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Post by deneb78 on May 12, 2021 18:30:22 GMT -5
I have a forum question for all the Aussie forumers or anyone else who might have an idea. What is the lowest high temperature recorded in Australia for any town or settlement close to sea level (not more than 100 meters in elevation)?
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2021 18:34:35 GMT -5
I too am curious about this. Also, the same thing, but for New Zealand. Any Aussie or Kiwi weather people out there that might be able to help us?
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Post by knot on May 12, 2021 18:57:39 GMT -5
Does it have to be on the mainland? If not, then Lord Howe Island easily makes the cut:  |
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Post by greysrigging on May 12, 2021 19:09:32 GMT -5
On the mainland Cape Byron would be a contender.  |
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Post by greysrigging on May 12, 2021 19:37:52 GMT -5
Tasmania....probably Cape Grim up on the north west coast - 30c
Honourable mention to Devonport, also north coast - 33.2c
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Post by tommyFL on May 12, 2021 19:56:05 GMT -5
I'm kind of confused here. It seemed to me that the question was what the lowest max temp recorded at sea level was, not which climate has the lowest record high. Could be wrong, but that's what it seemed like to me.
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Post by deneb78 on May 12, 2021 20:25:25 GMT -5
I'm kind of confused here. It seemed to me that the question was what the lowest max temp recorded at sea level was, not which climate has the lowest record high. Could be wrong, but that's what it seemed like to me. Yes that's exactly right. I meant which weather station has the lowest high temperature ever recorded that's close to sea level. I would imagine it is probably in the single digit Celsius range but not exactly sure. |
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Post by greysrigging on May 12, 2021 20:30:28 GMT -5
I'm kind of confused here. It seemed to me that the question was what the lowest max temp recorded at sea level was, not which climate has the lowest record high. Could be wrong, but that's what it seemed like to me. I was too, but I saw AA's post and thought....er....OK. Low Head, north coast Tasmania, a place that just doesn't want to have a summer !  As far as sea level lowest max temps go, Melbourne's all time low max is 4.4c back in 1901, thats the one I can quote without doing some research. |
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Post by greysrigging on May 12, 2021 21:28:04 GMT -5
Lowest sea level max temps on the mainland ? Likely coastal Victoria which of course is also the highest latitudes as well, generally 37-38*S
I've mentioned Melbourne's 4.4c previously, but unfortunately outside of the larger cities it is difficult to access accurate historical data.
Coastal Victorian records of the modern era ( mostly post 1950 ) show low max's in the 6c-7c range at specific sites.
Orbost - 5.6c
Cape Otway - 6.7c
Avalon Ap - 6.3c
Queenscliff - 6.7c
Sale - 6.7c
Airies Inlet - 7.2c
Mount Gambier - 7.2c ( SA )
Robe - 6.5c ( SA )
Port Lincoln - 8.3c (SA )
Ceduna - 8.1c ( SA )
Eucla - 9.4c ( WA )
Esperance - 8.6c ( WA )
Albany - 7.3c ( WA )
Bega - 7.6c ( NSW )
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Post by deneb78 on May 12, 2021 21:29:17 GMT -5
I'm kind of confused here. It seemed to me that the question was what the lowest max temp recorded at sea level was, not which climate has the lowest record high. Could be wrong, but that's what it seemed like to me. I was too, but I saw AA's post and thought....er....OK. Low Head, north coast Tasmania, a place that just doesn't want to have a summer ! As far as sea level lowest max temps go, Melbourne's all time low max is 4.4c back in 1901, thats the one I can quote without doing some research. Cool.. what about since the 21st century? |
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Post by greysrigging on May 12, 2021 21:34:02 GMT -5
Tasmania has better ( or worse haha ) sea level low max temps. This was Hobart in the winter of 2015. |
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Post by greysrigging on May 12, 2021 21:37:39 GMT -5
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Post by deneb78 on May 13, 2021 0:25:38 GMT -5
Tasmania has better ( or worse haha ) sea level low max temps. This was Hobart in the winter of 2015. Wow... surfers in the snow. If you hadn't have told me, I would have thought I was in Canada or Northern Europe  |
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Post by greysrigging on May 13, 2021 1:34:20 GMT -5
Some more from Hobart that day   |
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Post by knot on May 13, 2021 4:43:59 GMT -5
Deniliquin (Far Western NSW) undoubtedly holds the absolute record low max for any sea-level location:  Max temp of just 3.9° C in Jul 1939, as well as 4.7° C in Jun 1989. Also note the more equatorward latitude (35° 32’ S) compared to the other locations listed by Greysrigging. |
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Post by greysrigging on May 13, 2021 14:27:59 GMT -5
The 1939 reading looks a bit dodgy. The 1989 one is correct with many other neighboring sites recording record cold on that day, notably 3.8c in Echuca and 4.3c in Tatura. Some 5c and 6c's throughout Northern Victoria that two days in June.
I was only looking at real sea level sites....but note that Deni at 96m asl just sneaks into the OP's criteria of low altitude sites to 100m asl.
Speaking of dodgy recordings, Kerang at 82m asl shows a 1.6c max on 18th July 1918, Deni on the same day 6.1c, Mildura on the same day 11.1c and Rutherglen on the same day 6.4c. Hard to believe the Kerang reading....
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Post by jetshnl on May 13, 2021 17:26:10 GMT -5
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Post by knot on May 13, 2021 17:28:18 GMT -5
If I recall correctly from a document, "44 degrees". So 6.5° C or near-about. |
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Post by greysrigging on May 13, 2021 18:30:05 GMT -5
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Post by greysrigging on May 13, 2021 18:34:38 GMT -5
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