Australian Weather
National Summary
Severe Tropical Cyclone Nora is generating rain, storms and powerful winds around the Gulf of Carpenteria. A trough inland is bringing the odd storm to NSW. A low pressure trough and cold front are triggering showers and storms over parts of VIC and TAS, heavy in parts.
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Cyclone Nora hits the Queensland coast as a category three system
01:30 EDT
Tropical Cyclone Nora has struck the far north Queensland coast as a category three system.
Gusty storms bring gloomy weekend to Victoria
15:53 EDT
A series of low pressure troughs have brought thundery showers to western and central Victoria on Saturday, with most of the rain associated with these systems falling over southern parts.
Tropical Cyclone Nora expected to reach category four before hitting Queensland
15:50 EDT
Rapidly intensifying Tropical Cyclone Nora is expected to become a category four system in Queensland's Gulf of Carpentaria later today, the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has warned.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 22/03 | Fri 23/03 | Sat 24/03 | |||
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31.4°C Wiluna Airport, WA |
Hottest |
41.2°C Bulga Downs, WA |
43.0°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
43.0°C Roebourne Ap, WA |
45.3°C Roebourne Ap, WA |
|
6.1°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
Coldest |
2.0°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
1.0°C Cooma, NSW/ACT |
-3.9°C Butlers Gorge, Tas |
|
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WSW 61km/h Neptune Island, SA |
Windiest |
87km/h Wilsons Promontory, Vic |
79km/h Cape Wessel, NT |
96km/h Kowanyama Ap, Qld |
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| no rain last hr | Wettest |
241.2mm Mt Seaview, NSW/ACT |
164.0mm Tambo, Qld |
377.4mm Whyanbeel Valley, Qld |
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| 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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