<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Three </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/australia" rel="" target="" title="Australian"><span>Australian</span></a><span> states have broken May heat records, with one capital city smashing a 144-year-old record.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/tasmania" rel="" target="" title="Tasmanian"><span>Tasmanian</span></a><span> capital of Hobart recorded its hottest ever May day yesterday, exceeding the previous record of 25.7 degrees, Weatherzone </span><a href="https://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/hobart-breaks-may-heat-record-by-more-than-a-degree/1891334?" rel="" target="" title="reports"><span>reports</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The city hit 26.9 degrees just after 3pm, more than 12 degrees above its average May maximum of 14.6 degrees.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/wet-windy-weather-may-australia-southern-cool-change-winds-forecast/1ad43ac7-af66-4d03-a6f7-18f412ce6cd6" rel="" target="" title="Wet and windy start to May as storms sweep nation's south "><strong><span>Wet and windy start to May as storms sweep nation's south</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Warm north-westerly winds contributed to other May records.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>At least 20 weather stations in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/victoria" rel="" target="" title="Victoria"><span>Victoria</span></a><span> registered heat records on the same day.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>This includes Avalon in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/melbourne" rel="" target="" title="Melbourne"><span>Melbourne</span></a><span>'s western outskirts, which recorded 29.3 degrees at 1.02pm, exceeding the old record of 28 degrees.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/national-weather-news-australia-tasmanian-capital-hobart-recorded-its-hottest-day-in-may-breaking-144-year-old-record/6bcc9620-5e81-4b46-89eb-f653c02252ca" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The city of Warrnambool in the state's south-west reached 28.3 degrees at 1.23pm.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>May heat records were also broken in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/new-south-wales" rel="" target="" title="NSW"><span>NSW</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Deniliquin in the western Riverina region hit 28.5 degrees yesterday, nudging just above the old record of 28.0 degrees.</span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/wet-windy-weather-may-australia-southern-cool-change-winds-forecast/1ad43ac7-af66-4d03-a6f7-18f412ce6cd6" rel="" target="" title="Wet and windy start to May as storms sweep nation's south "><strong><br/></strong></a><strong><br/></strong><span>Hay also exceeded its May record, hitting 29.2 degrees, beating the old record of 29.1 by a whisker.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Ivanhoe hit 29.5 degrees, beating the old record of 29.1 degrees.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h3><strong><span>Temperatures set to dip</span></strong></h3></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A low pressure system is set to bring rain, gusty winds and thunderstorms to parts of Australia until at least the middle of next week.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A cold front is set to slowly cross into Victoria late today and into tomorrow.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The low pressure system is then expected to move over Bass Strait or southern Victoria on Monday, with a cool south-westerly airstream in its wake, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A cold front and associated trough will also move into NSW.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The system is set to cross the state between tomorrow and early next week, bringing unsettled weather to southern inland parts of the state.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/groceries-prices-inflation-coles-woolies-supermarket-prices/a0b3c54b-ac98-41cd-9132-879fe1663b42" target="" title="How much your supermarket spend has jumped in two years"><strong><span>How much your supermarket spend has jumped in two years</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Residents in the ACT can expect mostly cloudy days with the chance of a shower next week.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Isolated coastal showers will continue in Queensland at least Tuesday as a high pressure system extends over the state from a slow moving high near New Zealand.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>South Australian residents can expect a cold front in multiple parts of the state, with isolated showers expected for the west coast district and southern agricultural area.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>There will be showers over southern parts of Western Australia until at least Tuesday, along with the chance of a thunderstorm over the western Pilbara tomorrow.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A trough which has moved into the Northern Territory's south-west is expected to reach the Simpson District by this evening.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Off the back of warmer temperatures, showers are expected to fall in many parts of Tasmania until at least Tuesday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google 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