Darwin swelters through second hottest day on record

DARWIN has officially sweltered through its second ever hottest day on record with the mercury soaring to 38.2C at 12.30pm

Darwin has officially sweltered through its second ever hottest day on record with the mercury soaring to 38.2C at 12.30pm

DARWIN has officially sweltered through its second ever hottest day on record with the mercury soaring to 38.2C at 12.30pm.

The all time record is 38.9C recorded in 1982.

🌡️HOT today in #Darwin! Today was officially the second hottest day on record, reaching 38.2C at 12.30pm. The all time record was 38.9C in 1982. Check out temp drop and humidity jump when the #seabreeze 💨 came in at lunchtime https://t.co/UblGYSiWQq pic.twitter.com/ISODDdzlFF

— Bureau of Meteorology, Northern Territory (@BOM_NT) October 21, 2019

Darwin hasn’t been the only place to feel the heat recently as other parts of the Top End have topped out at much higher temperatures still.

Temperature records were broken at:

Tindal RAAF - 42.7C on October 17

Douglas River – 44.1C on October 20

Batchelor – 41.9C on October 20

Middle Point – 42.5C on October 20

The Bureau of Meteorology’s Chris Kent said overnight temperatures in Darwin had been a degree or two below average during most of October ranging between 22-24C, but for the rest of this week the temperature will only drop to 25C overnight, which is consistent with the average overnight minimum of 24.9C.

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“More moisture in the air means it will feel more humid across the Top End for the rest of this week, but this also means there’s a slight to medium chance of a shower or storm in the north west Top End, including Darwin this weekend,” Mr Kent said.

No rain has been recorded in Darwin so far since the official start of the Wet season.