List of extreme temperatures in Australia

Onslow

Oodnadatta

Charlotte Pass

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Map of record temperatures

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

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
50.7 °C (123.3 °F)	Western Australia	Onslow^[2]	13 January 2022
50.5 °C (122.9 °F)	Western Australia	Mardie Station^[2]	19 February 1998
		Mardie Station^[2]	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
49.9 °C (121.8 °F)	Western Australia	Carnarvon	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
	Western Australia	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]

Highest temperatures for each state and territory

Temperature^[6]	State or territory	Location	Date recorded
50.7 °C (123.3 °F)	South Australia	Oodnadatta	2 January 1960
50.7 °C (123.3 °F)	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
48.3 °C (118.9 °F)	Northern Territory	Finke	2 January 1960
42.2 °C (108.0 °F)	Tasmania	Scamander	30 January 2009

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)			30 June 1994
			1 July 1994
			16 August 2004
−18.0 °C (−0.4 °F)		Perisher Valley	29 June 1994
−18.0 °C (−0.4 °F)		Charlotte Pass	12 July 1998
−17.8 °C (0.0 °F)		Kiandra	8 July 1960
			10 August 1965
			21 July 1966

Lowest temperatures for each state and territory

Temperature^[6]	State or territory	Location	Date recorded
−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
−11.7 °C (10.9 °F)	Victoria	Omeo	15 June 1965
−10.6 °C (12.9 °F)	Queensland	The Hermitage	12 July 1965
−10.6 °C (12.9 °F)	Queensland	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

Miscellaneous records


Record	Temperature	State or territory	Location	Date recorded
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)		Marble Bar	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

Notes

^ ^a ^b Source combines New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory into one group.

References

^ ^a ^b "Daily Extremes". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Birch, Laura (13 January 2022). "Onslow in the Pilbara reaches 50.7C, equalling Australia's hottest day on record". ABC News. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
^ Townshend, Ian (24 December 2003). "Queensland to bake on Christmas Day". ABC News. Archived from the original on 4 November 2009.
^ Trewin, Blair (December 1997). "Another look at Australia's record high temperature" (PDF). Australian Meteorological Magazine. 46 (4): 251–256.
^ Smith, Bridie (14 September 2012). "Hottest temperature on earth revised". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Rainfall and Temperature Records". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Climatic Extremes". Geoscience Australia. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
^ http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/climate/extremes/daily_extremes.cgi?period=%2Fcgi-bin%2Fclimate%2Fextremes%2Fdaily_extremes.cgi&climtab=tmin_high&area=aus&year=2019&mon=1&day=26

[ACT-7] Source combines New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory into one group.

[Daily_extremes-1] "Daily Extremes". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

[ABC_News_13_January_2022-2] Birch, Laura (13 January 2022). "Onslow in the Pilbara reaches 50.7C, equalling Australia's hottest day on record". ABC News. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

[3] Townshend, Ian (24 December 2003). "Queensland to bake on Christmas Day". ABC News. Archived from the original on 4 November 2009.

[4] Trewin, Blair (December 1997). "Another look at Australia's record high temperature" (PDF). Australian Meteorological Magazine. 46 (4): 251–256.

[5] Smith, Bridie (14 September 2012). "Hottest temperature on earth revised". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

[State_and_territory_temperature_extremes-6] "Rainfall and Temperature Records". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

[Geoscience_Australia_climate_extremes-8] "Climatic Extremes". Geoscience Australia. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2022.

[9] ttp://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/climate/extremes/daily_extremes.cgi?period=%2Fcgi-bin%2Fclimate%2Fextremes%2Fdaily_extremes.cgi&climtab=tmin_high&area=aus&year=2019&mon=1&day=26

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