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Sydney: Australia recorded its second-hottest year on record in 2024, according to the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM). The national average temperature was 1.46 degrees Celsius above the 1961-1990 baseline, making it the second-warmest year since records began in 1910, following 2019, when the temperature was 1.51 degrees Celsius above the baseline.
The BoM calculates the national mean temperature by averaging all the minimum and maximum temperatures across the country. In 2024, minimum temperatures were the highest ever recorded, with overnight lows 1.43 degrees Celsius above the baseline, surpassing the previous record set in 1998.
The mean maximum temperature was 1.48 degrees Celsius higher than the baseline, ranking as the fourth-highest, following 2019, 2013, and 2018. April was the only month with a mean temperature below the long-term average, while August and October saw significant temperature increases, with mean temperatures 3.03 and 2.51 degrees Celsius higher, respectively. Every other month had temperatures ranging from 0.7 to 1.9 degrees Celsius above the historical average.
Perth, Western Australia, experienced its hottest year on record, with its mean temperature surpassing 20 degrees Celsius for the first time and average maximum temperatures exceeding 26 degrees Celsius for the first time.
As a result of these extreme temperatures, Australian authorities have issued warnings about severe fire conditions, describing them as the worst since the Black Summer fires of 2019-2020. Communities and fire crews are preparing for extended periods of extreme bushfire danger, with fires rated as “Extreme Fire Danger” expected to spread quickly and be highly dangerous.
