Australia has just experienced the hottest March on record, capping off the hottest first quarter of the year ever recorded. (file photo)"[We] had above average temperatures in March over 99 per cent of the country," he said. It was the sixth warmest March on record for NSW, with north-eastern parts of the state experiencing hotter than average days and nights. BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY Australia has experienced its hottest first quarter on record. "That doesn't necessarily mean record temperatures," he said.

Source: Stuff April 02, 2019 03:22 UTC