Article 4XABE 2019 was Australia's hottest year on record – 1.5C above average temperature

2019 was Australia's hottest year on record – 1.5C above average temperature

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Graham Readfearn
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Bureau of Meteorology data shows average temperature record across the country beat previous high of 2013

The year 2019 was the hottest on record for Australia with the temperature reaching 1.52C above the long-term average, data from the Bureau of Meteorology confirms.

The year that delivered crippling drought, heatwaves, temperature records and devastating bushfires was 0.19C hotter than 2013, the previous record holder.

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