Brisbane QLD Highest Temperature Each Year

Here's where you'll find answers to questions about the highest temperatures and hottest days in Brisbane, Queensland Australia. How hot did it get in 2018? When was the last time thermometers in Brisbane rose to 40 °C? What was the highest temperature in Brisbane 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 Brisbane 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 1887. The highest temperature measured during that time was 43 degrees Celsius (110 Fahrenheit) on January 26, 1940.

The temperature extremes were observed in downtown Brisbane, except from 1986 to 1999 when the weather station was at Brisbane Airport.

Highest Brisbane temperatures in recent years
Max °F	Date	Max °C
101	December 29, 2023	38
96	February 02, 2022	36
98	October 04, 2021	37
94	February 03, 2020	34
106	December 16, 2019	41
100	November 28, 2018	38
100	February 12, 2017	38
97	February 02, 2016	36
98	January 25, 2015 +	37
102	November 16, 2014	39
96	December 05, 2013	36
100	December 04, 2012	38
96	February 20, 2011	36
95	January 18, 2010	35

Highest temperature recorded at Brisbane each year
Max °F	Date	Max °C
97	February 09, 2009	36
104	February 23, 2008	40
100	March 11, 2007	38
95	January 02, 2006	35
99	December 29, 2005	37
107	February 22, 2004	42
95	October 29, 2003	35
100	January 08, 2002	38
104	December 24, 2001	40
104	January 21, 2000 +	40
90	December 31, 1999	32
94	January 27, 1998	34
92	December 23, 1997	33
94	December 01, 1996	34
100	January 31, 1995	38
99	January 09, 1994	37
97	March 01, 1993	36
95	November 28, 1992	35
92	December 16, 1991	33
101	November 17, 1990	38
93	December 27, 1989	34
93	October 17, 1988	34
99	November 24, 1987	37
94	January 01, 1986	34
102	January 03, 1985	39
101	December 15, 1984	38
94	December 26, 1983	34
98	January 02, 1982	37
106	December 07, 1981	41
102	January 19, 1980	39
103	December 11, 1979	39
102	January 11, 1978	39
101	January 18, 1977	38
97	December 28, 1976	36
92	March 16, 1975 +	33
96	December 19, 1974	36
101	December 22, 1973	38
103	December 25, 1972	39
98	October 02, 1971	37
–	1970	–
100	December 02, 1969	38
105	November 19, 1968	41
104	December 31, 1967	40
97	February 15, 1966	36
102	March 13, 1965	39
95	December 17, 1964 +	35
97	January 04, 1963	36
94	February 11, 1962	34
93	December 09, 1961	34
97	February 02, 1960	36
95	December 13, 1959	35
105	October 30, 1958	41
100	October 11, 1957	38
98	December 19, 1956	37
97	November 19, 1955	36
92	March 07, 1954	33
95	March 31, 1953	35
101	December 06, 1952	38
99	December 14, 1951	37
93	November 11, 1950	34
96	January 02, 1949	36
96	October 30, 1948	36
93	December 22, 1947	34
103	January 26, 1946	39
93	December 13, 1945 +	34
102	December 11, 1944	39
101	September 22, 1943	38
98	January 06, 1942	37
97	December 28, 1941	36
110	January 26, 1940	43
103	February 03, 1939	39
102	December 11, 1938	39
101	November 16, 1937	38
99	October 28, 1936	37
98	November 14, 1935	37
97	December 31, 1934	36
98	February 13, 1933	37
99	January 10, 1932	37
100	January 11, 1931	38
97	November 13, 1930	36
102	January 31, 1929	39
103	November 09, 1928	39
93	February 06, 1927	34
97	January 12, 1926	36
106	February 21, 1925	41
100	January 12, 1924	38
99	February 01, 1923	37
99	January 29, 1922	37
96	December 06, 1921	36
97	December 17, 1920	36
99	March 05, 1919	37
101	December 03, 1918	38
100	January 10, 1917	38
97	February 02, 1916	36
105	November 15, 1915	41
98	December 16, 1914	37
106	November 18, 1913	41
96	January 17, 1912	36
105	December 16, 1911	41
101	December 16, 1910	38
99	January 01, 1909	37
102	December 09, 1908	39
96	February 17, 1907	36
99	December 03, 1906	37
102	January 02, 1905	39
104	November 19, 1904	40
101	January 05, 1903	38
109	January 14, 1902	43
103	December 19, 1901	39
99	December 13, 1900	37
100	October 11, 1899	38
105	November 13, 1898	41
96	February 25, 1897	36
95	April 09, 1896	35
104	December 30, 1895	40
100	November 17, 1894	38
106	December 26, 1893	41
99	December 08, 1892	37
96	December 14, 1891	36
96	December 31, 1890 +	36
96	January 05, 1889	36
99	November 15, 1888 +	37
93	February 04, 1887	34

Brisbane - Highest Temperature for Each Year

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