Overview
Feeling hot, Melbourne? Well, you might want to embrace these soaring temperatures — or find yourself some solid air-con options — because we're only halfway through what's predicted to be the longest November heatwave in over 150 years.
Summer's yet to arrive, but already the city's sweating through a seven-day stint of temperatures over 28 degrees — the first time that's happened in November since they started officially recording things back in 1855.
#Melbourne is on track to have its first seven day spell of November days at or above 28 degrees on record, with data available back to 1855.
— Weatherzone (@weatherzone) November 20, 2017
Temperatures are set to reach 32 degrees both today and tomorrow, and won't dip much below 20 degrees at night. Then, we're in for a sticky 33 degrees on Friday, before a rainy spell cool things down a bit over the weekend. Phew.
Hobart is experiencing the same kind of unprecedented heat, with the Tasmanian city set to hit six consecutive days of at least 27 degrees by Thursday — at this time of year, the average temp is 19 degrees. Over in Adelaide, the temperature only dropped to 29 degrees on Monday night. This follows Sydney's record-breaking hot temperatures for July and, if we're honest, does not bode well for a comfortable summer.
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