Weather News – The La Nina effect: Australia’s coolest summer in nine years

The La Nina effect: Australia’s coolest summer in nine years

Ben Domensino,

Monday March 1, 2021 – 16:50 EDT

La Niña just delivered Australia its wettest summer in four years and the first cooler-than-average summer in nine years based on daytime temperatures.

While some pockets of Australia were abnormally warm and dry in summer (looking at you Queensland), much of the country had a relatively wet and mild season.

Australia’s national mean…