Sydneysiders are set to be drenched on Christmas Day while the rest of the nation has scorching heat and sunshine. Sydneysiders are set to be drenched on Christmas Day while the rest of the nation enjoys scorching heat and sunshine. Before Christmas, Australia is facing a record-breaking heatwave with temperatures climbing towards 50C in rural South Australia. Oodnadatta, which holds the record for the hottest day in Australia at 50.7C in 1960, will reach 47C on Thursday. Some remote area of South Australia could even surpass 50C, which has happened only twice since records began and not since 1998.

Source: Daily Mail December 17, 2019 20:19 UTC