By Kristina Pydynowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist
February 10,2017, 10:43:11AM,EST
After a 121-year-old heat record fell on Friday, dangerously hot weather will continue to bake Sydney, Australia, on Saturday.
Friday became the 10th day this summer to record highs exceeding 35 Celsius (95 Fahrenheit) at Sydney's Observatory Hill (the city’s official weather station) as temperatures soared to 37.5 C (99.5 F).
Never before have so many such days been registered in a summer since record-keeping began in 1859. The old record for the most days was nine, which was originally set during the summer of 1895-96, according to data from the Bureau of Meteorology.
The new record could reach 11 days with temperatures set to soar to around 38 C (100 F) again on Saturday.
At the Sydney Airport, a new record was set for the hottest February day with a high of 42.9 C (109.2 F) on Friday. The old record was 42.6 C (108.7 F) originally set on 21 February 1980.
For a city where a high of 26.5 C (80 F) is more common in February, this latest blast of heat will continue to put a strain on residents.
Residents should use caution amid the heat to avoid suffering from heat exhaustion or heatstroke. Wear light-colored clothing, drink plenty of water and avoid strenuous activities during the hottest times of the day.
Be sure to check in on the elderly, children and pets to ensure they are keeping cool.
The intense heat will encompass all of New South Wales and neighboring areas. Temperatures will reach or exceed 43 C (110 F) in the far western suburbs of Sydney, such as Richmond, and throughout most of central and western New South Wales.
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Saturday's heat will combine with locally breezy conditions to elevate the fire danger across the region. That is especially true away from the coast, where daytime relative humidity levels will be extremely low.
Any wildfires that ignite into Saturday could then be easily fanned by the widespread gusty winds that will get kicked up as a cold front swings through on Sunday, putting lives and property downwind of the blazes in extreme peril.
The fire danger has prompted the NSW Rural Fire Service to institute a statewide total fire ban for this weekend. Extra aircraft and strike teams have been put on standby to battle any blazes that ignite.
Officials have also closed many walking tracks and trails, as well as some parks and camping areas across the Sydney region due to the heat and fire danger, according to the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage.
Despite the winds, the cold front will be otherwise beneficial by sweeping away the intense heat.
"The front will bring needed heat relief for Sunday as temperatures lower and humidity falls," AccuWeather Meteorologist Adam Douty said. "This front could also lead to isolated thunderstorms on Sunday across eastern New South Wales."
Behind the front, temperatures will be returned to more seasonable levels early next week with highs near 24 C (75 F) anticipated in Sydney.
As cooler air advances from the south, the heat will get suppressed farther north with the peak of the heat wave baking Brisbane on Sunday.
Miles Eckard ·
Note
this blows the earth warmng theory to pieces. Logically it illustrates
that the area has been getting cooler for the last 121 years.
John Englart ·
Incorrect.
Look at many of the NSW site records over the last 100 years and you
find ave max temps have increased by an average of 1C and ave minimum
temps have increased by about 2C. Warming trend is obvious and clear.
Also if you look at the number of hot and extreme hot days, this is
increasing, while cold and extreme cold days are decreasing.
John Hummer ·
John
Englart I believe weather stats mean very little unless there are
REALLY significant long term differences that manifest (100 yrs. of
weather records is not really much time, climatologically) .....and
remember, when dealing with averages (that's all weather stats really
are!!) those are NOT "normals" be it precip. or temp. These terms so
often used are climatologically incorrect. And have helped fuel the
climate 'whatever you want to call it', 'debate'...... The weather does
it's thing and doesn't care what we call it.....El Nino, n La Nina, are
meaningless terms man has coined........There have been so many
exceptions to these terms as to what weather actually took place, I have
to wonder why they've not been pulled, for whatever legitimacy they may
have had, from usage! I always imagine how much danger our planet would
be in if the sun's heat output decreased cooling the planet just a few
degree (F or C)......I never hear this talked about, but it could
happen!
John Englart ·
Usually
30 years is considered statistically relevant for climate purposes,
less than that and changes can be put down to weather variability and
known cyclic patterns like ENSO IOD and IPO. So the trends of a 100 year
period, indeed even over a 30 year period are relevant. Solar cycles
are a known factor but have a relatively small impact compared to CO2
emissions and greenhouse effect.
John Englart ·
Usually
30 years is considered statistically relevant for climate purposes,
less than that and changes can be put down to weather variability and
known cyclic patterns like ENSO IOD and IPO. So the trends of a 100 year
period, indeed even over a 30 year period are relevant. Solar cycles
are a known factor but have a relatively small impact compared to CO2
emissions and greenhouse effect.
Kevin O Meara ·
Works at Omeara Carpentry
That's not hot come to Texas in July
Build a big wall to kep thr heat out!
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