The weather bureau has forecast a “blistering day” for Sydney on Wednesday, with record-breaking heat shifting towards the east coast, while damaging winds whip through southern states.

On Tuesday, both New South Wales and Queensland recorded their hottest-ever October temperatures , the highest since records began in 1910, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.

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“Large parts of the country will have another very hot day today, with the potential for more records to be set later on, on Wednesday afternoon,” the senior BoM meteorologist Angus Hines said.

“Sydney is forecast to reach 3

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