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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Cait Kelly

Sydney close to breaking 140-year-old record streak of days under 30C

Locals gather at Observatory Hill in Sydney
Sydney weather was temperate in 2022, with just seven days over 30C recorded at Observatory Hill, all of which were before 21 February according to the BoM. Photograph: Joel Carrett/EPA

While most of Australia’s east coast is already experiencing a hot and sticky summer, Sydney’s unusually temperate weather is on track to make records, with the city poised to have its longest spell of days under 30C in over a century.

Thursday became the 325th consecutive day the temperature recorded at Observatory Hill, in the heart of the city, stayed under 30C, with the last day recorded above that being 21 February 2022.

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