Sydney's hottest every day

Officially, Friday 18th January, 2013, was the hottest ever day on record in Sydney.
Sydney's Observatory Hill observed a temperature of 45.8 degree C at 2.55 p.m.
In Penrith, the temperature there reached 46.5 degree C at 2.16 p.m.
The previous hottest temperature recorded at Sydney Observatory Hill was 45.3C in January 1939.

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