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  2. Climate of Australia - Wikipedia

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    The largest part of Australia is desert or semi-arid. ... Australia's annual average temperatures are projected to increase 0.4–2.0 °C above 1990 levels by the ...

  3. Deserts of Australia - Wikipedia

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    By international standards, the Great Australian desert receives relatively high rates of rainfall, around 250 mm (9.84 in) on average, but due to the high evapotranspiration it would be correspondingly arid. [3] No Australian weather stations situated in an arid region record less than 100 mm (3.94 in) of average annual rainfall. [4]

  4. Outback - Wikipedia

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    Tourism sign post in Yalgoo, Western Australia. The Outback is a remote, vast, sparsely populated area of Australia.The Outback is more remote than the bush.While often envisaged as being arid, the Outback regions extend from the northern to southern Australian coastlines and encompass a number of climatic zones, including tropical and monsoonal climates in northern areas, arid areas in the ...

  5. The Curious Way Kangaroos Stay Cool

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    The Australian Outback is one of the hottest places on earth. In the summertime, daytime temperatures hover between 95-105°F. Night time is slightly cooler, but not much, as temperatures average ...

  6. List of extreme temperatures in Australia - Wikipedia

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    It was previously thought that the highest temperature in Australia was 53.1 °C (127.6 °F) in Cloncurry, Queensland, on 16 January 1889. This record has been removed by the Bureau of Meteorology though as it was measured using a non-standard temperature screen. It is believed that the temperature that day was most likely about 47 °C (117 °F).

  7. Geography of Australia - Wikipedia

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    Climate map of Australia. By far the largest part of Australia is arid or semi-arid. A total of 18% of Australia's mainland consists of named deserts, [20] while additional areas are considered to have a desert climate based on low rainfall and high temperature. Only the south-east and south-west corners have a temperate climate and moderately ...

  8. List of countries by average yearly temperature - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of countries and sovereign states by temperature. Average yearly temperature is calculated by averaging the minimum and maximum daily temperatures in the country, averaged for the years 1991 – 2020, from World Bank Group , derived from raw gridded climatologies from the Climatic Research Unit .

  9. The 10 Most Beautiful Forests Around the World to Add to Your ...

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    The arid expanses of the Atacama and Sahara Deserts have an almost otherworldly aura. ... Australia. Australia calls to mind the Great Barrier Reef with its turquoise water and colorful marine ...