THANKS TO KEN KATO FOR HIS SCRIPT SHOWING THE HEAT ANOMALY ACROSS SOUTH AUSTRALIA and WESTERN NSW



source

http://forum.weatherzone.com.au/ubbthreads.php/topics/1225633/1

Adelaide is forecast for a maximum temperature of 43 deg C on the 19th Dec 2013.

43 deg c will take Adelaide close to previous records

Thanks to ‘teckert’ from weatherzone forum for the’ heads up’ on this heat anomaly

http://forum.weatherzone.com.au/ubbthreads.php/topics/1225667/Re_South_Australian_and_Adelai#Post1225667

The BOM CLIMATE DATA BASE for Adelaide indicates the current records

Adelaide west ( Data length ..1839 to 1980 = 141 yrs of data)

RECORD DECEMBER MAXIMUM TEMP = 44.2 deg c on the 31st DEC 1904

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Adelaide airport ( Data length ..1955 to 2013 = 58 yrs of data)

RECORD DECEMBER MAXIMUM = 42.4 deg c on the 30th dec 2005

source

Front door of BOM Climate data base

http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/data/