2002 – Warmest April on record. This occurred in the context of an average annual temperature increase of 0.9-1.8°F (0.5-1.0°C) per decade over the past century. There has also been an increase in warm days and a decrease in cold winter days.
Reference: Collins, Dean, 2002. Personal communication confirming information in Reuters, 2002. Australian Bureau of Meteorology.
Reuters, 2002. Australia has hottest April on record, article on May 6, 2002. Sydney, Australia.
IPCC, 2001b. Climate Change 2001: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group II, MacCarthy, J.J. et al., eds. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.
