Penrith in Sydney's west reaches a top of 47.3 degrees Celsius, the highest temperature recorded by a weather station in the Sydney metropolitan area in 79 years.
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| Sydneysiders are flocking to the beach to cope with the heat. |
The temperature hit 47.3C at Penrith just after 3:00pm.
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) early this afternoon said it had confirmed preliminary data and declared it was the highest temperature ever recorded by a weather station in the Sydney metropolitan area.
Read the ABC News story - “Sydney hits its highest temperature recorded since 1939 with Penrith reaching 47.3C.”
