Australian Weather
National Summary
Troughs over parts of WA, NT, western QLD and NSW are triggering showers and thunderstorms, and directing heat to the south and east. A series of cold fronts are bringing gusty showers to southern WA and TAS. Onshore winds are bringing showers to coastal northeast QLD.
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Weather News
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.
Bore water find brings 'palpable' relief for drought, fire-ravaged Tenterfield
19:31 EDT
A town in northern New South Wales that has been battling severe drought and large-scale bushfires has found some reprieve in a new water supply.
Satellite captures rarely seen atmospheric gravity wave phenomenon off WA's north
19:18 EDT
Satellite images have captured a usually invisible phenomenon known as atmospheric gravity waves pulsing through clouds off Western Australia's north-west.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 20/10 | Mon 21/10 | Tue 22/10 | |||
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35.1°C Roebourne Ap, WA |
Hottest |
44.4°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
43.3°C Mandora, WA |
44.3°C Roebourne Ap, WA |
44.4°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
|
3.6°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
Coldest |
-1.4°C Mt Buller, Vic |
-4.1°C Liawenee, Tas |
0.1°C Yarram Ap, Vic |
-7.8°C Liawenee, Tas |
|
WSW 50km/h Cape Leeuwin, WA |
Windiest |
107km/h Mt Hartz, Tas |
88km/h Marble Bar, WA |
127km/h Montague Is, NSW/ACT |
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1.0mm last hr Innisfail Aerodrome, Qld |
Wettest |
27.4mm Mt Read, Tas |
83.0mm Menavale, Qld |
42.0mm Mulgrave Mill, Qld |
30.0mm Innisfail Aerodrome, Qld |
| 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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