Near-record warmth in northern Australia is coming to an end as cooler winds take temperatures back to the July norm. Parts of Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia were five-to-10 degrees warmer than average on the weekend with some places breaking July heat records, but now cooler southerly winds are taking over. Sunnier-than-normal days and warmer-than-normal seas across the north and a break in strong cold fronts have been the main contributors to this unusual heat. The heat was so unusual, a new national record was set. The Kimberley town of Kalumburu became the hottest Australian place in July on record, reaching 38.3 degrees, about six degrees above average. The previous national record was 37.6 degrees, held by the nearby Wyndham since 1995. On Saturday in Queensland, Brisbane (29.1 degrees), Gympie (30.2), Maryborough (30.1) and Bundaberg (28.4) all had their warmest July day in more than 50 years. These temperatures are seven-to-10 degrees above average and within a degree of their records. Southerly winds have already cooled southeast Queensland back to average and will do the same in the tropics in the next day or two. North Queensland's Ayr will reach about 29 degrees on Wednesday, potentially a six-year high for July, before the change cools the town to the mid twenties on Thursday. In the WA Kimberley, the cool change is already taking effect. Kalumburu will reach the mid thirties today and tomorrow before the peaking close to its average of about 33 degrees on Wednesday.