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Hot weather has engulfed much of Australia since the weekend.All-time record highs have been set in some locations.

Australia is in the midst of a scorching heat wave this week that has set all-time temperature records in what has been four of its most sweltering days in history.

The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) in Australia said Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday on record for the country as whole.

Marble Bar in northwest Australia has experienced the hottest temperature since the weekend, (49.1 degrees Celsius) on Sunday.

Not far behind is Tarcoola in South Australia which hit 120.2 degrees Fahrenheit (49 degrees Celsius) on Tuesday. That is the dating to 1903.

Actual highs in Australia Jan. 14-16, 2019.

At least five other locations in southeast Australia set all-time record highs on Wednesday.

Canberra, the capital city of Australia, saw its high temperature rise to . The average January high in the city is Fahrenheit (28 degrees Celsius).

Produce growers in South Australia are scrambling to , according to ABC News.

ABC News also reported that heat stress caused in Adelaide. High temperatures in the city have ranged from , far above its average January high of about 82 degrees Fahrenheit (28.2 degrees Celsius).

New South Wales Health has warned the hot temperatures will contribute to . Temperatures in Sydney are running above average, but the hottest conditions are in .

Australia's BOM is forecasting to continue in parts of southeast Australia Thursday through Saturday, including parts of New South Wales' northern and eastern districts. The worst of the heat wave is expected to ease up elsewhere into the weekend.