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.
In the austral summer, in the south the south-east trade winds still blow, bringing rains along the eastern side, but much less in the south-west. In Toliara (formerly Tulear), just 420 mm of rain per year fall, with a maximum of around 90 mm per month from December to February. Here is the average precipitation.