Very Happy

The two who voted for Canberra realy don't know their capital city or weather.

mulben

you would get a better idea by asking for the Highest minimum rather than the lowest maximum.
You will have to accept some humidity if you don't like below 20c.

sr71

Similarly with Melbourne - I think last summer's 48 degrees on Black Saturday means it holds the record for hottest temperature in Australia for a capital city.

quoll

I think Canberra has the biggest daily range of temps on average but surely the lowest max would have to be Hobart.

BadgeIsBack

Have to admit, I misread the title. I guessed the altitude and lack of cloud cover would make Canberra colder than Hobart at night. I took a stab in the dark and thought Hobart might be cloudy and pissy. Probably colder overall of course.

ozzieeagle

If we are talking Jan/Feb.... then its probably going to be Darwin. Hobart usually manages to get to 38 degrees and has been 40 in the past.. Whereas the record for Darwin is circa 37 degrees.

Whats interesting about this, is the two main contenders are the most Northerly and Southerly Capitals. I'm talking temp only though not humidity...

The hottest in order in the Southern Hemp Summer Jan/Feb should be

Perth
Adelaide
Melbourne
Canberra
Sydney
Brisbane
Hobart
Darwin.


Sydney and Brisbane comes out of this really well !


Hmmm Hobart may even have one or two higher days than Brisbanes max as well.

How often does it get above 37 in Brisbane in Feb ?


Lets put it this way... It will definitely get above 36 degrees in Hobart Jan/Feb.... It may not in Brisbane or Darwin.

ABCDiamond

The Maximum in Feb 2009 was 36.1 °C
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/dwo/20...9.200902.shtml

33.9°C in Jan 2009
33.8°C in March 2009

33.2°C in Dec 2009
34.9°C in Dec 2008

ABCDiamond

Sydney Olympic Park, (in Western Sydney, where the majority of Sydneysiders seem to live)
40.9°C Feb 2009

Sydney City
33.5°C Feb 2009


Melbourne City
46.4°C Feb 2009

ozzieeagle

It's already been 38.3 in Hobart this summer

Hobart Past 5 Days

this month »


Minimum Maximum Rainfall Sat
Jan 2 12.4°C 23°C 0.2mm Fri
Jan 1 18.3°C 24.8°C 0.8mm Thu
Dec 31 16.8°C 38.3°C 0.0mm Wed
Dec 30 13.2°C 25.5°C 0.0mm Tue
Dec 29 13.0°C 24.8°C 0.0mm

So Hobart can move above Brisbane for Jan/Feb maximum at least.

Brisbane is better off for that though.

mpgrewal

How do people walk outside at 47C. It is not much behind the Great Sahara desert where its 54C, I guess.

moneypenny20

They are thankfully very few and far between. That one was Black Saturday and was 'almost' a one off. I should imagine those in the Middle East would be better people to ask.

spartacus

Rather like this . . .

moneypenny20

You don't even have to click on it to start chuckling

ABCDiamond

Not got a clue, here's my area's average annual maximums for the last 44 years

Redlands

Dec 1965-2009 average
3.2 days above 30 °C
0.0 days above 35 °C
0.0 days above 40 °C

Jan 1965-2009 average
5.6 days above 30 °C
0.2 days above 35 °C
0.0 days above 40 °C

Feb 1965-2009 average
4.1 days above 30 °C
0.0 days above 35 °C
0.0 days above 40 °C

http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averag...0265_All.shtml

mpgrewal

I am bit confused Does temperature nears 45C on certain afternoons in Melbourne?

Perplexed by lowest maximum, highest maximum and mean