Wednesday, January 08, 2020

The Numbers Are In / Australia’s Hottest Driest Year on Record

2019 was Australia's driest year, exceeding 1902, Australian Bureau of Meteorology data shows.
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Last year was also Australia's hottest for maximum and mean temperatures, eclipsing previous highs set in 2013 by large margins. 
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Daytime temperatures were 2.09 degrees above the bureau's 1961-90 benchmark, topping the 2013 record by half a degree.
More details in BoM’s Annual Climate Statement 2019.
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