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WA just sweltered through its second hottest year on record, according to BOM figures
The Bureau of Meteorology has revealed 2020 was Western Australia’s second-hottest year on record, trailing behind only 2019, and the fourth-hottest for the country as a whole.
Key points:
- WA’s mean daytime and night-time temperatures were both above average
- The state’s rainfall was also slightly below normal, despite some good falls
- This year is set to begin wetter-than average for much of the country
Daytime temperatures in WA were 1.54 degrees Celsius above average and night-time temperatures were 0.95C above average.
Australia recorded its fourth-warmest year since records began in 1910, at 1.15C above average, but rainfall was 4 per cent higher than the norm.
Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) head of climate operations Andrew Watkins said the…
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