Australian Weather
National Summary
A low and trough in the east is causing rain and storms to southern QLD, NSW as well as far northern VIC. Another trough in the west is producing showers and storms, heaviest in the south. A high in the south is bringing settled conditions to SA, TAS and western VIC.
State Weather
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National Synoptic
Weather News
Children on drought-ravaged farms get no time for rest or recuperation on their school holidays
08:06 EST
With all of New South Wales in drought and almost one quarter of the state classified as being in "intense drought" there is no rest for the children of farming families as they return home for their school holidays.
Touch-and-go trout: Spring rain sees farmer take the plunge and harvest drought-impacted trout
07:30 EST
To say trout farmer Russell Sydenham is taking a plunge is an understatement.
Rain gives relief to dry southern Queensland but not drought breaking, BOM says
06:50 EST
Residents are celebrating after storms rolled through Queensland's southern inland overnight providing relief from painfully dry conditions, but the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) says it is not drought-breaking rain.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 02/10 | Wed 03/10 | Thu 04/10 | |||
|
31.2°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
Hottest |
40.0°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
40.1°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
41.0°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
41.0°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
|
-0.6°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
Coldest |
1.2°C Edi Upper, Vic |
-4.2°C Butlers Gorge, Tas |
-3.0°C Liawenee, Tas |
-4.2°C Butlers Gorge, Tas |
|
SSE 64km/h Wattamolla, NSW/ACT |
Windiest |
88km/h Tarcoola Ap, SA |
109km/h Broken Hill Ap, NSW/ACT |
96km/h Wattamolla, NSW/ACT |
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0.4mm last hr Shannon, WA |
Wettest |
128.0mm Coldstream Comparison, Vic |
53.0mm Pooncarie, NSW/ACT |
77.0mm Olympic Park, NSW/ACT |
77.2mm Olympic Park, NSW/ACT |
| Australia's Records for October | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 46.9°C at Port Hedland Ap, WA in 2002 Lowest -5.0°C at Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 1972 |
Highest 32.7°C at Old Halls Creek, WA in 1900 Lowest -12.0°C at Charlotte Pass, NSW/ACT in 2006 |
Highest 551.2mm at Yeppoon, Qld in 1914 |
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