Australian Weather
National Summary
A broad trough is generating rain over TAS, eastern NSW & southern QLD as well as a few storms over inland NSW. A front in the southwest is causing showers over southern WA. A low and trough in the north is triggering the odd shower and storm over northern WA and parts of the NT.
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Weather News
Weather forecasts are not immune to COVID-19
13:19 EDT
The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) is concerned about the impact COVID-19 is having on international weather forecasts and climate monitoring.
Australian agriculture bounces back to life as BOM heralds wet start to 2020
12:30 EDT
Parts of eastern Australia have seen the wettest start to a year in nearly a decade, sending agricultural production bursting back to life.
Another wet month for parched Murray-Darling Basin
15:54 EDT
For the first time since 2017, the Murray-Darling Basin has just had back-to-back months with above average rain.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 30/03 | Tue 31/03 | Wed 01/04 | |||
|
40.3°C Roebourne Ap, WA |
Hottest |
43.8°C Marble Bar, WA |
42.8°C Marble Bar, WA |
41.3°C Marble Bar, WA |
41.3°C Marble Bar, WA |
|
7.1°C Mt Buller, Vic |
Coldest |
1.6°C Lake Leake, Tas |
1.4°C Thredbo Village, NSW/ACT |
3.0°C Meningie, SA |
1.4°C Thredbo Village, NSW/ACT |
|
NW 62km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
Windiest |
85km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
98km/h Manjimup, WA |
105km/h Manjimup, WA |
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|
3.0mm last hr Fingal, Tas |
Wettest |
47.0mm Topaz, Qld |
40.4mm Coconut Island, Qld |
67.6mm Lima East, Vic |
65.8mm Fingal, Tas |
| Australia's Records for April | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 48.1°C at Minnipa, SA in 2016 Lowest -5.6°C at Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 1978 |
Highest 32.0°C at Pannawonica, WA in 1981 Lowest -17.4°C at Mt Hotham, Vic in 1991 |
Highest 800.9mm at Port Douglas, Qld in 1911 |
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