Australian Weather
National Summary
A cold front and trough over the Bight is bringing a few showers to southern SA. A trough over central WA is causing the odd light shower. Moist onshore winds around a high pressure ridge are driving showers over eastern NSW and QLD. The high is keeping elsewhere mostly dry.
Weather News
How bad is the drought and why has it been so dry?
05:12 EST
This autumn has been the fourth-warmest on record in Australia, with below average rainfall for most of the country, according to the .
WA storm front leaves Perth drenched by wet weather as June rainfall adds up
17:58 EST
It was a weekend for umbrellas in Perth as the city and south-west parts of the state copped another dose of wet weather.
ACCC finds north-west WA a hotspot for high residential insurance premiums
15:20 EST
A report released by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has identified north-west Western Australia as a hotspot for the highest residential insurance premiums, despite building regulations that demand mitigation against cyclones.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 08/06 | Sat 09/06 | Sun 10/06 | |||
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31.3°C Coconut Island, Qld |
Hottest |
34.0°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
35.0°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
36.0°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
36.0°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
|
0.5°C Mt Ginini, NSW/ACT |
Coldest |
-0.2°C Fingal, Tas |
-5.0°C Liawenee, Tas |
-6.0°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
-6.7°C Glen Innes Ap, NSW/ACT |
|
NNE 51km/h Mt Read, Tas |
Windiest |
105km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
94km/h Cape Leeuwin, WA |
98km/h Cape Leeuwin, WA |
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0.2mm last hr Mt Woowoolarah, NSW/ACT |
Wettest |
53.0mm Mt Buller, Vic |
180.0mm Jurien Bay, WA |
106.0mm Norah Head, NSW/ACT |
106.0mm Norah Head, NSW/ACT |
| Australia's Records for June | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 43.1°C at Batchelor Ap, NT in 2013 Lowest -6.4°C at Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 2009 |
Highest 28.8°C at Troughton Island, WA in 2016 Lowest -23.0°C at Charlotte Pass, NSW/ACT in 1994 |
Highest 478.4mm at Rocky Gully, WA in 2009 |
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