In an article in the Sydney Morning Herald today, journalist Peter Hannam reports that
with just a few more hours of data to collect, the average of maximum and minimum
temperatures throughout Australia for the month of January will be 29.7C degrees.
The article reports that tally was 1.79C degrees above the long-term average.
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Originally Posted by Peter Hannam, Sydney Morning Herald
The monthly result means the September-January period was also the hottest on record, beating the previous three highest in 2002-03, 2006-07 and 2009-10.
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Originally Posted by Peter Hannam, Sydney Morning Herald
One of the month's more notable records was Alice Springs, which notched up 17 days in a row over 40 degrees. In 1972-73, the previous time Australia experienced such a broad-based heatwave, the town managed 17 days straight over 39.5 degrees, Dr Trewin said.
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Article here -
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/we...#ixzz2JWwJLbxc