Australian Weather
National Summary
A low off the southeast coast with associated troughs is generating rain over southern NSW, eastern VIC, and thunderstorms in VIC, southeast QLD and northeast NSW. Another low is causing light showers in SA and TAS. An approaching front is causing rain to develop over western WA.
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Wild days for southwestern WA
15:50 EST
Western and southwestern WA is in for another wild couple of days as a frontal system crosses the region over the next 48 hours.
Wettest August in years for far western NSW
11:08 EST
After widespread falls last week, another rain band swept much of NSW during Friday, making monthly totals already exceed the average in some places. Bourke and Cobar collected 13mm from this last rain event, which makes the total rainfall so far this month exceed 30 and 40mm, respectively.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/08 | Thu 13/08 | Fri 14/08 | |||
|
37.9°C Bradshaw, NT |
Hottest |
37.0°C Bradshaw, NT |
37.2°C Wyndham Airport, WA |
37.1°C Ngukurr, NT |
38.8°C Bradshaw, NT |
|
0.2°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
Coldest |
-1.5°C Butlers Gorge, Tas |
-1.7°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
-0.8°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
-14.2°C Liawenee, Tas |
|
N 64km/h North Island, WA |
Windiest |
74km/h Mt Hotham, Vic |
68km/h Mt Hotham, Vic |
68km/h Richmond, Qld |
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0.6mm last hr Tandou, NSW/ACT |
Wettest |
31.8mm Falls Creek, Vic |
82.8mm Gray, Tas |
63.8mm Gray, Tas |
44.0mm Applethorpe, Qld |
| Australia's Records for August | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 40.2°C at Cape Don, NT in 2014 Lowest -6.7°C at Mt Hotham, Vic in 2005 |
Highest 28.7°C at Milikapiti, NT in 1973 Lowest -20.6°C at Charlotte Pass, NSW/ACT in 1968 |
Highest 529.2mm at Rainbow Beach, Qld in 2007 |
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