SYDNEY, Dec 18, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Australia experienced its hottest day on
record on Tuesday with the bureau of metrology registering an average maximum
of 40.9 degrees Celsius (105.6 Fahrenheit) nationwide.
The temperatures beat the previous record of 40.3 degrees Celsius in
January 2013, the bureau said Wednesday.
The new record is expected to be short-lived as a heatwave spreads across
the country, worsening conditions for bushfires already raging along the
country’s east coast.
BSS/AFP/MSY/1115 hrs