Australia’s record-breaking summer

Australia has experienced a summer of intense heatwaves, bushfires and flooding, with more than 200 records broken over 90 days, according to a report by the independent Climate Council group


Rainfall record

Temperature record

Temperature fact

Bushfire fact

Climate fact


KEY RECORDS

Kimberley region

Wettest December in number of locations

Perth

Highest total summer rainfall

New South Wales

Hottest summer for almost 45 percent of state

Almost 100 simultaneous bushfires in February, at least 30 homes destroyed

Climate change made extreme summer heat at least 50 times more likely to occur

Queensland: Second hottest summer

Brisbane: Hottest summer by mean temperature. Run of 30 straight days above 30°C

Moree

54 straight days of 35°C or above – record for NSW

Sydney

Hottest summer

Canberra

Hottest summer for daytime temperatures

Adelaide

Hottest Christmas Day in 70 years (41.3°C)

NORTHERN TERRITORY

QUEENSLAND

AUSTRALIA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

NEW SOUTH WALES

VICTORIA

TASMANIA

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In total, over 205 records broken during summer 2016-17 (Dec-Feb)

89 locations

Record highest summer rainfall

66 locations

Record highest summer temperatures

50 locations

Record number of summer days 35°C or warmer

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Source: Climate Council 

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