Australian ski resorts smash July climate records with temperatures 12C above average

Resorts in NSW and Victoria face a warm and dry start to the season with only sporadic falls of natural snow in many alpine areas

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Alpine ski resorts in New South Wales and Victoria saw climate records shattered at the weekend with maximum temperatures up to 12C above average.

Ski areas of Mount Hotham and Falls Creek set July records for their hottest daytime and night-time temperatures and Thredbo also set a new hottest July day, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.