Sydney was a city of two halves yesterday, with a soggy start for some in the morning giving way to the city’s hottest day since January.

After storms rolled through the north in the morning, with heavy showers further south, skies cleared allowing temperatures to soar. With a peak of 37.4 degrees in Sydney yesterday, the city experienced its hottest day since the mercury climbed to 38.5 degrees at the start of this year.

Yesterday’s 37.4°C is up there with limited company in terms of days exceeding 35 degrees recently, and even more so when looking at days over 37 degrees. In the last 5 years there have been 18 days when Sydney has exceeded 35 degrees, with 10 of these exceeding 37 degrees – the highest of which occurred in 2020 at 41.2 degrees.

The remainder of 2024 will be warm, however, with temperatures hovering just below 30 degrees. 2025 looks set to kick off with similar temperatures and largely sunny conditions for the harbour city.