High pressure systems are conspiring to smash the record books, with 50C temperatures forecast and other cities to get 40C plus days.
Today, temperatures could exceed 20C above average in some areas with Melbourne likely to hit almost 40C. To put that into perspective, Melbourne usually only gets as high as the mid-twenties in December.Sydney’s west could see 46C on Saturday while the 43C forecast in Canberra could be the capital’s hottest ever temperature.
“A record heatwave is developing across southern Australia. We’re expecting to break temperature records at dozens of locations across South Australia, the ACT, Victoria and New South Wales,”The sheer expanse of the heat means Australia’s all-time hottest day could be bested. This is measured by averaging out a day’s temperatures across the nation.
“Australia’s warmest day on record occurred in January 2013, when the average maximum temperature across the continent was 40.3C,” Bureau of Meteorology climatologist Dr Blair Trewin said. “We’re closely monitoring the development and progression of this heat but, based on current forecasts, we could see that record broken this week.”
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