Darwin NT Highest Temperature Each Year

Here's where you'll find answers to questions about the highest temperatures and hottest days in Darwin, Northern Territory Australia. How hot did it get in 2018? When was the last time thermometers in Darwin rose above 38 °C? What was the highest temperature in Darwin one hundred years 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 Darwin 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 1886, with a few years missing data. The highest temperature measured during that time was 41 degrees Celsius (105 Fahrenheit) on October 17, 1892.

Since 1942 the temperature extremes were observed at Darwin Airport. Before then, the weather station was nearby at the Darwin Post Office.

Highest Darwin temperatures in recent years
Max °F	Date	Max °C
100	October 15, 2023	38
99	September 14, 2022	37
100	September 21, 2021	38
99	November 17, 2020 +	37
101	October 21, 2019	38
99	November 01, 2018	37
98	September 16, 2017	37
99	October 08, 2016	37
98	November 08, 2015	37
99	September 19, 2014	37
98	October 10, 2013	37
98	October 13, 2012	37
96	November 27, 2011	36
98	October 24, 2010	37

Highest temperature recorded at Darwin each year
Max °F	Date	Max °C
100	October 18, 2009	38
99	October 22, 2008	37
99	November 23, 2007	37
99	September 08, 2006	37
98	October 04, 2005	37
99	November 28, 2004	37
98	April 16, 2003	37
97	October 31, 2002 +	36
98	September 27, 2001	37
97	September 11, 2000	36
97	September 28, 1999	36
98	April 01, 1998	37
97	September 11, 1997	36
96	April 01, 1996	36
98	September 12, 1995	37
96	November 27, 1994 +	36
99	November 01, 1993	37
97	October 12, 1992	36
100	October 11, 1991	38
98	October 24, 1990	37
98	October 16, 1989	37
97	October 25, 1988	36
99	October 29, 1987	37
96	November 20, 1986 +	36
97	November 20, 1985	36
97	September 28, 1984	36
100	September 17, 1983	38
102	October 18, 1982	39
98	September 14, 1981	37
98	September 21, 1980	37
98	November 24, 1979	37
96	September 14, 1978	36
98	November 15, 1977	37
99	December 18, 1976	37
98	September 25, 1975	37
96	November 27, 1974	36
99	October 05, 1973	37
99	November 15, 1972	37
98	August 30, 1971	37
99	October 16, 1970	37
–	1969	–
98	October 26, 1968	37
99	September 29, 1967	37
96	October 22, 1966 +	36
96	September 19, 1965	36
97	November 01, 1964	36
97	November 24, 1963	36
96	October 13, 1962	36
98	October 27, 1961	37
98	November 01, 1960	37
97	October 29, 1959	36
98	November 08, 1958	37
97	November 28, 1957	36
96	October 21, 1956 +	36
99	October 15, 1955	37
97	September 26, 1954	36
97	November 15, 1953	36
98	September 24, 1952	37
99	October 21, 1951	37
94	January 01, 1950	34
96	December 04, 1949	36
97	October 13, 1948	36
96	December 05, 1947	36
–	1946	–
97	April 19, 1945	36
–		–
96	October 02, 1943	36
–	1942	–
98	December 11, 1941	37
95	December 12, 1940 +	35
97	November 08, 1939	36
96	December 03, 1938 +	36
99	June 17, 1937	37
–	1936	–
98	December 13, 1935	37
98	December 24, 1934	37
99	October 14, 1933	37
97	January 08, 1932	36
100	December 13, 1931	38
98	October 30, 1930	37
99	November 22, 1929	37
99	January 08, 1928	37
98	November 15, 1927 +	37
101	November 05, 1926	38
99	November 08, 1925	37
101	November 27, 1924	38
98	November 17, 1923	37
98	November 01, 1922 +	37
98	October 30, 1921	37
99	December 20, 1920	37
96	December 02, 1919	36
97	November 25, 1918	36
97	September 11, 1917	36
97	September 14, 1916	36
98	November 03, 1915	37
98	February 20, 1914	37
101	November 24, 1913	38
97	November 26, 1912	36
98	December 25, 1911	37
97	October 15, 1910	36
99	November 04, 1909 +	37
98	October 27, 1908	37
98	December 11, 1907 +	37
101	April 15, 1906	38
102	November 13, 1905	39
98	September 15, 1904	37
99	October 17, 1903	37
97	April 25, 1902	36
102	October 12, 1901	39
100	November 14, 1900	38
98	April 21, 1899	37
99	December 15, 1898	37
99	November 07, 1897	37
100	January 01, 1896	38
100	December 08, 1895	38
98	February 22, 1894	37
101	December 02, 1893	38
105	October 17, 1892	41
99	October 25, 1891	37
101	December 21, 1890	38
102	November 28, 1889	39
100	October 19, 1888	38
101	February 20, 1887	38
102	December 14, 1886	39

Darwin - Highest Temperature for Each Year

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