If you felt like the heatwave was especially boiling for a typical Melbourne summer, you were spot on. It turns out that it actually broke a weather record as the hottest three-day period in a decade.

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A top of 26 degrees is forecast for the Melbourne area on Australia Day. Picture: Richard Dobson After beautifully warm weather on Sunday, aircons will be pumping come Monday with a top of 42C ...