Australian Weather
National Summary
Troughs are generating showers over eastern NSW, southern SA and WA. Onshore winds in the east are pushing a few light showers onto the coast. Low pressure over the tropics is causing a few thundery showers. High pressure is clearing VIC and TAS.
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Weather News
Summer heat in Autumn
10:30 EDT
Whilst summer is officially over, the summer like temperatures are not.
Eastern saleyards are being flooded with cows as water becomes a scarce resource
11:36 EDT
Drought-stricken cattle producers are making the tough call to sell off the cattle they would have used to rebuild their herds.
Bush blokes take unusual steps to send struggling farmers a message of support
11:15 EDT
For 72-year-old Victorian farmer Robert Floyd — more familiar with cattle than catwalks — an invitation to take part in a fashion parade came out of left field.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 06/03 | Thu 07/03 | Fri 08/03 | |||
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37.5°C Roebourne Ap, WA |
Hottest |
44.9°C Marble Bar, WA |
45.2°C Roebourne Ap, WA |
45.0°C Marble Bar, WA |
46.9°C Eucla, WA |
|
6.5°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
Coldest |
-5.9°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
0.8°C Mt Baw Baw, Vic |
5.0°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
-5.9°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
|
NW 42km/h Murrurundi Gap, NSW/ACT |
Windiest |
116km/h Wilsons Promontory, Vic |
92km/h Curtin Ap, WA |
100km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
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2.4mm last hr Innisfail Aerodrome, Qld |
Wettest |
82.0mm Dumbleton Rocks, Qld |
105.0mm Lower Springbrook, Qld |
89.0mm Proserpine Ap, Qld |
89.0mm Proserpine Ap, Qld |
| Australia's Records for March | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 47.8°C at Roebourne, WA in 1998 Lowest -0.9°C at Mt Wellington, Tas in 1995 |
Highest 35.0°C at Pardoo, WA in 2016 Lowest -7.2°C at Kiandra Chalet, NSW/ACT in 1964 |
Highest 572.4mm at Yeppoon, Qld in 1990 |
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