Australia's weather bureau says Tuesday was the hottest day on record across the country. Bureau of Meteorology Australia's weather bureau says December 17 was the hottest day on record across the country. READ MORE:* Australia could see its hottest day on record, fuelling bush fire crisis* Australia's heatwave: Records smashed in Victoria ahead of hottest day* The world's 15 hottest sites on Tuesday were all in Australia"This hot air mass is so extensive, the preliminary figures show that yesterday was the hottest day on record in Australia, beating out the previous record from 2013 and this heat will only intensify." Climatologist Dr Blair Trewin said Australia may this week hit a record for its warmest day, exceeding the 40.3C average maximum temperature set in January 2013. Victoria could record its hottest December day on Friday if centres in the northwest reach a forecast 47C.

Source: Stuff December 18, 2019 04:41 UTC