July was Australia's warmest on record
Posted: Wed 02/08/2017 20:31
The sheer magnitude/extent of the warm max temp anomalies was more than enough to outweigh the cold min temp anomalies to cause the 3rd highest mean temp anomaly since 1975:
" Warmest July maximum temperatures on record nationally, and for Queensland, Northern Territory and Western Australia
The mean maximum temperature for Australia as a whole was clearly the highest on record for July, at 2.62 °C above average, 0.66 °C above the previous record set in 1975.
Average maximum temperatures were the highest on record for July over large parts of Queensland, Northern Territory and the northern half of Western Australia, with all three regions recording their warmest July days on record as a whole. Queensland and the Northern Territory also had their highest monthly mean temperatures on record for July.
Records were set at numerous long-term stations in Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia.
The warmth in Queensland and the Northern Territory was marked by consistently above average temperatures rather than individual extreme events. However, an episode late in the month saw July record high temperatures set at various locations in Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales. " - BOM
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/current/m ... mary.shtml
" Warmest July maximum temperatures on record nationally, and for Queensland, Northern Territory and Western Australia
The mean maximum temperature for Australia as a whole was clearly the highest on record for July, at 2.62 °C above average, 0.66 °C above the previous record set in 1975.
Average maximum temperatures were the highest on record for July over large parts of Queensland, Northern Territory and the northern half of Western Australia, with all three regions recording their warmest July days on record as a whole. Queensland and the Northern Territory also had their highest monthly mean temperatures on record for July.
Records were set at numerous long-term stations in Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia.
The warmth in Queensland and the Northern Territory was marked by consistently above average temperatures rather than individual extreme events. However, an episode late in the month saw July record high temperatures set at various locations in Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales. " - BOM
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/current/m ... mary.shtml