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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Cait Kelly

Heatwave, fire, flood and cyclone: Sydney temperatures peak at 43C amid wild weather across Australia

People watch the sunrise at Bondi beach
As residents across NSW battled the heat, a tropical cyclone headed for Queensland and parts of South Australia experienced flooding. Photograph: Jenny Evans/Getty Images

Temperatures in New South Wales soared above 43C on Saturday and bushfires burned across the state, as Cyclone Jasper loomed off the coast of Queensland.

The temperature at Sydney airport and Badgerys Creek reached 43C at 1pm, while the mercury at Sydney Olympic Park peaked at 42.5C at 3pm and Penrith was sitting on 42.9C at 4pm.

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