根據國家氣象中心於3日發佈之2007年氣候分析報告顯示，儘管2007年均溫評估起來，僅在歷年溫度排名中名列第6，但對許多澳洲人而言，2007年仍是歷年來氣溫最高的一年。
經統計分析發現，2007年澳洲均溫上升了0.67度，讓其成為自1910年開始有精確的氣溫紀錄以來，第6個氣溫最高的一年。
此外，儘管整體來看澳洲今年的降雨量接近平均值，但部分地區仍需面對極度缺水的嚴厲考驗。
澳洲盆地地區大約有200萬人口居住，且供應國內將近半數的水果與穀物，但11月初開始的炎熱天氣讓澳洲面臨的乾旱威脅更加嚴重，也導致南部盆地地區有許多區域的溫度攀升至高於平均值6度左右。
澳洲農業聯盟副會長柏克（Charles Burke）表示，「日益成長的生質能源市場讓糖及穀物需求增加，因此，及早下雨即能預見農產品價格將可追隨全球價格走高，故年初時農民們原本期待今年冬季會是一個良好的播種季節，以期能賺取高額報酬。」
「但春冬兩季的低降雨量打破了一切美好的計畫，前所未有的冬耕接連失敗，以及有限的水資源配額問題，讓農民負債總額攀升到450億美元。」
For many Australians 2007 was the warmest year on record, although when averaged across the whole continent, it was only the sixth warmest year, according to the 2007 Climate Statement issued today by the National Climate Centre.
Statistically, the mean temperature for Australia was 0.67°C above average in 2007, making it the sixth warmest year since high quality Australia-wide recordkeeping began in 1910.
A grim feature of the year has been extremely low water availability across parts of Australia, although the continent as a whole received near average rainfall.
The basin is home to two million people and supplies nearly half Australia's fruit and cereal crops. The ongoing drought intensified early in November with the onset of very hot weather. Temperatures were up to six degrees above average for much of the southern part of the Basin.
National Farmers Federation Vice-President Charles Burke said that early in the year Australian farmers were hopeful that there would be a strong winter cropping season as early rain promised to see production meet high global prices, driven by demand for sugar and grains from the growing biofuels market.
"However, the failure of the rains to eventuate over both winter and spring saw that optimism wane as the sector was plunged into unprecedented back-to-back winter crop failures, and minimal water allocations for many farms across the country. As a result, farm debt mounted, rising to over $45 billion, " Burke said.
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