Tasmanian weather station records Australia's highest mean sea level pressure
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A weather station in Ouse, Tasmania recorded a mean sea level pressure of 1044.5 hPa on July 6, 2026, provisionally breaking Australia's previous record of 1044.3 hPa set in Launceston in 1967. The reading, captured by the Bureau of Meteorology, represents the highest mean sea level pressure ever recorded in Australia.
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According to data from the Bureau of Meteorology, a weather station at Ouse, Tas registered a mean sea level pressure of 1044.5 hPa shortly before 10 am AEST on Monday, July 6, 2026.
This is provisionally the highest mean sea level pressure on record in Australia, beating the previous record of 1044.3 hPa at Launceston on June 7, 1967.
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