Weather replay of a week in the life of the Australian climate
The past seven days saw Winter maintain it’s tempestuous grip across the southern Australian states of Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania.
A succession of powerful weather systems brought regular periods of wild weather across much of the region along with epic snowfall totals across the Snowy mountains and Alpine ranges.
Snowtacular conditions affected the Victorian and New South Wales ski resorts.
Estimated snowfall accumulations:
Thredbo >130cm
Perisher Valley 100cm
Mt Hotham 100cm
Mt buller >75cm
Falls creek >70cm
Severe thunderstorms affected parts of South eastern Queensland, unusual for the time of year.
Wild weather lashed SW WA once again while eastern parts of the state enjoyed unseasonably warm conditions.
Damaging winds hit the Melbourne region on Thursday.
Strongest gusts
Melbourne airport 98km/h
Perth not out of the woods yet! – more to come later Friday again.
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