<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Spring is settling in as an absolute scorcher, with temperature records for October tumbling around the country.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Weatherzone reports multiple states around the country recorded unprecedented October heat yesterday - though official confirmation will only come later this morning, as maximums are calculated in a 24-hour 9am to 9am period.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But the weather reporting site said Birdsville in Queensland reached 44.9 degrees, just 0.2 degrees short of the statewide October weather record.</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/world/anthony-albanese-donald-trump-meeting-white-house-oval-office/86dff558-6189-4a00-9b65-d40d7f055505" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Trump and Albanese sign critical minerals deal in chummy White House meeting</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In other parts of the state, new regional records were set, including 44.2 degrees at Ballera, and 43.1 degrees at Thargomindah.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>And the scorchers weren't limited to the Sunshine State.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In South Australia, Moomba Airport reached 44.1 degrees, breaking the previous record of 43.5 degrees.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/heat-records-october-temperatures-break-records-multiple-states/27ac5aa7-a468-4389-8b77-d8b568c629db" 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/amazon-web-services-aws-major-internet-outages-fortnite-snapchat-roblox-canva/fec1083a-3def-47f3-ae8f-79948caebbf2" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>World's biggest websites, apps affected as AWS reports major issues</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>And Oodnadatta registered 44 degrees just after 3.30 pm, Weatherzone said - though that was shy of South Australia's overall October record high of 45.4 degrees.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Regional New South Wales also copped it, with Tibooburra in the far north-west breaking records to reach 42.6 degrees.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>White Cliffs, in the same region, hit 42.3 degrees.</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/china-air-force-flares-australian-aircraft-south-china-sea/79b84abf-18f4-44c0-9993-0596759faf8d" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Chinese aircraft makes 'unsafe' flare drop in front of Australian plane</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The pool of unseasonably warm air in Australia's interior will begin to dissipate in South Australia on Tuesday, however the (south-west) corner of Queensland and the (north-west) corner of New South Wales can expect another scorcher on Tuesday," Weatherzone said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Tuesday's temperatures at some locations could even potentially exceed Monday's, which obviously means that more records could tumble."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Temperatures in Sydney today are expected to reach a mild 23 - but will soar tomorrow with a forecast maximum of 38 degrees, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Brisbane will reach 30 degrees today and tomorrow before rising to 35 on Thursday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Adelaide, meanwhile, is going in the other direction, with temperatures plummeting to below 20 after today and storms and rain forecast.</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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