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    This winter was Australia's warmest on record for average maximum temperatures, which reached nearly 2C above the average and beat the previous record set in 2009 by 0.3C, according to a report released by the Climate Council on Tuesday. In July alone 72 records were broken for the highest maximum temperature, including in Sydney, which set a record high of 26.5C. Australia has set new seasonal highs for maximum temperatures 10 times so far this century and the report found that more than 260 heat and low rainfall records were broken between June and August this year. It was the fifth-warmest winter on record for average temperatures, and the driest since 2002. And a third of the country is at above average risk from bushfire damage this summer as a result of the hot, dry weather.
 
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