As summers go, you could hardly describe 2020-21 as a belter with Young's mean temperatures for December, January and February all slightly cooler than in previous years.
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Only seven days saw the mercury hit 35C, and the town didn't get one day over 40C all season.
On the first day of summer the mercury climbed to 38.9 degrees, the second hottest day all summer. The hottest day was January 24 when we sweltered through a 39 degree day, according to Bureau of Meteorology figures for Young Airport.
December's coolest day was the ninth when the overnight low fell to just 4.2 degrees.
The mean low for December was 11.7C and the mean top 28.6C.
Rainfall for December was 37.2mm.
January was a more summery month, with six days 35C or more.
The first day of the month to crack 35C was January 12 (35C).
For four consecutive days towards the end of January Young, and most other centres in the Riverina, got a real taste of heat.
On January 22 it was 35.4C, January 23 (38.1C), January 24 (39.0C), January 25 (37.9C) before dropping back to 33.5C on on Australia Day.
The lowest temperature for January was 5.5C on the 17th.
Rainfall for January was 74.4mm.
The mean low was 13.3C and the mean high 30.2C.
February turned out to be a very mild summer month with not a single day over 35C.
The top temperature for the month was recorded on February 21 when it reached 33.0C.
The highest overnight low for the month was recorded earlier in the month, on February 13 when it dropped to 19.8 degrees. The remainder of the month we experienced quite mild nights.
The lowest temperature for the month was a very cool 5.5C on February 26.
Rainfall for February was 80mm.
The mean low temperature for the month was 13.8C and the mean high 28.6C.
Bureau meteorologist Helen Reid said that while the summer of 2019-20 saw air moving across "the dry continent" from Western Australia to the east, in the summer of 2020-21 the air was more likely to be flowing from Queensland.
"If it comes from WA it's usually dried out, but if it's come from a moist, tropical environment there is more cloud and more rainfall," she said.
When compared to last year, the autumn of 2021 is expected to feature cooler days and warmer nights, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.
The forecast through this week is for tops in the high 20s and low 30s with the chance of good rain.
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