Australian Weather
National Summary
A coastal trough combined with onshore winds is causing showers and storms over eastern QLD, with an inland trough over central NSW generating storms. Another trough in the west is producing the odd thunderstorm inland. A belt of high pressure is keeping elsewhere mostly clear.
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National Synoptic
Weather News
Hit and miss rain in southeast Queensland
15:16 EST
The heaviest rain in more than a year soaked Queensland's Sunshine Coast on Monday, although other areas in the state's southeast missed out.
Adopt-a-cow scheme helps keep historic dairy on its feet during unprecedented drought
13:21 EST
A farming family on the outskirts of Sydney has put the call out for people to adopt its cattle in a last-ditch bid to remain afloat during a historic drought.
Widespread snow looms amid early-season cold snap
12:30 EST
A pulse of Antarctic air will cause Australia's first widespread snowfall for 2018 at the end of this week.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 06/05 | Mon 07/05 | Tue 08/05 | |||
|
29.4°C Browse Is, WA |
Hottest |
36.8°C Port Hedland Ap, WA |
37.9°C Mardie, WA |
37.0°C Douglas River, NT |
37.9°C Derby Ap, WA |
|
0.4°C Marrangaroo, NSW/ACT |
Coldest |
-4.8°C Cooma, NSW/ACT |
-1.8°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
-4.8°C Cooma, NSW/ACT |
|
|
NW 74km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
Windiest |
105km/h Mt Wellington, Tas |
157km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
85km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
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| no rain last hr | Wettest |
26.2mm Hervey Bay Ap, Qld |
93.6mm Sunshine Coast Ap, Qld |
1078.6mm Tindarra, Qld |
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| Australia's Records for May | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 47.0°C at Bulman, NT in 2016 Lowest -6.0°C at Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 2000 |
Highest 30.5°C at Lake Cargelligo Ap, NSW/ACT in 1990 Lowest -14.2°C at Namadgi National Park, NSW/ACT in 1987 |
Highest 536.6mm at Orbost, Vic in 2017 |
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