Australian Weather
National Summary
A cold front over the south is bringing gusty winds and scattered showers to southern SA and TAS. Troughs over QLD combined with onshore winds are causing a few showers. High pressure in the east and west is leading to mild and settled conditions for NSW, VIC and western WA.
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Weather News
Outback racing gets a $750,000 makeover in a boost for Barcaldine, western Queensland
21:36 EST
Outback racing has been given a makeover with the opening of the first turf track in western Queensland.
A chilly morning for Sydney
15:58 EST
Sydney's Sunday morning early birds were greeted with a crisp start.
Sunday off to gloomy start in SA, VIC, NSW
17:13 EST
Parts of South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales will start Sunday in a gloomy way, a result of low cloud and fog.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 04/05 | Sat 05/05 | Sun 06/05 | |||
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29.6°C Browse Is, WA |
Hottest |
37.4°C Douglas River, NT |
37.9°C Derby Ap, WA |
37.0°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
37.9°C Derby Ap, WA |
|
-2.4°C Cooma Ap, NSW/ACT |
Coldest |
-2.8°C Woolbrook, NSW/ACT |
-4.0°C Cooma, NSW/ACT |
-4.0°C Cooma, NSW/ACT |
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N 61km/h Cape Willoughby, SA |
Windiest |
125km/h Hogan Island, Vic |
129km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
105km/h Mt Wellington, Tas |
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0.6mm last hr Innisfail Aerodrome, Qld |
Wettest |
54.0mm Mt Read, Tas |
43.6mm Mt Read, Tas |
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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