I know it may not feel it - because well... winter - but winter this year really have been crazy hot in the south east. Charts for Melbourne, Sydney and Hobart below.
And it's only likely to get hotter from here, but for the rest of this year and for the rest of the century.
Tim Baxter
There are plants flowering in my local area now, in June, that normally flower in November, and this article from the national broadcaster uses words like “enjoy” and “rejoice” to describe weather which is frankly terrifying, and doesn’t even mention climate change: www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...
An influx of humid, tropical air has resulted in a remarkably warm and relatively wet start to winter across Australia.
