Australia’s second-hottest summer in 2024-25 ‘not possible without climate change’, scientist says

Last summer ranked second for the hottest daytime temperatures, and fourth-warmest for night-time heat, the BoM says. Photograph: Supplied/State Control Centre

Last summer was Australia’s second-hottest on a record going back to 1910, at 1.89C above the long-term average, according to data from the Bureau of Meteorology.

The second-hottest summer – coming after the second-hottest winter and the hottest spring on record – included the second-hottest January and the third-hottest December.