Australia weather: after hottest spring on record, a very warm and humid start to summer forecast
by Lisa Cox Environment and climate correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6SMPV)
BoM says rainfall to bring brief respite from temperatures in 30s for parts of Victoria, NSW, Tasmania and Queensland
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Australia recorded its hottest spring on record with mean temperatures more than 2C above the long-term average.
It comes as large parts of the country awaited maximum temperatures of between 4C and 8C above average on the second day of summer, with heat and humidity set to continue throughout the week.
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