Qld |
48.0°C Walgett, NSW/ACT |
48.0°C Walgett, NSW/ACT |
|
2.7°C Mount Read, Tas |
Coldest |
-13.8°C Bulman, NT |
2.2°C Gingin Ap, WA |
-20.7°C Bulman, NT |
-20.7°C Bulman, NT |
|
WNW 88km/h Maatsuyker Island, Tas |
Windiest |
116km/h Wilsons Promontory, Vic |
100km/h Alice Springs Ap, NT |
157km/h Maatsuyker Island, Tas |
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| no rain last hr | Wettest |
62.0mm Thorak, NT |
41.2mm Kangaroo Flats, NT |
60.2mm Bradshaw-Angallari, NT |
60.0mm Bradshaw-Angallari, NT |
| Australia's Records for December | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 49.5°C at Birdsville Police Station, Qld in 1972 Lowest -0.8°C at Mt Buller, Vic in 2006 |
Highest 35.0°C at Marble Bar, WA in 1902 Lowest -9.6°C at Cooma Ap, NSW/ACT in 1990 |
Highest 711.0mm at Munglinup West, WA in 2010 |
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