Sydney Morning Herald | Record hot end to 2015 for Australia as giant El Nino dominates Sydney Morning Herald Australia has posted its hottest end to any year as the impact of one of the biggest El Ninos on record began to be felt across the continent. Mean temperatures were 0.36 degrees above the previous record for the October to December period, capping ... Heat is on after the warmest recorded year globally in 2015 2015 was Australia's fifth warmest year on record, 0.83C above average Australia has 5th warmest year on record |