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A refreshing shift in weather is finally bringing relief to south-eastern Australia following an intense period of record-breaking heat.
Over the last week, a severe heatwave shattered numerous longstanding records, with temperatures soaring to 50 degrees Celsius in two South Australian towns, as reported by Weatherzone.
In the north-western regions of the state, temperatures approached the 50-degree mark, while Melbourne experienced a scorching high of 45.6 degrees in its suburban areas.
The modest towns of Hopetoun and Walpeup recorded temperatures of 48.9 degrees, surpassing their previous records of 48.8 degrees set during the catastrophic 2009 Black Saturday Bushfires.
In South Australia, Weatherzone noted that Woomera experienced an unprecedented average maximum temperature of 46.7 degrees over seven days, marking its hottest week in 76 years of documented weather history.
Sydney and NSW this week will see some showers and thunderstorms on Monday, with temperatures of up to 24 degrees.
It will then warm up to 29 degrees again by mid-week.
Melbourne dropped to an almost chilly 19 degrees, with showers also forecast today.
It’ll warm up again to 31 degrees on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Adelaide will drop to 23 degrees today before temperatures back in the low 30s this week, which is still much cooler than recently.
Hobart will be a chilly 15 degrees this week with showers on the way.
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