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Northern Australia baking in near-record winter warmth
Brett Dutschke, Thursday July 30, 2015 - 11:28 AEST
Southeastern Australia may be feeling the chill but the country's north is beginning to bake, in near-record July heat in some places.
The southeast has been experiencing fairly typical winter weather lately, with temperatures fairly close to the long-term average while the north has warmed five-to-10 degrees above average for the past few days.
Mardie, in Western Australia's Pilbara, had its hottest July day in 58 years of records, reaching 34.4 degrees yesterday.
On Tuesday Kimberley's Bidyadanga and Broome both heated up to 35.6 degrees, Bidyadanga's hottest July day in more than 50 years of records and Broome's third hottest July day in more than 75 years.
Other parts of the WA Kimberley and Northern Territory's Top End, including West Roebuck, Wadeye and Dum in Mirrie, have had their warmest July day in more than a decade, also reaching the mid thirties.
Yesterday and today, remnants of this heat have been flowing to southern parts of WA with help from northerly winds ahead of a low pressure system.
Yesterday was Meekatharra's warmest July day in 14 years, reaching 27.8 degrees. Leinster, in the Goldfields had its warmest July day in seven years, reaching 27.6 degrees yesterday and should reach 29 degrees on Friday, its warmest July day in 14 years.
Significantly warmer-than-normal seas off northwestern Australia have been the main contributor as air above the Indian Ocean gets drawn across the land and heats up each afternoon in the sunshine.
During the next few days central and eastern Australia will get a taste of the autumn-or-spring-like warmth as northwesterly winds develop ahead of a colder change. Many areas will see their warmest August day in two or three years.
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