Hot weather records broken across parts of Sydney and NSW

ABC NEWS (Australia)

Shannon Schubert with that report from Victoria. It's been a day of tumbling hot weather records throughout New South Wales. The temperature crept close to 40 in Sydney and it's been the hottest October day on record in Penrith, Bankstown and Terrey Hills.

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00:00Sweltering and splashing under a warm spell.

00:08I've heard it's only springtime and it's just going to keep getting hotter from here

00:12so I'm terrified.

00:13I'm nervous for the summer.

00:15This is getting really hot.

00:17Temperatures in parts of Sydney reached 40 degrees as a hot mass of air made its way

00:22through the outback into the eastern states.

00:25It's about the third or fourth day of near record heat or record heat for inland parts

00:30of southern and western Queensland and also northern and eastern parts of New South Wales.

00:35In Bondi some basked in the sun.

00:38For me being an English person it's great.

00:40So we came down to Bondi just to kick it back, relax.

00:43Others not so enthused.

00:45I feel like I'm in a stew pot currently and I'm getting cooked in a witch's stew.

00:50It was much warmer in the west, commuters and workers alike feeling the heat.

00:56Dry conditions and strong winds meant total fire bans across parts of the state.

01:01That's the key measure we use to stop people lighting fires today.

01:05But unfortunately we'll see accidents happen and we want to make sure that people are taking care

01:10right across New South Wales.

01:11This unseasonable heat has also prompted a warning around the dangers of heat stress and heat stroke.

01:19The symptoms can be mild ranging from thirst, tiredness, dizziness and nausea.

01:26We're likely to see more presentations both in the emergency department and through our

01:31ambulance service today and that's likely to be ongoing.

01:34Those that are more vulnerable to the extreme heat, people over 65, young children and babies,

01:41are homeless and the indigenous population.

01:44The heat also affected Sydney's train network, slowing down services.

01:50While the afternoon walk for some felt a little slower too.

01:54We'll see you on the challenge, all right.

01:56We'll close your tuition.

02:00Let's close your cook.

02:02See you later.

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