Adelaide smashes heatwave record
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The national capital city record for the longest number of days reaching 35 degrees Celsius has been broken in Adelaide. (ABC News)
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Adelaide set an unenviable national record today when it recorded the longest-lasting heatwave - 11 days - of any Australian capital city.
The record for the longest number of days reaching 35 degrees Celsius was broken when the city's temperature reached 35.1C at 10:30am CDT.
Mika Peace from the weather bureau says Adelaide has now had 11 straight days of sweltering conditions.
"The record previously was held by Perth where there were 10 days over 35 degrees back in February 1988," she said.
"Today we've had 11th day over 35 degrees in Adelaide and we are forecasting at this stage for temperatures to stay over 35 until Tuesday next week, which in total would give us 16 days in a row."
Meanwhile, in country South Australia, another heatwave record has been broken.
Ceduna on the state's west coast is experiencing its 12th day of weather over 35C.
Ms Peace says there is the chance of a change next Wednesday.
"At this stage hot temperatures to continue until Tuesday and at the moment it looks like we might have a change coming through on Wednesday," she said.
"Obviously that's still a week out, hoping that the Wednesday system doesn't weaken like some of the ones in the last few days have, but at the moment it does look like a cool change coming through for Adelaide on Wednesday next week."
