List of extreme temperatures in Australia

Highest temperatures recorded in Australia
Temperature[1] State or territory Location Date recorded
50.7 °C (123.3 °F) South Australia Oodnadatta 2 January 1960
50.5 °C (122.9 °F) Western Australia Mardie Station 19 February 1998
50.3 °C (122.5 °F) South Australia Oodnadatta 3 January 1960
49.9 °C (121.8 °F) Nullarbor 19 December 2019
49.8 °C (121.6 °F) Western Australia Eucla 19 December 2019
Emu Creek Station 21 February 1998
Forrest 13 January 1979
Mundrabilla Station 3 January 1979
49.7 °C (121.5 °F) New South Wales Menindee 10 January 1939
49.6 °C (121.3 °F) South Australia Moomba 12 January 2013
49.5 °C (121.1 °F) Western Australia Forrest 19 December 2019
South Australia Port Augusta 24 January 2019
Queensland Birdsville 24 December 1972

Highest temperatures for each state and territory
Temperature[2] State or territory Location Date recorded
50.7 °C (123.3 °F) South Australia Oodnadatta 2 January 1960
50.5 °C (122.9 °F) Western Australia Mardie Station 19 February 1998
49.7 °C (121.5 °F) New South Wales[N 1] Menindee 10 January 1939
49.5 °C (121.1 °F) Queensland Birdsville 24 December 1972
48.8 °C (119.8 °F) Victoria Hopetoun 7 February 2009
48.3 °C (118.9 °F) Northern Territory Finke 1 January 1960
2 January 1960
42.2 °C (108.0 °F) Tasmania Scamander 30 January 2009

Highest temperatures for each capital city
Temperature State or territory City Date recorded Notes
48.9 °C (120.0 °F) (including Western Sydney)[3]
45.8 °C (114.4 °F)[4]		 New South Wales Sydney 4 January 2020 (Western Sydney)[5] The hottest temperature in Sydney was recorded in Penrith, in Greater Western Sydney during the Black Summer bushfires.
46.6 °C (115.9 °F)[6] South Australia Adelaide 24 January 2019
46.4 °C (115.5 °F)[7] Victoria Melbourne 7 February 2009 Recorded during the Black Saturday bushfires
46.2 °C (115.2 °F)[8] Western Australia Perth 23 February 1991
44.0 °C (111.2 °F)[9] Australian Capital Territory Canberra 4 January 2020
43.2 °C (109.8 °F)[10] Queensland Brisbane 26 January 1940
41.8 °C (107.2 °F)[11] Tasmania Hobart 4 January 2013
40.4 °C (104.7 °F)[12] Northern Territory Darwin 17 October 1892

Lowest temperatures recorded in Australia
Temperature[1] State or territory Location Date recorded
−23.0 °C (−9.4 °F) New South Wales Charlotte Pass 29 June 1994
−20.6 °C (−5.1 °F) 14 August 1968
−19.6 °C (−3.3 °F) 20 July 2010
−19.0 °C (−2.2 °F) 16 August 2004
1 July 1994
30 June 1994
−18.0 °C (−0.4 °F) 12 July 1998
Perisher Valley 29 June 1994
−17.8 °C (0.0 °F) Kiandra 21 July 1966
10 August 1965
8 July 1960

Lowest temperatures for each state and territory
Temperature[2] State or territory Location Date recorded
−23.0 °C (−9.4 °F) New South Wales[N 1] Charlotte Pass 29 June 1994
−13.0 °C (8.6 °F) Tasmania Butlers Gorge 30 June 1983
Shannon
Tarraleah
−11.7 °C (10.9 °F) Victoria Falls Creek 3 July 1970
Omeo 15 June 1965
−10.6 °C (12.9 °F) Queensland The Hermitage 12 July 1965
Stanthorpe 23 June 1961
−8.2 °C (17.2 °F) South Australia Yongala 20 July 1976
−7.5 °C (18.5 °F) Northern Territory Alice Springs 17 July 1976
−7.2 °C (19.0 °F) Western Australia Eyre Bird Observatory 17 August 2008

Lowest temperatures for each capital city
Temperature State or territory City Date recorded
10.4 °C (50.7 °F)[13] Northern Territory Darwin 29 July 1942
2.3 °C (36.1 °F)[10] Queensland Brisbane 2 July 1896
2.1 °C (35.8 °F)[4] New South Wales Sydney 22 June 1932
−0.4 °C (31.3 °F)[14] South Australia Adelaide 8 June 1982
−0.7 °C (30.7 °F)[15] Western Australia Perth 17 June 2006
−2.8 °C (27.0 °F)[16]−9.1 °C (15.6 °F)[17] (including Mount Wellington) Tasmania Hobart 11 July 1981 (city)
3 September 1993[18] (Mount Wellington)
−2.8 °C (27.0 °F)[7] Victoria Melbourne 21 July 1869
−10.0 °C (14.0 °F)[19] Australian Capital Territory Canberra 11 July 1971

See also

Climate of Australia

Notes
  1. Source combines New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory into one group.

References
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  2. "Rainfall and Temperature Records". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
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  4. "SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL)". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  5. https://www.sbs.com.au/eds/news/article/sydney-s-penrith-the-hottest-place-on-earth-amid-devastating-bushfires/990f7843-278b-4973-90ab-b6dcb01c97aa
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  9. "CANBERRA AIRPORT". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  10. "BRISBANE REGIONAL OFFICE". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  11. "HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD)". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  12. "DARWIN POST OFFICE". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  13. "DARWIN AIRPORT". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  14. "ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  15. "PERTH METRO". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  16. "HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD)". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  17. http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_094087_All.shtml
  18. http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_094087_All.shtml
  19. "CANBERRA AIRPORT COMPARISON". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
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