Australian Weather
National Summary
A pair of low pressure troughs over northern WA, NT and QLD are triggering showers and the odd storm. Another trough over southwest WA is generating showers and storms. Brisk southerly component winds are driving showers over TAS, southern VIC and coastal NSW.
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National Synoptic
Weather News
Elevated Fire Dangers for WA
11:29 EDT
Scorching temperatures are combining with gusty winds to bring elevated fire danger to many parts of northern Western Australia on Saturday.
More severe storms predicted for southern Queensland with large hail, wild winds
11:27 EDT
More severe thunderstorms are forecast for parts of Queensland this afternoon, with the possibility of damaging winds and large hail stones from the Gold Coast to the Wide Bay region.
Sydney storm forces Bondi surfers to take cover under boards to escape hail
01:15 EDT
Swimmers and surfers at Bondi Beach managed to largely escape injury after getting caught out in Sydney's hailstorm on Thursday, but the boards they used for shelter may be worse for wear.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 19/12 | Thu 20/12 | Fri 21/12 | |||
|
41.4°C Julia Creek Ap, Qld |
Hottest |
48.0°C Birdsville Ap, Qld |
47.3°C Bourke Ap, NSW/ACT |
47.0°C Lake Julius, Qld |
48.0°C Birdsville Ap, Qld |
|
3.7°C Mt Baw Baw, Vic |
Coldest |
6.5°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
1.3°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
0.0°C Liawenee, Tas |
-1.8°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
|
SSE 51km/h Wattamolla, NSW/ACT |
Windiest |
114km/h Merriwa, NSW/ACT |
114km/h Murrurundi Gap, NSW/ACT |
92km/h Windorah, Qld |
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0.8mm last hr Cocos Island Ap, WA |
Wettest |
71.0mm Wollomombi, NSW/ACT |
50.0mm Barcaldine, Qld |
61.0mm Middle Point, NT |
61.0mm Middle Point, 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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