Sydney, March 2 (TIWN) Australians throughout much of their vast brown land sweltered through one of the hottest summers on record while other regions were battered by heavy rain, according to the nation's official weather authority.

The Bureau of Meteorology’s (BOM) latest climate summary showed Western Australia (WA) had its seventh warmest summer since records began in 1910, with its capital Perth recording its hottest ever season, Xinhua news agency reported.