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By Tom WilliamsA record spell of September heat is baking southern states in temperatures as much as 18 degrees Celsius above average, prompting a rare cool-season heatwave warning and an early end to the snow season.
The hot air mass responsible for the unseasonable warmth first descended on Western Australia 10 days ago, then expanded east last week, engulfing most of central and southern Australia and reaching the NSW coast on Friday. While a cool change is now gradually moving through South Australia and Victoria, for parts of NSW and southern Queensland the hottest weather will hit during the coming days.
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