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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Donna Lu Science writer

Warmer autumn than usual forecast after scorching weekend smashes Australian weather records

People cool off at Marrinawi Cove at Barangaroo in Sydney at the weekend
People cool off at Marrinawi Cove at Barangaroo in Sydney at the weekend. Many locations in New South Wales recorded their hottest March day ever on Sunday. Photograph: Steven Saphore/AAP

Dozens of Australian heat records were smashed over the weekend, as the Bureau of Meteorology forecasts a warmer than average autumn ahead.

Miriam Bradbury, a senior meteorologist at the weather bureau, said many locations in New South Wales recorded their hottest March day ever on Sunday.

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