Only freak weather event can avoid record breaking hot October

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arring a freak weather event, this month will set a new record for the average daily maximum temperature in October across Australia.

Tom Arup.

For the record not to be broken it would take something insanely unlikely – a large volcano erupting somewhere on Australia's east coast, for example – pushing temperatures on Saturday below zero.

Of course, there is always chaos and variability involved in weather. And the current El Niño event in the Pacific Ocean is a factor.

Read Tom Arup’s story in today’s Melbourne Age - “October to be the hottest on record – and global warming is likely to blame”.