Australia has second wettest spring on record, with parts of country coldest in decades

Melbourne, Adelaide and Canberra had the coldest spring weather in 30 years, while Sydney did not reach 30C for first time in three decades

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Large parts of Australia shivered through the coldest spring in decades this year, with Sydney and Melbourne failing to record a single 30C day, as drenching rains contributed to the second-wettest spring on record.

Melbourne, Adelaide and Canberra endured the coldest daytime temperatures in 30 years, with maximums at least one degree below the long-term average. Brisbane's spring was the coldest in 12 years and Perth's was the coldest in six.