Australia Day 2011

January 26, 2011 is Australia Day! This is an official national public holiday of Australia that commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove in 1788 and the proclamation at that time of British sovereignty over the eastern seaboard of New Holland.
In this year Sydney is experiencing its hottest Australia Day in 20 years.
A high of 31 degrees was reached in Sydney's CBD about 2pm yesterday, making it the hottest Australia Day on record in the city since a high of 32.1 degrees was recorded in 1991.
In the western suburbs the temperature had reached 34 degrees by 2pm, which was below the forecast peak of 42 degrees predicted for Penrith.