Whilst it may just be beginning to feel like winter across the southern capitals, it sure feels like the tail-end of summer in Darwin. Although quite astounding, locals may be unsurprised to hear that Australia's northernmost capital city is just about to finish sweating through its hottest autumn in over 70 years of records. Both the nights and days were on average hotter than any previous autumn. It hasn't been any one heat event that's skewed the average, which is sometimes the case when comparing temperature records. Rather, Darwin has been consistently warm since the beginning of the year. Looking at a combined minimum-maximum temperature average, March, April and May each respectively set the records for being the warmest, while January and February came in at second warmest. With the calendar winter starting in just two days, temperatures are still on track for 33-to-34 degrees each day in the next week, three or four degrees above the norm. What's more is that it is still unusually humid, with the average humidity at 9am and 3pm for May five-to-ten percent more than the norm. This is making it feel more indicative of early or mid-autumn rather than the beginning of winter. So when is it going to cool down for the stormy north? Well, storms do help, but since the wet season is long-gone, the main influence will be sea-surface temperatures surrounding the city. However, as these are over two degrees warmer than usual, it is likely that, on average, daytime and nighttime will continue to be above the norm across winter. Nevertheless, southerly surges are becoming more frequent as we head into winter, which bring brief cooling and drier air.