Heat wave in Australia, 4 to 20 November 2019

Name: Heat wave in Australia, 4 to 20 November 2019
Start: 2019-11-04
End: 2019-11-20
Location: Australia

Heat wave in Australia, 4 to 20 November 2019: 150 records at 39 stations, peak on 17 November 2019. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Key Facts

Heat wave in Australia, 4 to 20 November 2019 set or tied 150 station records at 39 stations.
It ran from 4 November 2019 to 20 November 2019 (17 days) and its peak day was 17 November 2019.
Status: closed.
Kellerberrin set a monthly record high maximum temperature of 44.5 C (112.1 F) on 16 November 2019.
The busiest day was 9 November 2019 with 25 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 96 years.

Footprint

4 to 20 November 2019

The area covered by Heat wave in Australia, 4 to 20 November 2019 is outlined, with 13 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Heat wave in Australia, 4 to 20 November 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Kellerberrin	Record high maximum temperature	44.5 C (112.1 F)	2019-11-16
Donnybrook	Record high maximum temperature	38.8 C (101.8 F)	2019-11-09
Mullewa	Record high minimum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	2019-11-09
Pearce Raaf	Record high maximum temperature	43.1 C (109.6 F)	2019-11-16
Narrogin	Record high maximum temperature	39.5 C (103.1 F)	2019-11-17
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	2019-11-17
Geraldton Airport	Record high maximum temperature	41.5 C (106.7 F)	2019-11-08
Northam	Record high maximum temperature	43.7 C (110.7 F)	2019-11-16
Carnamah	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	2019-11-14
Lancelin	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	2019-11-09
Salmon Gums Res.STN.	Record high minimum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	2019-11-10
Manjimup	Record high maximum temperature	37.1 C (98.8 F)	2019-11-16
Meekatharra Airport	Record high minimum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	2019-11-19

Records per Day

Peak day 23

Records set or tied each day from 4 November 2019 to 20 November 2019. The most in one day was 25 on 9 November 2019.

Records per day during Heat wave in Australia, 4 to 20 November 2019
Date	Records
2019-11-04	1
2019-11-06	1
2019-11-07	3
2019-11-08	8
2019-11-09	25
2019-11-10	12
2019-11-12	4
2019-11-13	6
2019-11-14	12
2019-11-15	11
2019-11-16	22
2019-11-17	23
2019-11-18	14
2019-11-19	7
2019-11-20	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Heat wave in Australia, 4 to 20 November 2019 ranked by margin
Donnybrook, 11-09	4.5 C (8.1 F)
Lancelin, 11-09	4.0 C (7.2 F)
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport, 11-17	3.9 C (7.0 F)
Kellerberrin, 11-17	3.7 C (6.7 F)
Northam, 11-16	3.3 C (5.9 F)
Meekatharra Airport, 11-19	3.3 C (5.9 F)
Mullewa, 11-18	3.2 C (5.8 F)
Carnamah, 11-14	2.9 C (5.2 F)
Narrogin, 11-17	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Manjimup, 11-16	2.7 C (4.9 F)
Pearce Raaf, 11-09	2.4 C (4.3 F)
Narrogin, 11-16	2.1 C (3.8 F)
Geraldton Airport, 11-08	1.8 C (3.2 F)
Mullewa, 11-15	1.5 C (2.7 F)
Pearce Raaf, 11-16	1.5 C (2.7 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

150 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, 4 to 20 November 2019
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.4	95
4.5	96
0.8	78
1.5	76
1.5	40
2.8	60
3.9	52
1.8	74
3.7	52
3.3	52
2.9	49
1.4	60
0.5	72
3.3	45
2.4	52
4.0	52
2.7	60
2.1	52
0.5	68
3.2	45
4.1	52
1.6	60
3.8	52
5.9	32
0.5	36
0.4	60
0.8	40
0.9	40
4.8	36
1.7	52
0.1	40
0.3	65
1.8	18
2.6	16
0.3	61
1.2	52
7.1	5
1.0	52
2.8	52
2.9	52
2.1	45
1.1	46
2.4	48
1.9	52
0.3	16
1.2	22
0.9	22
0.3	25
1.4	52
0.5	22
0.7	22
0.3	16
0.4	22
0.8	49
0.9	45
1.2	12
1.3	41
0.8	4
1.5	36
0.6	0
1.6	33
1.7	29
0.3	12
5.8	6
0.4	12
3.6	16
2.6	8
3.4	16
4.7	6
0.3	38
2.9	9
2.0	6
0.4	0
0.5	0
0.1	0
0.3	0
0.3	0
0.2	16
2.1	8
4.2	1
0.6	29
4.0	4
1.6	4
3.8	6
3.7	18
0.7	16
1.8	12
2.2	4
1.6	4
1.9	6
1.3	13
3.6	5
0.5	16
1.0	12
2.2	14
3.0	4
1.7	14
1.5	16
1.8	6
2.5	4
1.2	16
3.0	5
2.3	8
1.8	4
2.6	4
2.5	5
1.8	1
1.6	12
0.2	4
1.0	14
0.5	17
0.8	14
2.1	4
0.8	14
0.1	16
2.0	4
0.5	16
2.1	4
0.7	4
0.3	4
0.8	12
0.9	8
0.9	8
1.1	4
1.2	4
0.1	4
0.1	12
0.6	9
0.7	6
0.6	8
0.5	8
1.1	1
0.4	12
0.5	4
0.9	4
0.5	6
0.6	2
0.4	4
1.1	2
0.3	8
0.4	8
0.4	4
0.4	4
0.5	4
0.4	4
0.3	12
0.3	4
0.1	0
0.4	1
0.4	1

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Heat wave in Australia, 4 to 20 November 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, 4 to 20 November 2019 (this event)	150 records

Every Record Set

20 of 150

Every record set or tied during Heat wave in Australia, 4 to 20 November 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-11-08	Geraldton Airport	Record high maximum temperature	41.5 C (106.7 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	74	32 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-09	Donnybrook	Record high maximum temperature	38.8 C (101.8 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	96	49 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-09	Mullewa	Record high minimum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	78	44 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-09	Pearce Raaf	Record high minimum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	52	29 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-09	Lancelin	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	52	29 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-10	Salmon Gums Res.STN.	Record high minimum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	68	29 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-14	Carnamah	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	49	30 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-14	Mullewa	Record high minimum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	60	30 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-15	Mullewa	Record high maximum temperature	42.1 C (107.8 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	76	35 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-16	Kellerberrin	Record high maximum temperature	44.5 C (112.1 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	95	50 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-16	Pearce Raaf	Record high maximum temperature	43.1 C (109.6 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	40	33 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-16	Northam	Record high maximum temperature	43.7 C (110.7 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	52	31 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-16	Manjimup	Record high maximum temperature	37.1 C (98.8 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	60	29 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-16	Narrogin	Record high maximum temperature	40.5 C (104.9 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	52	29 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-17	Narrogin	Record high maximum temperature	39.5 C (103.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	60	33 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-17	Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	52	33 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-17	Kellerberrin	Record high maximum temperature	44.0 C (111.2 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	52	32 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-18	Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	72	30 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-18	Mullewa	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	45	28 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-19	Meekatharra Airport	Record high minimum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	45	29 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 150 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 2026-10-17. 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
1.4	95
4.5	96
0.8	78
1.5	76
1.5	40
2.8	60
3.9	52
1.8	74
3.7	52
3.3	52
2.9	49
1.4	60
0.5	72
3.3	45
2.4	52
4.0	52
2.7	60
2.1	52
0.5	68
3.2	45
4.1	52
1.6	60
3.8	52
5.9	32
0.5	36
0.4	60
0.8	40
0.9	40
4.8	36
1.7	52
0.1	40
0.3	65
1.8	18
2.6	16
0.3	61
1.2	52
7.1	5
1.0	52
2.8	52
2.9	52
2.1	45
1.1	46
2.4	48
1.9	52
0.3	16
1.2	22
0.9	22
0.3	25
1.4	52
0.5	22
0.7	22
0.3	16
0.4	22
0.8	49
0.9	45
1.2	12
1.3	41
0.8	4
1.5	36
0.6	0
1.6	33
1.7	29
0.3	12
5.8	6
0.4	12
3.6	16
2.6	8
3.4	16
4.7	6
0.3	38
2.9	9
2.0	6
0.4	0
0.5	0
0.1	0
0.3	0
0.3	0
0.2	16
2.1	8
4.2	1
0.6	29
4.0	4
1.6	4
3.8	6
3.7	18
0.7	16
1.8	12
2.2	4
1.6	4
1.9	6
1.3	13
3.6	5
0.5	16
1.0	12
2.2	14
3.0	4
1.7	14
1.5	16
1.8	6
2.5	4
1.2	16
3.0	5
2.3	8
1.8	4
2.6	4
2.5	5
1.8	1
1.6	12
0.2	4
1.0	14
0.5	17
0.8	14
2.1	4
0.8	14
0.1	16
2.0	4
0.5	16
2.1	4
0.7	4
0.3	4
0.8	12
0.9	8
0.9	8
1.1	4
1.2	4
0.1	4
0.1	12
0.6	9
0.7	6
0.6	8
0.5	8
1.1	1
0.4	12
0.5	4
0.9	4
0.5	6
0.6	2
0.4	4
1.1	2
0.3	8
0.4	8
0.4	4
0.4	4
0.5	4
0.4	4
0.3	12
0.3	4
0.1	0
0.4	1
0.4	1

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.4	95
4.5	96
0.8	78
1.5	76
1.5	40
2.8	60
3.9	52
1.8	74
3.7	52
3.3	52
2.9	49
1.4	60
0.5	72
3.3	45
2.4	52
4.0	52
2.7	60
2.1	52
0.5	68
3.2	45
4.1	52
1.6	60
3.8	52
5.9	32
0.5	36
0.4	60
0.8	40
0.9	40
4.8	36
1.7	52
0.1	40
0.3	65
1.8	18
2.6	16
0.3	61
1.2	52
7.1	5
1.0	52
2.8	52
2.9	52
2.1	45
1.1	46
2.4	48
1.9	52
0.3	16
1.2	22
0.9	22
0.3	25
1.4	52
0.5	22
0.7	22
0.3	16
0.4	22
0.8	49
0.9	45
1.2	12
1.3	41
0.8	4
1.5	36
0.6	0
1.6	33
1.7	29
0.3	12
5.8	6
0.4	12
3.6	16
2.6	8
3.4	16
4.7	6
0.3	38
2.9	9
2.0	6
0.4	0
0.5	0
0.1	0
0.3	0
0.3	0
0.2	16
2.1	8
4.2	1
0.6	29
4.0	4
1.6	4
3.8	6
3.7	18
0.7	16
1.8	12
2.2	4
1.6	4
1.9	6
1.3	13
3.6	5
0.5	16
1.0	12
2.2	14
3.0	4
1.7	14
1.5	16
1.8	6
2.5	4
1.2	16
3.0	5
2.3	8
1.8	4
2.6	4
2.5	5
1.8	1
1.6	12
0.2	4
1.0	14
0.5	17
0.8	14
2.1	4
0.8	14
0.1	16
2.0	4
0.5	16
2.1	4
0.7	4
0.3	4
0.8	12
0.9	8
0.9	8
1.1	4
1.2	4
0.1	4
0.1	12
0.6	9
0.7	6
0.6	8
0.5	8
1.1	1
0.4	12
0.5	4
0.9	4
0.5	6
0.6	2
0.4	4
1.1	2
0.3	8
0.4	8
0.4	4
0.4	4
0.5	4
0.4	4
0.3	12
0.3	4
0.1	0
0.4	1
0.4	1