Mercury hits 43.6C in Canberra and 48.9C in Penrith, making it one of the hottest places in the worldCanberra and the outer western Sydney suburb of Penrith have broken temperature records that have stood for 80 years. The mercury climbed to 48.9C in Penrith and 43.6C in Canberra on Saturday afternoon, the hottest temperatures recorded in those areas. The previous Canberra record was 42.8C at the now-closed Acton observation site in 1939. Bureau of Meteorology Australian Capital Territory (@BOM_ACT) #Canberra has reached 43.6C—a new hottest temperature record for any month. The previous Canberra records are 42.2C at Canberra Airport in 1968 and 42.8C at the now-closed Acton site in 1939.

Source: The Guardian January 04, 2020 06:23 UTC