Insanely hot today. Had to endure a little more than two hours on the road today on an airport run, and the 43 degree heat was not easy to bear. Had to constantly keep hydrated, and the car's air-conditioning brought some relief.
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Rail chaos as mercury nudges 45
Source - The Age, 11 Jan 2010
Commuters faced widespread train disruptions as extreme heat again took its toll on the metropolitan rail network.
As the temperature passed 43 in the city, and nudged 45 in outer western suburbs and Geelong, 110 trains had been cancelled across the network by 6pm.
All but three train lines were experiencing cancellations and buses replaced trains on two lines. Metro Trains reported disruptions on all lines except Glen Waverley, Pakenham, Racecourse and Stony Point...
...Temperatures reached 43.6 in Melbourne at 4.58pm but the highest reading so far was 44.9 degrees at Geelong airport at 3.29pm.
Other highs were recorded at Avalon (44.6 at 3.24pm); Laverton (44.7 at 4.32pm); Westmere (44.2 at 2.59pm) and Dartmoor (44.2 at 1.13pm).
The temperature is expected to ease to 21 in Melbourne overnight, then start climbing again tomorrow before a cool change blows in about midday.
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