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Sunday December 15, 2019

Perthâ??s sweltering December heat record run

14:55 AEDT Relentless heat in Western Australia sets December record run in Perth.
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Extreme heat sets Canberra in its sights

12:44 AEDT A hot airmass sitting over the country is continuing to spread, having already turned up the temperature in WA, with SA next in its sights.
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Saturday December 14, 2019

WA's sizzling spell of heat stretching into the weekend

17:34 AEDT Despite already enduring a relentless barrage of heat, the hot maximum temperatures in Western Australia's southwest are not expected to fade for the next couple of days.
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Very hot spell on the way for Adelaide

11:26 AEDT A very hot four-day spree of 40 degrees plus is looming for Adelaide, and much of the rest of inland South Australia.
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Friday December 13, 2019

Severe storms in SE Queensland

19:02 AEDT Brisbane has been hit by a severe thunderstorm for the second time in three days.
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Exceptionally hot air on the horizon for Australia

11:29 AEDT A large mass of hot air will spread over Australia during the next 10 days, causing a widespread and intense heatwave that looks set to challenge records.
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Thursday December 12, 2019

Coldest cloud top on record

13:40 AEDT The coldest cloud top temperature ever observed by a satellite has been recorded over the Pacific Ocean.
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Severe storm strikes Brisbane

10:08 AEDT An intense thunderstorms in Brisbane last night brought nearly as much rain as the last six months combined.
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Wednesday December 11, 2019

Indian Ocean Dipole losing its grip

13:08 AEDT The Indian Ocean Dipole has significantly weakened during the last five weeks, raising hopes that more normal weather patterns could soon be returning to Australia.
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More dry, hot weather looms for NSW

10:05 AEDT Dry weather is likely to continue across much of NSW during the next week, with more heat on the way.
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Tuesday December 10, 2019

Meteor shower on show this weekend

12:24 AEDT A meteor shower will be visible in the sky above Australia this weekend.
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Challenging day for firefighters in NSW

10:02 AEDT A burst of hot and windy weather will elevate fire danger ratings in NSW on Tuesday.
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Monday December 9, 2019

Early-summer heat to challenge records this week

12:21 AEDT Severe heatwave conditions will affect five states and territories this week, challenging December records and elevating fire danger ratings.
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Sunday December 8, 2019

Melbourne mercury Yo-Yo's again

10:57 AEDT Temperatures are set to spike in Melbourne tomorrow, however it isn't set to last.
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Saturday December 7, 2019

Hot horizons for Canberra

12:42 AEDT Canberra will see progressively warmer days this week, peaking in the high 30's.  The mercury will hit the low 30’s this weekend, and reach the mid 30's by the start of the working week.
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Cool change relieves Perth from record heat but only temporarily

09:16 AEDT Perth reached 38.9 degrees on Friday, the last in a run of four days in which the temperature exceeded 37 degrees.
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Friday December 6, 2019

Early summer heat hits Brisbane

16:00 AEDT Brisbane just had its warmest pair of days this early in the season for 51 years.
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Water restrictions tightening as fires surround Sydney

15:10 AEDT   The drought in NSW is well and truly on Sydney's doorstep.
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Thursday December 5, 2019

NSW fires spreading amid hot and windy weather

16:00 AEDT Strong, hot and dry winds caused bushfires to flare up in central and southern NSW on Thursday afternoon.
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Australian smoke causing haze in New Zealand

10:37 AEDT Satellite images showed bushfire smoke stretching from Australia to New Zealand on Thursday.
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Wednesday December 4, 2019

Hot start to summer in Perth

12:16 AEDT Perth is having one of its hottest starts to summer on record.
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Coldest summer day on record

08:22 AEDT Australia's lowest summer daily maximum temperature record was broken this week.
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Tuesday December 3, 2019

What weather to expect in Australia this summer

16:17 AEDT Australia is moving into what is usually an active time of year for weather in Australia.  Each summer, rain and thunderstorms become more widespread over northern and eastern Australia.
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Australia's warm, dry spring

14:05 AEDT   Australia just had its driest and second hottest spring on record based on maximum temperatures, exacerbating drought and bushfires across the country.
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Sunday December 1, 2019

Melbourne's driest spring in over a decade

14:38 AEDT Victoria's capital city just registered its driest spring since 2008.
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Typhoon Kammuri barrels closer to the Philippines

13:04 AEDT Presently, Typhoon Kammuri is located approximately 600km North of Palau and still over 1000km from the east coast of the Philippines.
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Saturday November 30, 2019

Canberra's spring 2019 summary

14:11 AEDT Daytime temperatures were markedly above average over spring in the nation's capital, whilst rainfall was below average.
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Temperatures matching season for Perth

14:05 AEDT The WA capital will have a hot week to correlate with the first week of summer, unlike the eastern capitals which will be unseasonably cool for December's beginning.
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Friday November 29, 2019

Sydney's hottest November on record

14:41 AEDT Sydney is on track to register its hottest November on record based on daytime maximum temperatures.
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Southeastern Australia's cold start to summer

12:11 AEDT Southeastern Australia will experience a burst of winter-like weather during the opening days of summer, with snow, hail, rain and potentially damaging winds.
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Thursday November 28, 2019

Brisbane's dry and warm end to spring

15:34 AEDT Brisbane is on track to register its driest and hottest November in more than 30 years.
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Wednesday November 27, 2019

Melbourne's wintry start to summer

16:46 AEDT Melbourne could have its coldest first day of summer on record.
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Lightning causes new fires in NSW

10:10 AEDT The number of fires burning in NSW has increased by nearly 50 percent during the last 24 hours, after thunderstorms swept across the state on Tuesday.
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Tuesday November 26, 2019

Severe storms, dust and snow strike NSW

14:42 AEDT Showers, thunderstorms, damaging winds, areas of raised dust, bushfires and snow are all affecting NSW today.
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