Brisbane and many Sydney suburbs have set new October heat records as the months of well above average temperatures keep stacking up. Brisbane has enjoyed its hottest October on record in terms of maximum temperatures, while Sydney came in with its second hottest on record behind 1988. New South Wales and Queensland have both basked under the hot, dry sun in October, following on from a record warm winter and September. The Sydney suburbs of Richmond, Prospect, Parramatta and Badgerys Creek all had their warmest October in terms of day time temperatures in their history. In NSW, Katoomba and Newcastle also set similar records, however as many will know the Blue Mountains barely received any rain. Katoomba only recorded a meagre 6mm, its driest October in over 120 years of records. In QLD, Mt Isa set a new record with an average of 38 degrees in October, almost four degrees above the long term average. Logan City and Roma both set records for their 22 year history with mercury three degrees above average. In terms of rainfall, both NSW and QLD fared poorly with barely a location recording more than the long term average. Some locations in QLD failed to receive a drop as the drought continues across much of the state. Looking ahead to November and heat will continue to build, as storms become more prevalent. Rainfall is still unfortunately likely to be below average for most of each state, however those on the tropical coast of Queensland could see near average falls as southeasterly winds look to become more dominant.