But checking various Jan Mean Max’s across Oz shows a lot of places missed out.
FAIL Adelaide no record West Terrace 33 but 34.2 in 1908
FAIL Perth coolest for a decade –
Kalgoorlie had an 11 day data gap in Jan. too unimportant to repair.
FAIL Leonora Aero hit 39.3 but started life in 2008 with 39.4 – Leonora 12046 hit 40.4 in 1956 – 40.2 in 1957 and 41.1 in 1959.
FAIL Warburton Airfield scored 40.9 last month but hit 42.1 in 1979.
FAIL Marble Bar 4106 hit 43.7 but saw 44.6 in 2005 Marble Bar Comp 4020 also hit 44.6 in 2005 but saw 44.4 in 1910 and 1922 and 44.2 in 1929 and 44 in 1930.
Laughable Sydney 29.6 equal with record in 2017 in centre largest Australian UHI
FAIL Richmond RAAF 67105 hit 33.8 but saw 34.1 in 2017 and 34.2 in 2018. Richmond RAAF 67033 saw 34 in 1946. Richmond – UWS Hawkesbury 67021 saw 34.1 in 1946.
FAIL Bourke Aero hit 42.6 a record but Bourke Post Office read 43.4 in 1896.
FAIL Broken Hill Airport hit a record 38.3 but Patton Street saw 38.5 in 1898
FAIL Melbourne Olympic Park 28.4 but the now closed Regional Office was 30.6 in 2015, 28.6 in 2014, 2009, too many others to list but 31 in 1908.
FAIL Mildura Airport saw a record 37.8 but the Post Office blitzed that with 39 in 1906 and 38.2 in 1939.
Dubious Canberra 34.5 but Queanbeyan Bowling Club had Jan Mean max 34.2 in 1932 so I think with Canberra suburbs UHI and the explosion in Airport urbanization this century the BoM claim for Canberra 2019 is dodgy.
FAIL Darwin Airport hit 32.7 vs record 33.4 1970 – but the Post Office saw 34.9 in 1892
Tennant Creek Airport was 41.6 vs a record 40.4
Alice Springs Airport was 41.5 vs a record 40 but the Post Office was 40.7 in 1887
FAIL Brisbane saw 31.9 but the Regional Office was 32.3 in 1903.
FAIL Longreach Aero made 39 but has a record of 39.9 in 2013 and 1992 – the Post Office hit 41.4 in 1947 and 40.8 in 1902.
Hobart hit 26.1 which was a record since 25 in 2003. But at Botanic Gardens it was 27 in 1841 but possibly thermometer may not have been in a BoM approved enclosure.
FAIL Launceston 91237 hit 27.3 a record but Launceston (City) 91049 saw 27.7 in 1887 and 28.5 in 1908.