chilling - the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature. cooling, temperature reduction. freeze, freezing - the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid. heat dissipation - dissipation of heat.
Australia is also one of the driest continents on earth with an average annual rainfall of less than 600 millimetres. Like all countries in the southern hemisphere, Australia's seasons are opposite to those in the northern hemisphere.
Tropical Darwin is Australia's wettest city with a yearly average of 1,714 mm. In contrast, Adelaide is Australia's driest capital with an annual average rainfall of just 558 mm.