Australian Weather
National Summary
A deep trough over southeast QLD and eastern NSW is generating heavy rain and a few storms. Severe Tropical Cyclone Damien off the northern WA coast is causing wind and waves to increase significantly. Troughs over WA, NT, SA, QLD, NSW and VIC are causing showers and storms.
Weather News
Cyclone Damien intensifies off WA coast as Karratha braces for impact on Saturday
01:26 EDT
Towns and cities in WA's Pilbara region are bracing for severe, destructive winds, torrential rainfall and storm surges after Tropical Cyclone Damien, one of the strongest systems forecast to cross the coast in recent years, intensified overnight.
BOM forecasts intense, prolonged rain as flash flooding hits northern NSW and Sydney
01:15 EDT
The State Emergency Service (SES) has warned people in NSW to prepare for dangerous flooding as torrential rain continues over the weekend.
What is an east coast low?
19:05 EDT
Take heed New South Wales — an east coast low could be headed your way.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
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| Wed 05/02 | Thu 06/02 | Fri 07/02 | |||
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33.5°C Wiluna Airport, WA |
Hottest |
45.5°C Nyang, WA |
46.5°C Nyang, WA |
44.0°C Morawa Ap, WA |
46.8°C Richmond, NSW/ACT |
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6.6°C Mt Hartz, Tas |
Coldest |
2.9°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
3.6°C Liawenee, Tas |
-4.3°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
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ESE 64km/h Cabramurra, NSW/ACT |
Windiest |
81km/h Dalwallinu, WA |
96km/h Bedout Island, WA |
103km/h Manjimup, WA |
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36.4mm last hr Knightvale, NSW/ACT |
Wettest |
243.3mm Sandy Cape, Qld |
275.4mm Cape Byron, NSW/ACT |
275.4mm Cape Byron, NSW/ACT |
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| Australia's Records for February | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 50.5°C at Mardie, WA in 1998 Lowest -2.7°C at Mt Wellington, Tas in 1994 |
Highest 35.1°C at Wittenoom, WA in 2015 Lowest -7.4°C at Mt Wellington, Tas in 1994 |
Highest 907.0mm at Crohamhurst, Qld in 1893 |
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