‘Something is changing’: Sydney records warmest run of June days in more than a century

Temperatures topped 20C on Tuesday for the 10th consecutive day, a streak not seen since 1919 Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Temperatures in Sydney topped 20C on Tuesday for the 10th consecutive day, breaking a record for June that had stood since 1919. On another warm day in Sydney, the thermometer at Observatory Hill showed 20.1C by 11.30am on Tuesday. Usual maximum temperatures are about 18C. That temperature recording – once checked by Bureau of Meteorology staff – will confirm a record for the city for the highest number of consecutive days above 20C for June – the first month of winter. “It’s not unusual to get a day or two above 20C in June in Sydney but what’s unusual is to have them for this prolonged period,” said bureau spokesperson Casey McCarthy. “My antennae went up pretty quickly once I saw we had three or four days.” If forecasts for the coming days hold, McCarthy said Sydney could finish this warm spell with a record 14 consecutive June days above 20C. Temperature records at Observatory Hill go back to 1859 and over that period the average daily maximum temperature