For the second time in as many days, Australia sets a new record for its highest average maximum temperature, BOM data suggests.
A front is moving over southern Western Australia and is expected to keep moving east over the next few days.
It is expected to bring a cool change to South Australia very late on Friday, through New South Wales on Saturday, bringing dangerous temperatures and fire weather, before the cool change. At the moment it is looking like Christmas will be more mild, but until there is widespread rain, heatwave and fire conditions will continue.
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