Incoming: David White slides through Hot Tuesday in Arana Hills, Queensland. Picture: Darren White
Alex, aged 3, from Singleton NSW, gets a double dose of cooling-off-action. Source: news.com.au
RIGHT around the country there's one hot topic on everyone's mind: the scorching weather.
While city centres are sweltering well into 40-degree temperatures, people in some rural areas are on red alert for the serious threat of bushfires.
The NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) have issued dozens of warnings, with an emergency warning in place for Yarrabin. You can follow the latest updates here.
Likewise in Victoria, the Country Fire Authority has all the latest information on fires and warnings, here.
We've pulled together everything you'll need to know about Hot Tuesday - from the highest peaks of the hottest parts of the country, to the tried and tested, and bizarre, methods people use to cool off. And we want to hear from you: your pictures, your stories, your experiences of grappling with today's extreme heat.
1. The three hottest places in Australia today are all in South Australia. Sydneysiders struggling to cope with the heat should spare a thought for their outback neighbours. Oodnadatta is heading for a maximum temperature of 47C, and is likely to hit that high between 2pm and 5pm. Moomba and Maree, also in northern SA, are both headed for a top of 46C, expected this afternoon. At 11.30am local time (ACT), Oodnadatta was already sweltering at a hot 42.4C, Marree was 43.5C and Moomba was 42.1C.
2. Oodnadatta is no stranger to extreme temperatures - it holds the record for the first and third hottest temperatures ever recorded in Australia of 50.7C on January 2, 1960, and 50.3C the following day. Mardie, WA recorded 50.5C on February 19, 1988. Mundrabilla, WA and Forrest, WA share the fourth-highest temperature recorded in Australia of 49.8C, recorded in Mundrabilla on January 1, 1979 and in Forrest on January 13, 1979.
3. So what about everywhere else? The nation's capitals are expecting warm to hot temperatures across the country this afternoon:
- Sydney
Predicted today: 43C
Recorded maximum: 45.3C, January 14, 1939
- Melbourne
Predicted today: 31C
Recorded maximum: 46.4C, February 7, 2009
- Brisbane
Predicted today: 32C
Recorded maximum: 41.7C, February 22, 2004
- Adelaide
Predicted today: 31C
Recorded maximum: 46.1C, January 12, 1939
- Perth
Predicted today: 40C
Recorded maximum: 46.2C, February 23, 1991
- Hobart
Predicted today: 25C
Recorded maximum: 41.8C, January 4, 2013
- Canberra
Predicted today: 38C
Recorded maximum: 42.2C, February 2, 1968
- Darwin
Predicted today: 33C
Recorded maximum: 40.4C, October 10, 1892
4. OK. So Hot Tuesday isn't the hottest day on record. But it's still a scorcher in some places, and temperatures are jumping rapidly. For example, in Bega, NSW, the temperature jumped 26 points to 41C between sunrise and 11:30 (AEDT). That's a lot.
Next. How are people cooling off in such extreme conditions? Tom Saunders from the Weather Channel has three key tips:
5. Drink plenty of water;
6. Stay out of the sun;
7. "Don't worry too much about your power bill - keep your air conditioner running. All day and all night."
Thanks Tom. Now. How's everyone else coping?
8. Kate from the Birdsville Roadhouse in Queensland is taking the classic approach in 40.9-degree heat: "Ice creams (whatever we have left), and cold drinks."
9. Sarah Pilgrim, a publican for the Victoria Hotel in Rutherglen at the NSW/VIC border says the bar is full of people who were on holidays camping by the river. Now they are holed up watching the cricket and drinking. To be fair - it is 41.5 degrees outside and very windy. Three CFA fire trucks have just pulled out of town. Most other holiday makers left yesterday to avoid the heat.
Gabrielle from Newcastle cools off in a friend's backyard pool. Source: news.com.au
OK. So you're inside, drinking water and pumping the air-con. But what are you going to eat? The team at taste.com.au say these are the most searched-for foods today:
10. Smoothies
11. Pancakes;
12. Tuna (really?);
13. Potato salad;
14. Ice blocks (yes). Made from Nutella (YES).
15-24. Our Beat the Heat checklist:
25. Once you're safe, spare a thought for your relatives - especially if they're elderly. The over-65s are particularly susceptible to hot temperatures, so be on the look-out. Remind them to stay hydrated, turn on the air-con, eat ice-blocks and not move around too much. And be watchful of the following symptoms of heat illness: dizziness or fainting, cramps and convulsions, nausea or rashes, weakness or exhaustion.
26. Last but not least - here's a definitive list of emergency contacts that will help keep you up-to-date with all the latest information across the country:
- NSW RFS: 1800 679 737 | Website
- VIC Bushfire information line: 1800 240 667 | CFA website
- North Australia Fire Information (NT)
- Queensland Rural Fire Service:
- Tasmania Fire Service:
- ACT Rural Fire Service:
- South Australia CFS:
- WA Department of Fire and Emergency Services
- IF IN DOUBT, CALL 000
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