Here is the weather report.

Australia; United States

The article focuses on the weather-related disasters experienced in several countries. Australia lay in the grip of the worst drought in its history. River after river dried up, and in the absence of winter rain, the government contemplated cutting off water supplies to the Murray-Darling basin. At one stage last summer over 60 per cent of the U.S. lay in a state of drought or abnormally dry conditions, and was scorched by record temperatures. The U.S. experienced its second warmest March on record, over 5°C higher than the national average for the month. The northern provinces of Thailand were also subjected to an unusually cold spell. Temperatures sunk below 15°C.