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Heat wave in Australia, 13 to 18 December 2024

Heat wave in Australia, 13 to 18 December 2024: 212 records at 132 stations, peak on 16 December 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

  • Heat wave in Australia, 13 to 18 December 2024 set or tied 212 station records at 132 stations.
  • It ran from 13 December 2024 to 18 December 2024 (6 days) and its peak day was 16 December 2024.
  • Status: closed.
  • Adelaide West Terrace set a daily record high minimum temperature of 29.6 C (85.3 F) on 16 December 2024.
  • The busiest day was 16 December 2024 with 122 records.
  • The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 126 years.

Footprint

13 to 18 December 2024
Footprint of Heat wave in Australia, 13 to 18 December 2024 The area covered by Heat wave in Australia, 13 to 18 December 2024 is outlined, with 18 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type.
The area covered by Heat wave in Australia, 13 to 18 December 2024 is outlined, with 18 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.
Footprint of Heat wave in Australia, 13 to 18 December 2024: stations that set records in the event
StationTypeValueDate
Adelaide West TerraceRecord high minimum temperature29.6 C (85.3 F)2024-12-16
KyancuttaRecord high minimum temperature24.2 C (75.6 F)2024-12-16
Oodnadatta AirportRecord high minimum temperature31.2 C (88.2 F)2024-12-15
Tumbarumba Post OfficeRecord high minimum temperature23.5 C (74.3 F)2024-12-17
Wagga Wagga AMORecord high minimum temperature26.8 C (80.2 F)2024-12-17
Ballarat AerodromeRecord high minimum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)2024-12-16
Yamba Pilot StationRecord high minimum temperature24.1 C (75.4 F)2024-12-18
Whyalla AeroRecord high minimum temperature27.5 C (81.5 F)2024-12-16
Echuca AerodromeRecord high minimum temperature23.2 C (73.8 F)2024-12-16
Gunnedah Resource CentreRecord high maximum temperature38.5 C (101.3 F)2024-12-16
Murray Bridge ComparisonRecord high minimum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)2024-12-16
Mildura AirportRecord high minimum temperature27.2 C (81.0 F)2024-12-16
North Shields (Port Lincoln AwRecord high minimum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)2024-12-16
Loxton Research CentreRecord high minimum temperature25.3 C (77.5 F)2024-12-16
Albury Airport AWSRecord high minimum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)2024-12-17
Edinburgh RaafRecord high minimum temperature31.4 C (88.5 F)2024-12-16
LongerenongRecord high minimum temperature23.0 C (73.4 F)2024-12-16
Hillston AirportRecord high minimum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)2024-12-17

Records per Day

Peak day 122
Records per day during Heat wave in Australia, 13 to 18 December 2024 Records set or tied each day from 13 December 2024 to 18 December 2024. The most in one day was 122 on 16 December 2024. 0 38 75 113 150 12-1312-1412-1512-1612-1712-18
Records set or tied each day from 13 December 2024 to 18 December 2024. The most in one day was 122 on 16 December 2024.
Records per day during Heat wave in Australia, 13 to 18 December 2024
DateRecords
2024-12-133
2024-12-147
2024-12-1544
2024-12-16122
2024-12-1729
2024-12-187

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced
Top records of Heat wave in Australia, 13 to 18 December 2024 ranked by margin
Albury Airport AWS, 12-176.7 C (12.1 F)
Murray Bridge Comparison, 12-166.1 C (11.0 F)
Tumbarumba Post Office, 12-176.0 C (10.8 F)
Loxton Research Centre, 12-165.9 C (10.6 F)
North Shields (Port Lincoln Aw, 12-165.5 C (9.9 F)
Whyalla Aero, 12-165.1 C (9.2 F)
Edinburgh Raaf, 12-164.5 C (8.1 F)
Longerenong, 12-164.1 C (7.4 F)
Mildura Airport, 12-164.0 C (7.2 F)
Ballarat Aerodrome, 12-163.7 C (6.7 F)
Kyancutta, 12-162.7 C (4.9 F)
Adelaide West Terrace, 12-162.6 C (4.7 F)
Echuca Aerodrome, 12-162.6 C (4.7 F)
Oodnadatta Airport, 12-161.8 C (3.2 F)
Wagga Wagga AMO, 12-171.6 C (2.9 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, 13 to 18 December 2024 212 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 38 75 113 150 0.02.04.06.08.0 Margin (C) Years the old record stood
212 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, 13 to 18 December 2024
Margin (C)Years the old record stood
2.6123
0.6126
2.780
0.584
6.049
1.679
0.151
3.762
1.863
5.136
2.662
0.671
6.115
4.037
5.59
5.929
6.722
4.536
0.663
4.136
6.410
1.136
1.420
3.037
3.336
5.715
1.334
0.445
2.537
3.336
2.237
1.936
0.747
3.736
0.652
0.721
0.448
1.049
3.121
1.736
0.149
0.445
0.68
4.922
1.537
5.14
3.422
1.937
0.545
0.742
0.545
0.348
3.222
1.437
5.615
1.436
0.737
0.236
2.521
3.321
2.722
3.521
0.837
3.122
3.322
0.437
3.515
1.636
2.522
1.525
0.627
1.834
2.722
3.415
2.325
1.721
2.521
2.722
2.625
0.337
1.925
4.16
3.021
0.137
1.421
0.536
0.227
3.415
2.810
1.730
0.530
1.034
2.322
2.015
1.029
1.821
2.422
3.215
0.434
1.522
1.522
1.422
1.94
1.515
2.915
1.615
2.822
1.915
2.915
1.015
0.630
0.627
1.315
2.115
2.015
2.715
0.127
3.49
0.615
1.915
0.510
0.722
0.322
0.422
1.615
3.115
0.215
2.315
0.725
0.828
1.315
0.222
0.515
1.49
1.915
0.125
0.419
0.917
1.06
1.015
1.315
1.122
0.222
0.822
1.021
1.315
0.525
2.415
2.815
0.515
0.124
0.910
1.19
0.615
2.89
0.922
0.86
1.815
0.315
0.822
0.922
0.622
0.222
0.522
2.315
1.915
1.315
0.421
1.29
1.64
0.222
0.621
0.121
0.84
1.36
0.115
0.422
2.29
1.215
0.315
0.422
0.715
1.015
1.57
0.815
1.05
0.815
0.815
0.27
0.318
0.94
0.510
0.215
1.27
0.67
1.06
0.41
0.54
0.89
0.27

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event
Station records in Heat wave in Australia, 13 to 18 December 2024 compared with similar events
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Heat wave in Germany and 49 other countries, 18 December 2021 to 15 January 20223,626 records
Heat wave in Australia, 13 to 18 December 2024 (this event)212 records

Every Record Set

20 of 212
Every record set or tied during Heat wave in Australia, 13 to 18 December 2024, in date order
DateStationRecordValueMarginYears stoodSignificance
2024-12-15Adelaide West TerraceRecord high maximum temperature38.7 C (101.7 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)12641 of 100 (Notable)
2024-12-15Oodnadatta AirportRecord high minimum temperature31.2 C (88.2 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)8434 of 100 (Routine)
2024-12-16Adelaide West TerraceRecord high minimum temperature29.6 C (85.3 F)2.6 C (4.7 F)12346 of 100 (Notable)
2024-12-16KyancuttaRecord high minimum temperature24.2 C (75.6 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)8039 of 100 (Notable)
2024-12-16Ballarat AerodromeRecord high minimum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)3.7 C (6.7 F)6233 of 100 (Routine)
2024-12-16Oodnadatta AirportRecord high minimum temperature32.7 C (90.9 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)6330 of 100 (Routine)
2024-12-16Whyalla AeroRecord high minimum temperature27.5 C (81.5 F)5.1 C (9.2 F)3630 of 100 (Routine)
2024-12-16Echuca AerodromeRecord high minimum temperature23.2 C (73.8 F)2.6 C (4.7 F)6230 of 100 (Routine)
2024-12-16Gunnedah Resource CentreRecord high maximum temperature38.5 C (101.3 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)7129 of 100 (Routine)
2024-12-16Murray Bridge ComparisonRecord high minimum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)6.1 C (11.0 F)1527 of 100 (Routine)
2024-12-16Mildura AirportRecord high minimum temperature27.2 C (81.0 F)4.0 C (7.2 F)3727 of 100 (Routine)
2024-12-16North Shields (Port Lincoln AwRecord high minimum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)5.5 C (9.9 F)926 of 100 (Routine)
2024-12-16Loxton Research CentreRecord high minimum temperature25.3 C (77.5 F)5.9 C (10.6 F)2926 of 100 (Routine)
2024-12-16Edinburgh RaafRecord high minimum temperature31.4 C (88.5 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)3625 of 100 (Routine)
2024-12-16LongerenongRecord high minimum temperature23.0 C (73.4 F)4.1 C (7.4 F)3625 of 100 (Routine)
2024-12-17Tumbarumba Post OfficeRecord high minimum temperature23.5 C (74.3 F)6.0 C (10.8 F)4934 of 100 (Routine)
2024-12-17Wagga Wagga AMORecord high minimum temperature26.8 C (80.2 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)7934 of 100 (Routine)
2024-12-17Albury Airport AWSRecord high minimum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)6.7 C (12.1 F)2226 of 100 (Routine)
2024-12-17Hillston AirportRecord high minimum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)6325 of 100 (Routine)
2024-12-18Yamba Pilot StationRecord high minimum temperature24.1 C (75.4 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)5133 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 212 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.