Heatwave takes Sydney into record territory

Temperatures in parts of Sydney topped 40 degrees today, as the city sweated through a record streak of 21 days above 26C.

In Penrith, the temperature reached 41.7 by mid-afternoon and hovered just below into the evening.

Closer to the city it wasn’t much cooler with 39.2C recorded at Sydney Olympic Park and 36.9 at the airport.

Read The Guardian story from Thursday, February 25- “Sydney heatwave: mercury hits 41.7C as city sets record for days above 26C.”