Australia just had hottest day in recorded history

The climate crisis in Australia hit a new extreme today, and "the heat will only intensify" tomorrow.

Reports the Bureau of Meteorology, Australia [@BOM_au] via Twitter:

Preliminary results suggest that the 17th December was Australia's hottest day on record at 40.9 C, with the average maximum across the country as a whole, exceeding the previous record of 40.3 C on the 7th January 2013.

Preliminary results suggest that the 17th December was Australia's hottest day on record at 40.9 C, with the average maximum across the country as a whole, exceeding the previous record of 40.3 C on the 7th January 2013. https://t.co/TKwWBuFPgJ pic.twitter.com/xOFpokoXos

- Bureau of Meteorology, Australia (@BOM_au) December 18, 2019

Yesterday was Australia's hottest day on record at 40.9 C, with the average maximum across the country exceeding the previous record of 40.3 C on January 7 2013. Stay safe and cool folks, it's cranking up #heatwave #bushfirecrisis pic.twitter.com/5kGshBOXWC

- Simon Crerar (@simoncrerar) December 18, 2019

"And the heat will only intensify today"

Yesterday Was Australia's Hottest Ever Day On Record >> https://t.co/cmlrSUQNIn pic.twitter.com/4a861s90I3

- FIVEaa (@1395FIVEaa) December 18, 2019