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On 25 December 2016, Adelaide experienced its hottest Christmas Day since 1941. [34] The temperature reached 41.3 °C (106.3 °F). That following February, temperatures recorded in Adelaide climbed above 40 °C (104 °F) for 3 consecutive days, with the minimum overnight temperature not dropping below 30 °C (86 °F) on 9 February. [35]
The heatwaves were so strong that it broke records, becoming the hottest summer ever recorded in Adelaide. [1] Although there were no deaths directly linked to the heatwave as of 2015, there were at least 136 heat-related hospital admissions recorded. [2] 14 January was the 4th hottest day recorded in Adelaide, at 45.1 °C (113.2 °F). [3]
14 August 1968 −19.6 °C (−3.3 °F) 20 July 2010 −19.0 °C (−2.2 °F) 30 June 1994 1 July 1994 16 August 2004 −18.0 °C (−0.4 °F) Perisher Valley: 29 June 1994 Charlotte Pass: 12 July 1998 −17.8 °C (0.0 °F) Kiandra: 8 July 1960 10 August 1965 21 July 1966
A record-high minimum temperature was recorded at around midnight on 29 January, when the temperature dropped to only 33.9 °C (93.0 °F) at the Bureau of Meteorology weather station in Kent Town, near the Adelaide city centre. Temperatures recorded in other parts of the city and other towns throughout South Australia were even higher.
Summer 2013–14 was warmer than average for the entirety of Australia. [76] Both Victoria and South Australia saw record-breaking temperatures. Adelaide recorded a total of 13 days reaching 40 °C or more, 11 of which reached 42 °C or more, as well as its fifth-hottest day on record—45.1 °C on 14 January.
A nine-day heat wave in early 2009 in which Adelaide recorded six consecutive days over 40 °C (104 °F), a high of 45.7 °C (114.3 °F) and a record overnight minimum of 33.9 °C (93.0 °F) on 28 January. [17] [18] Sparked the Black Saturday bushfires (see below). Health authorities attribute 374 deaths to the heat wave. [19] Massacre
2004: Port Adelaide Football Club wins the AFL Grand Final. 2005: Adelaide Airport's new Termian 1 terminal is opened. Port River Expressway opened. 2007: World Police and Fire Games held in Adelaide. Adelaide–Glenelg tram service is extended to North Terrace (City West). 2008: Record breaking heat wave set in March.
On 2 January the temperature in Adelaide peaked at 44.1 °C (111.4 °F), approximately 20 °C (36 °F) degrees above the average December temperature for Adelaide while the following day reached 38.2 °C (100.8 °F), which further aggravated conditions.