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Sydney records hottest June since 1859 as expert warns new high a ‘signature’ of global warming

Bureau of Meteorology says city’s mean temperature reached 16.1C, surpassing the previous record of 15.7C set in 1991Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSydney has officially experienced its hottest June since records began, after a winter month of spring-like warmth.While ear...

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by Ima Caldwell
Sydney records hottest June since 1859 as expert warns new high a ‘signature’ of global warming

Bureau of Meteorology says city’s mean temperature reached 16.1C, surpassing the previous record of 15.7C set in 1991

Sydney has officially experienced its hottest June since records began, after a winter month of spring-like warmth.

While early weather data suggested the month was merely among the warmest, the Bureau of Meteorology confirmed on Friday that June 2026 broke the all-time mean temperature record at Observatory Hill, where tracking first began in 1859.

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