How does Christmas Day this year stack up against the past 100? Data from Weatherzone shows we’ve been fairly lucky when it comes to warm weather for the past century, with temperatures sitting in the 20s for most years
It’s time to pull the snorkel, swimming gear and sunscreen out of the cupboard for Christmas Day, with the city likely to sweat through a scorcher.
But how does Christmas Day this year stack up against the past 100? Data from Weatherzone shows we’ve been fairly lucky when it comes to warm weather for the past century, with temperatures sitting in the 20s for most years. The Bureau of Meteorology notes that Australia’s climate has warmed by an average of 1.47 degrees since national records began in 1910. There’s also been a decline in rainfall in the south-east of the country of about 10 per cent between April and October since the late 1990s.
But in the western suburbs, including Penrith, Parramatta, Richmond and Campbelltown, temperatures will rise to between 28 and 31 degrees.Sera Wright/Byron Beach SantaAlong the South Coast, temperatures will reach 26 at Batemans Bay and Ulladulla will hit 24 degrees.Jane Saunders, who co-runs a business photographing Santa with families in Byron, said most of their shoots happen in the morning because winds and sandstorms haunt them in the afternoon.
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