13/03/2008: Adelaide’s record heatwave extended to 11 days today and there is plenty more to come, according to weatherzone.com.au.

The city sweltered to a top of 40 degrees at 2:25pm, the 11th day in a row above 35.

"It is looking like today and tonight are going to be possibly the most trying of conditions during this whole hot spell," weatherzone.com.au meteorologist Matt Pearce said.

"Tonight is going to be an absolute stinker. It is the type of setup where the city may not drop below 30 degrees all night. We will then hit around 39 again tomorrow."

Now that Adelaide has broken the record for consecutive 35-degree days, attention is now turning to monthly records with the hottest March well within reach.

Given the current run of temperatures in the high 30s is expected to continue through until next Tuesday, Adelaide only has to average 22 during the last 12 days of the month to experience its hottest March on record. The current record is an average maximum of 31 in 1940.

"March 2008 will go down in history as being one of the hottest months on record across southern Australia," Pearce said.

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