Australia experiences its warmest spring ever recorded
Australia has experienced its hottest spring on record, with local media reporting that the national average temperature is more than two degrees Celsius above the long-term average.
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Australia has experienced its hottest spring on record, with the national average temperature reported to be over two degrees Celsius higher than the long-term average, local media stated on Tuesday.
New data from the Bureau of Meteorology reveals that the national mean temperature from the beginning of September to the end of November was 2.08 degrees Celsius above the baseline average for 1961-1990, according to Australia's commercial news site.
This figure surpasses the previous record of 2.03 degrees above the long-term average, which was set in 2020.
The Bureau measures the national mean temperature by analyzing data from 112 weather stations spread across Australia, with records dating back to 1910.
The bureau also noted that the spring of 2024 was at least one degree warmer on average than any spring during the 20th century.
All states and territories in Australia recorded spring mean temperatures within the top 10 on record. Notably, Queensland was the only state to experience its hottest spring in 2024, with a mean temperature 2.47 degrees above the baseline average.
Additionally, the national spring rainfall was 28 percent above the 1961-1990 average. While September and November saw above-average rainfall, October was notably drier.
"Some stations, including several with more than 50 years of data, had their record highest total rainfall for spring," the bureau mentioned.
This data release coincides with the bureau's forecast of a heatwave affecting much of the country in the first week of summer.
Temperatures exceeded 30 degrees across the heavily populated east coast on Monday, and parts of Western Australia are anticipated to reach over 40 degrees on Thursday.
Lucas Dupont contributed to this report for TROIB News
New data from the Bureau of Meteorology reveals that the national mean temperature from the beginning of September to the end of November was 2.08 degrees Celsius above the baseline average for 1961-1990, according to Australia's commercial news site.
This figure surpasses the previous record of 2.03 degrees above the long-term average, which was set in 2020.
The Bureau measures the national mean temperature by analyzing data from 112 weather stations spread across Australia, with records dating back to 1910.
The bureau also noted that the spring of 2024 was at least one degree warmer on average than any spring during the 20th century.
All states and territories in Australia recorded spring mean temperatures within the top 10 on record. Notably, Queensland was the only state to experience its hottest spring in 2024, with a mean temperature 2.47 degrees above the baseline average.
Additionally, the national spring rainfall was 28 percent above the 1961-1990 average. While September and November saw above-average rainfall, October was notably drier.
"Some stations, including several with more than 50 years of data, had their record highest total rainfall for spring," the bureau mentioned.
This data release coincides with the bureau's forecast of a heatwave affecting much of the country in the first week of summer.
Temperatures exceeded 30 degrees across the heavily populated east coast on Monday, and parts of Western Australia are anticipated to reach over 40 degrees on Thursday.
Lucas Dupont contributed to this report for TROIB News
