Capital city temperatures have varied considerably across all the capitals on Christmas Days in the past. Here is the list of the capital city hottest and coldest - all in terms of maximum temperatures
Hot Christmas days:
Adelaide: 42.1C in 1888 -
Adelaide: 42.1C in 1888 -
Perth: 42.8C in
2021
Melbourne: 40.7C
in 1907
Brisbane: 39.2C
in 1972
Sydney: 38.6C in
1868
Canberra: 37.1C
in 1957
Darwin: 36.8C in
1892
Hobart: 36.0C in
2015
Cold Christmas days:
Hobart: 12.6C in 1984 -
Canberra: 14.5C
in 1947 – snow in Alps of Victoria and NSW
Melbourne: 14.5C
in 2006 – snow in Alps of Victoria and NSW
Adelaide: 17.4C
in 1922
Sydney: 17.6C in
1962
Perth: 19.7 in
1945
Brisbane: 23.8C
in 1909
Darwin: 24.6C in 1932
Darwin: 24.6C in 1932
New Years Days show similar variation. Heres the equivalent list for the 1st January:
Hot New Years days:
Adelaide: 43.1C in 1900
Adelaide: 43.1C in 1900
Perth: 42.2C in 1997
Melbourne: 41.2C
in 2008
Brisbane: 38.4 in 1903
Sydney: 44.2C in
2006 - the hot New Years Day capital city record.
Canberra: 39.9C
in 2006 - same day as Sydney
Hobart: 40.6C in 1900 - same day as Adelaide
Darwin: 37.7C in 1896
Darwin: 37.7C in 1896
Cold New Years days:
Hobart: 14.1C in 1949 -
Canberra: 18.4C in 1956
Melbourne: 15.7
in 1949
Adelaide: 17.4C in 1970
Sydney: 19.3C in 1871
Perth: 20.9C in
1907 - same year as record hottest Christmas Day in Melbourne
Brisbane: 23.7C
in 1895
Darwin: 27.4C in 1997
1997 was an interesting New Years Day - the hottest temperature for Perth and the coolest for Darwin on the same day!
