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The climate of Australia
The climate of Australia
Australia is a continent that is unique in all, including climate conditions, which makes an attractive holiday destination throughout the year. This is the driest continent on Earth, but here are presented six climatic zones that provide a wide variety of environmental conditions : deserts coastlines tropical forests snow-capped peaks the temperate climate of the island of Tasmania the desert heat of the central part of the continent.The climate of Australia is very diverse. Temperature The hottest temperature recorded in Australia was 50.7 °C (123.3 °F) at Oodnadatta in South Australia, while the coldest was −23.0 °C (−9.4 °F) at Charlotte Pass, New South Wales. This represents an absolute temperature variation of 73.7 °C. A temperature below −20 °C (−4 °F) has been recorded twice in Australia, while temperatures above 50 °C (122 °F) have been recorded three times. Australia's record high winter temperature is 40.0 °C (104.0 °F) recorded in Kalumburu, Western Australia - one of the hottest temperatures recorded for any country during their "winter" season. The coldest summer temperature on record in Australia was −9.0 °C (15.8 °F), recorded in December at Thredbo Ski Resort. The lowest maximum temperature on record in Australia was −6.9 °C (19.6 °F), recorded on 9 July 1978 at Thredbo Ski Resort in New South Wales. The highest minimum temperature on record was 35.5 °C (95.9 °F), recorded on 24 January 1982 in Arkaroola, South Australia and again on 21 January 2003 in Wittenoom, Western Australia.
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