Australian Weather
National Summary
A monsoon trough is generating showers & storms in the tropics, heaviest in northern WA near a developing low. Troughs are causing storms over inland southern QLD and NSW, and southern WA whilst drawing a hot airmass south. A front is bringing showers to TAS.
Weather News
Tropical low off WA almost 'out of time' to form into a cyclone, but wind gusts, heavy rain expected
19:11 EDT
A weakening tropical low off Western Australia's north is not expected to form into a cyclone as it approaches the remote coast.
Tropical rain to follow heatwave and fire danger
15:54 EDT
An intense summer heatwave will sweep across southern and eastern Australia this weekend and early next week, before a burst of tropical rain douses the nation's south.
Extremes and Records
Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
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Tue 19/01 | Wed 20/01 | Thu 21/01 | |||
41.9°C Forrest, WA |
Hottest |
43.9°C Roebourne Airport, WA |
44.0°C Mandora, WA |
43.3°C Laverton Ap, WA |
47.1°C Roebourne Airport, WA |
7.0°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
Coldest |
-4.0°C Liawenee, Tas |
-2.5°C Liawenee, Tas |
6.0°C Butlers Gorge, Tas |
-4.0°C Liawenee, Tas |
W 55km/h Cocos Island Ap, WA |
Windiest |
92km/h Tasman Island, Tas |
85km/h Cocos Island Ap, WA |
98km/h Mardie, WA |
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no rain last hr | Wettest |
129.2mm Black Point, NT |
169.4mm Cocos Island Ap, WA |
176.0mm Mount Sanford, NT |
162.0mm Pardoo, WA |
Australia's Records for January | |||
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Max | Min | Rain | |
Highest 50.7°C at Oodnadatta, 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 |