Heat wave in Australia, 10 to 14 February 2025

Name: Heat wave in Australia, 10 to 14 February 2025
Start: 2025-02-10
End: 2025-02-14
Location: Australia

Heat wave in Australia, 10 to 14 February 2025: 119 records at 88 stations, peak on 12 February 2025. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Heat wave in Australia, 10 to 14 February 2025 set or tied 119 station records at 88 stations.
It ran from 10 February 2025 to 14 February 2025 (5 days) and its peak day was 12 February 2025.
Status: closed.
Ceduna AMO set a daily record high minimum temperature of 29.2 C (84.6 F) on 12 February 2025.
The busiest day was 12 February 2025 with 54 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 125 years.

Footprint

10 to 14 February 2025

The area covered by Heat wave in Australia, 10 to 14 February 2025 is outlined, with 18 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Heat wave in Australia, 10 to 14 February 2025: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Ceduna AMO	Record high minimum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	2025-02-12
Elliston	Record high minimum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	2025-02-12
Adelaide West Terrace	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	2025-02-12
Robe Comparison	Record high maximum temperature	35.5 C (95.9 F)	2025-02-12
Neptune Island	Record high minimum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	2025-02-12
Cleve	Record high minimum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	2025-02-12
Edithburgh	Record high maximum temperature	39.3 C (102.7 F)	2025-02-12
Essendon Airport	Record high minimum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	2025-02-13
Oodnadatta Airport	Record high maximum temperature	48.7 C (119.7 F)	2025-02-12
Woomera Aerodrome	Record high maximum temperature	45.5 C (113.9 F)	2025-02-12
Balranald (Rsl)	Record high minimum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	2025-02-13
Eddystone Point	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	2025-02-13
Streaky Bay	Record high minimum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	2025-02-12
Nullarbor	Record high minimum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	2025-02-12
Scoresby Research Institute	Record high minimum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	2025-02-13
Laverton Raaf	Record high minimum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	2025-02-13
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	2025-02-13
Mount Gambier Aero	Record high maximum temperature	39.8 C (103.6 F)	2025-02-12

Records per Day

Peak day 54

Records set or tied each day from 10 February 2025 to 14 February 2025. The most in one day was 54 on 12 February 2025.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Heat wave in Australia, 10 to 14 February 2025 ranked by margin
Elliston, 02-12	8.6 C (15.5 F)
Ceduna AMO, 02-12	7.0 C (12.6 F)
Edithburgh, 02-12	6.8 C (12.2 F)
Streaky Bay, 02-12	6.4 C (11.5 F)
Nullarbor, 02-12	6.2 C (11.2 F)
Balranald (Rsl), 02-13	3.8 C (6.8 F)
Cleve, 02-12	3.7 C (6.7 F)
Cleve, 02-12	3.4 C (6.1 F)
Neptune Island, 02-12	2.3 C (4.1 F)
Scoresby Research Institute, 02-13	2.0 C (3.6 F)
Mount Gambier Aero, 02-12	2.0 C (3.6 F)
Oodnadatta Airport, 02-12	1.9 C (3.4 F)
Woomera Aerodrome, 02-12	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Oodnadatta Airport, 02-11	0.7 C (1.3 F)
Laverton Raaf, 02-13	0.5 C (0.9 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

119 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, 10 to 14 February 2025
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
7.0	70
8.6	53
0.2	125
0.3	125
2.3	53
3.4	53
6.8	30
0.2	70
1.7	62
1.9	20
3.8	45
0.2	42
0.7	62
6.4	11
6.2	11
2.0	56
3.7	48
0.5	56
0.2	53
2.0	45
0.6	56
4.7	30
0.7	56
3.6	30
0.6	53
2.1	45
0.8	48
1.1	20
0.4	53
0.2	53
0.2	17
2.5	30
4.2	30
2.7	26
3.1	30
3.5	30
7.1	11
0.5	36
0.3	43
1.6	26
2.0	26
1.8	26
2.4	30
1.4	26
0.8	30
2.5	30
1.9	30
1.3	0
1.0	31
1.5	26
0.8	26
0.2	39
2.7	11
2.0	30
1.4	30
0.5	26
1.5	9
3.2	11
3.2	1
0.4	30
0.5	26
0.4	30
0.7	30
6.2	1
2.5	11
0.3	30
0.5	30
1.2	11
2.7	11
1.1	15
0.8	26
0.1	26
0.1	21
1.7	11
1.7	11
1.5	1
0.4	26
1.0	11
4.2	1
1.8	11
1.4	11
1.2	11
1.1	11
0.4	11
0.4	11
1.5	11
0.8	11
1.2	11
2.2	1
0.5	11
2.2	1
0.1	26
2.2	10
0.3	11
1.4	5
0.8	11
1.5	11
0.9	11
1.0	11
0.8	11
1.9	1
0.9	11
0.8	11
0.8	11
0.9	11
0.7	11
0.5	1
0.7	1
0.2	4
1.6	1
0.1	11
1.0	3
0.1	9
0.4	1
0.3	4
0.2	2
0.4	1
0.1	1
0.1	1

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Heat wave in Australia, 10 to 14 February 2025 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, 10 to 14 February 2025 (this event)	119 records

Every Record Set

20 of 119

Every record set or tied during Heat wave in Australia, 10 to 14 February 2025, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2025-02-11	Oodnadatta Airport	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	62	27 of 100 (Routine)
2025-02-12	Ceduna AMO	Record high minimum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	7.0 C (12.6 F)	70	47 of 100 (Notable)
2025-02-12	Elliston	Record high minimum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	8.6 C (15.5 F)	53	47 of 100 (Notable)
2025-02-12	Adelaide West Terrace	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	125	40 of 100 (Notable)
2025-02-12	Robe Comparison	Record high maximum temperature	35.5 C (95.9 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	125	40 of 100 (Notable)
2025-02-12	Neptune Island	Record high minimum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	53	34 of 100 (Routine)
2025-02-12	Cleve	Record high minimum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	53	31 of 100 (Routine)
2025-02-12	Edithburgh	Record high maximum temperature	39.3 C (102.7 F)	6.8 C (12.2 F)	30	29 of 100 (Routine)
2025-02-12	Woomera Aerodrome	Record high maximum temperature	45.5 C (113.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	62	28 of 100 (Routine)
2025-02-12	Oodnadatta Airport	Record high maximum temperature	48.7 C (119.7 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	20	28 of 100 (Routine)
2025-02-12	Streaky Bay	Record high minimum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	6.4 C (11.5 F)	11	27 of 100 (Routine)
2025-02-12	Nullarbor	Record high minimum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	11	27 of 100 (Routine)
2025-02-12	Cleve	Record high maximum temperature	44.2 C (111.6 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	48	26 of 100 (Routine)
2025-02-12	Mount Gambier Aero	Record high maximum temperature	39.8 C (103.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	45	24 of 100 (Routine)
2025-02-13	Essendon Airport	Record high minimum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	70	29 of 100 (Routine)
2025-02-13	Balranald (Rsl)	Record high minimum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	45	28 of 100 (Routine)
2025-02-13	Eddystone Point	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	42	28 of 100 (Routine)
2025-02-13	Scoresby Research Institute	Record high minimum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	56	27 of 100 (Routine)
2025-02-13	Laverton Raaf	Record high minimum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	56	25 of 100 (Routine)
2025-02-13	Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	53	25 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 119 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
7.0	70
8.6	53
0.2	125
0.3	125
2.3	53
3.4	53
6.8	30
0.2	70
1.7	62
1.9	20
3.8	45
0.2	42
0.7	62
6.4	11
6.2	11
2.0	56
3.7	48
0.5	56
0.2	53
2.0	45
0.6	56
4.7	30
0.7	56
3.6	30
0.6	53
2.1	45
0.8	48
1.1	20
0.4	53
0.2	53
0.2	17
2.5	30
4.2	30
2.7	26
3.1	30
3.5	30
7.1	11
0.5	36
0.3	43
1.6	26
2.0	26
1.8	26
2.4	30
1.4	26
0.8	30
2.5	30
1.9	30
1.3	0
1.0	31
1.5	26
0.8	26
0.2	39
2.7	11
2.0	30
1.4	30
0.5	26
1.5	9
3.2	11
3.2	1
0.4	30
0.5	26
0.4	30
0.7	30
6.2	1
2.5	11
0.3	30
0.5	30
1.2	11
2.7	11
1.1	15
0.8	26
0.1	26
0.1	21
1.7	11
1.7	11
1.5	1
0.4	26
1.0	11
4.2	1
1.8	11
1.4	11
1.2	11
1.1	11
0.4	11
0.4	11
1.5	11
0.8	11
1.2	11
2.2	1
0.5	11
2.2	1
0.1	26
2.2	10
0.3	11
1.4	5
0.8	11
1.5	11
0.9	11
1.0	11
0.8	11
1.9	1
0.9	11
0.8	11
0.8	11
0.9	11
0.7	11
0.5	1
0.7	1
0.2	4
1.6	1
0.1	11
1.0	3
0.1	9
0.4	1
0.3	4
0.2	2
0.4	1
0.1	1
0.1	1

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
7.0	70
8.6	53
0.2	125
0.3	125
2.3	53
3.4	53
6.8	30
0.2	70
1.7	62
1.9	20
3.8	45
0.2	42
0.7	62
6.4	11
6.2	11
2.0	56
3.7	48
0.5	56
0.2	53
2.0	45
0.6	56
4.7	30
0.7	56
3.6	30
0.6	53
2.1	45
0.8	48
1.1	20
0.4	53
0.2	53
0.2	17
2.5	30
4.2	30
2.7	26
3.1	30
3.5	30
7.1	11
0.5	36
0.3	43
1.6	26
2.0	26
1.8	26
2.4	30
1.4	26
0.8	30
2.5	30
1.9	30
1.3	0
1.0	31
1.5	26
0.8	26
0.2	39
2.7	11
2.0	30
1.4	30
0.5	26
1.5	9
3.2	11
3.2	1
0.4	30
0.5	26
0.4	30
0.7	30
6.2	1
2.5	11
0.3	30
0.5	30
1.2	11
2.7	11
1.1	15
0.8	26
0.1	26
0.1	21
1.7	11
1.7	11
1.5	1
0.4	26
1.0	11
4.2	1
1.8	11
1.4	11
1.2	11
1.1	11
0.4	11
0.4	11
1.5	11
0.8	11
1.2	11
2.2	1
0.5	11
2.2	1
0.1	26
2.2	10
0.3	11
1.4	5
0.8	11
1.5	11
0.9	11
1.0	11
0.8	11
1.9	1
0.9	11
0.8	11
0.8	11
0.9	11
0.7	11
0.5	1
0.7	1
0.2	4
1.6	1
0.1	11
1.0	3
0.1	9
0.4	1
0.3	4
0.2	2
0.4	1
0.1	1
0.1	1