Christmas Day to be hot and smoky with little prospect of rain

David Fitzsimons
December 22 2019 - 8:00pm
SMOG STREET: Summery blue skies were hidden under the pall of bushfire smoke on Summer Street on Sunday afternoon.
SMOG STREET: Summery blue skies were hidden under the pall of bushfire smoke on Summer Street on Sunday afternoon.

Orange sweltered through its hottest December day since the Orange airport weather station opened 23 years ago with the mercury reaching 39 degrees on Saturday.

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David Fitzsimons

I am a senior journalist at the Central Western Daily concentrating on council, government and real estate issues. Before moving to Orange I filled senior roles at the Daily Telegraph, Daily Telegraph-Mirror and the Daily Mirror in Sydney. They included being an editor, news editor, chief of staff and reporter.

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