Australian Weather
National Summary
A trough & TC Niran are generating rain, gusty winds & storms over north QLD. A low & trough are causing showers & storms over parts of southwest WA, some intense. A trough over northeast NSW & southeast QLD is producing a few showers. Cool winds are bringing showers to west TAS.
Weather News
Cyclone Niran turns 'severe'
10:23 EDT
Tropical Cyclone Niran has strengthened into a category 3 severe tropical cyclone over the Coral Sea, with wind gusts hitting 165km/h near its core.
Severe storms hitting WA
15:51 EDT
A mass of tropical air is plunging over Western Australia today, causing heavy rain and severe thunderstorms across the state's western and southwestern inland.
Extremes and Records
Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
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Mon 01/03 | Tue 02/03 | Wed 03/03 | |||
34.6°C Century Mine, Qld |
Hottest |
42.9°C Birdsville, Qld |
43.0°C Oodnadatta, SA |
42.6°C Kintore, NT |
43.0°C Oodnadatta, SA |
5.6°C Mt Baw Baw, Vic |
Coldest |
-2.2°C Mt Buller, Vic |
-5.5°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
-1.7°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
-5.5°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
WSW 88km/h Mt Wellington, Tas |
Windiest |
116km/h Arlington Reef, Qld |
103km/h Bougainville Reef, Qld |
118km/h Mt Wellington, Tas |
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7.2mm last hr Cocos Island Ap, WA |
Wettest |
216.0mm Cowley Beach, Qld |
138.0mm Archer River, Qld |
87.0mm Weipa, Qld |
87.0mm Weipa, Qld |
Australia's Records for March | |||
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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 |