40C Temperatures for Sydney 22/11/09
For the second time in 3 days, 40C maximum temperatures reached into the Sydney basin. Following on from Fridays heat as well as 32C to 37C on 21/11/09 across Western Sydney, today 22/11/09 saw 40C temperatures spread across most of Sydney. The peak temperatures that occurred were well above the November average.
Maximum temperatures for the day is sourced from the Bureau of Meteorology weather station data bases and include:-
Campbelltown - 41C.
Penrith 42.1C (Second 42C day in 3 days here).
Richmond - 41.4C.
Sydney Airport - 42.5C.
Sydney Observatory Hill - 40.4C.
Sydney Olympic Park - 42.4C.
In addition I took the photograph of the sky from where I live looking North East mid afternoon. It shows the colour of the sky during the hottest part of the day. In particular the sky over Western Sydney is a white colour. While some high cirrus cloud is evident, smoke from bushfires, dust and heat haze created a situation where the sky turned white, even a light brown colour for much of the afternoon. It made for unpleasant conditions. I did note that towards evening the winds turned to a more westerly direction which cleared away some of the bushfire smoke hanging across the region.
Harley Pearman
