Australia smashed its temperature record in the year to the end of June, beating a high set during the most recent El Nino weather event in the Pacific.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/el-nino-conditions-kick-annual-temperature-record-smashed
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/age
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/atmosphere-and-ozone-layer
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/el-nino
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/australia
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/droughts
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-fires