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Wednesday, 13th October 2004 SIGNIFICANT WEATHER SUMMARY - NSW REGIONAL OFFICE Sydney experiences hottest October day on record.Sydney's maximum temperature today of 38.2 °C, recorded at 1:37pm, was the hottest October day in the city since records began back in 1858. The previous October record temperature for Observatory Hill was 37.4 °C on the 4th of October 1942. In more recent years, extreme October heat occurred in western Sydney suburbs in 1988 when Richmond recorded 40.4 °C. Today's record maximum in Sydney followed a minimum temperature of 22.9 °C at Observatory Hill, its 5th highest overnight temperature for October. The extreme springtime heat experienced today in Sydney and other parts of New South Wales followed record breaking temperatures in Victoria and South Australia over the last two days. The hot, dry northwest winds responsible for the scorching temperatures should give way to cooler winds from the south predicted to reach the Sydney region during tomorrow. Further information:
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