Alice Springs - Highest Temperature for Each Year

Here's where you'll find answers to questions about the highest temperatures and hottest days in Alice Springs, Northern Territory Australia. How hot did it get in 2018? When was the last time thermometers in Alice Springs rose above 45 °C? What was the highest temperature in Alice Springs a century ago? Answers to those questions and much more can be found quickly and easily in the list below of record high temperatures.

This page gives the highest temperature for each year in Alice Springs and the date that it happened. A date with a plus sign means it was that hot on at least one other day earlier that year.

These records go back to 1880, with just a few years missing data. The highest temperature measured during that time was 47 degrees Celsius (117 Fahrenheit) on December 24, 1891.

Since 1942 the temperature extremes were observed at Alice Springs Airport. Before then, the weather station was in downtown Alice Springs.

Highest Alice Springs temperatures in recent years
Max °F Date Max °C
110 December 29, 2023 + 43
109 January 10, 2022   43
110 December 18, 2021   43
111 November 28, 2020   44
114 December 25, 2019 46
114 December 29, 2018 46
110 December 24, 2017 43
109 February 24, 2016 43
115 January 20, 2015 46
113 November 13, 2014 + 45
112 January 12, 2013 44
110 December 24, 2012 43
109 January 27, 2011 43
106 January 01, 2010 41
Highest temperature recorded at Alice Springs each year
Max °F Date Max °C
110 December 08, 2009 43
108 January 11, 2008 42
109 December 01, 2007 43
110 February 17, 2006 43
110 December 23, 2005 43
113 January 06, 2004 45
107 January 29, 2003 42
110 December 29, 2002 43
112 January 18, 2001 44
109 January 19, 2000 + 43
109 January 18, 1999 43
112 February 02, 1998 44
108 January 12, 1997 42
109 November 28, 1996 + 43
109 December 17, 1995 43
111 January 05, 1994 44
106 February 07, 1993 41
110 February 22, 1992 43
108 December 28, 1991 42
112 January 30, 1990 44
109 February 08, 1989 43
111 January 14, 1988 44
108 November 29, 1987 42
109 February 08, 1986 43
108 December 15, 1985 42
108 December 13, 1984 42
111 February 16, 1983 44
109 November 30, 1982 43
110 December 06, 1981 43
109 December 26, 1980 + 43
109 December 11, 1979 43
107 January 01, 1978 42
107 February 05, 1977 42
107 December 30, 1976 42
109 January 24, 1975 43
104 December 08, 1974 40
110 January 02, 1973 43
112 December 23, 1972 44
110 February 06, 1971 43
110 February 15, 1970 43
108 January 25, 1969 42
108 February 06, 1968 42
107 December 27, 1967 42
107 January 03, 1966 42
108 January 17, 1965 42
108 January 30, 1964 42
111 January 02, 1963 44
108 February 10, 1962 42
110 December 30, 1961 43
113 January 03, 1960 45
110 December 31, 1959 43
106 November 08, 1958 + 41
109 January 01, 1957 43
110 December 31, 1956 43
109 December 15, 1955 43
107 December 31, 1954 42
107 January 27, 1953 42
108 December 19, 1952 42
108 March 04, 1951 + 42
106 January 06, 1950 41
107 December 30, 1949 + 42
107 December 13, 1948 42
109 January 23, 1947 43
107 December 13, 1946 42
105 January 25, 1945 41
111 January 15, 1944 44
110 January 08, 1943 43
108 February 01, 1942 42
107 December 19, 1941 42
1940
110 January 01, 1939 43
110 December 09, 1938 43
106 November 13, 1937 41
111 January 28, 1936 44
111 December 19, 1935 44
107 January 04, 1934 42
107 January 10, 1933 42
110 January 09, 1932 43
110 January 13, 1931 43
103 December 23, 1930 39
109 January 18, 1929 43
110 December 22, 1928 43
105 January 14, 1927 41
110 February 15, 1926 43
112 December 18, 1925 44
108 February 04, 1924 42
108 February 27, 1923 42
108 January 22, 1922 42
105 November 15, 1921 + 41
104 February 23, 1920 + 40
109 January 18, 1919 43
107 November 13, 1918 42
105 December 25, 1917 41
105 January 17, 1916 41
110 November 13, 1915 43
109 February 10, 1914 43
110 December 30, 1913 43
108 December 21, 1912 42
108 November 10, 1911 42
108 January 19, 1910 42
108 January 03, 1909 42
106 January 27, 1908 41
106 November 30, 1907 41
112 January 23, 1906 44
111 December 25, 1905 44
108 December 24, 1904 42
108 February 09, 1903 + 42
109 February 19, 1902 43
112 December 16, 1901 44
109 February 15, 1900 + 43
107 November 29, 1899 42
110 January 18, 1898 43
111 January 03, 1897 44
114 December 05, 1896 46
111 December 27, 1895 44
111 December 12, 1894 44
113 October 27, 1893 45
1892
117 December 24, 1891 47
1890
111 February 24, 1889 44
114 January 23, 1888 46
114 January 24, 1887 46
114 January 05, 1886 46
114 January 12, 1885 46
113 January 13, 1884 45
116 January 14, 1883 47
111 January 10, 1882 44
114 January 07, 1881 46
114 December 26, 1880 46
Reference

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology. Climate Data Online.

Jay Lawrimore. 2016. Global Summary of the Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. 

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