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Severe heatwave to peak with temperatures 8 degrees above average in southern Queensland, BOM says

It is the warmest mid March in southern Queensland since 2019. (ABC News: Mark Leonardi)

Temperatures are set to soar eight degrees above average in southern Queensland, as the Bureau of Meteorology issues a severe heatwave warning.  

Ipswich is set for 38 degrees Celsius today, with Brisbane forecast to hit 36 — but still shy of its 38.8 March record in 1965. 

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