Yesterday on the news they said the heat wave from down South had arrived in parts of Queensland and they had 48.5 c (119.3 f) in one town yesterday.
Hey that would make the air conditioning work hard
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//The heat wave enveloping southwest Queensland?s channel country again pushed the mercury to new highs on Saturday, with Thargomindah
enduring a record 48.5C.\\
Birdsville has had 7 consecutive days over 42 with a maximum of 48 c.
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Meanwhile, Birdsville is due to swelter through 42-48c degree heat for the seventh consecutive day today.
42 c = 107.6 f
48 c = 118.4