Warmest July across the nation

Last month was the warmest July across the Nation on record with many temperatures breaking previous records set decades ago.

Last month was the warmest
July across the Nation on record.

It was certainly not the warmest July in our regions by a long shot although Moree on 30th July had it's warmest July day since 1958 with a reading of 28.9.

In the Northern Territory July was easily the warmest on record . At Darwin and Tennant Creek the mean maximum and mean minimum temperatures were both well above the normal.

Previous July's at Darwin when both the Maximum temperatures and Minimum temperatures were significantly warmer than normal were in 1903, 1906, 1916, 1920, 1975 and 2010 and all these episodes led to well above rainfall for the next 6 months from August in our regions.

At Tennant Creek previous July's with both maximums and Minimums also well above normal were in 1920, 1947, 1958, 1973, 1975, 1990 and 2013.

Read the Country News story by Peter Nelson - “Warmest July across the nation.”