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Query: What is the hottest day on record in Adelaide?
Hottest temperature: 46.6°C (115.9°F), 24 January 2019 [9] [nb 1] Coldest temperature: −0.4°C (31.3°F), 8 June 1982 Hottest Minimum: 33.9°C (93.0°F), 29 January 2009 Coldest Maximum: 8.3°C (46.9°F), 29 June 1922 Wettest month: 217.9mm (8.58in), June 1916 Wettest 24 hours: 141.5mm (5.57in), 7 February 1925
NASA reported that 2016 will be the hottest year ever recorded in 136 years of modern record keeping. Locally, the Thai Meteorological Department reported that the temperature in Mae Hong Son Province reached 44.6 degrees C on 28 April 2016, breaking Thailand's "hottest day" record. April in Thailand is typically hot, but 2016's hot weather set a record for the longest heat wave in at least 65 years. In its "WMO Statement on the State of the Global Climate in 2016", the World Meteorological Organization confirmed that 2016 was the hottest year in Thailand's history.
10 consecutive days over 30°C (86°F). 8 consecutive days over 35°C (95°F) – new record set on 13 November, breaking the previous record of 4 consecutive days, which was set in 1894.[14] 6 consecutive days over 38°C (100°F) – breaking the previous record of 3 consecutive days, which was set in 1888, 1922 and 1984.[15] Hottest November day – 43.0°C (109.4°F) on 19 November 2009 at 4:32pm ACDT, breaking the previous record of 42.0°C (107.6°F) set on 13 November 1993.[16]
Warmer and drier weather conditions were experienced during winter and extended into 2015, due to a developing El Niño event. Sydney was on track to record its hottest autumn on record and only had one fifth of the average rainfall in May. Adelaide recorded sixteen consecutive days of in May 2014.
The dynamic Adelaide Park Lands, measuring approximately 7.6 km² surround, unbroken, the city centre of Adelaide. On the fringe of the eastern suburbs, an expansive natural greenbelt in the Adelaide Hills acts as a growth boundary for Adelaide and cools the city in the hottest months.
Official weather recordkeeping began in Atlanta in 1878, on the morning of October 3. Since then, the highest recorded temperatures at Atlanta were on June 30, 2012, then the next day and on three days in the extraordinarily hot July 1980, followed by that month and in August 2007, the hottest month ever for the area. The lowest recorded temperatures were and on January 20 and 21 of 1985, and on February 13, 1899. There was also an official recording of in 1985 in Marietta. The coldest high temperature was , again on February 13, 1899, while, conversely, the hottest low temperature was on August 8, 2007.
The Australian summer of 2012–2013, known as the Angry Summer or Extreme Summer, resulted in 123 weather records being broken over a 90-day period, including the hottest day ever recorded for Australia as a whole, the hottest January on record, the hottest summer average on record, and a record seven days in a row when the whole continent averaged above 39°C (102°F). Single-day temperature records were broken in dozens of towns and cities, as well as single-day rainfall records, and several rivers flooded to new record highs.
On 25 December 2016, Adelaide experienced its hottest Christmas Day since 1941.[25] The mercury reached 41.3°C (106.3°F). That following February, a heatwave was recorded in Adelaide as the temperature climbed above 40°C (104°F) for 3 consecutive days, with the minimum overnight temperature not dropping below 30°C (86°F) on 9 February.[26] Blackouts across the city complicated the conditions further.[26]
Summer 2013–14 was warmer than average for the entirety of Australia. Both Victoria and South Australia saw record-breaking temperatures. Adelaide recorded a total of 13 days reaching 40 °C or more, 11 of which reached 42 °C or more, as well as its fifth-hottest day on record—45.1 °C on January 14. The amount of days over 40 °C beat the previous record of summer 1897–1898, when 11 days above 40 °C were recorded. Melbourne recorded six days over 40 °C, while nighttime temperatures were much warmer than usual, with some nights failing to drop below 30 °C.
In 1878, Essendon played in the first match on what would be considered by modern standards to be a full-sized field at Flemington Hill. In 1879 Essendon played Melbourne in one of the earliest night matches recorded when the ball was painted white. In 1883 the team played four matches in eight days in Adelaide: losing to Norwood (on 23 June), and defeating Port Adelaide (on 16 June), a combined South Australian team (on 18 June), and South Adelaide (on 20 June).
Hottest February day – 44.7°C (112.5°F) on 2 February 2014. Record number of days exceeding 40°C (104°F) during the summer months (December, January and February) – 13 so far. Record number of days exceeding 42°C (108°F) during a calendar year - 9 so far. Record number of consecutive days exceeding 42°C (108°F) – 5.
During the summer, days are hot and usually dry, though on occasions, as in July 1936 – the wettest month on record with – monsoonal weather can bring heavy thunderstorms from the Gulf of California. Owing to the absence of cloudiness caused by the Great Salt Lake, nights are much cooler than in Salt Lake City or Ogden during this season. The hottest recorded temperature in Beaver is , which has occurred twice on June 21, 1913 and July 26, 1931, and 23.3 days will on average top , although the hottest monthly mean minimum is only in July 1968.
Autumn 2014 was the fourth-warmest on record in South Australia,[19] and included a record run of 16 consecutive days in May with maximum temperatures over 20°C within the city and metro areas, making it Adelaide's hottest autumn ever.[20][21]
Meanwhile, in Ontario and Quebec, extreme temperatures were also reported daily during the first week of August. Ottawa recorded its second-hottest day ever when the mercury approached on August 9 and at the Toronto Airport it hit on the same day, the hottest day there since 1955 with four straight days topping . Numerous records were shattered during the heatwave. Even in Nova Scotia, surrounded by the relatively cool waters of the Atlantic Ocean, temperatures still broke in some locations. Glace Bay, which has a sub-Arctic climate reached a record-breaking on August 10.
1 January 2006 was the hottest day of the year across much of New South Wales, including at Wilcannia, which observed the highest daily maximum temperature recorded in the state all year at . The day also witnessed the 5th hottest day ever recorded at Observatory Hill in Sydney, as the temperature reached . In the Riverina, Wagga Wagga—approx. south of Junee—observed a temperature of , while Gundagai—approx. west of Junee—observed .
The summer of 2013–2014 was the second-hottest on record.[17] Records for Adelaide set during the 2013–2014 summer heatwave (beginning in December) include:[18]
The heatwave commenced in Adelaide on 26 January 2009 (Australia Day), with a temperature of 36.6°C (98°F). From 27 January the temperature soared above 40°C (104°F) degrees for 6 consecutive days, until 2 February where the temperature dropped to 38.8°C (102°F). This is the longest straight run of 40°C (104°F) temperatures in Adelaide. On 28 January, the third day into the heatwave, the temperature reached 45.7°C (114°F), making it the third-hottest day on record in Adelaide. On that same night, the temperature only dipped to 33.9°C (93°F), making it the highest minimum temperature on record in South Australia (since surpassed). The maximum temperatures stayed higher than 30°C (86°F) for another six days, including two more 40-degree-plus days (6 and 7 February) until dropping back to 24.8°C (77°F) on 8 February 2009.
On Australia Day, 2007, the Hoods claimed five spots in Triple J's Hottest 100 with "The Hard Road" reaching third place. "Clown Prince", "What a Great Night", "Stopping All Stations", and "Recapturing the Vibe" placed 23rd, 41st, 56th, and 77th respectively. The Hilltop Hoods received the most entries in the Hottest 100 that year, and were only one track off equalling the record, set by Wolfmother the previous year. In 2009 "The Nosebleed Section" was voted number 17 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of all time, the highest placed Australian song.
Australia also experienced its hottest summer on average following a particularly hot spell in January. Using average day and night temperatures the average was found to be beating the previous record set in the summer of 1997–1988. Fourteen of the weather bureau's 112 long term weather stations recorded their hottest days on record including one in Sydney that recorded a daytime record of . The daytime maximum temperatures for 2012–13 also beat the 1982–83 record and January was the hottest month since records began in 1910.
In the days preceding the fires, the state capital, Melbourne, experienced some of its hottest temperatures on record at the time: on 8 January and on 10 January. On 13 January, the day of the fires, temperatures reached , which stood as the hottest day officially recorded in Melbourne for the next 70 years. (Unofficial records show temperatures of around were reported on the Black Thursday fires of 6 February 1851).
Following one of Adelaide's hottest nights on record, in mid December 2015, temperatures were forecasted to be above 35°C (95°F) for five consecutive days starting on 14 December, the third-most days over 35°C (95°F) in Adelaide's recorded history. This continues the trend that Adelaide has experienced since the early 2000s of summer heat exceeding maximum temperatures and breaking records. The heatwave in December 2015 marked Adelaide's record of five heatwaves in six years.
New record temperatures were recorded in every state and the two territories of Australia. The hottest day on record for the whole of Australia was 7 January 2013, at 40.30 °C. In a 90-day period 123 record-breaking weather events were recorded. Both Sydney and Hobart recorded their hottest temperatures on record in January 2013. Sydney beat the January 1939 record of , recording on 18 January, while Hobart recorded on 4 January, beating its previous record by a whole degree and becoming the second hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of Tasmania. In addition to this, Canberra recorded its hottest January temperature of , while Adelaide reached , its second hottest temperature on record after the of January 2009. The hottest temperature recorded during the course of the heatwave was at Moomba in South Australia.
The 2014 Adelaide heatwave was a heat wave that occurred in Adelaide, South Australia in both January and February 2014. The heatwaves were so strong that it broke records, becoming the hottest summer ever recorded in Adelaide. Although there were no deaths directly linked to the heatwave as of 2015, there were at least 136 heat-related hospital admissions recorded.
Temperatures often reach in the summer, this figure was last achieved on 27 July 2018 when 34.0c was recorded, this followed four preceding days with temperatures over 30.0c, on an average of 19.2 days the temperature will achieve a value of or above. The hottest day on record was on Sunday 10 August 2003 when was recorded. Before that, was recorded in August 1990. On average, however, the hottest day should rise to .
The city set its two hottest days on record during the 2010 Northern Hemisphere summer heat waves. Temperatures reached in the hottest days during that time.