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Temperatures in Sydney’s west have climbed to over 42 degrees.

By 2.30pm, the temperature at Penrith had reached 42.1 degrees, according to the Bureau of Meteorology, while Bankstown hit a high of 41.8 degrees.

Beachgoers at Penrith, where the temperature reached 42 degrees on Tuesday.Credit: Wolter Peeters

At Sydney Airport, a high of 42.5 degrees was recorded at 1.34pm, while the temperature reached 41.1 degrees just before 2.30pm.

Badgerys Creek’s temperature soared to 42.6 degrees, the hottest recorded temperature of the day so far, as Richmond, Horsley Park, Holsworthy, Canterbury, Campbelltown and Camden all recorded over 40 degrees.

In the Illawarra, temperatures in Nowra and Kiama reached 39 degrees while much of the South Coast escaped the harshest of the heat.

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