Sydney is on track to record its hottest October in 168 years, with its average maximum temperature a full five degrees above the long-term average.
According to Weatherzone, “Sydney’s daytime temperatures during the first half of October have been so hot that they would be above average in January, at the height of summer.”
Weatherzone says it would take “a mini ice age” in the next two weeks for Sydney not to record its warmest October ever. Western Sydney is faring even worse, with maximum temperatures 34°C forecast for Friday and 37°C by Monday, along with a possible supercell thunderstorm capable of producing large hail and damaging winds.
But of course, Sydney isn’t alone in facing unusually high temperatures.
A hot air mass has been building over north-west Australia all month and has travelled across South Australia, Victoria and NSW, leading to October temperatures soaring up to 15°C above average, turning what should be a mild spring into something that feels like the middle of January.
Melbourne saw a shocking high of 30°C on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Brisbane’s running average of 28.9°C this month is likely to break its previous record of 28.8°C, set in 2013, and Canberra is set to reach 33°C on Monday, surpassing its previous October record of 32.7°C set in 1946, nearly 80 years ago.
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued warnings for severe thunderstorms, extreme fire danger, and damaging winds across South Australia, with one region expected to hit a whopping 45°C.
Up north, in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, temperatures have hit 44°C, just three degrees shy of their all-time October record. The Pilbara was also the hottest place on Earth last week.
And in south-west Queensland, temperatures could climb to 45°C next week, which would break the state’s current October record of 45.1°C.
South-west Queensland is forecast to be 45 °C next week, breaking the state’s current October record of 45.1 °C.
These temperatures mark the beginning of what the BOM predicts will be a summer with unusually hot days and nights likely across most parts of the country.
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