Australian Weather
National Summary
A trough in WA is triggering a few storms in the far southwest and warm, dry winds further north. Other troughs are causing a few showers in southern QLD and northern NSW. Onshore winds on the east coast and far northern tropics are bringing showers, heaviest in eastern Cape York
Weather News
Coronavirus sparks fears Victorians will go without heating this winter
15:24 EDT
Community welfare groups in Victoria fear families will go without vital heating and electricity this winter amid the fallout of the coronavirus emergency.
Coronavirus could make weather forecasts less accurate
12:02 EDT
The effects of COVID-19, widely referred to as Coronavirus, have been far reaching in recent months.
Queensland farmers looking to goats to turn a profit in tough times
07:48 EDT
Once considered a pest, goats are an animal some outback Queensland farmers are turning to for a profit in tough times.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 24/03 | Wed 25/03 | Thu 26/03 | |||
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29.9°C Browse Is, WA |
Hottest |
42.1°C Marble Bar, WA |
44.4°C Mandora, WA |
44.0°C Mandora, WA |
45.1°C Onslow Ap, WA |
|
4.2°C Lake St Clair, Tas |
Coldest |
0.4°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
-4.7°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
-2.0°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
-15.4°C Frederick Rf, Qld |
|
NW 44km/h Cape Leeuwin, WA |
Windiest |
105km/h Manjimup, WA |
94km/h Coonamble Ap, NSW/ACT |
105km/h Manjimup, WA |
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3.4mm last hr Coconut Island, Qld |
Wettest |
58.0mm Leanyer, NT |
108.0mm Meldrum, NSW/ACT |
54.0mm Taree Ap, NSW/ACT |
54.2mm Taree Ap, NSW/ACT |
| Australia's Records for March | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 47.8°C at Roebourne, WA in 1998 Lowest -0.9°C at Mt Wellington, Tas in 1995 |
Highest 35.0°C at Pardoo, WA in 2016 Lowest -7.2°C at Kiandra Chalet, NSW/ACT in 1964 |
Highest 572.4mm at Yeppoon, Qld in 1990 |
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