Australia just had hottest day in recorded history

The climate crisis in Australia hit a new extreme today, and “the heat will only intensify” tomorrow.

Reports the Bureau of Meteorology, Australia [@BOM_au] via Twitter:

Preliminary results suggest that the 17th December was Australia's hottest day on record at 40.9 ºC, with the average maximum across the country as a whole, exceeding the previous record of 40.3 ºC on the 7th January 2013.

Preliminary results suggest that the 17th December was Australia's hottest day on record at 40.9 ºC, with the average maximum across the country as a whole, exceeding the previous record of 40.3 ºC on the 7th January 2013. https://t.co/TKwWBuFPgJ pic.twitter.com/xOFpokoXos

— Bureau of Meteorology, Australia (@BOM_au) December 18, 2019

Yesterday was Australia's hottest day on record at 40.9 ºC, with the average maximum across the country exceeding the previous record of 40.3 ºC on January 7 2013. Stay safe and cool folks, it's cranking up #heatwave #bushfirecrisis pic.twitter.com/5kGshBOXWC

— Simon Crerar (@simoncrerar) December 18, 2019

“And the heat will only intensify today”

Yesterday Was Australia’s Hottest Ever Day On Record >> https://t.co/cmlrSUQNIn pic.twitter.com/4a861s90I3

— FIVEaa (@1395FIVEaa) December 18, 2019

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