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Heat wave in Australia, 10 to 25 June 2020

Heat wave in Australia, 10 to 25 June 2020: 237 records at 121 stations, peak on 16 June 2020. Closed.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

  • Heat wave in Australia, 10 to 25 June 2020 set or tied 237 station records at 121 stations.
  • It ran from 10 June 2020 to 25 June 2020 (16 days) and its peak day was 16 June 2020.
  • Status: closed.
  • Cairns Post Office set a daily record high minimum temperature of 22.2 C (72.0 F) on 12 June 2020.
  • The busiest day was 16 June 2020 with 43 records.
  • The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 108 years.

Footprint

10 to 25 June 2020
Footprint of Heat wave in Australia, 10 to 25 June 2020 The area covered by Heat wave in Australia, 10 to 25 June 2020 is outlined, with 17 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type.
The area covered by Heat wave in Australia, 10 to 25 June 2020 is outlined, with 17 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.
Footprint of Heat wave in Australia, 10 to 25 June 2020: stations that set records in the event
StationTypeValueDate
Cairns Post OfficeRecord high minimum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)2020-06-12
Essendon AirportRecord high minimum temperature12.1 C (53.8 F)2020-06-16
Parafield AirportRecord high maximum temperature19.2 C (66.6 F)2020-06-18
Launceston AirportRecord high maximum temperature15.8 C (60.4 F)2020-06-19
East Sale ComparisonRecord high maximum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)2020-06-15
Collinsville Post OfficeRecord high minimum temperature20.9 C (69.6 F)2020-06-15
Bushy Park (Bushy Park EstatesRecord high minimum temperature11.0 C (51.8 F)2020-06-16
East Sale AirportRecord high minimum temperature9.6 C (49.3 F)2020-06-24
Bairnsdale AirportRecord high minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)2020-06-24
Amberley AMORecord high minimum temperature15.8 C (60.4 F)2020-06-14
Scoresby Research InstituteRecord high maximum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)2020-06-19
WonthaggiRecord high minimum temperature12.7 C (54.9 F)2020-06-16
Mackay AeroRecord high minimum temperature19.1 C (66.4 F)2020-06-18
Lucinda PointRecord high minimum temperature23.6 C (74.5 F)2020-06-15
KimbaRecord high maximum temperature21.0 C (69.8 F)2020-06-12
PalmervilleRecord high maximum temperature34.2 C (93.6 F)2020-06-14
Oakey AeroRecord high minimum temperature17.4 C (63.3 F)2020-06-14

Records per Day

Peak day 43
Records per day during Heat wave in Australia, 10 to 25 June 2020 Records set or tied each day from 10 June 2020 to 25 June 2020. The most in one day was 43 on 16 June 2020. 0 13 25 38 50 06-1006-1206-1406-1606-1806-2006-2306-25
Records set or tied each day from 10 June 2020 to 25 June 2020. The most in one day was 43 on 16 June 2020.
Records per day during Heat wave in Australia, 10 to 25 June 2020
DateRecords
2020-06-103
2020-06-112
2020-06-1211
2020-06-1323
2020-06-1438
2020-06-1534
2020-06-1643
2020-06-173
2020-06-1815
2020-06-1919
2020-06-2016
2020-06-221
2020-06-238
2020-06-2418
2020-06-253

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced
Top records of Heat wave in Australia, 10 to 25 June 2020 ranked by margin
Collinsville Post Office, 06-153.2 C (5.8 F)
Wonthaggi, 06-162.7 C (4.9 F)
Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates, 06-162.1 C (3.8 F)
Scoresby Research Institute, 06-192.0 C (3.6 F)
Launceston Airport, 06-191.4 C (2.5 F)
Palmerville, 06-141.2 C (2.2 F)
Oakey Aero, 06-141.2 C (2.2 F)
Essendon Airport, 06-161.1 C (2.0 F)
East Sale Comparison, 06-151.1 C (2.0 F)
Kimba, 06-121.1 C (2.0 F)
East Sale Airport, 06-240.7 C (1.3 F)
East Sale Comparison, 06-150.4 C (0.7 F)
Essendon Airport, 06-200.3 C (0.5 F)
Cairns Post Office, 06-130.2 C (0.4 F)
Parafield Airport, 06-180.2 C (0.4 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, 10 to 25 June 2020 237 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 30 60 90 120 0.01.02.03.04.0 Margin (C) Years the old record stood
237 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, 10 to 25 June 2020
Margin (C)Years the old record stood
0.1108
0.296
0.280
1.173
1.463
1.164
3.255
0.768
0.175
2.158
0.268
0.469
2.047
0.363
0.165
2.743
0.239
1.152
1.228
1.227
0.458
0.163
0.458
0.455
0.634
1.055
1.546
0.943
2.818
1.047
0.850
1.443
0.150
2.418
1.333
0.450
1.337
2.224
1.329
0.152
1.240
0.247
0.345
2.824
1.633
1.734
0.543
1.238
0.636
1.233
0.929
0.543
0.733
0.433
1.633
0.634
2.133
1.610
1.524
0.132
1.924
0.834
0.241
0.241
0.629
0.729
1.020
1.911
0.931
2.318
1.119
1.321
1.618
0.633
3.015
0.434
0.139
1.620
0.237
1.629
1.69
2.220
0.536
3.217
0.436
0.232
0.635
0.633
0.136
0.234
0.131
0.424
1.420
0.729
0.229
2.715
0.132
1.118
1.51
2.015
0.524
2.412
0.433
1.327
1.310
0.133
0.232
1.217
0.327
0.531
0.618
2.26
2.32
0.912
0.715
0.915
0.522
0.324
0.229
1.32
1.326
0.716
0.918
0.229
0.118
2.44
1.44
0.233
1.515
0.815
0.525
2.13
1.114
0.89
0.818
0.418
1.33
1.418
1.011
0.318
0.518
0.518
0.815
0.315
0.115
0.915
0.118
0.118
1.110
0.515
0.519
1.012
1.110
1.020
0.918
1.26
0.45
0.615
1.24
1.15
1.16
0.27
0.97
0.84
0.315
0.515
0.716
0.117
0.79
0.511
0.512
1.25
0.519
1.35
0.616
0.919
1.016
0.817
0.610
1.35
1.14
0.75
0.115
0.85
1.21
0.115
0.115
0.66
0.46
0.311
1.45
0.718
1.73
0.45
0.42
0.65
1.95
0.55
0.52
1.03

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event
Station records in Heat wave in Australia, 10 to 25 June 2020 compared with similar events
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Heat wave in Australia, 10 to 25 June 2020 (this event)237 records

Every Record Set

20 of 237
Every record set or tied during Heat wave in Australia, 10 to 25 June 2020, in date order
DateStationRecordValueMarginYears stoodSignificance
2020-06-12Cairns Post OfficeRecord high minimum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)10840 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-12KimbaRecord high maximum temperature21.0 C (69.8 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)5224 of 100 (Routine)
2020-06-13Cairns Post OfficeRecord high minimum temperature22.4 C (72.3 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)9638 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-14Amberley AMORecord high minimum temperature15.8 C (60.4 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)6828 of 100 (Routine)
2020-06-14PalmervilleRecord high maximum temperature34.2 C (93.6 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)2824 of 100 (Routine)
2020-06-14Oakey AeroRecord high minimum temperature17.4 C (63.3 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)2724 of 100 (Routine)
2020-06-15East Sale ComparisonRecord high maximum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)6430 of 100 (Routine)
2020-06-15Collinsville Post OfficeRecord high minimum temperature20.9 C (69.6 F)3.2 C (5.8 F)5529 of 100 (Routine)
2020-06-15East Sale ComparisonRecord high minimum temperature11.5 C (52.7 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)6928 of 100 (Routine)
2020-06-15Lucinda PointRecord high minimum temperature23.6 C (74.5 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)3925 of 100 (Routine)
2020-06-16Essendon AirportRecord high minimum temperature12.1 C (53.8 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)7332 of 100 (Routine)
2020-06-16Bushy Park (Bushy Park EstatesRecord high minimum temperature11.0 C (51.8 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)5829 of 100 (Routine)
2020-06-16WonthaggiRecord high minimum temperature12.7 C (54.9 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)4326 of 100 (Routine)
2020-06-18Parafield AirportRecord high maximum temperature19.2 C (66.6 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)8032 of 100 (Routine)
2020-06-18Mackay AeroRecord high minimum temperature19.1 C (66.4 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)6526 of 100 (Routine)
2020-06-19Launceston AirportRecord high maximum temperature15.8 C (60.4 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)6331 of 100 (Routine)
2020-06-19Scoresby Research InstituteRecord high maximum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)4728 of 100 (Routine)
2020-06-20Essendon AirportRecord high minimum temperature11.5 C (52.7 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)6327 of 100 (Routine)
2020-06-24East Sale AirportRecord high minimum temperature9.6 C (49.3 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)6829 of 100 (Routine)
2020-06-24Bairnsdale AirportRecord high minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)7529 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 237 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 2026-10-12. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.