Australian Weather
National Summary
A front and troughs crossing SA, NSW and VIC are generating areas of rain, showers and storms. Onshore winds feeding into a low pressure trough along the QLD coast are triggering showers. A front is delivering showers to southwest WA while a high keeps elsewhere dry and clear
Weather News
What makes Queensland beaches so beautiful? NSW dirt — and longshore drift
19:36 EST
Longshore drift, never abbreviated to LSD, is the process that transports sediment from NSW up the coast to form Queensland's beautiful white beaches and sand islands.
A closer look at radiation fog
14:00 EST
Many parts of western Sydney and further afield in NSW experience a rather foggy night last night, but what exactly happened? In its simplest definition, fog is just suspended water droplets near to the surface of the earth.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 10/06 | Thu 11/06 | Fri 12/06 | |||
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27.8°C Browse Is, WA |
Hottest |
34.4°C Oenpelli Airport, NT |
34.5°C Kalumburu, WA |
35.6°C Kalumburu, WA |
36.8°C Bradshaw, NT |
|
2.7°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
Coldest |
-4.3°C Cooma Ap, NSW/ACT |
-4.1°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
-2.7°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
-9.1°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
|
NNW 62km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
Windiest |
92km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
77km/h Cape Leeuwin, WA |
90km/h Mount William, Vic |
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3.6mm last hr Knightvale, NSW/ACT |
Wettest |
67.4mm Murwillumbah, NSW/ACT |
29.4mm Pemberton, WA |
39.0mm Kimberley, WA |
36.4mm Lady Elliot Island, Qld |
| Australia's Records for June | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 43.1°C at Batchelor Ap, NT in 2013 Lowest -6.4°C at Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 2009 |
Highest 28.8°C at Troughton Island, WA in 2016 Lowest -23.0°C at Charlotte Pass, NSW/ACT in 1994 |
Highest 478.4mm at Rocky Gully, WA in 2009 |
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