Publication Date February 12, 2017 | Daily Mail Australia

Australia home to 15 of the hottest places on earth with new records

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Australia was hottest place on earth, with temperatures of 47 degrees Celsius

Fifteen of the planet's hottest spots were in Australia on a sweltering Saturday

New temperature records were set at Richmond, Forbes, Bathurst and Cessnock

Weatherzone's Jacob Cronje said south-east Australia was world's hottest spot

Temperature records set on Saturday as hot air moved east from the desert