SE Australia Extreme Heat

Richard · Unread post by **Richard** » Mon 14/01/2013 07:12

Taken off weather watch.
Does this mean that the 50.3 was recorded on a different day after the record day of 50.7 ??

[quote] Moomba's 49.6 degrees is also the highest temperature recorded in SA since Oodnadatta reached 50.3 degrees in January 1960.

Australia's record is held by Oodnadatta, 50.7 degrees, also in January 1960 quote]

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Mon 14/01/2013 07:30

Sounds like it to me

Nev · Unread post by **Nev** » Mon 14/01/2013 09:42

Richard wrote:Taken off weather watch.
Does this mean that the 50.3 was recorded on a different day after the record day of 50.7 ??

Moomba's 49.6 degrees is also the highest temperature recorded in SA since Oodnadatta reached 50.3 degrees in January 1960.

Australia's record is held by Oodnadatta, 50.7 degrees, also in January 1960 quote]

It's a kind of weird statement to make but yes, Oodnadatta Aero recorded Australia's highest ever temp of 50.7C on Jan 2, 1960. The 50.3C was recorded the following day.

Richard · Unread post by **Richard** » Mon 14/01/2013 10:20

Thanks Nev,yes it was a bit of a head scratcher for a few moments there.

RWood · Unread post by **RWood** » Fri 18/01/2013 16:12

45.2C at Sydney Airport 2.05pm local (RH only 11% though).

David · Unread post by **David** » Fri 18/01/2013 16:53

46.1 at Sydney airport now according to BOM!

Nev · Unread post by **Nev** » Fri 18/01/2013 17:16

BoM had 46.4C at Sydney Airport at 2:32pm LT, which smashes its all time record of 45.2C set on Jan 1, 2006, since records began in 1939.

And 45.8C at Ob Hill at 2:55pm LT, which also beats its all time record of 45.3C set on Jan 14, 1939, since records began in 1859.

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Fri 18/01/2013 23:01

It was 46.4 out west where I lived for one summer. Thats a stinking hot day right across the basin.

Manukau heads obs · Sat 19/01/2013 07:55

I see also that 1 hour later it was 10c colder

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Sat 19/01/2013 08:14

Manukau heads obs wrote:I see also that 1 hour later it was 10c colder

haha yea a chilly 36. Not long after though in Sydney it dropped a further 10. It was big day out there yesterday. It would have been incredible heat in the crowd

Richard · Unread post by **Richard** » Sat 19/01/2013 08:39

jamie wrote:[I It was big day out there yesterday. It would have been incredible heat in the crowd

Would have been horrible,would had kelp a few away from going probably

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