"While parts of the northern hemisphere, plagued by the extreme cold of the winter, Australia has just suffered through its hottest month in the country's history."
"the average Temperature in the country during the southern hemisphere högsommarmånad January ended up over the 30 mark for the first time since statistics began to be kept, writes the Australian väderbyrå BOM in its månadssammanfattning."
"Several new records have been set, both in terms of the highest värmenotering and the highest minimum temperature of the night."