3.1. Future climate characteristics relative to baseline
For the baseline period 1961–2010, the mean annual temperatures
for Cunderdin, Katanning, Wagga Wagga and Hamilton are
18 °C, 16 °C, 16 °C, and 13 °C respectively. Fig. 1A shows changes in
mean annual temperatures projection by all 18 GCMs, relative to
the baseline (1961–2010) in the four locations. Projected annual temperatures
increase progressively by 2030, 2060 and 2090