February 2015 Second-Hottest Australian February On Record - SMH
Australia's run of abnormally warm weather has continued with the country recording its second-hottest February in data going back to 1910, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. Last month's national maximum temperatures were 2.35 degrees above the 1961-90 average, just shy of the record 2.41 degree anomaly set in 1983. All states and the North Territory were at one degree above average.
For Sydney, the city marked another month of mildly warm conditions, with just two days failing to reach at least 25 degrees – the fewest in February in records dating back to 1859 – and well short of the 11 such days on average.
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For the season as a whole, Australia recorded its fourth-warmest summer on record, with maximum temperatures 0.94 degrees above the 1961-90 average, the bureau said. By mean temperatures, it was the fifth-warmest, with an anomaly of 0.86 degrees.
Summer ended on a relatively dry note, with rainfall 51 per cent below average for February. The dry spell countered the impact of heavy rainfall earlier in summer, particularly in central Australia during January, leaving seasonal tallies just 7 per cent above average.
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http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/australia-posts-second-hottest-february-as-warm-run-continues-20150302-13slj0.html
