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A jogger runs along the shore of Manly Beach after sunrise on the first day of Spring in Sydney, 2008

A colour coded map of Australia shoing hot temperatures across southern and eastern Australia
The map of the daily maximum temperatures shows the mercury reached 39 degrees in large parts of southern Australia.(Bureau of Meteorology)
A colour coded map of Australia showing high overnight temperatures
The map of the daily minimum temperatures shows large parts of Australia only dropped to 27th degrees overnight on Saturday.(Bureau of Meteorology)

The setting sun appears through clouds.
A cool change is imminent with a southerly wind change.(Audience submitted: Elizabeth Williams)

Person sleeping
The night-time heat is particularly hard on the body, making for restless sleep.(webphotographeer:iStockphoto)

Members of the public at a crowded beach during sunset.
Beachgoers at Scarborough Beach in Perth where heat in March is a usual occurrence.(ABC News: Kenith Png)

An illustration saying January and Feb are the hottest months in Melbourne followed by Dec and March

Two Indigenous children play under a sprinkler in a park, one seated and one standing with arms outstretched
Children in WA's Mid-West play under a sprinkler during a heatwave in February.(ABC News: David Weber)

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