2014, Australia's third warmest year on record: BOM

The Bureau of Meteorology says Australia experienced its third warmest year on record in 2014.

Maroubra beach, New South Wales.

The Bureau of Meteorology says Australia experienced its third warmest year on record in 2014.

The Bureau's Annual Climate Statement says national temperatures reached almost one degree above the yearly average, as Widyan Al Ubudy reports.

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