40.1°C over the southern coast of Australia despite it being only September 10
September 10 2020:
Temperatures reached some 40.1°C at Eucla today. Eucla is a southern coastal locality of Western Australia and is located at 31.68°S Latitude.
This had likely beaten the previous record of highest temperature this early in the financial year by around 5°C. Records are from 1910. On average the first 40°C day occurs in December.
The previous earliest 40°C day was September 29 1961 which had a maximum of 40.0°C and was also previously September's highest temperature on record.
Temperatures reached some 40.1°C at Eucla today. Eucla is a southern coastal locality of Western Australia and is located at 31.68°S Latitude.
This had likely beaten the previous record of highest temperature this early in the financial year by around 5°C. Records are from 1910. On average the first 40°C day occurs in December.
The previous earliest 40°C day was September 29 1961 which had a maximum of 40.0°C and was also previously September's highest temperature on record.