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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Environment
Petra Stock and Natasha May

Sydney records hottest August day since 1995 as Australia swelters through warm end to winter

Sydney skyline
The Bureau of Meteorology forecasts above-average temperatures for most of Australia throughout spring. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

Sydney has recorded its hottest August day since 1995 as parts of Australia swelter through a warm and windy end to winter, and what is almost certain to be the country’s hottest August on record.

The city’s official weather station at Observatory Hill recorded a maximum of 30.3C at 2.48pm. The city’s overall record August temperature set in 1995 was 31.3C.

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