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.
Melbourne's winter rainfall was average to below average, ranging from 109% of average at Coldstream (which recorded 215.6 mm) to 72% of average at Laverton RAAF (which recorded 87.4 mm).