IT is historically the second hottest month of the year, but so far February has proven this summer keeps getting warmer.

And it’s only going to get hotter, after a string of sweltering days of oppressive temperatures.

Maximum temperatures since Thursday have been in the mid-to-highs 30s, with Tuesday’s maximum of 40 degrees set to continue that heatwave.

It reached 30 degrees by 9.30am Mon...