What is the hottest temp recorded in Australia?

123.3 °F
The highest temperature ever recorded in Australia is 50.7 °C (123.3 °F), which was recorded on 13 January 2022 at Onslow, Western Australia, and 2 January 1960 at Oodnadatta, South 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.

What is a heat wave in Australia?

A heatwave is when there are three or more days of unusually high maximum and minimum temperatures. The State Emergency Service (SES) is the control agency for severe weather in South Australia.

What’s the hottest state in Australia?

The hottest it has ever been in Australia is 50.7 °C in the town of Oodnadatta in Western Australia.

How many people have died from heatwaves in Australia?

At least 473 heat-related deaths were reported to a coroner in Australia in the 18 years from July 2000 to June 2018, 354 occurred during heatwave conditions and, of these, 244 occurred within or near buildings. Unless otherwise indicated, statistics refer to the 354 heatwave fatalities.

Why is it so hot in Australia?

Australia’s climate is governed mostly by its size and by the hot, sinking air of the subtropical high pressure belt (subtropical ridge or Australian High). This moves north-west and north-east with the seasons.

What was the hottest day in 2022?

U.S. Summer is slowly reaching its peak, and so is everyone’s patience with the weather. Hot Enough For Ya Day, celebrated on July 23, is a way to make light of the balmy and muggy heat….Hot Enough For Ya Day dates.

Year	Date	Day
2022	July 23	Saturday
2023	July 23	Sunday
2024	July 23	Tuesday
2025	July 23	Wednesday