Australian Weather
National Summary
Moist, unstable winds are bringing showers to parts of eastern NSW and QLD, as well as to the northeast tropics. A trough and weak front moving over southwest WA is causing the odd shower. Clear elsewhere under high pressure, leading to a chilly night in the south.
Weather News
ABC reporter recalls devastating Bunbury tornado that 'destroyed the newsroom'
14:28 EST
ABC reporter Alisha O'Flaherty had just printed her morning bulletin and was about to read the news when a 38-metre crane crashed through the roof and landed on her desk.
Rain decimates Tasmanian potato crop as processors fear European spuds will be dumped on Aussie market
12:32 EST
Tasmanian potato growers, who produce the bulk of Australia's French fries, are having a disastrous harvest.
Wintry morning in southern Australia
09:40 EST
Parts of southern Australia just registered their coldest autumn temperature in several years. Clear skies and light winds under a high pressure system combined with a cold air mass to send temperatures plummeting across southern Australia on Friday morning.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/05 | Wed 13/05 | Thu 14/05 | |||
|
29.7°C Adele Is, WA |
Hottest |
35.9°C YAMPI SOUND (DEFENCE), WA |
35.4°C Oenpelli Airport, NT |
35.0°C Oenpelli Airport, NT |
38.3°C West Roebuck, WA |
|
-4.0°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
Coldest |
-3.0°C Thredbo Village, NSW/ACT |
-5.0°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
-7.3°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
-7.3°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
|
ESE 50km/h Holmes Rf, Qld |
Windiest |
103km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
100km/h Cape Bruny, Tas |
79km/h Mt Hartz, Tas |
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1.2mm last hr Shannon, WA |
Wettest |
101.6mm Kandanga, Qld |
49.2mm Kioloa Old PO, NSW/ACT |
36.0mm Mount Elliot, NSW/ACT |
26.0mm Innisfail, Qld |
| Australia's Records for May | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 47.0°C at Bulman, NT in 2016 Lowest -6.0°C at Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 2000 |
Highest 30.5°C at Lake Cargelligo Ap, NSW/ACT in 1990 Lowest -14.2°C at Namadgi National Park, NSW/ACT in 1987 |
Highest 536.6mm at Orbost, Vic in 2017 |
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