Australian Weather
National Summary
Gusty westerly winds in the wake of a cold front are driving alpine snow and showers, some thundery, over VIC and TAS. A low pressure trough over inland WA is generating showers and thunderstorms. Another trough over QLD is causing showers and storms over the southeast, some inte
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Weather News
Storms rumble across QLD
17:14 EDT
Southeast Queensland residents wishing for a peaceful sleep-in this morning were disappointed, as storms began firing up around sunrise.
Cold start to the weekend for NSW
12:25 EDT
Large swathes of NSW awoke to a frigid morning on Saturday with temperatures dropping three-to-six degrees below average.
Irrigators slam Murray-Darling Basin Authority for releasing satellite images
11:44 EDT
Irrigators have slammed the Murray-Darling Basin Authority for releasing images of farm dams filled with water in drought-affected parts of the state, likening the move to the controversial "Aussie Farms" activist website.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 16/10 | Thu 17/10 | Fri 18/10 | |||
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40.9°C Bradshaw, NT |
Hottest |
43.2°C Urandangi, Qld |
43.7°C Bradshaw-Angallari, NT |
43.5°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
44.1°C Mardie, WA |
|
-2.7°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
Coldest |
-3.0°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
-3.9°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
-3.8°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
-12.1°C Lismore, NSW/ACT |
|
NW 83km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
Windiest |
100km/h Gunnedah, NSW/ACT |
105km/h Green Cape, NSW/ACT |
125km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
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| no rain last hr | Wettest |
43.0mm Mount George, NSW/ACT |
22.0mm Waterford, Qld |
25.2mm South Queenstown, Tas |
38.6mm Tin Can Bay, 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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