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Luke Costin and Samantha Lock

BIZARRE: Relief in sight as temperatures set to plunge by 15c - What They Never Told You

Sydneysiders received welcome relief mid-afternoon after some Sydney suburbs topped 40C (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

The remnants of a coast-to-coast heatwave are being swept off the NSW coast after baking Sydney and delivering a record hot night in the outback.

Sydney reached its forecast 38C by 2pm before plunging to 27C by 3pm while Gosford shed 13C in 35 minutes as a southerly change began paving the way for a cooler weekend.

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