Australian Weather
National Summary
A low pressure system and trough over eastern WA, SA and southern NT is generating showers and thunderstorms. A cold front crossing TAS is causing showers. Onshore winds along the QLD east coast is bringing a few showers. High pressure is keeping the night clear in the southeast.
State Weather
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National Synoptic
Weather News
WA has driest September since 1939, and forecasts show trend forecast to continue
19:33 EST
Western Australia has experienced its driest September in eight decades, with the state's rainfall total the third lowest on record for the month.
Twin typhoons battering the Western Pacific
14:07 EST
As Typhoon Trami generates destructive winds, flooding rainfall and coastal inundation in Japan, other countries in the Western Pacific are bracing for the arrival of Typhoon Kong-rey.
Innamincka's historic bush horse race returns providing respite for farmers struggling with drought
12:50 EST
The sound of hooves thundering down a sandy desert track not only marked the return of the historic Innamincka bush picnic races, it also gave remote communities grappling with drought some badly-needed respite.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 29/09 | Sun 30/09 | Mon 01/10 | |||
|
30.3°C Julia Creek Ap, Qld |
Hottest |
39.2°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
39.2°C Bradshaw-Angallari, NT |
39.0°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
39.0°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
|
-0.2°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
Coldest |
-6.6°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
-4.2°C Liawenee, Tas |
-4.2°C Liawenee, Tas |
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ESE 51km/h Bougainville Reef, Qld |
Windiest |
96km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
88km/h Mt Hartz, Tas |
87km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
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3.4mm last hr Innisfail Aerodrome, Qld |
Wettest |
45.0mm Cape Moreton, Qld |
70.0mm Sunshine Coast Ap, Qld |
70.0mm Sunshine Coast Ap, Qld |
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| 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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