Daily London
A cool change is finally sweeping across much of Australia’s south-east after record-breaking temperatures.
The heatwave over the last week smashed many long-standing records with temperatures reaching 50 degrees in two towns in South Australia, according to Weatherzone.
Temperatures nudged 50 degrees in north-western parts of the state, while Melbourne sizzled to a top of 45.6 degrees in the suburbs.
The small towns of Hopetoun and Walpeup reached 48.9 degrees, eclipsing their own heat records of 48.8 degrees set during the 2009 Black Saturday Bushfires.
In South Australia, Weatherzone said Woomera’s seven days averaged a maximum of 46.7 degrees, its hottest week in 76 years of records.
Sydney and NSW this week will see some showers and thunderstorms on Monday, with temperatures of up to 24 degrees.
It will then warm up to 29 degrees again by mid-week.
Melbourne dropped to an almost chilly 19 degrees, with showers also forecast today.
It’ll warm up again to 31 degrees on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Adelaide will drop to 23 degrees today before temperatures back in the low 30s this week, which is still much cooler than recently.
Hobart will be a chilly 15 degrees this week with showers on the way.
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