Number of Days of 40 °C in Adelaide by Year

This page contains a list of the number of days in each year that the high temperature equaled or exceeded 40 degrees Celsius in Adelaide, South Australia, between 1839 and 2023.

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Which year had the most 40° days?

Based on NOAA records, the year 1908 holds the record for the most 40 °C days in Adelaide history. There were 12 days with a high temperature of at least 40 degrees that year.

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Days >= 40 °C
2023	51	2
2022	71	1
2021	71	1
2020	51	2
2019	11	6
2018	24	4
2017	71	1
2016	103	0
2015	17	5
2014	4	9
2013	35	3
2012	71	1
2011	51	2
2010	71	1
2009	4	9
2008	51	2
2007	51	2
2006	17	5
2005	51	2
2004	51	2
2003	24	4
2002	71	1
2001	51	2
2000	51	2
1999	35	3
1998	103	0
1997	71	1
1996	71	1
1995	103	0
1994	71	1
1993	51	2
1992	103	0
1991	35	3
1990	71	1
1989	103	0
1988	103	0
1987	103	0
1986	71	1
1985	71	1
1984	103	0
1983	11	6
1982	11	6
1981	11	6
1980	24	4
1979	71	1
1978	103	0
1977	103	0
1976	71	1
1975	51	2
1974	103	0
1973	35	3
1972	71	1
1971	103	0
1970	71	1
1969	71	1
1968	51	2
1967	103	0
1966	103	0
1965	103	0
1964	103	0
1963	103	0
1962	71	1
1961	103	0
1960	71	1
1959	51	2
1958	103	0
1957	103	0
1956	103	0
1955	71	1
1954	103	0
1953	71	1
1952	71	1
1951	71	1
1950	71	1
1949	103	0
1948	35	3
1947	103	0
1946	71	1
1945	51	2
1944	103	0
1943	6	8
1942	24	4
1941	24	4
1940	17	5
1939	6	8
1938	103	0
1937	103	0
1936	103	0
1935	71	1
1934	8	7
1933	71	1
1932	24	4
1931	51	2
1930	35	3
1929	103	0
1928	71	1
1927	24	4
1926	103	0
1925	51	2
1924	51	2
1923	24	4
1922	35	3
1921	35	3
1920	35	3
1919	51	2
1918	35	3
1917	103	0
1916	24	4
1915	24	4
1914	11	6
1913	35	3
1912	17	5
1911	103	0
1910	35	3
1909	71	1
1908	1	12
1907	71	1
1906	2	11
1905	24	4
1904	51	2
1903	71	1
1902	51	2
1901	11	6
1900	8	7
1899	8	7
1898	2	11
1897	17	5
1896	35	3
1895	71	1
1894	35	3
1893	35	3
1892	35	3
1891	103	0
1890	103	0
1889	17	5
1888	17	5
1887	103	0
1886	103	0
1885	103	0
1884	103	0
1883	103	0
1882	103	0
1881	103	0
1880	103	0
1879	103	0
1878	103	0
1877	103	0
1876	103	0
1875	103	0
1874	103	0
1873	103	0
1872	103	0
1871	103	0
1870	103	0
1869	103	0
1868	103	0
1867	103	0
1866	103	0
1865	103	0
1864	103	0
1863	103	0
1862	103	0
1861	103	0
1860	103	0
1859	103	0
1858	103	0
1857	103	0
1856	103	0
1855	103	0
1854	103	0
1853	103	0
1852	103	0
1851	103	0
1850	103	0
1849	103	0
1848	103	0
1847	103	0
1846	103	0
1845	103	0
1844	103	0
1843	103	0
1842	103	0
1841	103	0
1840	103	0
1839	103	0

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1956–2023	Adelaide Airport	location
1839–1955	Adelaide West Terrace	location