Australia has gone through its most blazing summer, says the Bureau of Meteorology, breaking the past record set six years prior.
The 2018-19 summer, which had temperatures at 50 degrees Celsius, breaking records, has surpassed the past record set in 2012-13, which was 1.28 degrees above what is viewed as normal. Experts have blamed Climate Change
January alone had just been affirmed as the most sizzling month at any point recorded in Australia, with the average temperature of 30.8 degrees across the country, which was 2.9 degrees above normal for January temperatures of 27.9 degrees.
On Thursday, the BoM said that the entire season was the hottest that has ever been recorded.
While definite figures are not yet affirmed, BoM said this current summer's mean temperature was at any rate 2 degrees over 27.5 degrees, which is viewed as normal.
The news will not shock Australians who sweltered through consecutive heatwaves and struggled with bushfires across the nation.
In January alone, Adelaide broke its all time heat record with a 46.6 degrees of maximum, Port Augusta broke its record with 48.9 degrees, and after that broke it again with 49.5 degrees a week after.
Noona in New South Wales saw the highest minimum ever recorded at 39.5 degrees. What's more, in Cloncurry in Queensland, residents saw 43 days of maximum above 40 degrees.
This summer's extraordinary temperatures had been anticipated since before the end of last year, with the BoM determining a drier, more sweltering summer because of El Niño, a positive Indian Ocean Dipole and the impact of Global Warming.
The report said “long-term increasing trend in global air and ocean temperatures” would cause a hotter summer.
On Thursday, the BoM said that hot, dry conditions could continue in the coming autumn as well. High rainfall events were also possible but drought stricken farmers would only hear bad news.
Not only this, Victorian health authorities have issued warnings of a pre autumn heatwave that would expedite 40 degrees temperatures on Saturday.
A heatwave has been forecast for Victoria over the weekend with health alerts across the state for the next three days.
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