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Yikes! #Australia swelters in a record #HeatWave as temperatures near 50 C

By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-MCLAY
Updated 7:24 AM EST, January 27, 2026

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — "Parts of Australia sweltered in record temperatures of close to 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) on Tuesday as the country sweated through a prolonged heat wave.

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"On Monday, parts of #NewSouthWales and #SouthAustralia states hit record temperatures, some exceeding records set during a destructive summer of forest fires in 2019."

Read more:
https://apnews.com/article/melbourne-heat-wave-temperature-australian-open-victoria-d679bdde6aced8a7aca522da79280c9b

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#Australia - Australian Bureau of Meteorology

http://www.bom.gov.au/

Australia - National Warnings Summary

http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/warnings/index.shtml

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