<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Sydney is on track to beat heat records in October, with temperatures during the first half of the month matching high summer.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The city's average maximum temperature from October 1 to October 15 was about 27.2 degrees, </span><a href="https://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/sydney-on-track-for-hottest-october-on-record/1890941" rel="" target="_blank" title="Weatherzone has calculated"><span>Weatherzone has calculated</span></a><span>, far above the long-term monthly average of 22.2 degrees.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The first half of the month is already the hottest on record, with four days above 30 degrees.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div 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class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>And after Sydney's </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/sydney-has-wettest-winter-in-18-years-weather/a018a432-00c2-4bee-aa2b-e44adf1261c0" rel="" target="_blank" title="wettest winter in 18 years"><span>wettest winter in 18 years</span></a><span>, the rain has dried up, with only 4.2mm received during the first half of October.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/sydney-weather-hottest-october-on-record-could-happen/54f06329-d148-4eae-99a5-a5c30a1b1d1d" data-widget-id="AR_5"></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/israel-hamas-peace-deal-donald-trump-legacy-former-israel-ambassador-dave-sharma-interview/f6dbdf8b-ff4d-4ee7-b773-8a8da49292ba" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>'Enforcer' Trump secured peace deal because of one key detail: Sharma</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>According to Weatherzone, the average October rainfall total is 78mm.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The hot streak is set to continue.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"In the coming week alone, two bursts of heat will impact Sydney and other areas of NSW as very hot inland air spreads towards the east ahead of low pressure troughs and cold fronts," Weatherzone said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Bureau of Meteorology has forecast a top temperature of 32 degrees for Friday, but that will drop to 22 the next day with rain forecast for the weekend.</span></div></div><div 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class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"If this happens, it will break the record for the warmest October on record in Sydney, beating 26.2 degrees from 1988."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The city's weather records date to 1859.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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