Perth Weather Records
Highest Max: 42.4°C in 2007
Lowest Max: 18.1°C in 1997
Average Max: 29.5°C
Highest Min: 25.3°C in 2000
Lowest Min: 6.3°C in 2007
Average Min: 16.5°C
Highest Rainfall: 61.4mm in 2003
Highest 24hr Rainfall: 39.0mm
in 2003
Average Rainfall: 20.7mm
Western
Australian
Weather Records
Maximum temperature (°C) 18.2
18 20.3 1902 16.3 1932 107
Minimum temperature (°C) 7.4
8 11.5 1977,83 6.9 1956 107
Sunshine (hour/day)
6.8 7.2 8.4 1902 4.2 1945 106
February rainfall averages and
extremes
Rainfall (mm) 145.0 135 318.3
1945 11.8 1902 128
Rain days 15 17 29 1955 4 1902,78
128
MELBOURNE
Melbourne Weather Records
Highest
Max: 41.7°C in 1940
Lowest Max: 12.0°C in 1931
Average Max: 23.9°C
Highest Min: 26.3°C in 1927
Lowest Min: 2.8°C in 1884
Average Min: 13.2°C
Highest Rainfall: 190.7mm in 1911
Highest 24hr Rainfall: 90.2mm
in 1919
Average Rainfall: 50.2mm
46.2
°C 7TH FEB 2009 - MARCH 2010
190.MM
Victorian
Weather Records
Highest Total Rainfall for 20
or more years for November
for 2005 (mm) Most recent higher
for November
Lake Eildon 177.0 183.4 in 1958
Record Lowest Daily Maximum Temperature
for November
Wonthaggi 7.8 on 10th 8.3 on 16th
in 1970 36
Morwell 7.8 on 10th 8.6 on 31st
in 1987 22
Record Highest Daily Minimum Temperature
for November
in August 2005 (°C) Previous
highest
for August Years of
record
Benalla 13.8 on 30th 12.8 on 7th
in 1973 102
Ouyen 16.8 on 30th 14.7 on 31st
in 1993 69
Mildura Airport 18.8 on 30th 15.6
on 21st in 1954 60
Wonthaggi 14.5 on 30th 14.0 on
15th in 2001 37
Portland 13.8 on 29th 12.6 on
23rd in 1986 24
Noojee 13.0 on 30th 12.7 on 16th
in 2001 22
TASMANIA
WEATHER RECORDS
Hobart
Weather Records
Highest Max: 37.3°C in 1940
Lowest Max: 8.9°C in 1925
Average Max: 20.1°C
Highest Min: 21.1°C in 1906
Lowest Min: 1.8°C in 1926
Average Min: 10.8°C
Highest Rainfall: 255.4mm in 1946
Highest 24hr Rainfall: 88.1mm
in 1946
Average Rainfall: 45.0mm
SOUTH
AUSTRALIA RECORDS
Adelaide
Weather
Records
Highest Max: 41.9°C in 1986
Lowest Max: 15.6°C in 1999
Average Max: 26.3°C
Highest Min: 30.2°C in 2008
Lowest Min: 7.2°C in 1984
Average Min: 15.2°C
Highest Rainfall: 106.0mm in 1983
Highest 24hr Rainfall: 51.8mm
in 1985
Average Rainfall: 25.2mm
NORTHERN
TERRITORY RECORDS
Darwin
Weather
Records
Highest Max: 36.0°C in 1942
Lowest Max: 25.7°C in 1960
Average Max: 31.9°C
Highest Min: 29.2°C in 1988
Lowest Min: 19.2°C in 1945
Average Min: 24.5°C
Highest Rainfall: 1013.6mm in
1977
Highest 24hr Rainfall: 240.6mm
in 1977
Average Rainfall: 324.2mm
SYDNEY
WEATHER RECORDS
Sydney Weather Records
Highest Max: 39.8°C in 1983
Lowest Max: 16.2°C in 1886
Average Max: 24.7°C
Highest Min: 25.4°C in 1876
Lowest Min: 9.3°C in 1886
Average Min: 17.5°C
Highest Rainfall: 521.4mm in 1942
Highest 24hr Rainfall: 280.7mm
in 1942
Average Rainfall: 129.9mm
CANBERRA
WEATHER RECORDS
Highest
Max: 37.5°C in 1998
Lowest Max: 12.4°C in 1961
Average Max: 24.5°C
Highest Min: 26.0°C in 1983
Lowest Min: -1.1°C in 1967
Average Min: 10.7°C
Highest Rainfall: 312.2mm in 1950
Highest 24hr Rainfall: 126.0mm
in 1989
Average Rainfall: 50.8mm
Highest
temperature ever recorded Worldwide
Weather records
Temperature Location Date
On Earth† 58 °C (136
°F) Al 'Aziziyah, Libya 1922-09-13
United States (North America)
56.7 °C (134 °F) Death
Valley, California 1913-07-10
Canada 45 °C (113 °F)
Midale and Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan
1937-07-05
Asia 54 °C (129 °F) Tirat
Tsvi, Israel 1942-06-21
India 50.6 °C (123.08 °F)
Alwar 1956-05-10
Japan 40.9 °C (105.62 °F)
Kumagaya ,Saitama 2007-08-16[5]
Australia/Oceania‡ 50.7
°C (123 °F) Oodnadatta,
South Australia 1960-01-02
New Zealand 42.4 °C (108.3
°F) Rangiora, New Zealand
1973-02-07
Europe 50 °C (122 °F)
Seville, Spain 1881-08-04
Croatia 42.8 °C (109.0 °F)
Ploce 1998-08-05
Czech Republic 40.2 °C (104.4
°F) Praha-Uhríneves
1983-07-27
Estonia 35.6 °C (96.1 °F)
Võru 1992-08-11
Finland 35.9 °C (96.6 °F)
Turku 1914-07-09
France 44.1 °C Saint-Christol-lès-Alès
2003-08-12
Germany 40.2 °C (104.4 °F)
Gärmersdorf bei Amberg /
Karlsruhe & Freiburg 1983-07-27
/ 2003-08-13
Ireland 33.3 °C (91.9 °F)
Kilkenny Castle, County Kilkenny
1887-06-26
Lithuania 37.5 °C (99.5 °F)
Zarasai, Utena County 1994-07-30
Norway 35.6 °C (96.1 °F)
Nesbyen, Buskerud 1970-06-20
Romania 44.5 °C (112.1 °F)
Ion Sion, Braila County 1951-08-10
Poland 40.2 °C (104.4 °F)
Prószków 1921-07-29
Slovakia 40.3 °C (104.54 °F)
Hurbanovo 2007-07-20
Slovenia 40.6 °C (105.1 °F)
Crnomelj 1950-07-05
Sweden 38.0 °C (100.4 °F)
Ultuna / Målilla 1933-07-09
/ 19-06-29
United Kingdom 38.5 °C (101.3
°F) Brogdale, Kent 2003-08-10
South America 49.1 °C (120.4
°F) Villa de María,
Argentina 1920-01-02
Antarctica 15 °C (59 °F)
Vanda Station, Scott Coast 1974-01-05
South Pole -14.0 °C (7.5 °F)
1978-12-27
†There
are a few reports of temperatures
higher than this during phenomena
known as heat bursts, including
a report of an incredible 87 °C
(188 °F) in Abadan, Iran in
June of 1967. These temperatures
have never been confirmed, and
are not recognized as world records.
‡On 1889-01-16, a temperature
of 53 °C (128 °F) was
recorded at Cloncurry, Queensland.
It was measured with a non-standard
thermometer, so it is unknown
if this reading was valid or not
Other warm records
Fastest temperature rise: 27 °C
(49 °F) in just 2 minutes;
Spearfish, South Dakota, 1943-01-22.
Warmest temperature ever recorded
during a snowfall: 8.3 °C
(47 °F); LaGuardia Airport,
New York.
Coldest temperatures
ever recorded Weather Records
Temperature Location Date
On earth -89.6 °C (-128.6
°F) Vostok Station, Antarctica
1983-07-21
Asia -68 °C (-90 °F) Verkhoyansk
and
Oymyakon, both Russia 1892-02-07
1933-02-06
North America -66 °C (-87
°F) Northice, Greenland 1954-01-09
Canada -63 °C (-81 °F)
Snag, Yukon Territory, Canada
1947-02-03
United States -62 °C (-80
°F) Prospect Creek, Alaska
1971-01-23
Contiguous United States -56.5
°C (-70 °F) Rogers Pass,
Montana 1954-01-20
Europe -55 °C (-67 °F)
Ust 'Shchugor, Russia date unknown
Croatia -35.5 °C (-31.5 °F)
Cakovec 1929-02-03
Czech Republic -42.2 °C (-44.0
°F) Litvínovice 1929-02-11
Estonia -43.5 °C (-46.0 °F)
Jõgeva 1940-01-17
Finland -51.5 °C (-60.7 °F)
Kittilä 1999-01-28
France -41.0 °C Mouthe 1985
Ireland -19.1 °C (-2.4 °F)
Markree Castle, County Sligo 1881-01-16
Lithuania -42.9 °C(-45.2 °F)
Utena, Utena County 1956-02-01
Norway -51.4 °C (-60.5 °F)
Karasjok, Finnmark 1886-01-01
Romania -38.5 °C (-37.3 °F)
Bod, Brasov County 1942-01-25
Poland -41.0 °C (-41.8 °F)
Siedlce 1940-01-11
Slovakia -41.0 °C (-41.8 °F)
Viglaš-Pstruša 1929-02-11
Slovenia -34.5 °C (-30.1 °F)
Babno Polje 1956-02-15 / 1956-02-16
/ 1968-01-13
Sweden -53 °C (-63.4 °F)
Malgovik, Lappland 1941-12-13
United Kingdom -27.2 °C (-17.0
°F) Braemar, Grampian
Altnaharra 1895-02-11 and 1982-01-10
1995-12-30
South America -39 °C (-38.2
°F) Valle de los Patos Superior,
Argentina 1972-07-17
Africa -24 °C (-11 °F)
Ifrane, Morocco 1935-02-11
Australia/Oceania -23 °C (-9.4
°F) Charlotte Pass, Australia
1994-06-29
Hawaii -11.1 °C (12 °F)
Mauna Kea Observatory, Hawai?i
1979-05-17
New Zealand -21.6°C (-6.9
°F) Ophir, New Zealand 1995-07-03
Other cold records
Fastest temperature drop: 26 C°
(47 F°) in just 15 minutes;
Rapid City, South Dakota, 1911-01-10.
Precipitation
Least per year (locale): 0.00
mm (0.00 in/year), none in recorded
history; Antofagasta Region, Atacama
Desert, Chile.
Rain
Most in one minute: 3.8 cm (1.5
in); Barst, Guadeloupe, 1970-11-26.
Highest average annual total:
13.3 meters (523.6 in); Lloro,
Colombia.
Snow
Most in one-year period: 31.1
meters (1224 in); Mount Rainier,
United States, 1971-02-19 to 1972-02-18.
Most in one season (July 1 through
June 30): 29.0 meters, (1140 in);
Mount Baker, United States, 1998
through 1999.
Largest snowflake ever observed:
38 centimeters (15 in) in diameter;
Fort Keough, Montana, 1887-01-28.
Snowiest Large City in the US
95" average snowfall over
30 years, Rochester, NY
Tornadoes
Further information: Tornado records
Deadliest in history
On Earth: Approximately 1300 deaths;
Manikganj District, Bangladesh
on 1989-04-26.
In North America: 695 deaths (Tri-State
Tornado); Missouri, Illinois,
Indiana, 1925-03-18.
In Europe: 600 or more (Grand
Harbour Tornado); Valetta, Malta,
23 September 1551 or 1556 (sources
conflict)
Earliest known
On earth: 1054-04-30; Rosdalla
(near Kilbeggan), Ireland.
Outbreaks
Deadliest: 747 were killed by
the Tri-State Tornado and associated
outbreak on 1925-03-18.
Largest and most severe: 148 tornadoes
occurred in 16 hours on 03 April
to 04 April 1974. They affected
13 US states and Ontario, Canada,
and included 24 F4's and 6 F5's,
more F5's than have been reported
in any other year. There were
also more significant tornadoes
during that 24 hours than any
other entire week on record.
Tropical cyclones
Further information: List of notable
tropical cyclones
Most intense (by minimum air pressure)
Most intense ever recorded: 870
mb (25.63 inHg); eye of Super
Typhoon Tip over the Pacific Ocean,
1979-10-12.
Most intense in the Western Hemisphere:
882 mb (26.05 inHg); eye of Hurricane
Wilma, 2005-10-19.
Most intense ever recorded on
land: 892 mb (26.35 inHg); Craig
Key, Florida, eye of the Labor
Day Hurricane, 1935-09-02. While
other landfalling tropical cyclones
have almost certainly had lower
pressures, data is spotty from
areas other than the Atlantic
Basin, especially before the invention
of weather satellites.
Other severe weather
A picture of the largest hailstone
ever officially measured, almost
0.5 meters (19 inches) in circumference.
Hail
Heaviest: 1.0 kg (2.25 lb); Gopalganj
District, Bangladesh, 1986-04-14.
Largest ever officially measured:
17.8 cm (7.0 in) diameter, 47.6
cm (18.75 in) circumference; Aurora,
Nebraska, 2003-06-22.
Lightning
Longest lightning bolt: 190 km
(118 miles) 2001-10-13.
Most strikes per year: More than
70 per km² in parts of Central
Africa, especially the Democratic
Republic of the Congo.
Other categories
Worst airline disaster due to
fog: 583 were killed in the Tenerife
disaster; Tenerife, Canary Islands,
Spain, 1977-03-27.
Highest air pressure ever recorded:
1085.6 mb (32.06 inHg); Tosontsengel,
Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia,
2001-12-19.
Lowest (surface) air pressure
ever recorded: 850 mbar; recorded
in tornado at surface by probe
near Manchester, South Dakota
on 2003-06-24 (The place is located
1,540 ft (470 m) above sea level,
normal air pressure is 960 mbar).
AFRICA
HIGHEST RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Al'Aziziyah, Libya 57.7 C (135.9
F) on the 13th September, 1922
LOWEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Ifrane, Morocco -23.9 C (-11.0
F) on the 11th February, 1935
ANTARCTICA
HIGHEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Hope Bay 14.6 C (58.3 F) on the
5th January, 1974
LOWEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Vostock II -89.2 C (-128.6 F)
on the 21st July, 1983
ASIA
HIGHEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Tirat Tsvi, Israel 53.9 C (129.0
F) on the 21st June, 1942
LOWEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Verkhoyansk, Siberia -69.8 C (-93.6
F) on the 7th February, 1892
AUSTRALIA
HIGHEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Oodnadatta, South Australia 50.7
C (123.3 F) on the 2nd January,
1960
LOWEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Charlotte Pass, New South Wales
-23.0 C (-9.4 F) on the 29th June,
1994
EUROPE
HIGHEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Seville, Spain 50.0 C (122.0 F)
on the 4th August, 1881
LOWEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Ust-Shchugor, Russia -55.0 C (-67.0
F) no date available
NORTH AMERICA
HIGHEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Death Valley, USA 56.7 C (134.0
F) on the 10th July, 1913
LOWEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Snag, Canada -63.0 C (-81.4 F)
on the 3rd February, 1947
SOUTH AMERICA
HIGHEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Rivadavia, Argentina 48.9 C (120.0
F) on the 11th December, 1905
LOWEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Sarmiento, Argentina -33.0 C (-27.4
F) on the 1st June, 1907
AUSTRALIAN TEMPERATURE EXTREMES
NOTE:
There has been numerous extreme
high temperatures recorded prior
to about 1910
using non-standard instrumentation
in Australia, such as the quoted
53.1C (127.6F)
at Cloncurry, Queensland in January,
1889. This and several other observations
have now been taken off the official
records after a study of old temperature
extremes by the Bureau of Meteorology.
AUSTRALIAN
CAPITAL TERRITORY
HIGHEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Canberra 42.2 C (108.0 F) on the
1st February, 1968
LOWEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Canberra -10.0 C (14.0 F) on the
11th July, 1971
NEW SOUTH WALES
HIGHEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Wilcannia 50.0 C (122.0 F) on
the 11th January, 1939
LOWEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Charlotte Pass -23.0 C (-9.4 F)
on the 29th June, 1994
NORTHERN TERRITORY
HIGHEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Finke 48.3 C (118.9 F) on the
2nd January, 1960
LOWEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Alice Springs -7.5 C (18.5 F)
on the 12th July, 1976
QUEENSLAND
HIGHEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Birdsville 49.5 C (121.1 F) on
the 24th December, 1972
LOWEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Stanthorpe -11.0 C (12.2 F) on
the 4th July, 1895
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
HIGHEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Oodnadatta 50.7 C (123.3 F) on
the 2nd January, 1960
LOWEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Yongala -8.2 C (17.2 F) on the
20th July, 1976
TASMANIA
HIGHEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Hobart 40.8 C (105.4 F) on the
4th January, 1976
LOWEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Shannon -13.0 C (8.6 F) on the
30th June, 1983
VICTORIA
HIGHEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Mildura 47.2 C (117.0 F) on the
10th January, 1939
LOWEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Mt Hotham -12.8 C (9.0 F) on the
13th August, 1947
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
HIGHEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Mardie 50.5 C (122.9 F) on the
19th February, 1998
LOWEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Booylgoo Springs -6.7 C (19.9
F) on the 12th July, 1969
UNITED
STATES TEMPERATURE EXTREMES
NOTE:
The National Weather Service in
the United States rounds their
temperatures to the nearest whole
degree fahrenheit.
ALABAMA
Centerville 44.4 C (112.0 F) on
the 5th September, 1925
New Market -32.8 C (-27.0 F) on
the 30th January, 1966
ALASKA
Fort Yukon 37.8 C (100.0 F) on
the 27th June, 1915
Prospect Creek -62.2 C (-80.0
F) on the 23rd January, 1971
ARIZONA
Lake Havasu City 53.3 C (128.0
F) on the 29th June, 1994
Hawley Lake -40.0 C (-40.0 F)
on the 7th January, 1971
ARKANSAS
Ozark 48.9 C (120.0 F) on the
10th August, 1936
Pond -33.9 C (-29.0 F) on the
13th February, 1905
CALIFORNIA
Death Valley 56.7 C (134.0 F)
on the 10th July, 1913
Boca -42.8 C (-45.0 F) on the
20th January, 1937
COLORADO
Bennett 47.8 C (118.0 F) on the
11th July, 1888
Maybell -51.7 C (-61.0 F) on the
1st February, 1985
CONNECTICUT
Danbury 40.6 C (105.0 F) on the
21st July, 1991
Falls Village -35.6 C (-32.0 F)
on the 16th February, 1943
DELAWARE
Millsboro 43.3 C (110.0 F) on
the 21st July, 1930
Millsboro -27.2 C (-17.0 F) on
the 17th January, 1893
FLORIDA
Monticello 42.8 C (109.0 F) on
the 29th June, 1931
Tallahassee -18.9 C (-2.0 F) on
the 13th February, 1899
GEORGIA
Louisville 44.4 C (112.0 F) on
the 24th July, 1952
CCC Camp -27.2 C (-17.0 F) on
the 27th January, 1940
HAWAII
Pahala 37.8C (100.0 F) on the
27th April, 1931
Mauna Kea -11.1 C (12.0 F) on
the 17th May, 1979
IDAHO
Orofino 47.8 C (118.0 F) on the
28th July, 1934
Island Park Dam -51.1 C (-60.0
F) on the 18th January, 1943
ILLINOIS
East St. Louis 47.2 C (117.0 F)
on the 14th July, 1954
Elizabeth -37.2 C (-35.0 F) on
the 3rd February, 1996
INDIANA
Collegeville 46.7 C (116.0 F)
on the 14th July, 1936
New Whiteland -37.8 C (-36.0 F)
on the 19th January, 1994
IOWA
Keokuk 47.8 C (118.0 F) on the
20th July, 1934
Elkader -43.9 C (-47.0 F) on the
3rd February, 1996
KANSAS
Alton 49.4 C (121.0 F) on the
24th July, 1936
Lebanon -40.0 C (-40.0 F) on the
13th February, 1905
KENTUCKY
Greensburg 45.6 C (114.0 F) on
the 28th July, 1930
Cynthiana -36.7 C (-34.0 F) on
the 28th January, 1963
LOUISIANA
Plain Dealing 45.6 C (114.0 F)
on the 10th August, 1936
Minden -26.7 C (-16.0 F) on the
13th February, 1899
MAINE
North Bridgton 40.6 C (105.0 F)
on the 10th July, 1911
Van Buren -44.4 C (-48.0 F) on
the 19th January, 1925
MARYLAND
Cumberland 42.8 C (109.0 F) on
the 10th July, 1936
Oakland -40.0 C (-40.0 F) on the
13th January, 1912
MASSACHUSETTS
New Bedford 41.7 C (107.0 F) on
the 2nd August, 1975
Chester -37.2 C (-35.0 F) on the
12th January, 1981
MICHIGAN
Mio 44.4 C (112.0 F) on the 13th
July, 1936
Vanderbilt -46.1 C (-51.0 F) on
the 9th February , 1934
MINNESOTA
Moorhead 45.6 C (114.0 F) on the
6th July, 1936
Tower -51.1 C (-60.0 F) on the
2nd February, 1996
MISSISSIPPI
Holly Springs 46.1 C (115.0 F)
on the 29th July, 1930
Corinth -28.3 C (-19.0 F) on the
30th January, 1966
MISSOURI
Warsaw 47.8 C (118.0 F) on the
14th July, 1954
Warsaw -40.0 C (-40.0 F) on the
13th February, 1905
MONTANA
Medicine Lake 47.2 C (117.0 F)
on the 5th July, 1937
Rogers Pass -56.7 C (-70.0 F)
on the 20th January, 1954
NEBRASKA
Minden 47.8 C (118.0 F) on the
24th July, 1936
Camp Clarke -43.9 C (-47.0 F)
on the 12th February, 1899
NEVADA
Laughlin 51.7 C (125.0 F) on the
29th June, 1994
San Jacinto -45.6 C (-50.0 F)
on the 8th January, 1937
NEW
HAMPSHIRE
Nashua 41.1 C (106.0 F) on the
4th July, 1911
Pittsburg -43.3 C (-46.0 F) on
the 28th January, 1925
NEW
JERSEY
Runyon 43.3 C (110.0 F) on the
10th July, 1936
River Vale -36.7 C (-34.0 F) on
the 5th January, 1904
NEW
MEXICO
Waste Isolat Pilot Plt 50.0 C
(122.0 F) on the 27th June, 1994
Gavilan -45.6 C (-50.0 F) on the
1st February, 1951
NEW
YORK
Troy 42.2 C (108.0 F) on the 22nd
July, 1926
Old Forge -46.7 C (-52.0 F) on
the 18th February, 1979
NORTH
CAROLINA
Fayetteville 43.3 C (110.0 F)
on the 21st August, 1983
Mt. Mitchell -36.7 C (-34.0 F)
on the 21st January, 1985
NORTH
DAKOTA
Steele 49.4 C (121.0 F) on the
6th July, 1936
Parshall -51.1 C (-60.0 F) on
the 15th February, 1936
OHIO
Gallipolis 45.0 C (113.0 F) on
the 21st July, 1934
Milligan -39.4 C (-39.0 F) on
the 10th February, 1899
OKLAHOMA
Tipton 48.9 C (120.0 F) on the
27th June, 1994
Watts -32.8 C (-27.0 F) on the
18th January, 1930
OREGON
Pendleton 48.3 C (119.0 F) on
the 10th August, 1898
Seneca -47.8 C (-54.0 F) on the
10th February, 1933
PENNSYLVANIA
Phoenixville 43.9 C (111.0 F)
on the 10th July, 1936
Smethport -41.1 C (-42.0 F) on
the 5th January, 1904
RHODE
ISLAND
Providence 40.0 C (104.0 F) on
the 2nd August, 1975
Greene -31.7 C (-25.0 F) on the
5th February, 1996
SOUTH
CAROLINA
Camden 43.9 C (111.0 F) on the
28th June, 1954
Caesars Head -28.3 C (-19.0 F)
on the 21st January, 1985
SOUTH
DAKOTA
Gannvalley 48.9 C (120.0 F) on
the 5th July, 1936
McIntosh -50.0 C (-58.0 F) on
the 17th February, 1936
TENNESSEE
Perryville 45.0 C (113.0 F) on
the 9th August, 1930
Mountain City -35.6 C (-32.0 F)
on the 30th December, 1917
TEXAS
Seymour 48.9 C (120.0 F) on the
12th August, 1936
Seminole -30.6 C (-23.0 F) on
the 8th February, 1933
UTAH
Saint George 47.2 C (117.0 F)
on the 5th July, 1985
Peter's Sink -56.1 C (-69.0 F)
on the 1st February, 1985
VERMONT
Vernon 40.6 C (105.0 F) on the
4th July, 1911
Bloomfield -45.6 C (-50.0 F) on
the 30th December, 1933
VIRGINIA
Balcony Falls 43.3 C (110.0 F)
on the 15th July, 1954
Mtn. Lake Bio -34.4 C (-30.0 F)
on the 22nd January, 1985
WASHINGTON
STATE
Ice Harbor Dam 47.8 C (118.0 F)
on the 5th August, 1961
Mazama -44.4 C (-48.0 F) on the
30th December, 1968
WEST
VIRGINIA
Martinsburg 44.4 C (112.0 F) on
the 10th July, 1936
Lewisburg -38.3 C (-37.0 F) on
the 30th December, 1917
WISCONSIN
Wisconsin Dells 45.6 C (114.0
F) on the 13th July, 1936
Danbury -47.8 C (-54.0 F) on the
24th January, 1922
WYOMING
Basin 45.6 C (114.0 F) on the
12th July, 1900
Riverside -54.4 C (-66.0 F) on
the 9th February, 1933
HIGHEST
AVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL
Mt Waialeale, Hawaii 11,680 mm
(460 inches)
HIGHEST IN ONE YEAR
Cherrapunji, India 26,461 mm (1,042
inches)
HIGHEST IN ONE CALENDAR MONTH
Cherrapunji, India 9,300 mm (366
inches)
HIGHEST IN 24 HOURS
Fac Fac, La Reunion Island 1,825
mm (72 inches)
HIGHEST IN 12 HOURS
Belouve, La Reunion Island 1,350
mm (53 inches)
AUSTRALIAN
RAINFALL EXTREMES
HIGHEST
AVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL
Bellenden Ker, Queensland 8,312
mm (328 inches)
HIGHEST IN ONE YEAR
Bellenden Ker, Queensland 12,461
mm (491 inches)
HIGHEST IN ONE CALENDAR MONTH
Bellenden Ker, Queensland 5,387
mm (212 inches)
HIGHEST IN 24 HOURS
Ballenden Ker, Queensland 960
mm (38 inches)
HIGHEST IN 12 HOURS
Wongawilli, New South Wales 707
mm (28 inches)
RECORD
USA HIGH TEMPERATURES BY STATE
Here
are the all time High Temperatures
(in degrees Fahrenheit)for all
50 States
(elevation is in feet)
State Temperature Date Location
Elevation
Alabama 112° Sept. 5, 1925
Centerville 345
Alaska 100° June 27, 1915
Ft. Yukon 420
Arizona 128° June 29, 1994
Lake Havasu 505
Arkansas 120° Aug. 10, 1936
Ozark 396
California 134° July 10, 1913
Death Valley -146
Colorado 118° July 11, 1888
Bennett 5,484
Connecticut 106° July 15,
1995 Danbury 450
Delaware 110° July 21, 1930
Millsboro 20
Florida 109° June 29, 1931
Monticell0 207
Georgia 112° July 24, 1952
Louisville 132
Hawaii 100° April 27, 1931
Pahala 850
Idaho 118° July 28, 1934 Orofino
1,027
Illinois 117° July 14, 1954
E. St Louis 410
Indiana 116° July 14, 1936
Collegeville 672
Iowa 118° July 20, 1934 Keokuk
614
Kansas 121° July 24, 1936
Alton 1,651
Kentucky 114° July 28, 1930
Greensburg 581
Louisiana 114° Aug. 10, 1936
Plain Dealing 268
Maine 105° July 10, 1911 N.
Bridgton 450
Maryland 109° July 10, 1936
Cumberland and Frederick 623,
325
Massachusetts 107° Aug. 2,
1975 New Bedford and Chester 120,
640
Michigan 112° July 13, 1936
Mio 963
Minnesota 114° July 6, 1936
Moorhead 904
Mississippi 115° July 29,
1930 Holly Springs 600
Missouri 118° July 14, 1954
Warsaw and Union 705, 560
Montana 117° July 5, 1937
Medicine Lake 1,950
Nebraska 118° July 24, 1936
Minden 2,169
Nevada 125° June 29, 1994
Laughlin 605
New Hampshire 106° July 4,
1911 Nashua 125
New Jersey 110° July 10, 1936
Runyon 18
New Mexico 122° June 27, 1994
Lakewood 2,650
New York 108° July 22, 1926
Troy 40
North Carolina 110° Aug. 21,
1983 Fayetteville 213
North Dakota 121° July 6,
1936 Steele 1,857
Ohio 113° July 21, 1934 Gallipolis
673
Oklahoma 120° June 27, 1994
Tipton 1,350
Oregon 119° Aug. 10, 1898
Pendleton 1,074
Pennsylvania 111° July 10,
1936 Phoenixville 100
Rhode Island 104° Aug. 2,
1975 Providence 51
South Carolina 111° June 28,
1954 Camden 170
South Dakota 120° July 5,
1936 Gannvalley 1,750
Tennessee 113° Aug. 9, 1930
Perryville 377
Texas 120° Aug. 12, 1936 Seymour
1,291
Utah 117° July 5, 1985 Saint
George 2,880
Vermont 105° July 4, 1911
Vernon 310
Virginia 110° July 15, 1954
Balcony Falls 725
Washington 118° Aug. 5, 1961
Ice Harbor Dam 475
West Virginia. 112 ° July
10, 1936 Martinsburg 435
Wisconsin 114° July 13, 1936
Wisconsin Dells 900
Wyoming 114° July 12, 1900
Basin 3,500
RECORD USA LOW TEMPERATURES BY
STATE
Here are the all time Low Temperatures
(in degrees Fahrenheit)for all
50 States
(elevation is in feet)
State Temperature Date Location
Elevation
Alabama -27° Jan. 30, 1966
New Market 760
Alaska -80° Jan. 23, 1971
Prospect Creek 1,100
Arizona -40° Jan. 7, 1971
Hawley Lake 8,180
Arkansas -29° Feb. 13, 1905
Pond 1,250
California -45° Jan. 20, 1937
Boca 5,532
Colorado -61° Feb. 1, 1985
Maybell 5,920
Connecticut -32° Feb. 16,
1943 Falls Village 585
Delaware -17° Jan. 17, 1893
Millsboro 20
Florida -2° Feb. 13, 1899
Tallahassee 193
Georgia -17° Jan. 27, 1940
N. Floyd County 1,000
Hawaii 12° May 17, 1979 Mauna
Kea 13,770
Idaho -60° Jan. 18, 1943 Island
Park Dam 6,285
Illinois -36° Jan. 5, 1999
Congerville 722
Indiana -36° Jan. 19, 1994
New Whiteland 785
Iowa -47° Feb. 3, 1996 Elkader
770
Kansas -40° Feb. 13, 1905
Lebanon 1,812
Kentucky -34° Jan. 28, 1963
Cynthiana 684
Louisiana -16° Feb. 13, 1899
Minden 194
Maine -48° Jan. 19, 1925 Van
Buren 458
Maryland -40°
Jan. 13, 1912
Oakland 2,461
Massachusetts -35° Jan. 12,
1981 Chester 640
Michigan -51° Feb. 9, 1934
Vanderbilt 785
Minnesota -60° Feb. 2, 1996
Tower 1,430
Mississippi -19° Jan. 30,
1966 Corinth 420
Missouri -40° Feb. 13, 1905
Warsaw 700
Montana -70° Jan. 20, 1954
Rogers Pass 5,470
Nebraska -47° Feb. 12, 1899
Camp Clarke 3,700
Nevada -50° Jan. 8, 1937 San
Jacinto 5,200
New Hampshire -47° Jan. 29,
1934 Mt. Washington 6,288
New Jersey -34° Jan. 5, 1904
River Vale 70
New Mexico -50° Feb. 1, 1951
Gavilan 7,350
New York -52° Feb. 18, 1979
Old Forge 1,720
North Carolina -34° Jan. 21,
1985 Mt. Mitchell 6,525
North Dakota -60° Feb. 15,
1936 Parshall 1,929
Ohio -39° Feb. 10, 1899 Milligan
800
Oklahoma -27° Jan. 18, 1930
Watts 958
Oregon -54° Feb. 10, 1933
Seneca 4,700
Pennsylvania -42° Jan. 5,
1904 Smethport 1,500
Rhode Island -25° Feb. 5,
1996 Greene 425
South Carolina -19° Jan. 21,
1985 Caesars Head 3,100
South Dakota -58° Feb. 17,
1936 McIntosh 2,277
Tennessee -32° Dec. 30, 1917
Mountain City 2,471
Texas -23° Feb. 8, 1933 Seminole
3,275
Utah -69° Feb. 1, 1985 Peter's
Sink 8,092
Vermont -50° Dec. 30, 1933
Bloomfield 915
Virginia -30° Jan. 22, 1985
Mountain Lake 3,870
Washington -48° Dec. 30, 1968
Mazama and Winthrop 2,120 &
1,755
West Virginia. -37° Dec. 30,
1917 Lewisburg 2,200
Wisconsin -54° Jan. 24, 1922
Danbury 908
Wyoming -66° Feb. 9, 1933
Riverside 6,650
WORLD TEMPERATURES RECORDS
Here are some all time high temperatures(in
degrees Fahrenheit) around the
World
Africa: 136° El Azizia, Libya
(September 22, 1922)
North America: 134° Death
Valley, CA (July 10, 1913)
Asia: 129° Tirat Tsvi, Israel
(June 21, 1942)
Australia: 128° Cloncurry,
Queensland (January 16, 1889)
Europe: 122° Seville, Spain
(August 4, 1881)
South America: 120° Rivadavia,
Argentina (December 11, 1905
Oceania: 108° Tuguegarao,
Philippines (April 29, 1912)
Antarctica: 59° Vanda Station,
Scott Coast (January 5, 1974)
South Pole: 8° on December
27,1978
MORE COLD NUMB-ERRRRS
Here are some all time low temperatures(in
degrees Fahrenheit)around the
World
Antarctica: -129° Vostok (July
21,1983)
Asia: -90° Oimekon, Russia
(February 6,1933)
Greenland: -87° Northice (January
9,1954)
North America: -81° Snag,
Yukon, Canada (February 3,1947)
Europe: -67° Ust'Shchugor,
Russia (January)
South America: -27° Sarmiento,
Argentina (June 1,1907)
Africa: -11° Ifrane, Morocco
(February 11,1935)
Australia: - 9° Charlotte
Pass, NSW (June 29,1994)
Oceania: 12° Mauna Kea, HI
(May 17,1979)
Also
on February 7, 1892 at Verkhoyansk,
Russia.
SOME OUSTSTANDING TEMPERATURE
FALLS
In 24 hours: 100°F, Browing,
Mont., Jan. 23–24, 1916,
from 44°F to –56°F.
In 12 hours: 84°F, Fairfield,
Mont., Dec. 24, 1924, from 63°F
at noon to –21°F at
midnight.
In 2 hours: 62°F, Rapid City,
S.D., Jan. 12, 1911, from 49°F
at 6:00 A.M. to –13°F
at 8:00 A.M.
In 27 minutes: 58°F, Spearfish,
S.D., Jan. 22, 1943, from 54°F
at 9:00 A.M. to –4°F
at 9:27 A.M.
In 15 minutes: 47°F, Rapid
City, S.D., Jan. 10, 1911, from
55°F at 7:00 A.M. to 8°F
at 7:15 A.M.
Source:
National Climactic Data Center
SOME
SNOW FACTS
Approximately 70 percent of the
annual snowfall in the United
States falls
during December, January and February.
However, for areas near the eastern
slopes of the Rocky Mountains,
March and April are often their
snowiest months.
On
average, 105 snow producing storm
systems hit the lower 48 United
States annually.
The
old saying that ten inches of
fresh snow contains one inch of
water is only
occasionally true. In reality,
ten inches of new snow can contain
as little as
0.10 inches of water to nearly
four inches.
GREATEST SNOWFALLS
(Recorded in inches)
In 1 month (U.S.): 390" Tamarack,
Calif. Jan. 1911
In 24 hours (N. America):76"
Silver Lake, Colo. April 14–15,
1921
In one storm (N. America):189"
Mt. Shasta Ski Bowl, Calif. Feb.
13–19, 1959
In one season (N. America): 1,140"
Mount Baker, Wash. 1998–1999
Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Engineer Topographic Laboratories.
Other Precipitation
(Recorded in inches)
Least per year: 0.00" at
Antofagasta Region, Atacama Desert,
Chile (none ever reported in recorded
history)
Most per year(annual): 523.6"
at Lloro, Colombia.
Most per year(annual - US): 460.0"
at Mt Waialeale, Hawaii
Most in one year: 1042" Cherrapunji,
India (1861)
Most in one year(US): 642.0"
at Mt Waialeale, Hawaii
Most rain in one minute: 1.5"
at Barst, Guadeloupe (November
26, 1970)
Most rain in 24 hours: 72.0"
at Foc-Foc, La Réunion
Island (Jan 7, 1966)
Wind Speed
Fastest
ever recorded by Doppler radar:
301 mph, in a tornado near Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma (May 3, 1999)
Fastest recorded with an anemometer:
231 mph sustained 1-minute average,
at Mount Washington, New Hampshire
(April 12, 1934)
Fastest daily average: 108 mph
at Port Martin (Adélie
Land), Antarctica
Other Readings
Lowest
air pressure ever recorded: 25.63";
in the eye of Typhoon Tip over
the Pacific Ocean (October 12,
1979)
Highest air pressure ever recorded:
32.06"; at Tosontsengel,
Mongolia (December 19, 2001)
Lowest average humidity: 0.03%;
South Pole, Antarctica
More Lists
Most Windy US Cities based on
Average Wind Speed [mph] Least
Windy US Cities based on Average
Wind Speed [mph] Maximum US Recorded
Wind Speeds [mph]
Mt. Washington, NH 35.3 Oak Ridge,
TN 4.4 Mt. Washington, NH 231
St. Paul Island, AK 17.4 Medford,
OR 4.8 Atlantic City, NJ 160
Cold Bay, Alaska 16.9 Talkeetna,
AK 4.9 Raleigh, NC 153
Blue Hill, MA 15.4 McGrath, AK
5.2 Valdez, AK 94
Hottest
US Cities based on Normal Daily
Maximum [°F] Hottest US Cities
based on Record Temperatures [°F]
Yuma, AZ 87.9° Yuma, AZ 124°
Phoenix, AZ 85.9° Phoenix,
AZ 122°
Honolulu, HI 84.4° Redding,
CA 118°
Kahului, HI 83.9° Midland-Odessa,
TX 116°
Ft. Myers, FL 83.9° Medford,
OR; Lewiston, ID; Sacramento,
CA 115°
Coldest US Cities based on Normal
Daily Maximum [°F] Coldest
US Cities based on Record Temperatures
[°F]
Barrow, AK 4.1° McGrath, AK
-75°
Barter Island, AK 4.3° Bettles,
AK -70°
Bettles, AK 12.9° Fairbanks,
AK -62°
Kotzebue, AK 15.3° Barrow,
AK -56°
Mt. Washington, NH 19.8° Nome,
AK -54°
Percent
of Maximum Possible Sunshine Cloudiest
Cities - Mean # of Days
Yuma, AZ 90% Cold Bay, AK 305
Redding, CA 88% Juneau, AK 282
Las Vegas, NV 85% Valdez, AK 259
Tucson, AZ 85% Anchorage,AK 241
Phoenix, AZ 85% Quillayute, WA
239
Least
Humid Cities Morning Afternoon
Most Humid Cities Morning Afternoon
Las Vegas, NV 40% 21% Quillayute,
WA 93% 73%
Phoenix, AZ 51% 23% Gainesville,
FL 93% 60%
Yuma, AZ 53% 23% Olympia, WA 92%
64%
Tucson, AZ 53% 25% Port Arthur,
TX 91% 64%
El Paso, TX 57% 28% Lake Charles,
LA 91% 63%
Albuquerque, NM 60% 29% Eugene,
OR 91% 60%
Grand Junction, CO 61% 36% Jackson,
MS 91% 58%
Wind,
tides, UV ratings, air temps
and outlook provided by
Switchbanks are based on data
and radar images
provided by the Bureau of
Meteorology. www.bom.gov.au
