Australia is on track for its driest September on record, as sky-high temperatures are clocked in several states.
Rainfall across Australia has been about 70 per cent below average overall, according to Bureau of Meteorology senior climatologist David Wilson.
While rainfall has been unusually low, temperatures have also been unusually high across most of the country, with record maximums set in several cities.earlier this month when the mercury climbed past 34C. This week, temperatures in the Perth metro area hit 34.3C, beating the WA capital’s previous September record of 34.2C, which was set in 2014.
Soil moisture has fallen below average “across large areas of southern Australia” and the ground is continuing to dry out, Dr Wilson said. Dr Wilson said the forecast reflected El Nino, which typically brings hot and dry conditions to Australia’s southeast.
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