NSW heatwave: Records tumble in Moree, while Sydney set to swelter with top of 40C

Moree, in northern NSW, is in
the midst of a record heatwave.

As the mercury soars in Sydney today, spare a thought for the people of Moree in northern New South Wales, who are in the midst of a record-breaking heatwave.

The town's residents have sweltered through 27 consecutive days where the temperature has exceeded 35 degrees Celsius — a state record.

The previous benchmark was 17 days, and the bad news is, there is no respite in sight.

Rob Taggart from the Bureau of Meteorology said the string of sweaty weather in Moree was unprecedented, even for summer.

"This is unheard of," he said.

"The previous record was 17 days in a row of 35 degrees or more and that was set in the summer of '81 and '82.

Read the ABC story - “NSW heatwave: Records tumble in Moree, while Sydney set to swelter with to pof 40C.”

(Shepparton, it has been predicted, will have a maximum of 41 degrees Celsius on Monday)