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Every inch of the country is likely to have higher-than-normal temperatures between June and August, according to the Bureau of Meteorology's official winter outlook. Just how wet it will be, however, is less clear.

Find out how a high pressure system is causing record-breaking heat in WA this May. Hear from BoM meteorologists on the unseasonable warmth.

Bureau of Meteorology says only 2018-19 and 2019-20 summers were warmer, meaning Australia’s three hottest seasons have occurred in the past six years

The land surface of Australia has warmed by 1.5C since 1910, and due to this, major cities of the continent experienced maximum temperature. Read more here.

Warming of the land surface increased from 1.48C after another year of data was added, annual climate statement reveals

This year is on track to be one of the 15 warmest in Australia since records began in 1910, and the hot and dry conditions are expected to linger into 2024.

This year is on track to be one of the 15 warmest in Australia since records began in 1910, and the hot and dry conditions are expected to linger into 2024.

Earlier this year, Australia also saw the strongest winds the country has ever recorded

NSW, Queensland and Tasmania experienced hottest winters with spring likely to deliver hotter than average temperatures too

Meteorologists have attributed the record-breaking heat to the impacts of climate change.