Australian Weather
National Summary
Tropical Cyclone Esther is generating rain, storms & wind about the Gulf of Carpentaria. Troughs are triggering showers & storms over parts of the NT, WA & QLD, some severe. A trough in the south is producing showers over VIC. TC Ferdinand has formed to the north of WA.
Weather News
Tropical Cyclone Esther makes landfall in Gulf of Carpentaria
19:21 EDT
Tropical Cyclone Esther has made landfall near the border of NT and Queensland as a category one system.
Storms break Perth's dry weather spell this week ahead of Cyclone Esther's arrival in WA
18:57 EDT
Severe thunderstorms capable of producing damaging winds, heavy rainfall and large hailstones will loom as a feature over Perth and WA's south-west for much of this week, as the state's north braces for another cyclone.
Late-summer snow in Tasmania
16:20 EDT
A dusting of snow could settle on mountain tops in Tasmania during the middle of this week.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
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| Sat 22/02 | Sun 23/02 | Mon 24/02 | |||
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35.2°C Telfer Ap, WA |
Hottest |
41.0°C Rabbit Flat, NT |
42.4°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
42.0°C Warburton, WA |
46.8°C Richmond, NSW/ACT |
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7.9°C Butlers Gorge, Tas |
Coldest |
0.8°C Liawenee, Tas |
6.0°C Liawenee, Tas |
-4.3°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
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SW 57km/h Centre Island, NT |
Windiest |
90km/h Hamilton Island Ap, Qld |
212km/h Bickley, WA |
100km/h Mount Magnet, WA |
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0.6mm last hr Innisfail Aerodrome, Qld |
Wettest |
210.0mm Barradeen Al, Qld |
235.0mm Aurukun, Qld |
418.6mm Wattamolla, NSW/ACT |
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| Australia's Records for February | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 50.5°C at Mardie, WA in 1998 Lowest -2.7°C at Mt Wellington, Tas in 1994 |
Highest 35.1°C at Wittenoom, WA in 2015 Lowest -7.4°C at Mt Wellington, Tas in 1994 |
Highest 907.0mm at Crohamhurst, Qld in 1893 |
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