40 degrees celcius is 104f, Sandra. and 42.5 is 108.5.

I've been in Wollombi for three days (looking at sculpture in the vineyards). at one of the places we went to, their outside table spontaneously combusted in the heat on Saturday - they think a dry leaf on it caught fire but the table was significantly damaged.

It was very hot, and the fire engine was called out locally four timnes today before we left. we drove through Laguna (mentioned on the alerts list) on the way home this evening, with the smell of smoke in the air and a smoke haze on the horizon.