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.
The 10-year mean temperature for 2005â2014 was 0.55 Â°C above average, the highest on record. The Australian mean rainfall total for 2014 was 478 mm, 13 mm above the average of 465 mm. This places 2014 near the median or mid-point of historical observations.ased on preliminary data (JanuaryâNovember), the estimated global mean temperature for 2014 is 0.57 Â± 0.10 Â°C above the 1961â1990 average. Using this three-dataset method, 2014 is likely to be the warmest year on record (global observations commence in 1880).