Winter Solstice 2024 Australia Facts.  — temperatures continued to soar across northern parts of western australia over the weekend, with over 40°c recorded at fitzroy crossing on sunday. The tilt of the earth's axis will mean the southern hemisphere will be angled furthest away from the sun at:

Winter solstice — is the day of the year when the sun passes through the southernmost point of the ecliptic in the northern hemisphere (or through the northernmost point in the southern. The winter solstice, which occurs around june 21st or 22nd, marks the astronomical start of winter.