A cool change will bring much-needed relief to Adelaide on Friday, after hot weather records tumbled under sweltering conditions across South Australia.
The CBD recorded Australia’s hottest capital city temperature when it reached 46.6 at 3.36pm on Thursday.
The reading was half-a-degree higher than its previous record of 46.1C set in January, 1939.
But the mercury rose even higher across the state, with Port Augusta the hottest at 49.5C and the fourth hottest temperature ever recorded in South Australia.
The town was one of more than 20 locations to experience record-breaking highs, others including Ceduna at 48.6C, Port Pirie and Whaylla at 48.5C.
Almost 30,000 properties were without power in the state after an outage at a substation.
An outrage at Fulham Gardens substation on Thursday evening affected about 15,000 customers, SA Power Networks says, while another 13,000 are experiencing outages likely related to the extreme heat.
Damned heatwave!!
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Parts of Western Sydney won’t be spared from the heatwave sweeping across southeast Australia.
Saturday in Penrith is set to hit 42 following 38 on Friday, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.
Australia Day in Blacktown is forecast to reach 39, Parramatta 37 and Liverpool 40.
Canberra’s heatwave also continues with 39 forecast for the nation’s capital on Friday and 40 on Saturday.
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Long weekend forecast
Sydney
Friday: 29, mostly sunny
Saturday: 33, sunny
Sunday: 32, partly cloudy
Monday: 28, cloud increasing
Brisbane
Friday: 31, possible shower
Saturday: 31, partly cloudy
Sunday: 31, cloud clearing
Monday: 31, mostly sunny
Melbourne
Friday: 44, very hot, windy with an afternoon cool change
Saturday: 27, partly cloudy
Sunday: 23, partly cloudy
Monday: 30, sunny
Perth
Friday: 27, sunny
Saturday: 31, sunny
Sunday: 34, sunny
Monday: 35, sunny
Darwin
Friday: 32, shower or two, possible storm
Saturday: 32, showers with storms likely
Sunday: 33, showers with possible storm
Monday: 33, shower or two with possible storm
Hobart
Friday: 37, very hot and windy
Saturday: 23, partly cloudy
Sunday: 24, partly cloudy
Monday: 29, mostly sunny
Canberra
Friday: 39, hot and mostly sunny
Saturday: 40, hot and possible shower, possible storm
Sunday: 35, shower or two
Monday: 33, possible shower
Adelaide
Friday: 31, partly cloudy
Saturday: 29, partly cloudy
Sunday: 28, cloud clearing
Monday: 31, sunny
Looks like Canberra is going to cop it tomorrow UGHHH!!
Sydney
Friday: 29, mostly sunny
Saturday: 33, sunny
Sunday: 32, partly cloudy
Monday: 28, cloud increasing
Brisbane
Friday: 31, possible shower
Saturday: 31, partly cloudy
Sunday: 31, cloud clearing
Monday: 31, mostly sunny
Melbourne
Friday: 44, very hot, windy with an afternoon cool change
Saturday: 27, partly cloudy
Sunday: 23, partly cloudy
Monday: 30, sunny
Perth
Friday: 27, sunny
Saturday: 31, sunny
Sunday: 34, sunny
Monday: 35, sunny
Darwin
Friday: 32, shower or two, possible storm
Saturday: 32, showers with storms likely
Sunday: 33, showers with possible storm
Monday: 33, shower or two with possible storm
Hobart
Friday: 37, very hot and windy
Saturday: 23, partly cloudy
Sunday: 24, partly cloudy
Monday: 29, mostly sunny
Canberra
Friday: 39, hot and mostly sunny
Saturday: 40, hot and possible shower, possible storm
Sunday: 35, shower or two
Monday: 33, possible shower
Adelaide
Friday: 31, partly cloudy
Saturday: 29, partly cloudy
Sunday: 28, cloud clearing
Monday: 31, sunny
Looks like Canberra is going to cop it tomorrow UGHHH!!
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40 Degrees is not hot, Black Orchid. It is mildly warm. I once did an Army Exercise near Port Augusta where it was 56 Degrees. We have a cool change, partway through and the temperature dropped to 42. Our weapon's metal parts were too hot to touch in the sun.
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Stop telling porkies Brian. Not even touching your comment that 40C is not hot and that it is only mildly warm.Daily temperatures in parts of the state in January and February can be up to 48 °C (118 °F). The highest maximum temperature was recorded as 50.7 °C (123.3 °F) at Oodnadatta on 2 January 1960, which is the highest official temperature recorded in Australia.
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Not porkies, Black Orchid. There is a considerable difference between official and unofficial temperatures. Oodnadatta was more than likely taken "in the shade" which is how all official temperatures are taken. The temperature outside Port Augusta was taken "in the sun" which is where we were. Run along dear, 40 degrees is warm. Get used to it - it is what the future holds for us because of Climate Change. You want fossil fuels burnt, you have to pay the price.Black Orchid wrote: ↑Fri Jan 25, 2019 6:35 pmStop telling porkies Brian. Not even touching your comment that 40C is not hot and that it is only mildly warm.Daily temperatures in parts of the state in January and February can be up to 48 °C (118 °F). The highest maximum temperature was recorded as 50.7 °C (123.3 °F) at Oodnadatta on 2 January 1960, which is the highest official temperature recorded in Australia.
Nationalism is not to be confused with patriotism. - Eric Blair
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If I am boring you, Neferti, run along. I can hear your name being called from the little kiddies' playground. Perhaps there other people your own maturity whom you can play with?
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So burning fossil fuels is causing the axis shift and driving our solar system closer to the centre of the Milky way hey?brian ross wrote: ↑Sat Jan 26, 2019 10:27 amNot porkies, Black Orchid. There is a considerable difference between official and unofficial temperatures. Oodnadatta was more than likely taken "in the shade" which is how all official temperatures are taken. The temperature outside Port Augusta was taken "in the sun" which is where we were. Run along dear, 40 degrees is warm. Get used to it - it is what the future holds for us because of Climate Change. You want fossil fuels burnt, you have to pay the price.Black Orchid wrote: ↑Fri Jan 25, 2019 6:35 pmStop telling porkies Brian. Not even touching your comment that 40C is not hot and that it is only mildly warm.Daily temperatures in parts of the state in January and February can be up to 48 °C (118 °F). The highest maximum temperature was recorded as 50.7 °C (123.3 °F) at Oodnadatta on 2 January 1960, which is the highest official temperature recorded in Australia.
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