Australia was one of only a few places on Earth's surface that were cooler than average last month
Australia was an island of cold weather last month as a streak of global record-breaking heat continued.
Last month continued a lengthy run of record-breaking global heat that has been uninterrupted since June 2023, with April becoming the 11th consecutive month to set a new monthly global average temperature record.The blue blob over Australia on the map shows that the country's mean air temperature over Australia in April was lower than the 1951-1980 average. It's one of only a few places on Earth's surface that were cooler than average during the month.
The reason behind Australia's cool spell during an otherwise record-breaking warm month for Earth's atmosphere was high pressure centred to the south of Western Australia.
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