Australia's summer the wettest in four years amid cooling La Niña

Average weather temperature across the continent was slightly above average

The summer just gone was Australia’s wettest in four years, with official data showing there was above average rainfall as a cooling La Niña imposed itself across much of the continent.

The average temperature across the continent was slightly above average, representing a respite from the previous two summers that remain in the nation’s top two on record for heat.

BREAKING: Australia just had its coolest summer in 9 years, with a mean temperature 0.06ºC above the 1961-1990 average. It was also Australia's wettest summer in 4 years, underpinned by #LaNiñaImage: @BOM_au pic.twitter.com/dTnHNc7ZrO