Australia records hottest day ever - one day after previous record
by Graham Readfearn from on (#4WSAC)
Average maximum reaches temperature of 41.9C or 107.4F on Wednesday - a full degree above previous mark set the day before
Australia recorded its hottest day on record on Wednesday, with an average maximum temperature of 41.9C (107.4F), beating the previous record by 1C that had been set only 24 hours earlier.
Tuesday 16 December recorded an average of 40.9C across the continent, beating the previous record of 40.3C set on 7 January 2013. But it held the record for just 24 hours.
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