Average number of record hot days at Australian climate reference stations, 1960-2009. Bureau of Meteorology Average number of record cold days at Australian climate reference stations, 1960-2009. Bureau of Meteorology

  • The number of days with record hot temperatures has increased each decade over the past 50 years.
  • There have been fewer record cold days each decade.
  • 2000 to 2009 was Australia’s warmest decade on record.

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