Australia records third-hottest July
by Calla Wahlquist and Anne Davies from Environment | The Guardian on (#4MES4)
Mean maximum temperature 2.23C above average as authorities predict fire season worse than average
Australia has just experienced its third-hottest July on record, beaten only by records set in 2017 and 2018, as fire and water authorities in the eastern states prepare for a worse than average fire season.
The year-to-date temperatures from January to July were the second warmest on record, according to a monthly statement from the Bureau of Meteorology. Rainfall recorded during that period is the fifth lowest on record, with the drought worst in New South Wales, southern Queensland, and eastern and central Victoria.
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