A cool change is on its way across southeastern Australia after scorching temperatures sent people flocking to beaches and air-conditioning, as elsewhere bushfires scorched vast tracts of land.
The hottest place was Warburton in the NT with 47.2 degrees but temperatures well into the 40s were also recorded in South Australia, Western Australia, NSW and Queensland.
Weather forecasters believe today may have been Australia's hottest day on record but they won't know until tomorrow morning then they calculate the average.
So far, Monday remains the hottest day since records began with an average maximum temperature across Australia of 40.33 degrees, beating the previous record of 40.17 degrees set in 1972, the Bureau of Meteorology's David Jones told AAP.
Sydney-siders haved flocked to Bondi Beach to cool down with a dip. Picture: Twitter/Jess Deewriter
"We had the hottest day on record for Australia (on Monday) and today it looks like we may well go better again," Dr Jones said.
Not everyone could evade the oppressive heat, with NSW paramedics responding to a spate of heat-related casualties as Sydney recorded a peak temperature of 42.5 degrees.
Trevor Clare of Limestone Station near Broken Hill, where yesterday's high was over 44C. Picture: Braden Fastier
Much of NSW also broke the 40 degree barrier, with Bega on the south coast the first town to hit the mark at 11.30am (AEDT).
Michael Clunie, who works for Forests NSW, was ordered out of the Bomballa State Forrest in the morning when the temperature topped 41 Celsius in Bega.
''It's a relief,'' he said of the southerly.
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''People were worried about the whole area.''
Jo, a local business owner in the town's main strip, said takings were down by 75 per cent when she went to the bank after closing shop.
''The people just didn't come out or were evacuating and a lot of people who work in offices in Bega left because they were worried about their homes,'' she said.
This image posted on Twitter shows a frazzled pooch enjoying a cold spray during the heatwave. Picture: Twitter/Craft Ledger
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Heat related call-outs rose across the state, with 17 patients treated for heat exposure in Sydney alone, eight of whom were aged 70 years and over.
Many took refuge from the NSW heatwave by staying indoors, while the more adventurous headed to the beach.
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While workers luxuriated in their air-conditioned offices, holidaymakers found other ways to cool down.
Extra surf lifesavers volunteered today at beaches that are not normally patrolled on weekdays.
These kids took a practical approach by cooling off in buckets. Picture: Twitter/Raven Zech
In Melbourne children were being rescued after being locked in cars with the windows closed, as the temperature inside exceeded 50 degrees.
Ambulance Victoria operations manager Paul Holman said since last Friday, when the temperature exceeded 40 degrees in Melbourne, between seven and 12 children have been found locked in cars each day, with passersby alerting authorities.
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Some of the children have been hospitalised.
"I am a little bit astounded that we're still dealing with this and particularly that we are dealing with it on a day of, you know, 40-degree heat," Mr Holman told reporters today.
"It's like putting a gun to your child's head."
Hanna Basso with daughter Brigitta Whilbey at Brighton beach in Adelaide on another hot day. Picture: Calum Robertson
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The ACT Ambulance Service treated 19 people for heat related illnesses while in Adelaide, the Zoo was taking special steps to keep the animals cool including ice blocks filled with meat, fish or fruit as well as providing water misters and wading pools.
In Queensland, Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Michael Knepp said a trough behind NSW's hot temperatures is making its way to southern Queensland, which will trigger a rise in temperature across the state next week.
Brisbane can expect a maximum of 36 degrees tomorrow, Alice Springs will have a scorching 43 degrees, Darwin is heading for 32 and Perth 30.
But there will be a cooler respite in other capitals.
Sydney should have 25 degrees, Melbourne 20, Adelaide 25, Canberra 28 and Hobart a cool 16.
Ouyen farmer Brent Morrish walking across scorched Victorian earth with dogs Beau and Lucky.
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