❖ Australia registered a record-high winter temperature, 41.6 degrees Celsius in part of northwest coast.

❖ It is higher than the previous record by 0.4 C.

❖ The previous record of 41.2C was set in August 2020 at nearby West Roebuck.

❖ About 18 percent of Australia is desert and searing heat is common year-round away from temperate zones.

❖ From January to July, the global temperatures were 0.7C above the 1991-2020 average.