Record-Breaking Heat Throughout NSW, Queensland Summers

[hatrack]

NEW South Wales and Queensland sizzled through one of the states' hottest summers on record while western and southern Australia basked in more balmy conditions.

Global warming and natural variation are among the factors blamed by the weather bureau for the scorching east coast temperatures. And forecasters warn more record-breaking summers are on their way.

Victoria had a hotter and drier summer than usual, with daytime temperatures averaging between one and two degrees above normal. NSW had its driest summer since 1984, and last month was the driest February since 1989.


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Conditions were worse in NSW's far west, where New Year's revellers at Wilcannia struggled to keep their cool as the mercury peaked at 47.3 – the highest maximum in the state over the summer. In Queensland, temperatures were about two degrees warmer than average, making it one of the hottest summers on record. It followed the warmest year on record throughout Queensland in 2005.

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http://www.sundaytimes.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,7034,18329890%255E1702,00.html

[marmar]

1. Record heat in Australia....

Record cold in Europe...Melting ice caps in normally-frozen northern Canada....
:scared:
It's not a pretty picture.

[Avalux]

2. A friend experienced this first hand -

she went home to Australia for the holidays and said it was miserable. Hottest temp was 120 degrees.

Nothing to worry about though, right?
:shrug: