Hottest Day On Record

Topcat

I came over here 19.5 years ago (that is I came from Australia to Western Australia) LOL.

but that year was the FEB. that we had 1-2 weeks over 40 deg C,

in those days you couldn't but a fan let alone a AC.

since then the summer have been getting latter and cooler, me thinks, but then thats only me

Cheers

Richard

PS. this house has two AC's

where did it hit 44.2?
not at perth or perth airport recording stations
43.2 and 43.3 respectivly

According to BOM, highest maximum temperature was 48.9 on 21/01/03 at Roebourne Airport. BOM

Hey ..wadderya expect!!!
When the earth is warming up, it just stands to reason that the centre of the universe will get hot!!

Topcat

I did a bit of research some time ago, after being regaled by locals in some areas of the bush that summer temperatures around 55C have been recorded in summer, and I'm not disputing this.

However, records don't appear to support the premise:

1. The lowest recorded temperature has consistently been reported as Charlotte Pass on 29 June 1994 at -23C.

2. When it comes to the highest temperature, there appears to be a bit of competition. Some believe this occurred at Oodnadatta on the 2 January 1960 where the heat was recorded at 50.7C.

Not to outdone, the Banana Benders claim 53.1C at Cloncurry on 16 January 1889.

Something I'm mindful of here, is that there are significant areas where climatic conditions aren't recorded, and it may well be true the locals are right.

Far as I'm concerned, once it gets into the lower 40's it's time to down tools and find some shade.

Regards

Kim

any way its still pretty cool
this was the coolest day in a 2 week stint i did last januarary somwhere east of nullagine - every other day got to 48

Luxury......bloody luxury..............we used to live in a matchbox by the lake LOL

Best place to look for current Perth metro obs is:

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW60900.shtml

this also shows the extremes for the current 24 hr period.

The other link that was shown above is the 30 min data which as correctly pointed out might miss the actual maximum.

Just to clear things up - the Perth metro observing site is in Mt Lawley and has been there since 1992. The previous site was in East Perth but that was closed when the Bureau moved from their office there. The readings are not a combination of Perth and Perth Airport and the Perth radar is on top of Dumas House (for now anyway).

44.2 was the hottest December day on record not the all time maximum. That was 46.2 in Feb 1991.

People often talk about temperatures in the 50s etc but it's unlikely they would be measured according to international standards which is how the Bureau measures weather data.