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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Ben Smee

Hobart endures hottest night in 112 years as severe heatwave hits south-eastern Australia

Sunset over Hobart
Senior meteorologist Sarah Scully said hot nights were ‘really unusual’ for Hobart, where the mean minimum overnight temperature for March is 11C. Photograph: slovegrove/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Hobart residents sweated through the city’s hottest night in 112 years as a severe heatwave continues to affect large parts of south-east Australia.

Extreme heat is forecast to continue across South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and southern New South Wales for several days, the Bureau of Meteorology said on Sunday after record temperatures caused the cancellation of long weekend events.

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