12th with a bullet, and the race to a record is hotting up

By Peter Hannam
Updated January 5 2013 - 11:08am, first published 10:31am

VICTORIA has posted its 12th hottest year in more than 100 years of records and experts are debating whether 2012 marked a return to normal dry conditions or a shift towards another drought.

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