Friday, January 11, 2019

2018: Hottest year ever for Australian state of New South Wales


Source:  thinglink

Heat records tumble across the Mid-Western Region.  (Mudgee Guardian, 1/11/2019)
2018 was the equal warmest on record for Mudgee for both mean temperature and mean maximum temperature with 16.4°C and 24.1°C respectively matching the highest set in 2017. 
While Gulgong’s annual mean daily maximum temperature of 25°C was a new record, eclipsing the old mark by 0.1 of a degree set in 2006. 
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2018 at the local sites were true of NSW as a whole, which was the warmest on record for the state. And it was Australia's third-warmest.

Other 2018 hot spots:
Sea surface temperatures around New Zealand hottest ever in 2018, further threatening marine life.  (1/11/2019)
GET ME REWRITE: Prague experiences hottest year on record for third time this decade.  (1/6/2019)
Climate change as a matter of fact: Red-hot summer of record heat in Europe.  (8/18/2018)
UPDATE: July 2018 is hottest month ever in California.  (8/18/2018)

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