Sydney's Bankstown 45.4C at 13:35 today

[gary]

What a scorcher!

Temperatures right now at -

Sydney Observatory : 44.0C (reached 45C at 13:34)
Sydney Airport : 44.1 C

Camden in Sydney's west reached 46.1C at 13:57

Here at Mt Kuring-Gai 42.6C on my thermometer.

http://www.bom.gov.au/nsw/observations/sydney.shtml

[Darth Wader]

Not looking forward to stepping outside my office today... it's apparently 42 in the Sydney CBD.:mad2:

[gary]

Hi Wade,

Stepping outside right now feels like sticking your head in a pizza oven.

For lunch, order sandwiches and iced tea up to the office would be my tip. :)

[pluto]

45.1 at the Obs at 13:50

I was just looking at the historical temps for Bankstown and the highest recorded, before today, was 44.8 although records for that station only go back to 1968.

EDIT: fixed spelling

[Larryp]

Just went outside to get washing off the clothesline-its like a blast furnace! I'm at Padstow, which is near Bankstown.

[John0z]

Same here at Dundas - went to swap the washing out, and it is hot! Didn't notice because my son turned on the aircon 3 hrs ago.

[Darth Wader]

Hehe, luckily I brought lunch in with me! I'm just hoping the predicted thunderstorm rolls in a little early :D

[entity62]

Gotta love Australian summers.