Overnight temperatures in Australia’s biggest city were the hottest ever, with officials fearing that sweltering November heat could fuel dozens of existing wildfires.
Sydney recorded a minimum overnight temperature of 77.4 degrees just after 1 a.m. local time on Sunday – smashing a record that had stood since 1967.
The temperature at Sydney’s Observatory Hill reached 86 degrees shortly after 4:30 a.m. Crowds flocked to Sydney beaches seeking relief from the heat.
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