# List of extreme temperatures in Australia

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 | 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 | 13 January 2022 |
| 50.5 °C (122.9 °F) | Western Australia | Mardie Station | 19 February 1998 |
| 50.5 °C (122.9 °F) | Western Australia | Mardie Station | 13 January 2022 |
| 50.5 °C (122.9 °F) | Western Australia | Roebourne | 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 |
| 49.8 °C (121.6 °F) | Western Australia | Forrest | 13 January 1979 |
| 49.8 °C (121.6 °F) | Western Australia | Emu Creek Station | 21 February 1998 |
| 49.8 °C (121.6 °F) | Western Australia | Eucla | 19 December 2019 |
| 49.8 °C (121.6 °F) | 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 |
| 49.5 °C (121.1 °F) | South Australia | Port Augusta | 24 January 2019 |
| 49.5 °C (121.1 °F) | Western Australia | Forrest | 19 December 2019 |
| 49.5 °C (121.1 °F) | Western Australia | Roebourne | 31 December 2023 |
| 49.5 °C (121.1 °F) | Western Australia | Geraldton | 20 January 2025 |
| 49.4 °C (120.9 °F) | Queensland | Birdsville | 25 January 2024 |
| 49.4 °C (120.9 °F) | Western Australia | Emu Creek Station | 16 February 1998 |
| 49.4 °C (120.9 °F) | South Australia | Marree | 2 January 1960 |
| 49.4 °C (120.9 °F) | South Australia | Whyalla | 2 January 1960 |
| 49.3 °C (120.7 °F) | Queensland | Birdsville | 24 December 2019 |
| 49.3 °C (120.7 °F) | Western Australia | Marble Bar | 30 December 2023 |
| 49.3 °C (120.7 °F) | Western Australia | Geraldton Airport | 20 January 2025 18 February 2024 |
| 49.3 °C (120.7 °F) | Western Australia | Onslow | 14 January 2023 |
| 49.3 °C (120.7 °F) | Western Australia | Marble Bar | 27 December 2018 |
| 49.3 °C (120.7 °F) | Western 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).

## Highest temperatures for each state and territory

| Temperature | 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 | 13 January 2022 |
| 50.1 °C (122.2 °F) | New South Wales | 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 | 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) | New South Wales | Charlotte Pass | 14 August 1968 |
| −19.6 °C (−3.3 °F) | New South Wales | Charlotte Pass | 20 July 2010 |
| −19.0 °C (−2.2 °F) | New South Wales | Charlotte Pass | 30 June 1994 |
| −19.0 °C (−2.2 °F) | New South Wales | Charlotte Pass | 1 July 1994 |
| −19.0 °C (−2.2 °F) | New South Wales | Charlotte Pass | 16 August 2004 |
| −18.0 °C (−0.4 °F) | New South Wales | Perisher Valley | 29 June 1994 |
| −18.0 °C (−0.4 °F) | New South Wales | Charlotte Pass | 12 July 1998 |
| −17.8 °C (0.0 °F) | New South Wales | Kiandra | 8 July 1960 |
| −17.8 °C (0.0 °F) | New South Wales | Kiandra | 10 August 1965 |
| −17.8 °C (0.0 °F) | New South Wales | Kiandra | 21 July 1966 |

## Lowest temperatures for each state and territory

| Temperature | State or territory | Location | Date recorded |
| −23.0 °C (−9.4 °F) | New South Wales | 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 | 41.5 °C (106.7 °F) | Western Australia | Marble Bar | December |
| Longest hot spell | 160 days above 37.8 °C (100.0 °F) | Western Australia | Marble Bar | 31 October 1923 to 7 April 1924 |
| Greatest diurnal temperature range | 6.8 °C (44.2 °F) to 44.2 °C (111.6 °F) | Western Australia | Eyre Bird Observatory | 5 March 2008 |
| Greatest overall temperature range | −9.4 °C (15.1 °F) to 46.8 °C (116.2 °F) | Queensland | Mitchell | High: 19 January 1980 Low: 15 August 1979 |
| Highest Daily Minimum Temperature | 36.6 °C (97.9 °F) | New South Wales | Wanaaring | 26 January 2019 |