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It was a day of record-breaking temperatures across South Australia. Adelaide has officially sweltered through its hottest Australia Day on record, reaching a top of 44.7 degrees just after five o'clock. Ceduna hit its highest temperature since records began, at 49.5 degrees it was the hottest place in the state. The heat caused cancellations and changes to events, but planned marches and rallies still forged ahead.

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00:00In the cool of the morning, the day began with a moment of reflection.
00:07Crowds gathered for the annual Morning in the Morning,
00:10a chance to honour First Nations histories and stories.
00:14We mourn the loss of our relatives, our kin,
00:17we mourn the loss of our cultures and languages.
00:20As temperatures began to rise by late morning,
00:23crowds took a quick chance to cool off
00:25before marching through the heart of the city for the Survival Day rally.
00:29It's really hot, but no matter the weather, it could be pouring down with rain,
00:32it could be nearly 50, I'd still be here, we'd still be here for our people.
00:36Organisers of the Australia Day Matters rally said some attendees were deterred by the heat.
00:41It's been really awkward with the temperatures, we've had a lot of pull-outs.
00:45We've picked a park with plenty of shade,
00:48we're going to have water machines and all sorts of misting machines.
00:51A police presence in Glenelg where the March for Australia event pushed ahead
00:56and speakers rallied against immigration and some expressed anti-Islam sentiment.
01:01It's not as great as the first one, I think there were thousands in the first one really.
01:05Up and down King William Street, North Terrace, today we're still good.
01:08But not all events went ahead as planned.
01:11The annual Aus Lights on the River and Elder Park fireworks have been cancelled.
01:15It's just going to get hotter and hotter today for people's safety and wellbeing, we just couldn't continue.
01:21We have now broken the record for the hottest Australia Day in our climate records.
01:27In Port Pirie, which reached a top of 48 degrees, the beach was the place to be.
01:33Jumping in the water, we're pure jumping over back here, doing backflips into the water, having a great time.
01:38Dip in the water a bit later and go and enjoy some of the Leamingtons.
01:42As the mercury rose to the mid-40s in Renmark, the citizenship ceremony was moved indoors.
01:48I'm here to support the Aussies getting their citizenship today. We're really exciting for it.
01:53In Adelaide, it's set to be another sleepless night with temperatures lingering in the 30s.
01:59Little reprieve on the fourth day of heatwave conditions.
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