Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Köppen map of Western Australia A four-wheel drive in the Gibson Desert. Most of Western Australia has a hot arid and semi-arid climate. However, the south-west corner of the state has a Mediterranean climate. [73] The area was originally heavily forested, including large stands of the karri, one of the world's tallest trees.
In mid-December 2024, Australia experienced an intense heatwave affecting multiple states and territories, with temperatures exceeding 40 °C (104 °F) in numerous locations. The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) defined this event as a severe to extreme heatwave throughout Northern Australia and severe to low-intensity in southeastern regions.
State or territory Location Date recorded 50.7 °C (123.3 °F) South Australia: Oodnadatta: 2 January 1960 Western Australia: Onslow [2] 13 January 2022 50.5 °C (122.9 °F) Western Australia: Mardie Station [2] 19 February 1998 13 January 2022 Roebourne [2] 13 January 2022 50.3 °C (122.5 °F) South Australia Oodnadatta: 3 January 1960
As for what a typical summer weather day is in Illinois, the University of Illinois state climatologist office says highs are usually in the 80s with lows in the 60s. Days above 90 degrees are ...
The highest natural ground surface temperature ever recorded may have been an alleged reading of 93.9 °C (201.0 °F) at Furnace Creek, California, United States, on 15 July 1972. [7] In 2011, a ground temperature of 84 °C (183.2 °F) was recorded in Port Sudan , Sudan. [ 8 ]
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
Then, to cap the climax, the mercury registered the hottest evening the Weather bureau has ever had to record in Chicago. July 1, 1956: “It was the 13th day this year that the temperature has ...
The inland deserts of Australia are amongst the hottest areas on earth, particularly the inland parts of north-west Australia. Every summer, intense heat builds starting in the Pilbara district of Western Australia around October/November and spreading widely over the tropical and subtropical inland parts of the continent by January. In the ...