Australian Weather
National Summary
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Esther is generating intense rain, storms and wind over the Top End and WA's Kimberley. Troughs are bringing showers and storms over parts of WA and eastern QLD. A high is keeping elsewhere mostly clear and settled.
Weather News
Murray-Darling Basin Plan 'in action' after first major break in drought since deal was struck in 2012
17:23 EDT
The first major flood after eight years of drought is flowing down the Balonne River in southern Queensland this week in what could be the first real test of the northern projects of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, struck in 2012.
Melbourne's cool, wet summer by modern standards
14:49 EDT
Melbourne is likely to have just experienced its coolest summer in at least 15 years.
This week's Perth storms are weather events the BOM finds almost impossible to predict
11:50 EDT
Perth residents have been left bewildered this week as ferocious storms have appeared seemingly out of nowhere, causing widespread destruction in a matter of minutes.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 25/02 | Wed 26/02 | Thu 27/02 | |||
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41.5°C Telfer Ap, WA |
Hottest |
43.1°C Telfer Ap, WA |
44.0°C Gascoyne Junction, WA |
44.0°C Murchison, WA |
46.8°C Richmond, NSW/ACT |
|
5.6°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
Coldest |
0.5°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
-2.0°C Mt Hotham Ap, Vic |
-0.9°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
-4.3°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
|
NW 64km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
Windiest |
105km/h Cape Otway, Vic |
138km/h Wilsons Promontory, Vic |
125km/h Mt Wellington, Tas |
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| no rain last hr | Wettest |
165.0mm Caloundra Airport, Qld |
228.0mm Labelle Downs, NT |
226.0mm Bullo River, NT |
135.4mm Kununurra Ap, WA |
| 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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