NEW: Central US Winter Storms February 2021 UPDATED: Arctic Amplification UPDATED: Winter Storm Risk Increase Jan 5, 2017 2016 a year of extreme weather events Australia by Australian Bureau of Meteorology Newsroom Australia was warmer than average in 2016, with a national mean temperature 0.87 °C above average, and it was the fourth-warmest year on record. Sea surface temperatures around Australia were the warmest on record in 2016, and were 0.77°C above average. Read Full Story Related Events Australia Record Heat 2017