Alice Springs NT Highest Temperature 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

Alice Springs - Highest Temperature for Each Year

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