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121 year old heat record broken in Sydney

Alex Zadnik, Friday February 10, 2017 - 15:21 AEDT

Sydney has just broken a long standing summer record for the number of days
above 35 degrees.

Temperature readings from the weather station at Observatory Hill are usually
cooled by a regular sea breeze in summer, even while western parts of the city
bake in 40 degree heat. For this reason, days above 35 degrees are rare between
December and February. In fact, Observatory Hill averages only three days per year
above the 35 degree mark.

The previous record of nine summer days above 35 degrees was set way back in
1895/96 at a site where records extend back to 1858.

As of Friday afternoon, Observatory Hill had exceeded 35 degrees for the tenth
time this summer (up to 37.2 degrees as of 2:49pm).

It is highly likely that this record will be extended to 11 days on Saturday with
temperatures nearing 40 in the city.

Many other parts of NSW will bake in mid 40's heat over the weekend, before a
significant cool change spreads across the state from the south during Sunday and
Monday.

- Weatherzone

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