Australia is the driest continent in the world with large deserts covering most of its surface. In recent years, even the green coastal areas in the South and East suffered from a lack of rain, drying up water reservoirs at a scary pace. Most of the outback is desert, with soaring temperatures in summer reaching more than 50°C. Some facts about Australian weather:

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·        The Australian record high temperature is 53.1°C recorded at Cloncurry (QLD) on 16 January 1889. Bourke (NSW) with 52.8°C and Mildura (VIC) 50.8°C are not far behind.

·        On the contrary, the Australian record low is minus 23.0°C recorded at Charlotte Pass (NSW) on 29 June 1994.

·        White Cliffs (NSW) has recorded the greatest temperature range in the world. The town measured a span of 57.2°C, as the maximum has risen to over 50°C and the minimum has fallen to minus 7°C.

·        The Driest place in Australia is Mulka Bore, west of Lake Eyre (SA), with an average annual rainfall of 100mm (4 inches). This is still double compared to the driest place on earth. Wadi Halfa in Sudan, with an annual average rainfall of less than 2.5 mm.

·        On average, the wettest town in Australia is Tully (N QLD) with an annual average rainfall of 4,204mm.

·        In Australia, Darwin (NT) is the sunniest capital, likely to enjoy 8.5 hours a day. On the other end of the scale, Melbourne (VIC) has the dubious honour of being Australia's least sunny capital with an average of 5.7 hours of sunshine each day. The grey clouds, especially in winter, have inspired non Melbournians to nickname Melbourne as `Bleak city`.

·        Although parts of Queensland and New South Wales enjoyed some wet summers, most of the country suffers daily under the hot sun. Droughts are nothing new in Australia, usually lasting about 9 years. That is why the official drought policy of the former government was `to hope for rain`. As climate change may give the drought a more permanent character, plans are being developed for restructuring waterways and building desalination plants.