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It was previously thought that the highest temperature in Australia was 53.1 °C (127.6 °F) in Cloncurry, Queensland, on 16 January 1889. This record has been removed by the Bureau of Meteorology though as it was measured using a non-standard temperature screen. It is believed that the temperature that day was most likely about 47 °C (117 °F).
According to the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), 80% of the land receives less than 600 mm (24 in) of rainfall annually and 50% has even less than 300 mm (12 in). [5] As a whole, Australia has a very low annual average rainfall of 419 mm (16 in). [6]
A climate chart of Canberra, Australia. The red line depicts daytime high; blue is nighttime low. Date: 2 August 2007: Source: Self-made in gnuplot . Data obtained from BBC Weather Centre. Author: Mysid
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM or BoM) is an executive agency of the Australian Government responsible for providing weather services to Australia and surrounding areas. It was established in 1906 under the Meteorology Act, and brought together the state meteorological services that existed before then. [ 3 ]
In the south-east, daily minimum temperatures stayed low, and as a result, many stations across the country experienced their coldest July minimum temperatures on record. Canberra during this time experienced 12 consecutive days of sub-zero temperatures for the first time since 1994.
According to the Bureau of Meteorology's 2011 Australian Climate Statement, Australia had lower than average temperatures in 2011 as a consequence of a La Niña weather pattern; however, "the country's 10-year average continues to demonstrate the rising trend in temperatures, with 2002–2011 likely to rank in the top two warmest 10-year ...
Similar warming and drying were also observed further inland at Cooma, Braidwood, Canberra, and Bombala. [2] On 29 May 2007, it was observed that the temperature at Sale (leeward side) was around 4–9 °C (7–16 °F) higher than the corresponding temperatures at Melbourne and Wangaratta (which lie on the upwind side). In this foehn event ...
The axing, in the same year as Prime cancelled its half-hour local bulletin in Canberra, sparked an Australian Broadcasting Authority investigation into regional television news. [95] No news bulletins were restored as a result. Local news was re-introduced to the station in 2004 in the form of three-minute updates at various times of the day.