Article today in the Sydney Morning Herald about the record breaking heatwave
some parts of the country experienced during the past week.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter Hannam, Sydney Morning Herald
In the past week, Queensland copped some of most scorching heat, with the statewide mean temperature on January 3 shattering the previous record by "an extraordinary 0.75 degrees", the bureau said.
More than 10 per cent of Queensland and almost 15 per cent of NSW had their hottest day on record.
Gunnedah Research, in northern NSW, broke its previous temperature record by 2.8 degrees, the largest margin between the first and second-highest readings in any of the 112 primary locations used by the bureau.
During the heatwave, Roma in southern Queensland broke its record high temperature on three separate days - December 29 and 30, and on January 3.
Many other locations endured prolonged hot spells, such as Barcaldine, which averaged 43.2 degree maximums for a week, beating a record of 42.8 degrees set in 1972.
Charleville’s weekly average of 43.4 degree maximums easily exceeded the previous high for the Queensland town of 42.6 degrees set in 2006.
"By [January 5], the most significant heat had retreated to the central and northern interior of Queensland, where the heatwave continues largely unabated at the time of writing," the bureau said in its statement.
