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.
Most rain falls in winter, and in summer the average can be as low as 31 millimetres (1.2 in) per month in Launceston. The east coast is wetter than the Midlands, with an average annual rainfall ranging from 775 millimetres (30.5 in) in St. Helens to around 640 millimetres (25 in) in Swansea.he highest recorded maximum temperature in Tasmania was 42.2 Â°C (108.0 Â°F) at Scamander on 30 January 2009, during the 2009 southeastern Australia heat wave. Tasmania's lowest recorded minimum temperature was â13.0 Â°C (8.6 Â°F) on 30 June 1983, at Butlers Gorge, Shannon, and Tarraleah.