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"It is the most significant hot spell of the summer so far. Today is the peak in temperatures throughout the state,"he said.
"There's certainly still a risk of trees coming down. We may see that over the next few days as trees become stressed from the heat, [such as] gums,"Mr Charlton said.
"Our messages to the community over this next few days of heat are: have a back-up plan, consider what you might need on your property if you lose power, charge critical devices."
"The temperatures are still going to remain near to above average right throughout the week and then we're going to see temperatures start to increase again towards the weekend,"he said.