Who is in the firing line as the heat moves across the country over the next few days?
Adelaide is forecast to be 40C and over Tuesday through Friday, with the heat peaking on Friday at 44C.The previous hottest December day on record at West Terrace was 44.2C, recorded on December 31, 1904.
Saturday is currently tipped to reach 43C, which would blitz the previous record of 41.6C measured at Canberra airport's new weather station.The highest temperature recorded at the old Canberra airport comparison weather station was 42.2C in 1968. The station was closed in 2010. Heatwaves kill far more people than other natural disasters. ABC Emergency has a checklist of things you can do to be ready.
Melbourne is headed for a roller coaster week: Wednesday should peak at 39C before a cool change brings 23C on Thursday — back up at 41C on Friday — before again dropping to the mid-twenties on Saturday.record of days over 40C in DecemberThere has been the suggestion that Australia's hottest recorded daytime temperature, of 50.7C January 2, 1960 in Oodnadatta SA, could be in danger during this heat event.
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