Environment

Bathers hit Coogee Beach early on February 10, one of the city's hottest days during a record-breaking summer.

Sydney summer smashes 157-year record

Sydney's record-breaking weather juggernaut rolls on, with summer confirmed as the city's hottest for both days and nights over records stretching back 157 years.

A sunshade had to be re-appropriated to a rain cover after unusual summer deluge hit Perth.

Perth's damp, disappointing summer draws to a close

"It's been pretty ordinary that's for sure. We broke the record for the wettest summer on record, with 192.8 millimetres of rain compared to 180.4 which was set back in 1955 - and the average summer rainfall in Perth is 35.4, so that's a significant rise."