When things get tough, blame the weather irrespective of whether...

When things get tough, blame the weather irrespective of whether its the truth or not

http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/current/annual/aus/

- Australia's third-warmest year on record, with the annual national mean temperature 1.14 °C above average

- Both mean annual maximum and minimum temperatures above average for all States and the Northern Territory

- Annual national mean maximum temperature second-warmest on record (1.55 °C above average)

- Widespread warmth persistent throughout the year; January, February, March, April, July, October, and December all amongst the ten warmest on record for Australian mean temperature for their respective months