Australia sees record Aug temperatures, second-warmest winter

Australia just sweltered through its warmest August on record, meteorologists have confirmed, with temperatures smashing the long-term average by more than 3 deg C.

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Bureau of Meteorology data showed that last month was the hottest August since records began in 1910, with several parts of the continent logging their highest-ever maximum and minimum temperatures.

The area-averaged mean temperature across Australia was 3.03 deg C higher than the long-term average, the bureau said.

From the west coast to the east, record temperatures were registered, including an all-time winter high of 41.6 deg C at a military base on the rugged and remote northwest coast.

The Antipodean winter runs from June 1 until end-August.

In all, this winter was Australia's second-warmest on record, after 2023. The meteorology bureau said the country's mean temperature for winter was 1.48 deg C above average.