Exceptional autumn heat in northern and central Australia. (issued 24/3/15)
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a Special Climate Statement
| Key points: |
- Maximum temperatures averaged 5 to 7 °C above average over most of the Gulf Country from 6 to 19 March
- Temperature records approached or set on 19 March, including:
- Northern Territory and Queensland—hottest area-averaged March day on record
- Birdsville—highest temperature ever recorded in Australia for second half of March; 46.5 °C
- Jervois—highest maximum temperature for March for the Northern Territory; 44.0 °C
- Moomba—hottest ever for South Australia this far into autumn; 45.4 °C
Maximum temperature anomalies
(difference from 1961–1990 average)
for period 6–19 March 2015 (°C)
Information courtesy of the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM).