Canberra temperature soars past 40 but high humidity provides fire relief

Updated February 1 2020 - 3:57pm, first published 3:50pm

Canberra's temperature soared past 40 degrees on Saturday afternoon but higher humidity was proving beneficial in slowing the spread of bushfires in the region.

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