Australian Weather
National Summary
A front and trough are bringing showers to SA, VIC, TAS and NSW with a few storms over southeast NSW. The same system is also bringing brisk winds to NSW, eastern VIC and TAS. Onshore winds are bringing a few showers to southern WA. Mostly dry elsewhere under a high.
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Weather News
Warm September night for Tasmania ahead of front
13:25 EST
Tasmania just had a very warm September night, the second night in a row that minimum temperatures across the state were reporting well above average. Warm air from mainland Australia has filtered down to the southeastern parts of the country, forced further south by strong winds from the interior associated with an approaching cold front.
Low making a warm, windy, stormy mark on southeastern Australia
12:37 EST
A low pressure system and associated front are crossing New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania today bringing strong winds, rain, thunderstorms and high temperatures.
Barnaby Joyce says he sent 'an awful lot' of special drought envoy reports to PM
18:49 EST
The Federal Government's former special drought envoy, Barnaby Joyce, says he sent "an awful lot" of reports to the Prime Minister about issues relating to drought-affected communities, during his appointment.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 18/09 | Thu 19/09 | Fri 20/09 | |||
|
35.8°C Victoria River Downs, NT |
Hottest |
39.3°C Marble Bar, WA |
39.1°C Bradshaw-Angallari, NT |
38.8°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
39.3°C Marble Bar, WA |
|
0.7°C Mt Buller, Vic |
Coldest |
-4.4°C Butlers Gorge, Tas |
-1.3°C Southern Cross Ap, WA |
-1.1°C Salmon Gums, WA |
-8.3°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
|
NW 96km/h Scotts Peak Dam, Tas |
Windiest |
92km/h Cape Leeuwin, WA |
103km/h Cape Willoughby, SA |
135km/h Mt Hotham, Vic |
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8.8mm last hr Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
Wettest |
59.0mm Darkes Forest, NSW/ACT |
68.0mm Bowra Sugarloaf, NSW/ACT |
68.6mm Beaumont, SA |
34.4mm Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
| Australia's Records for September | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 43.1°C at West Roebuck, WA in 2003 Lowest -6.2°C at Mt Buller, Vic in 1995 |
Highest 30.0°C at Warmun, WA in 2016 Lowest -16.7°C at Charlotte Pass, NSW/ACT in 1970 |
Highest 370.3mm at Burdekin, Qld in 1890 |
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