It’s official: Bureau of Meteorology confirms 2018 was a scorcher

Last year was Australia's third-warmest year on record, with every state and territory recording above average temperatures in 2018.

Farmers have been hit hard by drought. The Bureau
 of Meteorology says rainfall totals in Australia in 2018
 were the lowest since 2005.

According to the Bureau of Meteorology's annual climate statement, the nation's average temperature last year was 1.14 degrees above the average for 1961-1990, making 2018 slightly warmer than 2017.

Nine of the 10 warmest years on record in Australia have occurred since 2005.

Read the story from The Sydney Morning Herald - “It’s official: Bureau of Meteorology confirms 2018 was a scorcher.”