Australian Weather
National Summary
A broad low pressure trough over QLD and NSW is causing showers and storms, with hot winds ahead of it in QLD. Troughs over the tropics, western WA, VIC and TAS are generating showers and storms. A low off the northeast QLD coast is deepening, directing showers towards land.
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Weather News
Sydney storm forces Bondi surfers to take cover under boards to escape hail
01:15 EDT
Swimmers and surfers at Bondi Beach managed to largely escape injury after getting caught out in Sydney's hailstorm on Thursday, but the boards they used for shelter may be worse for wear.
Storms whip up across south-east Queensland, as power cut to thousands of homes
01:01 EDT
Storms have swept across southern and south-eastern Queensland, cutting power to thousands of homes in the region, .
'Question-mark-shaped cloud' left after meteor streaks across California sky
21:31 EDT
A bright object that streaked across the sunset sky in the San Francisco Bay Area in California left a trail that some described as resembling a shining question mark, with many locals confused about what could have caused it.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 19/12 | Thu 20/12 | Fri 21/12 | |||
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34.8°C Lake Julius, Qld |
Hottest |
48.0°C Birdsville Ap, Qld |
47.3°C Bourke Ap, NSW/ACT |
47.0°C Curtin Ap, WA |
48.0°C Birdsville Ap, Qld |
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0.8°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
Coldest |
6.5°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
1.3°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
-1.8°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
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S 72km/h Wattamolla, NSW/ACT |
Windiest |
114km/h Merriwa, NSW/ACT |
114km/h Murrurundi Gap, NSW/ACT |
92km/h Windorah, Qld |
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0.2mm last hr Strahan Ap, Tas |
Wettest |
71.0mm Wollomombi, NSW/ACT |
50.0mm Barcaldine, Qld |
681.0mm Halifax, Qld |
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| Australia's Records for December | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 49.5°C at Birdsville Police Station, Qld in 1972 Lowest -0.8°C at Mt Buller, Vic in 2006 |
Highest 35.0°C at Marble Bar, WA in 1902 Lowest -9.6°C at Cooma Ap, NSW/ACT in 1990 |
Highest 711.0mm at Munglinup West, WA in 2010 |
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