Australia experiences second hottest September on record as El Niño and climate crisis combine

<p>Alpine areas also experience record-breaking heat with snow depth recorded at zero in Kosciuszko national park</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Australia had its second hottest September on record last month as global heating and a strengthening El Niño combined to break a string of heat records around the country.</p><p>Bureau of Meteorology data showed the minimum night-time temperatures across the continent were also the hottest for any September, on a record that goes back to 1910. Averaged temperatures ranked in the top five warmest Septembers for every state, and the sixth hottest for the Northern Territory.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/05/australia-weather-el-nino-climate-crisisseptember-record">Continue reading...</a>