Records and Statistics
During the heat wave, several records were broken; Tasmania recorded its highest ever temperature; 42.2 °C (108 °F) in Scamander, and the long standing Tasmanian record of 40.8 °C (105.4 °F) (recorded in Hobart on 4 January 1976) was broken five times within two days at Flinders Island, Fingal (twice), St Helens and Scamander, while Hopetoun in Victoria recorded the state's highest temperature and the highest temperature of the heat wave, with a reading of 48.8 °C (119.8 °F).
Read more about this topic: Early 2009 Southeastern Australia Heat Wave
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