Australian Weather
National Summary
A tropical low and troughs over QLD and the NT is triggering areas of rain and storms. Troughs are drawing heat into inland NSW and VIC, SA and eastern parts of WA. A high is bringing settled conditions to SA and VIC. A cold front clipping the southwest is causing patchy rain.
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Weather News
Rain record broken near Townsville as a monsoonal low tracks across Queensland's north-west
10:33 EDT
Torrential rain in north Queensland has smashed a record as a tropical low in the Gulf Country brings heavy rain to northern and western parts of Queensland as it slowly moves towards the Northern Territory.
How to survive a heatwave. Tips on how to stay cool and why sleeping naked won't help during those sweaty nights
10:12 EDT
A heatwave that brewed up over inland Western Australia is making its way south and east, meaning much of Australia is about to experience sweltering temperatures.
Hot days ahead as fires burn in the ACT
09:52 EDT
Firefighters in the ACT will face rising temperatures and increasingly dangerous fire weather during the next several days, with rain unlikely to arrive until Sunday.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 26/01 | Mon 27/01 | Tue 28/01 | |||
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39.8°C Eucla, WA |
Hottest |
44.5°C Roebourne Ap, WA |
46.5°C Murchison, WA |
47.0°C Cunderdin Airfield, WA |
48.9°C Penrith, NSW/ACT |
|
11.3°C Mt Read, Tas |
Coldest |
3.6°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
4.8°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
5.0°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
-1.6°C Butlers Gorge, Tas |
|
NW 51km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
Windiest |
105km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
83km/h Mt Wellington, Tas |
105km/h Manjimup, WA |
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| no rain last hr | Wettest |
425.4mm Wollombi, NSW/ACT |
403.0mm Inkerman, Qld |
207.6mm Cairns Ap, Qld |
208.0mm Cairns Ap, Qld |
| Australia's Records for January | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 50.7°C at Oodnadatta Ap, SA in 1960 Lowest 0.6°C at Mt Hotham, Vic in 2012 |
Highest 36.9°C at Warragul Vcah, Vic in 1964 Lowest -7.7°C at Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 1975 |
Highest 627.4mm at Mackay, Qld in 1918 |
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