August tied as world’s warmest month on record

August 2026 was Earth’s equal warmest month on record, with a global mean surface air temperature 1.

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Spring temperature 'see-saw' in full effect in southern Australia

Maximum temperatures will fluctuate quite dramatically across most of southern Australia over the weekend and into the new week, as the spring 'see-saw' takes full effect.

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Indonesia fire smoke reaches Australia’s northwest coast

Smoke from fires burning across Indonesia – which are being enhanced by El Niño – has arrived over Australia’s northwest coast this week.

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Australia's golden canola crop visible from space

The fields of southern Australia are aglow with large patches of yellow due to the spring canola crop – the nation's largest seed crop and our 3rd-largest broadacre crop of any kind.

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    The game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams at the MCG kicks off at 10:35 am (AEST) on Thursday, and cool, clear, calm conditions are expected in Melbourne.

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    Cool, showery weather spreading up Australia’s east coast

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    The developing 2026-27 El Niño is strengthening faster than any major El Niño event since 1900, placing it in rare territory among the most powerful early-stage El Niño events of the past 126 years.

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    Wintry chill with subzero temperatures in five states

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  • Image for: Record-breaking spring rainfall in inland Western Australia

    Record-breaking spring rainfall in inland Western Australia

    Heavy rain has fallen in parts of Western Australia's parched inland, with record-breaking spring rainfall recorded in some areas.

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  • Image for: Dry, blustery winds drive record heat across Sydney

    Dry, blustery winds drive record heat across Sydney

    Record early-season heat has been blown across Sydney, with the aid of dry, blustery westerly winds.

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  • Image for: How El Niño helped break UK summer heat record

    How El Niño helped break UK summer heat record

    The UK Met Office has announced that the 2026 summer was *provisionally the nation's hottest on record, and El Niño played a significant role in the heat.

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  • Image for: Warm seas near Australia could counteract El Niño’s drying effect this spring

    Warm seas near Australia could counteract El Niño’s drying effect this spring

    A climatic tug-of-war between a strengthening El Niño and unusually warm water surrounding Australia could cause striking weather contrasts across Australia this spring and summer.

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  • Image for: Historically low early September snow depth as more resorts announce closure

    Historically low early September snow depth as more resorts announce closure

    The snow depth at Spencers Creek in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales has dipped to 31.

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  • Image for: Elevated eastern Australia bushfire risk after dry winter

    Elevated eastern Australia bushfire risk after dry winter

    The relatively dry 2026 winter across eastern Queensland and New South Wales has created the conditions for a potentially volatile spring bushfire season, especially with the strengthening El Niño.

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  • Image for: Sydney tipped for first 30°C of the season this Saturday

    Sydney tipped for first 30°C of the season this Saturday

    The opening week of spring will feature two rounds of warmth in Sydney, with the city forecast to have its first 30°C day of the season this Saturday.

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    Why the 2026 winter was the warmest on record across large parts of Australia

    The 2026 Australian winter was the warmest on record across huge parts of the country, and at hundreds of individual locations – including our two largest cities, Sydney and Melbourne, and the national capital Canberra.

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