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from your Review of Australia's climate, Facts at a glance:

2024 was Australia's second-warmest year on record.

Australia's warmest year on record was 2019.

The national annual average temperature was 1.46 °C warmer than the long-term average and the warmest since 2019.

Annual average temperatures were warmer than average for every state and the Northern Territory.

Both national average maximum and minimum temperatures for the year were above average. The national average minimum temperature for the year was 1.43 °C warmer than the long-term average, making it the warmest annual minimum on record.

Australia's overall average rainfall was 596 mm, which is 28% above average.

Rainfall across northern Australia was 42% above average, making it the fifth-wettest year on record.

Rainfall across parts of southern Australia was below average.

Annual sea surface temperatures for the Australian region were the warmest on record.

The extent of Antarctic sea-ice, which is the area of ocean covered by sea-ice, was below the 1991–2020 average throughout 2024.

For the full analysis and report on last year's temperature, rainfall, water resources, climate influences and more: