Australian Weather
National Summary
A trough over northern NSW and eastern QLD is triggering rain. Onshore winds are producing showers & storms in northeast QLD. A low pressure trough is causing rain and storms in the west, mainly coastal parts. A high pressure system in the south is bringing settled conditions.
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Weather News
Police divers find two bodies in sunken Queensland fishing trawler recovery mission
20:31 EDT
Two bodies have been found in a recovery mission for a trawler that sank off the central Queensland coast earlier this week with seven men on board.
Storms closing in on Perth, scattering across WA
14:06 EDT
Thunderstorms are nearing Perth and will scatter across much of inland Western Australia this weekend, bringing useful rain but also threatening the region with damaging winds.
Another Soaking for Brisbane
09:37 EDT
After receiving October's monthly rainfall total in the past seven days Brisbane is set to see a further 10-20mm today.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 18/10 | Thu 19/10 | Fri 20/10 | |||
|
37.5°C Marble Bar, WA |
Hottest |
43.3°C Kununurra Ap, WA |
45.0°C West Roebuck, WA |
45.0°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
45.0°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
|
0.1°C Mt Baw Baw, Vic |
Coldest |
0.6°C Collie East, WA |
-0.9°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
-5.0°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
-5.5°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
|
NW 66km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
Windiest |
109km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
98km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
96km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
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| no rain last hr | Wettest |
269.0mm Babinda, Qld |
84.6mm Mingela, Qld |
42.0mm Lake Macquarie, NSW/ACT |
72.0mm Mt Seaview, NSW/ACT |
| 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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