BoM says October will be hottest ever for Queensland and NT as heat records tumble

<p>Sydney, Brisbane and Darwin are predicted to hit hottest October in terms of maximum temperatures, the Bureau of Meteorology says</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/oct/31/australia-news-live-politics-parliament-coalition-labor-net-zero-anthony-albanese-sussan-ley-epbc-nature-laws-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/10/sign-up-for-the-clear-air-australia-environment-newsletter-with-adam-morton?CMP=cvau_sfl">Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here</a></p></li></ul><p>Queensland and the Northern Territory are on track for their warmest October on record against “every measure”, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.</p><p>Across the country it had been a “pretty unusual month”, a senior climatologist at the BoM, Hugh McDowell, said.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/31/heatwave-queensland-northern-territory-predicted-hottest-october-record-breaking-bom-forecast">Continue reading...</a>