Eight hinterland NSW towns have baked through their hottest day on record.
The Bureau of Meteorology says records were broken across northern and central inland regions of the state on Friday.
In Walgett, residents sweltered through temperatures not experienced anywhere in the state for more than 70 years.
There the mercury reached a record 49.1 degrees Celsius - the highest temperature posted anywhere in NSW since 1939, when 50C was recorded in Wilcannia.
Other NSW records set on Friday include 47.8C in Mungindi and Narrabri and 47.6C in Coonamble.
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In Moree temperatures climbed to 47.3C, smashing the previous record of 46.1C set in 1932.
Tamworth, Coonabarabran and Mudgee also hit their highest-ever temperatures on Friday, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.
The bureau says further records could be revealed on Saturday, when official maximum temperatures are transmitted from additional climate monitoring stations.
