Local residents are adapting their gardens to deal with rising temperatures and extreme weather conditions

Dr Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick explains how Canberra's June climate is changing. Plus, how will rising temperatures impact green thumbs?

DATA from the Bureau of Meteorology suggests Canberra's June climate is warming.

Back in the 1970s, the coldest June night dropped to around minus 7C.

Now, it's more than one degree warmer, sitting at around minus 5C.

This may not seem like much, but these changes are consistent with warming patterns seen across Australia.

So what does this mean?

This could make it harder for gardeners to grow winter veggies like spinach and cauliflower which need cool temperatures to thrive.

As a result, green thumbs are considering drought and heat tolerant species.

One such species is a native known as "Warrigal greens" - an alternative to spinach more suited to a warming climate.

Local community members have also been impacted.

Hear from Michelle, a Fisher resident:

Want more information on how your climate is changing? Check out the last article in this series.

Dr Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick is a climate scientist at the University of New South Wales.

This column is part of a collaboration between Monash University and News Corp to deliver hyperlocal weather and climate information.