Think it's hot where you live? Inside the town that has suffered ten days above 40C this month (and steaks are cooked well done if left in the sun)
- Mildura on the border of Victoria and New South Wales had record temperatures
- Hottest record day was on January 4 when mercury hit a scorching 40C
- Mildura residents said temperatures in the town have increased over time
A regional town by the Murray River with a population of 30,000 is on track to sweat through its hottest January on record.
Mildura, on the border of Victoria and New South Wales, has already endured ten days above 40C this year - including three where the mercury tipped 45.
The scorching weather is causing chaos for some businesses in the region, and the Bureau of Meteorology is tipping the heatwave to continue through the weekend.
A regional town by the Murray River with a population of 30,000 is on track to sweat through its hottest January on record
Mildura (pictured), on the border of Victoria and New South Wales, has already endured ten days above 40C this year - including three where the mercury tipped 45
Mildura resident Naomi Cocks told Daily Mail Australia that while residents in the region were used to high temperatures, things had changed over the years.
'To what it was like years ago it is drier and hotter now,' she said.
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'I work in a 100 year old building and it can get very hot but we always stay open.
'We actually find we can do better business the hotter it is, whether its because people don't want to cook in the heat or whatever.'
Cafes and smaller businesses were shutting up shop early with the streets being all but bare after 2pm on the hottest days, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.
Temperatures approaching 50C were recorded using a car's in-built thermometer (top right)
Operators of the Mildura Dockside Cafe took to social media to show how the extreme heat was capable of cooking a steak inside of a car.
'At 11am I put a porterhouse steak in my car which was parked in the shade and left it until 4 pm.. It was very well done upon my return,' Dockside Cafe manager Lacey Hateley wrote.
Ms Hateley also shared a caution along with the images.
'With this heatwave please remember never to leave children, elderly or animals in the car,' she wrote.
'Always check on elderly neighbours, ensure your pets have a way to keep cool and cool drinking water.'
The temperature in Mildura has not dropped below 28C for the entirety of the month
So far in the 23 days of January the town has recorded ten days of 40C or more.
The temperature in Mildura has not dropped below 28C for the entirety of the month.
There will be little respite for the residents of the border town with the rest of January forecast to remain between the high 30s and low 40s.
