Australian Weather
National Summary
A trough in the west and north is generating heat and storms in northern WA and the Top End. A low is bringing blustery winds and intense showers and storms to SA, inland VIC and western NSW. A trough in the east is moving away, causing showers and storms in eastern NSW to ease.
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Weather News
NSW Mid North Coast deluge records 297mm rain at Pacific Palms, but it's not considered an official record
18:28 EDT
Almost 300 millimetres of rain fell in one spot on the New South Wales Mid North Coast earlier this week — the most ever recorded at the location.
Queensland storms forecast again, but now there's a risk of fires
16:45 EDT
South-East Queensland could see a third consecutive day of storms, after a number of "intense cells" battered parts of the region again yesterday.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 26/10 | Tue 27/10 | Wed 28/10 | |||
|
35.0°C Telfer, WA |
Hottest |
42.0°C Warmun, WA |
41.4°C Fitzroy Crossing, WA |
41.6°C Paraburdoo, WA |
43.6°C Roebourne Airport, WA |
|
3.3°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
Coldest |
-2.5°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
-0.6°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
-49.4°C Bulman, NT |
-49.4°C Bulman, NT |
|
S 59km/h Cape Willoughby, SA |
Windiest |
94km/h Cabramurra, NSW/ACT |
83km/h Hogan Island, Vic |
81km/h Forrest, WA |
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3.8mm last hr Camden, NSW/ACT |
Wettest |
209.8mm Smiths Lake, NSW/ACT |
72.0mm Brisbane, Qld |
85.0mm Zachariah, Qld |
64.4mm Kempsey Ap, 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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