Australia is set to finish one of its hottest years on record, leaving fire authorities pinning their hopes a La Nina in the Pacific will bring soaking rains before heatwaves build through the summer.
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| Cooling off was a popular pastime for many in Victoria and NSW from spring onwards. |
Sydney is on track to post its fourth warmest December on record, according to Weatherzone. For the year, the city's mean, maximum and minimum temperatures will be in the top five warmest on records going back to 1858, the Bureau of Meteorology said.
Read Peter Hannam’s story in today’s Melbourne Age - “2017 brought another year of weather extremes as drought and heat took its toll.”

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