Late-season heat may hit weekend sport and break temperature records across eastern Australia
by Peter Hannam from World news | The Guardian on (#69XD5)
Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne have sweltered through unseasonal warmth and Canberra is forecast to reach a March record of 36C on Sunday
Unusual late-season heat across much of eastern Australia may affect weekend sport and potentially challenge temperature records, forecasters say.
Sydney and Brisbane have already been sweltering through a couple of days of unseasonal warmth, straining power supplies on Thursday evening. The national electricity market was also suspended in New South Wales for almost an hour on Friday.
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