Australian Weather
National Summary
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Esther and a trough are generating heavy rain and storms over the NT and western QLD. Associated troughs are triggering rain, showers and storms over other parts of the NT and QLD, as well as NSW, SA and northern WA. High pressure is clearing southern WA.
Weather News
No active fires in NSW for first time since July
15:52 EDT
For the first time in eight months, the NSW Rural Fire Service declared on Monday that there were no active bush or grass fires in NSW.
Tropical Cyclone Esther makes landfall in Gulf of Carpentaria
15:43 EDT
Tropical Cyclone Esther has made landfall near the border of NT and Queensland as a category one system.
Stanthorpe's drought isn't over, despite flooding and a green countryside
10:44 EDT
The Bartlett family held onto their sheep for as long as they could but the drought was unrelenting, and in December last year they completely de-stocked.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 29/02 | Sun 01/03 | Mon 02/03 | |||
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35.7°C Marble Bar, WA |
Hottest |
43.0°C Laverton Ap, WA |
45.1°C Onslow Ap, WA |
42.9°C Gascoyne Junction, WA |
45.1°C Onslow Ap, WA |
|
5.0°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
Coldest |
1.3°C Butlers Gorge, Tas |
0.4°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
0.3°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
0.3°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
|
SE 40km/h Cape Byron, NSW/ACT |
Windiest |
212km/h Bickley, WA |
100km/h Wilsons Promontory, Vic |
107km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
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0.6mm last hr Grasmere, NSW/ACT |
Wettest |
208.2mm Windjana Gorge, WA |
202.2mm Larrawa Airfield, WA |
193.0mm Suplejack, NT |
97.0mm Samuel Hill 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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