Incredible photos capture the crazy weather that caused Christmas Day carnage across Australia – from stunning sunshine in Bondi to bushfires in Victoria and cyclonic conditions in Northern Territory
[box type=”info” align=”aligncenter” ] Extreme weather from cyclones to bushfires have been seen across Australia through the holiday months Scorching heat in Victoria and South Australia have prompted ‘out of control’ bushfires and a fire ban, respectively Weather in the Northern Territory in comparison is damp, with a cyclone watch for Boxing Day issued by BOM New South Wales scraped through Christmas without rain in Sydney after a devastating tornado earlier this month [/box]
The Australian festive season has seen extreme weather forecasts from cyclones to bushfires across the country.
Monsoonal weather over the Top End brought in record rainfall readings as people celebrated Christmas in the Northern Territory.
The Bureau of Meteorology issued a cyclone watch with Cyclone Stan likely to form over Boxing Day.
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Drought stricken Queensland communities prayers were answered when the northern state received a downpour of rain over Christmas.
And severe thunderstorms in Darling Downs on Wednesday saw crop damage in the region.
Weather on the east coast soared to the high thirties as Victorian residents celebrated in their shorts and thongs.
Bushfires leading up to the festive season devastated the state as ‘out of control’ and ‘fast moving’ fires took ten homes and 23 sheds.
Predictions of showers and thunderstorms for Christmas evening prompted the Bureau to issue warnings about both fire and flooding for the next couple of days across Victoria.
Despite predictions of rain, around 60 homes were destroyed on Christmas day by a huge fire ripping through the Great Ocean Road towns in Victoria.
People were asked to leave Lorne as the blaze pushed directly towards the town.
Melbourne was recorded with the hottest Christmas Day since 1999 on Friday with scorching 36 degree weather.
South Australia was met with a similar fate when sweltering Christmas heat sizzled to the high 40s in some parts of the state.
The highest temperature recorded was in Oodnadatta that reached 42.6 degree Celsius.
Barbecue dinners were off the menu for South Australian residents with a complete fire ban across the districts.
Emergency services described the forecast as the worst for Christmas Day in 30 years.
Sydney proved to scrape through Christmas without any rain after being hit with a freak thunderstorm and tornado earlier this month.
Santa hats and bathing suits were the attire for Aussies in the east coast city who flocked to areas such as Coogee and Bondi to celebrate the day.
Sunny weather continued across Sydney on Boxing Day where Christmas hatted residents enjoyed Boxing Day at the beach.
New South Wales weather was calm in comparison to the rest of the states, although some districts including the Byron Bay region were met with a downpour of severe rains.
Pictures from social media have revealed the extreme weather conditions over the festive season across Australia.
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