Victoria records highest December temperature in five years as Australia swelters under heatwave

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Victoria records highest December temperature in five years as Australia swelters under heatwave
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Widespread heat recorded across South Australia, Victoria, Northern Territory and New South Wales

Victoria recorded its highest December temperatures in five years on Monday, as towns and cities across the country sweltered in widespread heat.

While no weather stations had set December maximum temperature records, many sites in western Victoria were in their top five for December, according to the bureau. Wilcannia’s previous December record was 46.4C in 2005 and Ivanhoe’s 46.2C in 2019. “We’ll be keeping an eye on the mercury through there today,” How said.

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