This temperature was last recorded in South Australia's outback on January 2, 1960, according to the country's Bureau of Meteorology.
The agency has also instated fire warnings for parts of Western Australia. Last month, a large bushfire near the region's Margaret River destroyed more than 6,000 hectares of land, forcing evacuations,People in the region should take"extra care to stay indoors with air conditioning, or if they have to be outdoors, to stay in the shade and keep up with fluids," the meteorology bureau's Luke Huntington told BBC News.
Temperatures are expected to rise slightly on Friday, but will cool down, BBC weather forecaster Chris Fawkes. CBS News has reached out to the meteorology bureau for more information and is awaiting response. the Environmental Protection Agency. Heatwave frequency has steadily increased, from an average of two heat waves per year during the 1960s to six per year during the 2010s.
Climate change has also caused Earth's temperature has risen by 0.14 degree Fahrenheit per decade since 1880, and 2020 was the second-warmest year on record The 2020 surface temperature was 1.76 degrees Fahrenheit, warmer than the 20th-century average of 57 degrees.