Well, yesterday it made it to the promised 44° …
This little fellow took shelter in the shade.

A welcome cool change came along in the afternoon dropping the temperature by 15°C in an hour. Strong winds brought raised dust which presented us with a gorgeous sunset.
Meanwhile 2,600 plus kilometres north-east Cyclone Penny has both cleaned up her image and intensified in strength. It is expected to weaken before making land fall.
Today has been much cooler. But that won’t last long