2026 Australia heat wave
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Metrology
A heat dome covered south Eastern Australia during Late December 2025 and January 2026..[1]
Time line
December 31st 2025[1].
- Port Augusta 45C
- Mildura 44C
- Melbourne 41C
- Adelaide 41C
- Canberra 36C
- Sydney 31C
January 1st, 2026[1].
- Port Augusta 46C
- Mildura 45C
- Melbourne 32C
- Adelaide 39C
- Canberra 37C
- Sydney 33C
January 2rd[1].
- Port Augusta 42C
- Mildura 45C
- Melbourne 38C
- Adelaide 34C
- Canberra 39C
- Sydney 33C
January 3rd, 2026[1].
- Port Augusta 29C
- Mildura 33C
- Melbourne 28C
- Adelaide 25C
- Canberra 38C
- Sydney 39C
January 11th
Victoria and New South Wales declared a state of disaster as heat passed 46°. 130 buildings were destroyed and 740,000 acres of brush and forest bunt down so far that January.[2]
January 25th, 2026
- Shark Bay Airport in Western Australia hit 49.2°C.[3]
- Shark Bay Airport hit a record of 49.8°C. [3]
- Perth hit 39.1°C and at one point managed to tip over 40°C. [3]
- Geraldton, Western Australia hit 47.1°C . [3]
January 27th, 2026
The temperatures in the interior of the state of Victoria, exceeded 45 degrees C. (113 F.) and Melbourne 48.9 C (120 F).[4]
January 28th, 2026
Weather forecasters warned of temperatures of 50°C in inland regions. [5]
January 30th, 2026
Hopetoun and Walpeup reached 48.9 C (120F) and Melbourne passed 45 C (113 F).[6]
January 31st, 2026
Melbourne's temperature hit 42.7C.[7]
Also see
Category:Australia in 2026 Category:Meteorological events in 2026
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Towns facing temperatures above 45C as extreme heatwave blasts Australia". January 5, 2026 – via www.abc.net.au.
- ↑ "Australia declares State of Disaster as large forest fires rage in record heat wave | CTIF - International Association of Fire Services for Safer Citizens through Skilled Firefighters". ctif.org.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "WA tourist hotspot hits 49.2°C in record January heat". www.weatherzone.com.au. January 20, 2026.
- ↑ https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/australia-heatwave-raises-bushfire-threat-melbourne-braces-hottest-day-17-years-2026-01-27/
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Corp, Pelmorex (January 28, 2026). "50°C? Parts of Australia enduring an unprecedented, multi-day heat wave". The Weather Network.
- ↑ "Australia's hottest towns hit 120F in a grueling heat wave: 'It's just damn hot' | CNN". January 30, 2026.
- ↑ "What 50C summers will mean for Australia — and why they're more likely". January 31, 2026 – via www.abc.net.au.
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