Heat wave in Australia, 26 June to 13 July 2019

Name: Heat wave in Australia, 26 June to 13 July 2019
Start: 2019-06-26
End: 2019-07-13
Location: Australia

Heat wave in Australia, 26 June to 13 July 2019: 431 records at 158 stations, peak on 28 June 2019. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Heat wave in Australia, 26 June to 13 July 2019 set or tied 431 station records at 158 stations.
It ran from 26 June 2019 to 13 July 2019 (18 days) and its peak day was 28 June 2019.
Status: closed.
Adelaide West Terrace set a daily record high minimum temperature of 15.5 C (59.9 F) on 6 July 2019.
The busiest day was 28 June 2019 with 87 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 130 years.

Footprint

26 June to 13 July 2019

The area covered by Heat wave in Australia, 26 June to 13 July 2019 is outlined, with 12 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Heat wave in Australia, 26 June to 13 July 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Adelaide West Terrace	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	2019-07-06
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	2019-06-29
Mount Gambier Post Office	Record high maximum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	2019-06-27
Adelaide Airport	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2019-06-28
East Sale Airport	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2019-06-29
Adelaide (Waite Institute)	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2019-06-28
Keith	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2019-06-28
Ouyen (Post Office)	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2019-06-28
Rosedale (Turretfield Research	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	2019-06-28
Woolbrook (Danglemah Road)	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	2019-07-12
Ceduna Post Office	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	2019-06-28
Menindee Post Office	Record high maximum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	2019-06-28

Records per Day

Peak day 87

Records set or tied each day from 26 June 2019 to 13 July 2019. The most in one day was 87 on 28 June 2019.

Records per day during Heat wave in Australia, 26 June to 13 July 2019
Date	Records
2019-06-26	14
2019-06-27	49
2019-06-28	87
2019-06-29	70
2019-06-30	9
2019-07-01	8
2019-07-02	12
2019-07-03	6
2019-07-04	5
2019-07-05	15
2019-07-06	41
2019-07-07	33
2019-07-08	24
2019-07-09	3
2019-07-10	10
2019-07-11	11
2019-07-12	29
2019-07-13	5

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Heat wave in Australia, 26 June to 13 July 2019 ranked by margin
Adelaide West Terrace, 07-06	4.6 C (8.3 F)
Adelaide (Waite Institute), 06-28	3.9 C (7.0 F)
Keith, 06-28	3.4 C (6.1 F)
Adelaide Airport, 06-28	3.3 C (5.9 F)
Adelaide West Terrace, 07-06	3.2 C (5.8 F)
Rosedale (Turretfield Research, 06-28	3.2 C (5.8 F)
East Sale Airport, 06-29	3.1 C (5.6 F)
Cape Otway Lighthouse, 06-29	3.0 C (5.4 F)
Ouyen (Post Office), 06-28	3.0 C (5.4 F)
Menindee Post Office, 06-28	3.0 C (5.4 F)
Woolbrook (Danglemah Road), 07-12	2.0 C (3.6 F)
Cape Otway Lighthouse, 06-28	1.5 C (2.7 F)
Adelaide West Terrace, 07-05	1.4 C (2.5 F)
Mount Gambier Post Office, 07-06	1.2 C (2.2 F)
Adelaide West Terrace, 07-07	1.1 C (2.0 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

431 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, 26 June to 13 July 2019
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
4.6	92
3.0	130
1.1	106
0.8	104
0.7	106
1.5	88
0.2	104
1.2	78
1.4	78
3.2	45
3.3	56
3.1	56
3.9	44
3.4	54
0.3	88
3.0	60
3.2	54
2.0	43
1.1	76
3.0	56
3.4	48
1.9	61
1.9	61
0.6	76
3.5	28
2.0	54
3.5	48
0.2	77
1.2	61
2.1	54
0.2	78
3.1	33
2.9	44
3.1	44
2.4	56
2.4	49
1.7	61
1.4	52
3.3	33
2.4	33
0.9	61
2.3	44
2.6	33
0.8	49
1.3	52
1.2	56
0.2	32
1.5	52
2.7	28
3.1	20
0.5	57
2.9	44
0.3	61
0.9	52
2.9	30
1.1	54
2.9	28
0.7	54
2.4	33
2.5	42
1.2	46
1.5	40
1.7	41
1.5	48
0.7	54
0.1	61
0.8	48
1.5	40
2.0	40
3.6	12
1.9	44
0.4	54
0.1	61
1.7	45
0.1	61
1.8	28
1.5	33
1.5	49
0.9	48
0.3	56
4.6	16
2.7	45
2.4	45
0.9	52
1.3	44
2.3	44
2.9	16
2.2	36
2.3	33
3.4	10
3.6	14
2.9	8
0.2	31
0.1	54
4.5	9
1.0	52
0.2	52
0.8	52
0.6	49
0.6	46
1.1	45
2.3	26
1.5	30
0.3	52
0.4	48
2.3	29
1.5	45
1.9	30
1.5	40
0.1	53
2.0	33
1.2	30
0.2	52
1.1	44
0.7	44
1.6	44
1.2	37
1.5	37
1.3	38
0.2	52
2.4	20
1.8	20
1.8	28
1.0	41
2.3	33
0.3	48
0.4	46
2.2	30
2.0	30
1.4	28
0.5	45
3.7	16
0.5	49
0.3	48
0.3	52
1.3	30
0.1	49
1.1	42
3.2	5
2.4	10
2.8	10
0.6	45
0.1	24
1.0	37
0.1	49
1.3	24
1.8	30
0.4	49
0.9	36
3.1	20
0.8	42
0.2	48
0.3	45
2.0	25
0.1	49
2.9	5
0.9	42
0.5	24
1.3	33
1.9	28
0.1	44
1.0	28
2.5	18
2.6	28
0.3	45
0.3	44
2.8	20
0.1	44
2.4	18
0.3	45
0.7	42
0.6	42
0.4	45
1.8	16
1.9	16
1.6	24
0.4	42
3.2	9
1.7	28
1.8	21
0.4	42
1.7	33
1.8	30
0.9	24
0.1	38
0.9	24
1.5	28
0.5	8
1.0	28
3.0	24
1.0	26
0.3	24
0.3	40
1.2	28
1.0	33
1.2	28
1.1	16
2.3	5
2.6	6
1.9	21

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Heat wave in Australia, 26 June to 13 July 2019 compared with similar events
Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 16 January to 14 February 2024	9,869 records
Heat wave in United States, 28 January to 24 February 2026	6,528 records
Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 24 May to 19 June 2020	5,047 records
Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 26 March to 17 April 2021	3,669 records
Heat wave in Germany and 49 other countries, 18 December 2021 to 15 January 2022	3,626 records
Heat wave in Australia, 26 June to 13 July 2019 (this event)	431 records

Every Record Set

20 of 431

Every record set or tied during Heat wave in Australia, 26 June to 13 July 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-06-27	Mount Gambier Post Office	Record high maximum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	104	44 of 100 (Notable)
2019-06-28	Cape Otway Lighthouse	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	88	43 of 100 (Notable)
2019-06-28	Adelaide West Terrace	Record high maximum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	104	40 of 100 (Notable)
2019-06-28	Adelaide Airport	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	56	38 of 100 (Notable)
2019-06-28	Adelaide (Waite Institute)	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	44	37 of 100 (Notable)
2019-06-28	Keith	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	54	37 of 100 (Notable)
2019-06-28	Mount Gambier Post Office	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	88	36 of 100 (Notable)
2019-06-28	Ouyen (Post Office)	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	60	36 of 100 (Notable)
2019-06-28	Rosedale (Turretfield Research	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	54	34 of 100 (Routine)
2019-06-28	Ceduna Post Office	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76	33 of 100 (Routine)
2019-06-28	Menindee Post Office	Record high maximum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	56	33 of 100 (Routine)
2019-06-29	Cape Otway Lighthouse	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	130	54 of 100 (Notable)
2019-06-29	East Sale Airport	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	56	38 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-05	Adelaide West Terrace	Record high maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	78	39 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-06	Adelaide West Terrace	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	92	57 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-06	Mount Gambier Post Office	Record high maximum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	78	40 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-06	Adelaide West Terrace	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	45	38 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-07	Adelaide West Terrace	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	106	44 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-12	Adelaide West Terrace	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	106	43 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-12	Woolbrook (Danglemah Road)	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	43	34 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 431 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.

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
4.6	92
3.0	130
1.1	106
0.8	104
0.7	106
1.5	88
0.2	104
1.2	78
1.4	78
3.2	45
3.3	56
3.1	56
3.9	44
3.4	54
0.3	88
3.0	60
3.2	54
2.0	43
1.1	76
3.0	56
3.4	48
1.9	61
1.9	61
0.6	76
3.5	28
2.0	54
3.5	48
0.2	77
1.2	61
2.1	54
0.2	78
3.1	33
2.9	44
3.1	44
2.4	56
2.4	49
1.7	61
1.4	52
3.3	33
2.4	33
0.9	61
2.3	44
2.6	33
0.8	49
1.3	52
1.2	56
0.2	32
1.5	52
2.7	28
3.1	20
0.5	57
2.9	44
0.3	61
0.9	52
2.9	30
1.1	54
2.9	28
0.7	54
2.4	33
2.5	42
1.2	46
1.5	40
1.7	41
1.5	48
0.7	54
0.1	61
0.8	48
1.5	40
2.0	40
3.6	12
1.9	44
0.4	54
0.1	61
1.7	45
0.1	61
1.8	28
1.5	33
1.5	49
0.9	48
0.3	56
4.6	16
2.7	45
2.4	45
0.9	52
1.3	44
2.3	44
2.9	16
2.2	36
2.3	33
3.4	10
3.6	14
2.9	8
0.2	31
0.1	54
4.5	9
1.0	52
0.2	52
0.8	52
0.6	49
0.6	46
1.1	45
2.3	26
1.5	30
0.3	52
0.4	48
2.3	29
1.5	45
1.9	30
1.5	40
0.1	53
2.0	33
1.2	30
0.2	52
1.1	44
0.7	44
1.6	44
1.2	37
1.5	37
1.3	38
0.2	52
2.4	20
1.8	20
1.8	28
1.0	41
2.3	33
0.3	48
0.4	46
2.2	30
2.0	30
1.4	28
0.5	45
3.7	16
0.5	49
0.3	48
0.3	52
1.3	30
0.1	49
1.1	42
3.2	5
2.4	10
2.8	10
0.6	45
0.1	24
1.0	37
0.1	49
1.3	24
1.8	30
0.4	49
0.9	36
3.1	20
0.8	42
0.2	48
0.3	45
2.0	25
0.1	49
2.9	5
0.9	42
0.5	24
1.3	33
1.9	28
0.1	44
1.0	28
2.5	18
2.6	28
0.3	45
0.3	44
2.8	20
0.1	44
2.4	18
0.3	45
0.7	42
0.6	42
0.4	45
1.8	16
1.9	16
1.6	24
0.4	42
3.2	9
1.7	28
1.8	21
0.4	42
1.7	33
1.8	30
0.9	24
0.1	38
0.9	24
1.5	28
0.5	8
1.0	28
3.0	24
1.0	26
0.3	24
0.3	40
1.2	28
1.0	33
1.2	28
1.1	16
2.3	5
2.6	6
1.9	21

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
4.6	92
3.0	130
1.1	106
0.8	104
0.7	106
1.5	88
0.2	104
1.2	78
1.4	78
3.2	45
3.3	56
3.1	56
3.9	44
3.4	54
0.3	88
3.0	60
3.2	54
2.0	43
1.1	76
3.0	56
3.4	48
1.9	61
1.9	61
0.6	76
3.5	28
2.0	54
3.5	48
0.2	77
1.2	61
2.1	54
0.2	78
3.1	33
2.9	44
3.1	44
2.4	56
2.4	49
1.7	61
1.4	52
3.3	33
2.4	33
0.9	61
2.3	44
2.6	33
0.8	49
1.3	52
1.2	56
0.2	32
1.5	52
2.7	28
3.1	20
0.5	57
2.9	44
0.3	61
0.9	52
2.9	30
1.1	54
2.9	28
0.7	54
2.4	33
2.5	42
1.2	46
1.5	40
1.7	41
1.5	48
0.7	54
0.1	61
0.8	48
1.5	40
2.0	40
3.6	12
1.9	44
0.4	54
0.1	61
1.7	45
0.1	61
1.8	28
1.5	33
1.5	49
0.9	48
0.3	56
4.6	16
2.7	45
2.4	45
0.9	52
1.3	44
2.3	44
2.9	16
2.2	36
2.3	33
3.4	10
3.6	14
2.9	8
0.2	31
0.1	54
4.5	9
1.0	52
0.2	52
0.8	52
0.6	49
0.6	46
1.1	45
2.3	26
1.5	30
0.3	52
0.4	48
2.3	29
1.5	45
1.9	30
1.5	40
0.1	53
2.0	33
1.2	30
0.2	52
1.1	44
0.7	44
1.6	44
1.2	37
1.5	37
1.3	38
0.2	52
2.4	20
1.8	20
1.8	28
1.0	41
2.3	33
0.3	48
0.4	46
2.2	30
2.0	30
1.4	28
0.5	45
3.7	16
0.5	49
0.3	48
0.3	52
1.3	30
0.1	49
1.1	42
3.2	5
2.4	10
2.8	10
0.6	45
0.1	24
1.0	37
0.1	49
1.3	24
1.8	30
0.4	49
0.9	36
3.1	20
0.8	42
0.2	48
0.3	45
2.0	25
0.1	49
2.9	5
0.9	42
0.5	24
1.3	33
1.9	28
0.1	44
1.0	28
2.5	18
2.6	28
0.3	45
0.3	44
2.8	20
0.1	44
2.4	18
0.3	45
0.7	42
0.6	42
0.4	45
1.8	16
1.9	16
1.6	24
0.4	42
3.2	9
1.7	28
1.8	21
0.4	42
1.7	33
1.8	30
0.9	24
0.1	38
0.9	24
1.5	28
0.5	8
1.0	28
3.0	24
1.0	26
0.3	24
0.3	40
1.2	28
1.0	33
1.2	28
1.1	16
2.3	5
2.6	6
1.9	21