Eastern Australia sweltered under heatwaves this week. How unusual were they?
by Josh Nicholas from Environment | The Guardian on (#6EYTJ)
Recent temperatures among highest on record in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney with data stretching back more than 100 years
Australia's south-east has just experienced some of the hottest September days on record, but experts say worse weather could be yet to come as the chances of a hot and dry summer increase.
Sydney's Observatory Hill weather station set or equalled several temperature records over the past week. Olympic Park in Melbourne and West Terrace in Adelaide have also seen maximum temperatures among the top 10% ever recorded in recent weeks. All three cities have records stretching back more than 100 years.
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