Warmer autumn than usual forecast after scorching weekend smashes Australian weather records

New highs reached in NSW, Victoria and South Australia while above-average temperatures predicted from April to June

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Dozens of Australian heat records were smashed over the weekend, as the Bureau of Meteorology forecasts a warmer than average autumn ahead.

Miriam Bradbury, a senior meteorologist at the weather bureau, said many locations in New South Wales recorded their hottest March day ever on Sunday.

NSW: Wagga Wagga (39.9C), Dubbo (39.6C), Goulburn (37.6C)

Victoria: Mildura (42.5C)

South Australia: Roxby Downs (43.3C), Leigh Creek (42.3C)

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