Large parts of Australia shivered through the coldest spring in decades this year, with Sydney and Melbourne failing to record a single 30C day, as drenching rains contributed to the second-wettest spring on record.
Melbourne, Adelaide and Canberra endured the coldest daytime temperatures in 30 years, with maximums at least one degree below the long-term average. Brisbane’s spring was the coldest in 12 years and Perth’s was the coldest in six.
