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Heat wave in Australia, 8 to 28 September 2022

Heat wave in Australia, 8 to 28 September 2022: 110 records at 27 stations, peak on 25 September 2022. Closed.

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

Key Facts

  • Heat wave in Australia, 8 to 28 September 2022 set or tied 110 station records at 27 stations.
  • It ran from 8 September 2022 to 28 September 2022 (21 days) and its peak day was 25 September 2022.
  • Status: closed.
  • Darwin Airport set a daily record high minimum temperature of 26.4 C (79.5 F) on 20 September 2022.
  • The busiest day was 25 September 2022 with 11 records.
  • The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 80 years.

Footprint

8 to 28 September 2022
Footprint of Heat wave in Australia, 8 to 28 September 2022 The area covered by Heat wave in Australia, 8 to 28 September 2022 is outlined, with 14 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type.
The area covered by Heat wave in Australia, 8 to 28 September 2022 is outlined, with 14 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.
Footprint of Heat wave in Australia, 8 to 28 September 2022: stations that set records in the event
StationTypeValueDate
Darwin AirportRecord high minimum temperature26.4 C (79.5 F)2022-09-20
Daly Waters AWSRecord high maximum temperature39.5 C (103.1 F)2022-09-16
Gove AirportRecord high minimum temperature25.5 C (77.9 F)2022-09-28
Cygnet BayRecord high maximum temperature38.9 C (102.0 F)2022-09-22
Jabiru AirportRecord high maximum temperature40.4 C (104.7 F)2022-09-21
WarmunRecord high minimum temperature32.8 C (91.0 F)2022-09-12
Victoria River DownsRecord high maximum temperature40.3 C (104.5 F)2022-09-15
McArthur River MineRecord high maximum temperature40.9 C (105.6 F)2022-09-21
Troughton IslandRecord high minimum temperature27.3 C (81.1 F)2022-09-22
Derby AeroRecord high maximum temperature42.7 C (108.9 F)2022-09-22
Tennant Creek AirportRecord high minimum temperature26.9 C (80.4 F)2022-09-20
Darwin Airport ComparisonRecord high minimum temperature26.3 C (79.3 F)2022-09-24
BidyadangaRecord high minimum temperature24.2 C (75.6 F)2022-09-24
Halls Creek AirportRecord high maximum temperature40.4 C (104.7 F)2022-09-26

Records per Day

Peak day 11
Records per day during Heat wave in Australia, 8 to 28 September 2022 Records set or tied each day from 8 September 2022 to 28 September 2022. The most in one day was 11 on 25 September 2022. 0 3 6 9 12 09-0809-1109-1309-1509-1709-1909-2109-2309-2509-27
Records set or tied each day from 8 September 2022 to 28 September 2022. The most in one day was 11 on 25 September 2022.
Records per day during Heat wave in Australia, 8 to 28 September 2022
DateRecords
2022-09-081
2022-09-101
2022-09-114
2022-09-124
2022-09-134
2022-09-144
2022-09-157
2022-09-165
2022-09-177
2022-09-186
2022-09-1910
2022-09-205
2022-09-216
2022-09-226
2022-09-239
2022-09-249
2022-09-2511
2022-09-267
2022-09-272
2022-09-282

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced
Top records of Heat wave in Australia, 8 to 28 September 2022 ranked by margin
Warmun, 09-122.8 C (5.0 F)
Daly Waters AWS, 09-182.6 C (4.7 F)
Tennant Creek Airport, 09-202.2 C (4.0 F)
Darwin Airport Comparison, 09-141.9 C (3.4 F)
Victoria River Downs, 09-131.7 C (3.1 F)
Gove Airport, 09-281.4 C (2.5 F)
Darwin Airport Comparison, 09-241.1 C (2.0 F)
Darwin Airport, 09-201.0 C (1.8 F)
Darwin Airport, 09-141.0 C (1.8 F)
Victoria River Downs, 09-151.0 C (1.8 F)
Victoria River Downs, 09-160.9 C (1.6 F)
Cygnet Bay, 09-220.7 C (1.3 F)
Derby Aero, 09-220.6 C (1.1 F)
McArthur River Mine, 09-210.5 C (0.9 F)
Jabiru Airport, 09-210.4 C (0.7 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

Margin against age of the broken record in Heat wave in Australia, 8 to 28 September 2022 110 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. 0 20 40 60 80 0.00.81.52.33.0 Margin (C) Years the old record stood
110 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, 8 to 28 September 2022
Margin (C)Years the old record stood
1.080
0.380
2.657
1.040
1.451
0.732
0.423
2.85
0.951
1.051
0.348
0.618
0.213
0.518
2.236
0.247
1.129
0.28
1.91
1.739
0.89
1.27
0.239
0.140
1.024
1.48
2.020
0.633
0.436
0.433
1.013
1.212
0.536
0.939
1.827
0.29
0.211
0.729
1.015
0.736
0.916
0.10
0.325
0.325
0.229
0.529
0.129
1.31
0.415
0.136
0.625
0.624
0.231
0.229
1.423
0.415
0.132
0.527
0.115
0.512
0.224
1.58
0.621
0.629
0.224
1.28
0.515
0.88
0.515
1.313
0.913
0.913
0.324
1.115
0.423
0.915
0.69
0.312
0.18
0.29
1.29
0.98
0.419
0.18
0.61
0.51
0.212
0.412
0.79
1.18
0.612
0.219
0.98
0.17
0.69
0.39
0.71
0.78
0.78
0.14
0.21
0.28
1.11
0.45
0.39
0.44
0.18
0.10
0.15
0.31

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event
Station records in Heat wave in Australia, 8 to 28 September 2022 compared with similar events
Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 16 January to 14 February 20249,869 records
Heat wave in United States, 28 January to 24 February 20266,528 records
Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 24 May to 19 June 20205,047 records
Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 26 March to 17 April 20213,669 records
Heat wave in Germany and 49 other countries, 18 December 2021 to 15 January 20223,626 records
Heat wave in Australia, 8 to 28 September 2022 (this event)110 records

Every Record Set

20 of 110
Every record set or tied during Heat wave in Australia, 8 to 28 September 2022, in date order
DateStationRecordValueMarginYears stoodSignificance
2022-09-12WarmunRecord high minimum temperature32.8 C (91.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)523 of 100 (Routine)
2022-09-13Victoria River DownsRecord high minimum temperature27.9 C (82.2 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)3919 of 100 (Routine)
2022-09-14Darwin AirportRecord high maximum temperature37.4 C (99.3 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)4026 of 100 (Routine)
2022-09-14Darwin Airport ComparisonRecord high maximum temperature37.4 C (99.3 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)119 of 100 (Routine)
2022-09-15Victoria River DownsRecord high maximum temperature40.3 C (104.5 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)5123 of 100 (Routine)
2022-09-16Daly Waters AWSRecord high maximum temperature39.5 C (103.1 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)8033 of 100 (Routine)
2022-09-16Victoria River DownsRecord high maximum temperature40.5 C (104.9 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)5123 of 100 (Routine)
2022-09-18Daly Waters AWSRecord high minimum temperature26.0 C (78.8 F)2.6 C (4.7 F)5731 of 100 (Routine)
2022-09-20Darwin AirportRecord high minimum temperature26.4 C (79.5 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)8037 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-20Tennant Creek AirportRecord high minimum temperature26.9 C (80.4 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)3621 of 100 (Routine)
2022-09-21Jabiru AirportRecord high maximum temperature40.4 C (104.7 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)2324 of 100 (Routine)
2022-09-21McArthur River MineRecord high maximum temperature40.9 C (105.6 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)1822 of 100 (Routine)
2022-09-22Cygnet BayRecord high maximum temperature38.9 C (102.0 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)3225 of 100 (Routine)
2022-09-22Troughton IslandRecord high minimum temperature27.3 C (81.1 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)4822 of 100 (Routine)
2022-09-22Derby AeroRecord high maximum temperature42.7 C (108.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)1822 of 100 (Routine)
2022-09-24BidyadangaRecord high minimum temperature24.2 C (75.6 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)4720 of 100 (Routine)
2022-09-24Darwin Airport ComparisonRecord high minimum temperature26.3 C (79.3 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)2920 of 100 (Routine)
2022-09-25Darwin AirportRecord high minimum temperature27.4 C (81.3 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)1322 of 100 (Routine)
2022-09-26Halls Creek AirportRecord high maximum temperature40.4 C (104.7 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)819 of 100 (Routine)
2022-09-28Gove AirportRecord high minimum temperature25.5 C (77.9 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)5126 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 110 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.