With extreme temperatures hitting Melbourne Park on Tuesday, the Australian Open was again set to institute the tournament's Extreme Heat Protocol, which works on a scale based on environmental conditions including the actual temperature. The Australian Open introduced the Heat Stress Scale in 2019, a measure from 1 to 5 that takes into account four climate factors: air temperature, radiant heat, humidity and wind speed.
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