early Jan 2013 records the hottest average temperatures for the day across all of Australia on record in Australia, and 7 of the hottest 20 Australia-wide days on record as
bushfires ravage NSW, Tas, and south-west Victoria, in particular. Oodnadatta recorded average daily maximums of 46.6degC for the week of Jan 2nd to 8th. Moomba in the far northeast of South Australia records temperature of 49.6degC, Australia's 8th highest temperature on record, the hottest maximum in Australia since Nyang in the Pilbara reached 49.8degC in 1998, and the hottest in South Australia since Oodnadatta reached 50.3 deg in Jan 1960 (Oodnadatta reached the current Australian record of 50.7degC earlier in Jan 1960). Bourke in NSW reached 48.3degC, it's hottest day since 1939, and the hottest NSW day since Ivanhoe reached 48.5degC in Feb 2004. Birdsville in Queensland reached 48.6degC, Queensland's hottest day in 22 years since Dec 1990 when Birsdville reached 48.8. Sydney has its hottest day on record on 18th Jan with 45.8degC while it hit 46.5degC in Penrith.