A few hornbags just to show how hot things are really getting!
January 29, 2009, 9:44 am
Adelaide has sweltered through its hottest night on record with the temperature only dipping to 33.9 degrees.
After a top temperature on Wednesday of 45.7c, the weather bureau said the overnight minimum came just after midnight (CDT).
The previous record was the 33.5c recorded on January 1, 1982.
By 5am the mercury had climbed back to 37c, on the way to a forecast top for Thursday of 44.
It will be Adelaide's third day in a row above 40c, with the city expected to have three more before the temperature dips into the high 30s.
That will be the longest run of consecutive days above 40c for more than 100 years.
Emergency services remained on high alert with a number of fires sparked by the conditions over the past 24 hours.
Public transport services were also thrown into chaos with the heat buckling both tram and train lines.
A number of blown transformers across the city has also cut power to some residents.
With the hot conditions persisting, SA Unions on Thursday urged employers to be flexible and to allow workers respite, particularly those without air-conditioning.
State secretary Janet Giles said it also made commonsense that there should be no outdoor work in such conditions.
"On days like these, the construction industry practically closes down, and for good reason," she said.
"Really good employers understand the toll that the heat can take and should even allow workers the flexibility to collect their children from school or tend to the needs of elderly relatives."
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