Australian Weather
National Summary
Troughs are triggering showers and storms over inland and northern WA. Cool winds around a low pushing into the Tasman Sea are bringing easing showers over western TAS. High pressure over much of the southeast are bringing clearer skies and a cool night.
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Weather News
Race on to protect homes as rivers and creeks continue to rise across south-west Victoria
19:30 EDT
The Victorian seaside town of Port Fairy is known for its water views, but residents were on Saturday dealing with more than they bargained for after the heaviest rain in a decade.
Multi-day rainfall winding down for Tasmania
13:13 EDT
A low pressure system continued to move into the Tasman on Friday, releasing more rainfall over the southeast and topping up the already large accumulated rainfall totals since near the start of the week The Lake Margaret (61mm) and Razorback (54mm) sites had their gauges filled the most in the 24 hours since Friday morning.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 08/10 | Fri 09/10 | Sat 10/10 | |||
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31.8°C Bradshaw-Angallari, NT |
Hottest |
39.7°C Fitzroy Crossing, WA |
40.7°C Curtin, WA |
40.7°C Wyndham Airport, WA |
41.5°C Fitzroy Crossing, WA |
|
-20.9°C SYOWA, Tas |
Coldest |
-0.6°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
-1.7°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
-41.6°C Bulman, NT |
|
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NW 51km/h Maatsuyker Island, Tas |
Windiest |
138km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
109km/h Hogan Island, Vic |
96km/h Mt Wellington, Tas |
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| no rain last hr | Wettest |
140.0mm Gray, Tas |
61.2mm Lake Margaret Dam, Tas |
177.0mm Marrara, NT |
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| 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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