With yet another 30 degree day to hitch under it's belt, Sydney's November is shaping up to be the hottest in 150 years of records, with little to stop this bar a freak blizzard. The city has now had five days above 30 degrees, something more common in January than November. The average maximum temperature has been about 26, a two degrees above the norm. This may seem small, but over an entire month this is a significant difference! And it's even more impressive in the west. Penrith has been averaging 32 degrees, a whole five degrees above the normal value. The town has also had the same amount of 40 degree plus days as February and January this year: a real testament to the earliness of this heat. As well as being hot, there has also been an unusual lack of rainfall, despite some amazing storms. Observatory Hill has only recorded 12 millimetres, which will make it the driest November since 1962. With only three days left in the month, there is a good chance these potential records will stand. Saturday will be another hot one, at 35 degrees on the coast, grading to 39 inland.