{"id":644526,"date":"2026-05-02T08:27:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T08:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/644526\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T08:27:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T08:27:12","slug":"tasmanian-capital-hobart-recorded-its-hottest-day-in-may-breaking-144-year-old-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/644526\/","title":{"rendered":"Tasmanian capital Hobart recorded its hottest day in May, breaking 144-year-old record"},"content":{"rendered":"

Three Australian<\/a> states have broken May heat records, with one capital city smashing a 144-year-old record.The Tasmanian<\/a> capital of Hobart recorded its hottest ever May day yesterday, exceeding the previous record of 25.7 degrees, Weatherzone reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\ufeffThe city hit 26.9 degrees just after 3pm, more than 12 degrees above its average May maximum of 14.6 degrees.<\/p>\n

\"AThree states have broken May heat records, with Hobart smashing a 144-year-old record. (Getty)<\/p>\n

Warm north-westerly winds \ufeffcontributed to other May records.<\/p>\n

At least 20 weather stations in Victoria<\/a> registered heat records on the same day.This includes Avalon in Melbourne<\/a>‘s western outskirts, which recorded 29.\ufeff3 degrees at 1.02pm, exceeding the old record of 28 degrees.\"TheThe maximum daily temperature for parts of south-east Australia hit the mid-to-high 20s on Friday. (Weatherzone)<\/p>\n

The city of Warrnambool in the state’s south-west reached 28.3 degrees at 1.23pm.\ufeff<\/p>\n

May heat records were also broken in NSW<\/a>.Deniliquin in the western Riverina region hit 28.5 degrees yesterday, nudging just above the old record of 28.0 degrees.
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Hay \ufeffalso exceeded its May record, hitting 29.2 degrees, beating the old record of 29.1 by a whisker.<\/p>\n

Ivanhoe hit 29.5 degrees, beating the old record of 29.1 degrees.\ufeff<\/p>\n

Temperatures set to dip\ufeff<\/p>\n

A low pressure system is set to bring rain, gusty winds and thunderstorms to parts of Australia until at least the middle of next week.<\/p>\n

A cold front is set to slowly cross into Victoria late today and into tomorrow.<\/p>\n

The low pressure system is then expected to \ufeffmove over Bass Strait or southern Victoria on Monday, with a cool south-westerly airstream in its wake, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.<\/p>\n

\"AA cold front is set to slowly cross into Victoria late today and into tomorrow. (Getty)<\/p>\n

A cold front and associated trough will also move into NSW.<\/p>\n

The system is set to cross the state between tomorrow and early next week, bringing unsettled weather to southern inland parts of the state.<\/p>\n

Residents in the ACT can expect mostly cloudy days with the chance of a shower next week.<\/p>\n

Isolated coastal showers will continue in Queensland \ufeffat least Tuesday as a high pressure system extends over the state from a slow moving high near New Zealand.<\/p>\n

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South Australian residents can expect a cold front in multiple parts of the state, with isolated showers expected for the west coast district and southern agricultural area.\ufeff<\/p>\n

There will be showers over southern parts of Western Australia until at least Tuesday, along with the chance of a thunderstorm over the western Pilbara tomorrow.<\/p>\n

\ufeffA trough which has moved into the Northern Territory’s south-west is expected to reach the Simpson District by this evening.<\/p>\n

Off the back of warmer temperatures, showers are expected to fall in many parts of Tasmania until at least Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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