Albany swelters through 38.8

Albany Advertiser

Tue, 15 November 2016 7:26PM

Tyson Beattie, Regan Askevold and Liam McDonald cooling off at Middleton Beach. Credit: Laurie Benson

Albany recorded a sweltering maximum of 38.8 degrees Celsius today, nearing a record temperature for November.

It neared the record for the hottest November day of 39.2 degrees set in 2013 with the mercury hitting 38.8 at 2.52pm at Albany Airport.

A wind change dramatically dropped the temperature to 23.8 at 3.30pm.

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