Australian Weather
National Summary
A front is bringing a burst of strong winds and showers to southern inland WA. Cloud is building ahead of the front across the south of Australia with winds becoming gusty. A trough is causing showers in eastern QLD and the far northern tropics.
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National Synoptic
Weather News
A chilly morning for Sydney
15:58 EST
Sydney's Sunday morning early birds were greeted with a crisp start.
Outback racing gets a $750,000 makeover in a boost for Barcaldine, western Queensland
14:10 EST
Outback racing has been given a makeover with the opening of the first turf track in western Queensland.
Sunday off to gloomy start in SA, VIC, NSW
17:13 EST
Parts of South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales will start Sunday in a gloomy way, a result of low cloud and fog.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 03/05 | Fri 04/05 | Sat 05/05 | |||
|
35.2°C Roebourne Ap, WA |
Hottest |
37.0°C Bradshaw, NT |
37.4°C Douglas River, NT |
37.9°C Derby Ap, WA |
37.9°C Derby Ap, WA |
|
0.0°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
Coldest |
0.1°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
-2.8°C Woolbrook, NSW/ACT |
-4.0°C Cooma, NSW/ACT |
-4.0°C Cooma, NSW/ACT |
|
N 61km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
Windiest |
116km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
125km/h Hogan Island, Vic |
129km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
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0.4mm last hr Rocky Gully, WA |
Wettest |
1078.6mm Tindarra, Qld |
54.0mm Mt Read, Tas |
43.6mm Mt Read, Tas |
44.0mm Mt Read, Tas |
| Australia's Records for May | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 47.0°C at Bulman, NT in 2016 Lowest -6.0°C at Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 2000 |
Highest 30.5°C at Lake Cargelligo Ap, NSW/ACT in 1990 Lowest -14.2°C at Namadgi National Park, NSW/ACT in 1987 |
Highest 536.6mm at Orbost, Vic in 2017 |
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