43C

The Australian outback town of Birdsville is famously hot but record-breaking conditions have pushed the mercury north of 43C every day from...

The Australian outback town of Birdsville is famously hot but record-breaking conditions have pushed the mercury north of 43C every day from 26 January, Australia Day, to the beginning of February. The temperature has only dipped below 40C on five days so far this year in the Queensland desert community, and not once since 23 January when some rain kept it down to 37.5C.

(the) Outback/région aride située au cœur de l’Australie, arrière-pays, intérieur des terres - record-breaking/exceptionnel - to dip/tomber – below/au-dessous de - so far/jusqu'à présent - to keep, kept, kept sth down/maintenir qch "à la baisse"