The highest temperature ever recorded in Australia is 50.7 °C (123.3 °F), which was recorded on 2 January 1960 at Oodnadatta, South Australia, and 13 January 2022 at Onslow, Western Australia. The lowest temperature ever recorded in Australia is −23.0 °C (−9.4 °F), at Charlotte Pass, New South Wales, on 29 June 1994.
Oodnadatta
Charlotte Pass
Temperature[1] | State or territory | Location | Date recorded |
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50.7 °C (123.3 °F) | South Australia | Oodnadatta | 2 January 1960 |
Western Australia | Onslow[2] | 13 January 2022 | |
50.5 °C (122.9 °F) | Western Australia | Mardie Station[2] | 19 February 1998 |
13 January 2022 | |||
Roebourne[2] | 13 January 2022 | ||
50.3 °C (122.5 °F) | South Australia | Oodnadatta | 3 January 1960 |
50.1 °C (122.2 °F) | New South Wales | Wilcannia | 11 January 1939 |
49.9 °C (121.8 °F) | South Australia | Nullarbor | 19 December 2019 |
Western Australia | Canarvon | 18 February 2024 | |
49.8 °C (121.6 °F) | Western Australia | Mundrabilla Station | 3 January 1979 |
Forrest | 13 January 1979 | ||
Emu Creek Station | 21 February 1998 | ||
Eucla | 19 December 2019 | ||
Western Australia | Shark Bay Airport | 18 February 2024 | |
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) | Queensland | Birdsville | 24 December 1972 |
South Australia | Port Augusta | 24 January 2019 | |
Western Australia | Forrest | 19 December 2019 | |
Roebourne | 31 December 2023 | ||
49.4 °C (120.9 °F) | Queensland | Birdsville | 25 January 2024 |
Western Australia | Emu Creek Station | 16 February 1998 | |
South Australia | Marree | 2 January 1960 | |
South Australia | Whyalla | 2 January 1960 | |
49.3 °C (120.7 °F) | Queensland | Birdsville | 24 December 2019 |
Western Australia | Marble Bar | 30 December 2023 | |
Western Australia | Geraldton Airport | 18 February 2024 | |
Western Australia | Marble Bar | 27 December 2018 | |
South Australia | Moomba | 2 January 2014 |
It was previously thought that the highest temperature in Australia was 53.1 °C (127.6 °F) in Cloncurry, Queensland, on 16 January 1889. This record has been removed by the Bureau of Meteorology though as it was measured using a non-standard temperature screen. It is believed that the temperature that day was most likely about 47 °C (117 °F).[3][4][5]
Temperature[6] | State or territory | Location | Date recorded |
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50.7 °C (123.3 °F) | South Australia | Oodnadatta | 2 January 1960 |
Western Australia | Onslow[2] | 13 January 2022 | |
50.1 °C (122.2 °F) | New South Wales[N 1] | Wilcannia | 11 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 |
Temperature[1] | State or territory | Location | Date recorded |
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−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) | 30 June 1994 | ||
1 July 1994 | |||
16 August 2004 | |||
−18.0 °C (−0.4 °F) | Perisher Valley | 29 June 1994 | |
Charlotte Pass | 12 July 1998 | ||
−17.8 °C (0.0 °F) | Kiandra | 8 July 1960 | |
10 August 1965 | |||
21 July 1966 |
Temperature[6] | State or territory | Location | Date recorded |
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−23.0 °C (−9.4 °F) | New South Wales[N 1] | Charlotte Pass | 29 June 1994 |
−14.2 °C (6.4 °F) | Tasmania | Liawenee | 7 August 2020 |
−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 |
Record | Temperature | State or territory | Location | Date recorded |
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Highest average monthly maximum temperature[7] | 41.5 °C (106.7 °F) | Western Australia | Marble Bar | December |
Longest hot spell[7] | 160 days above 37.8 °C (100.0 °F) | 31 October 1923
to 7 April 1924 | ||
Greatest diurnal temperature range[7] | 6.8 °C (44.2 °F) to 44.2 °C (111.6 °F) | Eyre Bird Observatory | 5 March 2008 | |
Greatest overall temperature range[7] | −8.3 °C (17.1 °F) to 47.8 °C (118.0 °F) | New South Wales | Richmond | |
Highest Daily Minimum Temperature[8] | 36.6 °C (97.9 °F) | New South Wales | Wanaaring | 26 January 2019 |