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Heat wave in Australia, 17 to 30 March 2019

Heat wave in Australia, 17 to 30 March 2019: 205 records at 100 stations, peak on 24 March 2019. Closed.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-17).

Key Facts

  • Heat wave in Australia, 17 to 30 March 2019 set or tied 205 station records at 100 stations.
  • It ran from 17 March 2019 to 30 March 2019 (14 days) and its peak day was 24 March 2019.
  • Status: closed.
  • Gunnedah Resource Centre set a daily record high minimum temperature of 23.6 C (74.5 F) on 25 March 2019.
  • The busiest day was 24 March 2019 with 47 records.
  • The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 76 years.

Footprint

17 to 30 March 2019
Footprint of Heat wave in Australia, 17 to 30 March 2019 The area covered by Heat wave in Australia, 17 to 30 March 2019 is outlined, with 16 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type.
The area covered by Heat wave in Australia, 17 to 30 March 2019 is outlined, with 16 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.
Footprint of Heat wave in Australia, 17 to 30 March 2019: stations that set records in the event
StationTypeValueDate
Gunnedah Resource CentreRecord high minimum temperature23.6 C (74.5 F)2019-03-25
Butlers GorgeRecord high minimum temperature14.9 C (58.8 F)2019-03-21
Moruya Heads Pilot StationRecord high minimum temperature22.0 C (71.6 F)2019-03-25
East Sale ComparisonRecord high minimum temperature18.0 C (64.4 F)2019-03-21
Archerfield AirportRecord high maximum temperature33.9 C (93.0 F)2019-03-23
Charleville AeroRecord high minimum temperature27.2 C (81.0 F)2019-03-25
Yamba Pilot StationRecord high minimum temperature24.1 C (75.4 F)2019-03-25
Essendon AirportRecord high minimum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)2019-03-23
Laverton RaafRecord high minimum temperature18.8 C (65.8 F)2019-03-23
Launceston AirportRecord high maximum temperature27.3 C (81.1 F)2019-03-20
Williamtown RaafRecord high minimum temperature21.2 C (70.2 F)2019-03-25
East Sale AirportRecord high minimum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)2019-03-19
Cunnamulla Post OfficeRecord high minimum temperature28.6 C (83.5 F)2019-03-23
Bollon Mary StRecord high minimum temperature28.8 C (83.8 F)2019-03-25
HawkerRecord high minimum temperature21.8 C (71.2 F)2019-03-23
Gabo Island LighthouseRecord high maximum temperature28.5 C (83.3 F)2019-03-25

Records per Day

Peak day 47
Records per day during Heat wave in Australia, 17 to 30 March 2019 Records set or tied each day from 17 March 2019 to 30 March 2019. The most in one day was 47 on 24 March 2019. 0 13 25 38 50 03-1703-1903-2103-2303-2503-2703-29
Records set or tied each day from 17 March 2019 to 30 March 2019. The most in one day was 47 on 24 March 2019.
Records per day during Heat wave in Australia, 17 to 30 March 2019
DateRecords
2019-03-171
2019-03-181
2019-03-197
2019-03-2017
2019-03-2115
2019-03-2224
2019-03-2335
2019-03-2447
2019-03-2538
2019-03-2613
2019-03-273
2019-03-281
2019-03-291
2019-03-302

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced
Top records of Heat wave in Australia, 17 to 30 March 2019 ranked by margin
Butlers Gorge, 03-213.9 C (7.0 F)
Charleville Aero, 03-253.9 C (7.0 F)
Gunnedah Resource Centre, 03-253.6 C (6.5 F)
Gabo Island Lighthouse, 03-253.2 C (5.8 F)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station, 03-253.1 C (5.6 F)
Archerfield Airport, 03-243.0 C (5.4 F)
East Sale Comparison, 03-211.9 C (3.4 F)
Gunnedah Resource Centre, 03-241.7 C (3.1 F)
Hawker, 03-231.6 C (2.9 F)
Yamba Pilot Station, 03-251.5 C (2.7 F)
Williamtown Raaf, 03-251.2 C (2.2 F)
East Sale Comparison, 03-170.8 C (1.4 F)
Laverton Raaf, 03-230.7 C (1.3 F)
Archerfield Airport, 03-230.6 C (1.1 F)
Essendon Airport, 03-230.6 C (1.1 F)

Margin is how far the new value is beyond the record it replaced. Ties are not shown.

Margin Against Age of the Broken Record

Margin against age of the broken record in Heat wave in Australia, 17 to 30 March 2019 205 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right. 0 20 40 60 80 0.01.32.53.85.0 Margin (C) Years the old record stood
205 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right.
Margin against age of the broken record in Heat wave in Australia, 17 to 30 March 2019
Margin (C)Years the old record stood
3.656
3.957
3.150
0.676
3.949
1.968
1.556
0.868
0.664
0.764
1.256
0.664
3.021
0.656
0.660
0.230
0.130
1.650
3.214
1.738
2.145
1.252
1.540
0.456
4.520
1.340
1.350
2.629
2.138
1.838
2.136
0.450
2.034
0.849
1.933
0.650
0.840
0.837
1.241
0.150
1.929
0.245
0.145
0.536
1.038
1.533
0.441
0.144
2.518
1.233
2.224
0.728
0.436
1.136
2.617
0.638
0.737
0.838
0.937
0.838
0.338
0.533
1.534
0.336
1.628
3.212
0.60
1.832
1.730
1.024
0.238
0.924
1.620
0.238
0.620
0.526
1.325
3.012
1.132
0.817
0.236
0.20
1.325
0.337
0.529
1.620
0.529
0.933
0.833
0.429
0.717
0.920
0.229
0.129
1.720
1.020
0.529
0.329
1.225
1.420
1.424
0.124
0.320
0.88
0.224
1.217
0.129
0.920
2.012
0.720
1.712
0.620
1.517
0.217
0.917
1.912
1.010
0.130
1.120
0.517
1.212
0.120
0.217
0.120
0.913
0.317
0.617
0.229
2.35
0.120
0.917
0.78
1.84
0.416
1.29
1.217
0.228
0.617
0.417
0.517
1.30
0.612
1.412
1.910
0.417
0.54
0.74
0.513
1.55
1.14
0.117
0.45
0.58
0.712
0.220
1.22
0.75
0.51
0.38
1.40
1.21
1.21
0.612
1.81
0.65
1.00
1.50
0.90
0.912
0.18
0.48
0.212
0.34
0.212
0.612
0.28
0.312
0.212
0.18
0.58
0.62
0.14
0.65
0.54
0.61
0.21
1.31
0.31
0.18
0.75
0.38
0.25
0.15
0.24
0.25
1.20
0.41
0.70
0.81
0.71

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event
Station records in Heat wave in Australia, 17 to 30 March 2019 compared with similar events
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Heat wave in Australia, 17 to 30 March 2019 (this event)205 records

Every Record Set

20 of 205
Every record set or tied during Heat wave in Australia, 17 to 30 March 2019, in date order
DateStationRecordValueMarginYears stoodSignificance
2019-03-17East Sale ComparisonRecord high minimum temperature15.8 C (60.4 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)6829 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-19East Sale AirportRecord high minimum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)6026 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-20Launceston AirportRecord high maximum temperature27.3 C (81.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)6427 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-21Butlers GorgeRecord high minimum temperature14.9 C (58.8 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)5734 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-21East Sale ComparisonRecord high minimum temperature18.0 C (64.4 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)6832 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-23Archerfield AirportRecord high maximum temperature33.9 C (93.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)7632 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-23Essendon AirportRecord high minimum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)6428 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-23Laverton RaafRecord high minimum temperature18.8 C (65.8 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)6428 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-23Cunnamulla Post OfficeRecord high minimum temperature28.6 C (83.5 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)3025 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-23HawkerRecord high minimum temperature21.8 C (71.2 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)5024 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-24Archerfield AirportRecord high maximum temperature35.0 C (95.0 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)2126 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-24Gunnedah Resource CentreRecord high maximum temperature37.9 C (100.2 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)3823 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-25Gunnedah Resource CentreRecord high minimum temperature23.6 C (74.5 F)3.6 C (6.5 F)5635 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-25Moruya Heads Pilot StationRecord high minimum temperature22.0 C (71.6 F)3.1 C (5.6 F)5033 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-25Charleville AeroRecord high minimum temperature27.2 C (81.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)4932 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-25Yamba Pilot StationRecord high minimum temperature24.1 C (75.4 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)5631 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-25Williamtown RaafRecord high minimum temperature21.2 C (70.2 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)5627 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-25Yamba Pilot StationRecord high maximum temperature30.8 C (87.4 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)5626 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-25Bollon Mary StRecord high minimum temperature28.8 C (83.8 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)3025 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-25Gabo Island LighthouseRecord high maximum temperature28.5 C (83.3 F)3.2 C (5.8 F)1424 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 205 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-17. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.