Places where 50 C / 122 F has been exceeded

[Noodleman556]

Even though it wasn't official, supposedly the town i used to live in got to 54˚C multiple times. I'm pretty sure I was there when it reached 51˚C in town and 53˚C near the mines.

[Coldfront Factory]

The Australian record is 50.7C at Oodnadatta in South Australia.

Originally Posted by Nathaniel Pillar

Adelaide would be more likely to have hit such temps than melbourne and sydney. Melbourne is considered cold by Adelaideans.

And for good reason too. Being a former polar Melbourne resident, I was always aghast at how much hotter Adelaide is during hot spells and use to get super pissed off about the fact. Now, Adelaide is my whipping bitch Seriously though, Adelaide is a different world from Melbourne in summer, this summer being no exception.

MTD January 2016

Melbourne ..... 16.9 / 26.4C
Adelaide ....... 18.6 / 32.3C
Renmark Ap ... 17.8 / 34.6C
My PWS ........ 19.3 / 33.6C

[Ethereal]

Originally Posted by Coldfront Factory

The Australian record is 50.7C at Oodnadatta in South Australia.



And for good reason too. Being a former polar Melbourne resident, I was always aghast at how much hotter Adelaide is during hot spells and use to get super pissed off about the fact. Now, Adelaide is my whipping bitch Seriously though, Adelaide is a different world from Melbourne in summer, this summer being no exception.

MTD January 2016

Melbourne ..... 16.9 / 26.4C
Adelaide ....... 18.6 / 32.3C
Renmark Ap ... 17.8 / 34.6C
My PWS ........ 19.3 / 33.6C

To be fair, Adelaide is 3 degrees more northernmost than Melbourne in latitude. And, not to mention, its close proximity to a hot desert. So it's kinda understandable for it to be hotter.

[Coldfront Factory]

Originally Posted by Ethereal

To be fair, Adelaide is 3 degrees more northernmost than Melbourne in latitude. And, not to mention, its close proximity to a hot desert. So it's kinda understandable for it to be hotter.

But it's still on the coast, susceptable to seabreezes, cold fronts and such southerly garbage.