Not a record, but mighty hot: Sydney weather reaches 47 degrees

Not a record, but mighty hot: Sydney weather reaches 47 degrees

Sydney Morning Herald, 07 January 2018 – In the end, it didn’t quite break the record for Sydney’s hottest day, but that was hardly cool comfort for Penrith residents who sweltered through 47.3-degree temperatures on Sunday.

On a scorching day that saw international tennis cancelled and residents flock to the beach in droves, the Bureau of Meteorology also felt the heat after mistakenly announcing it as metropolitan Sydney’s hottest day. Read more…