Was Penrith the hottest place on earth?
The western Sydney suburb of Penrith was the hottest place on Earth on Saturday, reaching a high of 48.9 degrees Celsius. The highest-ever temperature for the area, recorded by the Bureau of Meteorology just after 3pm, smashed a record that had stood for 80 years.
Where did hail hit in Sydney?
Heavy hail was reported in Mount Druitt while 5cm-wide hail stones were reported at Penrith. Bureau meteorologist Grace Legge said while storms occurred through much of eastern NSW, Sydney got hit with some of the largest supercells.
What is the highest temperature ever recorded in NSW?
Highest temperatures recorded in Australia
| Temperature | State or territory | Date recorded |
|---|---|---|
| 49.8 °C (121.6 °F) | Western Australia | 3 January 1979 |
| 49.7 °C (121.5 °F) | New South Wales | 10 January 1939 |
| 49.6 °C (121.3 °F) | South Australia | 12 January 2013 |
| 49.5 °C (121.1 °F) | Western Australia | 19 December 2019 |
What is the hottest suburb in Sydney?
Penrith, in Sydney’s west comes out on top with their hottest day reaching 45.1 degrees – that’s ALMOST 50 DEGREES.
Has it ever reached 50 degrees in Australia?
For interest, Australia’s highest official temperature is 50.7°C at Oodnadatta in South Australia on 2 January 1960 and the last 50 degree temperature in the country was 50.5°C at Mardie Station in Western Australia on 19 February 1998.
Did Sydney have a tornado?
Tornado hits Armidale after wild weather lashes Sydney and regional NSW. A late-night tornado that hit the regional New South Wales city of Armidale has caused significant damage after wild weather ripped through much of the state. Hail larger than 5cm was reported between Sydney and Cowra in the state’s central west.
When was the last time Australia had a tornado?
Australia
| Tornado event | Date | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Narrabri tornado | 2 December 1900 | New South Wales |
| Narrabri tornado | 6 January 1902 | New South Wales |
| Ballarat tornado | 19 August 1909 | Victoria |
| Marong tornado | 27 September 1911 | Victoria |
What’s the coldest Australia gets?
What was the coldest day in Australia? According to the Bureau of Meteorology of the Australian Government, the coldest recorded temperature in Australia was recorded at Charlotte Pass, New South Wales on June 29, 1994, when the mercury dropped down to a staggering -23.0 degrees C!
Is Penrith nice place to live?
Penrith is beautiful, too, in a gruff, stony, damp kind of way. Its streets, alive with independent chutzpah, jumble with 18th-century cottages and Georgian town houses, the British Heart Foundation charity shop, a tandoori restaurant and, squeezed between the shopfronts, the newly saved Alhambra cinema.