Special Climate Statement (BoM) – 4th June

• Numerous records approached or set for temperatures above thresholds. For example:
  • Melbourne—13 consecutive May days above
    20 °C (previous record 11)
  • Sydney—19 consecutive days above 22 °C (previous record 9)
  • Adelaide—16 days in a row above 20 °C (previous record 15)
• Warmest May on record for South Australia and third-warmest nationally
• We have now recorded above-average national mean temperatures for 21 of the last 22 months
• Year-to-date (January to May) temperature anomaly for Australia is +0.84 °C.

(difference from 1961–1990 average)
for period 8–26 May 2014 (°C)