Last decade hottest on record for Australia with temperature almost 1C above average

Maximum and minimum temperatures were above average for all states and territories, Bureau of Meteorology says

The last decade was the hottest on record for Australia with the temperature almost 1C above average and one third of a degree warmer than the previous decade, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.

On Friday the bureau released its annual climate statement, confirming preliminary data previously reported by the Guardian revealing 2020 was the fourth warmest year on record.