It got to 44 in Melb, and 42 in Geelong today.
It doesn't bother me much. Temp at work is set at a stable 27deg all year, so I'm kind of used to it being warm.
46 or 47 in Broken Hill one Xmas was the hottest I've felt - and that was in the shade too, much hotter in the sun!
I remember walking over to a friends house and the asphalt was melting to the bottom of my shoes! And ever worse, I lived in a aluminium shed at the back of my parents' house that was converted in to a studio... no airconditioning and DAMN did it get hot in summer!
I was in 53 degrees in Burke in the middle of Summer once. Thats what it said on the weather. It certainly FELT like it, but I dont know if it was right, that seems awfully hot. Ill never ever go back there though, ever. Ever.