Sydney Morning Herald 06-02-2011
Sydney's record heatwave has continued for a seventh day but the city can breathe a sigh of relief as a break is set to come.
A new overnight record was set with temperatures only lowering to 27.6C at Sydney's Observatory Hill by 6.10am (AEDT) on Sunday - one degree higher than the previous record set in 1973.
Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) senior forecaster Neale Fraser said the heat record had extended into the seventh straight day that the Sydney area experienced 30C-plus temperatures.
Since records were first kept in 1858, Sydney has never experienced such consistently high temperatures.
Sydney Airport set an overnight record high of 26.4C at 7.11am (AEDT), topping the previous mark set in 1929.
Homebush in the city's west recorded an overnight high of 27.3C and Williamstown in the Hunter region was 26.9C by 5.51am (AEDT).
Relief though is on its way with a change in the weather expected on Sunday afternoon.
Temperatures are expected to drop to the mid 20s and are predicted to stay there until Wednesday.
