Australian Weather
National Summary
Troughs over parts of WA, NT and western QLD are triggering showers and a few storms, as well as directing heat towards the south and east. A front crossing the southwest is producing showers. Onshore winds along the QLD coast is causingshowers and maintaining humid conditions.
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Weather News
#buyfromthebush calls on city consumers to keep small-town shops open during drought
06:26 EDT
When Grace Brennan called on people in the city to support regional businesses, she never expected the campaign to take off the way it has.
Tasmanian cattle farmers fear 'catastrophic' floods as farms inundated by too much water
06:20 EDT
Farmers in Tasmania's far north-west are being forced to halve their stock numbers at least once every year due to flood issues that are plaguing their properties.
Major stimulus package for drought-affected regions set to be approved by Federal Government
22:00 EDT
Drought-stricken towns will be the target of federal stimulus potentially worth hundreds of millions of dollars under a program designed to support regional communities enduring hardship.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 21/10 | Tue 22/10 | Wed 23/10 | |||
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30.4°C Marble Bar, WA |
Hottest |
43.3°C Mandora, WA |
44.3°C Roebourne Ap, WA |
44.0°C Mandora, WA |
44.4°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
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2.2°C Butlers Gorge, Tas |
Coldest |
-4.1°C Liawenee, Tas |
0.1°C Yarram Ap, Vic |
-7.8°C Liawenee, Tas |
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SSW 48km/h Barrow Island, WA |
Windiest |
88km/h Marble Bar, WA |
127km/h Montague Is, NSW/ACT |
79km/h Canberra Ap, NSW/ACT |
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0.8mm last hr Rocky Gully, WA |
Wettest |
83.0mm Menavale, Qld |
42.0mm Mulgrave Mill, Qld |
136.0mm Rainbow Beach, Qld |
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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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