Australian Weather
National Summary
A low in the east is generating areas of rain, gusty winds and severe thunderstorms over parts of NSW and northern VIC. Another low in the west is generating damaging winds, rain and a few storms. High pressure is building over SA leading to dry and mostly clear conditions.
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National Synoptic
Weather News
Broken Hill dust storm paints the sky red
21:49 EST
The skies above Broken Hill turned red as an intense dust storm swept through the city, resurfacing memories of the "big storms" the area received a decade ago.
Innamincka's historic bush horse race returns providing respite for farmers struggling with drought
15:09 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.
Drought milk levy 'a little bit of a trick', dairy farmers organisation says
14:35 EST
A drought levy on milk brought in by supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths to help drought-affected farmers has been labelled a "con job" by Queensland dairy farmers.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 01/10 | Tue 02/10 | Wed 03/10 | |||
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29.5°C Marble Bar, WA |
Hottest |
39.3°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
40.0°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
40.0°C Douglas River, NT |
40.0°C Douglas River, NT |
|
-3.2°C Butlers Gorge, Tas |
Coldest |
-1.4°C Goulburn Ap, NSW/ACT |
1.2°C Edi Upper, Vic |
-4.2°C Liawenee, Tas |
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E 51km/h Gooseberry Hill, WA |
Windiest |
87km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
88km/h Tarcoola Ap, SA |
109km/h Broken Hill Ap, NSW/ACT |
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4.8mm last hr Overnewton, NSW/ACT |
Wettest |
23.5mm Lytton, Qld |
128.0mm Coldstream Comparison, Vic |
128.0mm Coldstream Comparison, Vic |
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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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