Editing Nullarbor Plain (section)

==Climate==
[[Image:Nullarbor Plain Rainbow DSC04547.JPG|thumb|right|Rainbow over the Nullarbor Plain]]
The Nullarbor has a [[desert climate]], with arid to semi-arid conditions. Inland, summers can be scorching hot, with daytime temperatures close to {{convert|50|C}}, while in winter nights can drop well below freezing. Closer to the coast, the temperature is milder with more rainfall in the winter months. The mean annual rainfall at [[Cook, South Australia|Cook]] is {{convert|184.1|mm}}, with most rain falling between May and August. Summers are very dry, with rain falling mainly from sporadic storms; however, occasionally decaying tropical systems can cause heavier rain in the summer months.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_018110.shtml|title=Climate statistics for Australian locations|publisher=Bureau of Meteorology|date=7 March 2013|access-date=10 March 2013}}</ref> Temperatures on the plain have ranged from {{convert|49.9|C}} at the like-named [[Nullarbor, South Australia]] which is the fourth hottest recorded temperature (and the hottest recorded December temperature) in all of Australia,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/climate/extremes/annual_extremes.cgi?climtab=tmax_high&area=aus&year=2019|title=Official records for Australia|date=23 December 2019|work=Daily Extremes|publisher=Bureau of Meteorology|access-date=23 December 2019}}</ref> to {{convert|-7.2|C}} at [[Eyre Bird Observatory|Eyre]], which is the coldest recorded temperature in Western Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/extreme/records/national.pdf|title=Rainfall and Temperature Records: National|publisher=[[Bureau of Meteorology]]|access-date=14 November 2009}}</ref>