August was officially Australia’s hottest ever recorded

The hottest winter day on record was 28 August: 41.6°C at Yampi Sound in northwest WA.

August was officially Australia’s hottest ever recorded

The hottest August ever recorded in Australia was last month, with temperatures 3°C above the long-term average.

That’s, who said it was Australia’s hottest winter month on record.

Temperatures were 3°C above the long-term average, and everyand territory was at least one degree warmer than the previous monthly average.

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The hottest winter day on record was 28 August: 41.6°C at Yampi Sound in northwest WA.

Apart from the “underlying influence of climate change”, WeatherZone found higher temperatures were caused by an “extraordinary build-up of heat” in the middle of the country.

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