Sydney's hottest New Year's Day on record

"The city's hottest New Year's Day on record sparked bushfires, caused power blackouts and shut down train lines.

"Sydney reached a top of 44.2 degrees [that's Celsius .. Fahrenheit is 111.6, and I've never been in a day that hot in my life, anywhere in Australia -- PW] at 4.30pm (AEDT), the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) said.

"The maximum state temperature recorded was 47 degrees [116.6 F] at Ivanhoe at 3pm, while the minimum was 25 degrees at Thredbo at 6am."
Sydney Morning Herald

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