The hottest official air temperature ever recorded on Earth was 56.7°C (134°F) in Death Valley, California, on July 10, 1913, recognized by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). However, there's debate over that 1913 reading, with some proposing a 2013 Death Valley measurement of 54.0°C (129.2°F) or a 1931 Kebili, Tunisia, reading of 55°C (131°F) as more reliable, while satellite data shows much hotter surface temperatures (over 80°C) in deserts.
The official highest recorded temperature is now 56.7°C (134°F), which was measured on 10 July 1913 at Greenland Ranch in Death Valley, California, USA.
Perth reached 46.2C on 23 February 1991, according to BoM, while Adelaide hit 47.7C on 24 January 2019. During the Black Saturday bushfires in 2009, on 7 February, Melbourne reached 46.4C. And in Sydney, temperatures peaked at 45.8C on 18 January 2013.
🌡️ 46.4°C. The hottest place on Earth right now. Australia is currently facing extreme conditions that make it the hottest location on the planet during the day. Temperatures have spiked to a scorching 46.4°C (115°F) in some regions.
A CERN experiment at the Large Hadron Collider created the highest recorded temperature ever when it reached 9.9 trillion degrees Fahrenheit. The experiment was meant to make a primordial goop called a quark–gluon plasma behave like a frictionless fluid. That's more than 366,000 times hotter than the center of the Sun.
You might be wondering about how much external heat a person can tolerate. Live Science writes that most humans can endure about 10 minutes in 140–degree heat before suffering from hyperthermia, a lethal form of which is the aforementioned heat stroke.
Global temperature is projected to warm by about 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7° degrees Fahrenheit) by 2050 and 2-4 degrees Celsius (3.6-7.2 degrees Fahrenheit) by 2100.
Yes, Australia has recorded temperatures of 50°C (122°F) or higher, with the all-time record of 50.7°C set in Oodnadatta (SA) in 1960, which was equaled in Onslow (WA) in 2022, making it the first time in the 21st century the 50-degree mark was reached officially. These extreme temperatures, particularly in Western Australia's Pilbara region, have occurred several times in history, with more instances becoming likely due to climate change.
Mali. Mali, located in the western part of the African continent, is known as the hottest country in the world. Because its average annual temperature is 28.8 °C. The city of Timbuktu, located in the north of the country, is under the influence of the Sahara Desert, so there is also an intense heat.
Health - Oodnadatta heatwave
A heatwave occurred in South Australia in January 1960 which saw temperatures exceeding 45 °C in the north of the State from 31 December to 3 January. On 2 January, Oodnadatta reached a state record - and arguably an Australian record of 50.7 °C. The minimum that day was 34.6 °C.
All of the top 10 warmest years have happened in the past two decades. With a mean temperature of 10.09C, 2025 now tops the list, with 2022 and 2023 the second and third warmest years since records began in 1884. It was only the second time since the 19th century that the mean temperature exceeded 10C.
Welcome to Marble Bar, officially Australia's hottest town, where the mercury regularly soars past 50 degrees Celsius, and homes can be snapped up for an astonishing average of just $150,000 – $730,000 less the average median house price.
Earth's global temperature in 2024 was 2.3 degrees Fahrenheit (or about 1.28 degrees Celsius) warmer than the 20th century baseline 1951 - 1980. NASA records show global temperature was 2.65 degrees Fahrenheit (1.47 degrees Celsius) warmer than the late-19th century (1850 - 1900) preindustrial average.
Next year will likely be among the four warmest on record, the UK's Met Office has said. The weather forecasters estimates the global temperature for the year to be around 1.46C above the average for the pre-industrial period (1850-1900). This would make 2026 the fourt in a row to be above 1.4C.
Externally, the upper limit of the human body's thermoneutral zone—the ambient temperature range in which the body can maintain effectively maintain its temperature and equilibrium—likely falls somewhere between 104 and 122 degrees Fahrenheit, according to a 2021 study published in Physiology Report.
The mobile-friendly MyClimate 2050 tool shows almost all areas across Australia will experience longer and hotter summers, with temperatures increasing by an average of 2.32°C.
Yes, 50°C (122°F) is extremely hot and dangerous for humans, pushing the body's limits and rapidly increasing the risk of fatal heatstroke, heat exhaustion, organ failure, and death, as it's hot enough to cook cells and overwhelm the body's cooling mechanisms like sweating. While the body can function near this temperature in very specific, controlled, low-humidity conditions for short periods, prolonged exposure is life-threatening and can lead to severe heat stress, even causing fainting and permanent damage.
On this day in 1994, Australia observed its coldest minimum temperature on record at Charlotte Pass, New South Wales ❄️🥶 The Bureau's Kosciuszko Chalet observing station, which was located 1755 m above sea level at the base of Charlotte Pass ski resort, recorded a shivering -23.0 °C.
No, Australia is not 90% white; while a large majority identify with European ancestry (around 76-80% in recent years), a significant and growing portion identifies as Asian, African, Middle Eastern, or Indigenous, making it a highly multicultural nation with diverse ethnic backgrounds, not overwhelmingly white. Recent census data shows European ancestry (English, Irish, etc.) makes up a large chunk, but Asian ancestries are also substantial, with over 17% Asian population and around 3.8% identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, per the 2021 census data from Wikipedia.
The "Japan 5-minute rule" refers to extreme punctuality, meaning you should arrive 5 minutes before a scheduled time (e.g., 9:55 AM for a 10:00 AM meeting) to be considered "on time," as being exactly on time is seen as late, showing respect and reliability; it's part of the Japanese concept of go-fun-mae koudou (five-minute prior action). This emphasis on being early is deeply cultural, contrasting with many Western norms, and applies to business, appointments, and even trains, where delays over 5 minutes warrant apologies and certificates.
Though the climate of Earth will be habitable in 2100, we will be experiencing new extremes. Each decade will be different from the previous and next decade. The climate future could be quite bleak.
8) New homes in 2050 will be highly energy-efficient – featuring several ways of capturing, storing, and distributing energy. 9) Due to climate change, homes will need to be more responsive to weather events. In addition, better cooling systems will ensure homes don't overheat in the potentially warmer summers.
In its 2022 report, the IPCC estimated that humanity could only emit 500 billion more tonnes of CO2 from the start of 2020 onwards for a 50% chance of keeping warming to 1.5C. As a result, the remaining carbon budget would be exhausted “in a little more than three years if global CO2 emissions remain at 2024 levels.”