Australian: IT was a weekend of extremes. Melbourne copped a month’s worth of rain in just 17 hours, NSW grappled with “catastrophic” bushfire conditions and record November temperatures — and Climate Change Minister Penny Wong linked the unpredictable weather patterns to the effects of global warming. Sydney’s average maximum temperature was a little more than 40C yesterday, making it the city’s hottest November day in 27 years, while crews in Melbourne were still mopping up last night after a …