2016 "Year of Extreme Weather"

2016 has been declared the year of "extreme weather" in the country by the Australian Bureau of Meterology. Image: Supplied graphic obtained Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017 of Australia's annual climate facts and events for 2016 (AAP)

A report of Australia's climate shows that last year was one of the hottest years ever, as well as one of the wettest.