MELBOURNE, Victoria, Feb. 6 -- The Bureau of Meteorology issued the following media release:

06/02/2025

The Bureau of Meteorology has released its official record of Australia's climate, water and notable weather events for 2024.

The Annual Climate Statement 2024 outlines the climate conditions across Australia in 2024. It includes information on temperature, rainfall, water resources, oceans, atmosphere and notable weather events.

The report confirms that 2024 was Australia's second-warmest and eighth-wettest year on record.

Climatology Specialist Nadine D'Argent said that it was warmer than average throughout the year across most of the country.

"Nationally, spring was the warmest on record, winter was the second warmest on record a...