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{{Short description|Notable weather extremities in Melbourne}}
{{for|Melbourne's climate in general|Climate of Melbourne}}
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[[image:Brighton-tornado.jpg|thumb|A church destroyed by the 1918 Brighton tornado]]
[[File:2010 Melbourne storm flooding Spencer and Flinders Streets.jpg|thumb|Flash flooding in the intersection of Flinders and Spencer Streets during the [[2010 Melbourne thunderstorm]].]]

'''Extreme weather events in [[Melbourne]]''', [[Australia]] have occurred on multiple occasions. The city has experienced a number of highly unusual [[weather]] events and extremes of weather. An increase in [[heat waves]] and record breaking temperatures in the 21st century has led to much discussion over the effects of [[climate change]] in the country.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/09/01/1062383507154.html|title=Melbourne: City of woes|date=2 September 2003|newspaper=[[The Age]]|access-date=2009-03-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Australia's 2014 summer breaks 156 heat records with climate change|url=http://indymedia.org.au/2014/03/10/australias-2014-summer-breaks-156-heat-records-with-climate-change|work=IndyMedia|access-date=31 March 2014}}</ref>

==List of weather events==
* 31 August 1849 – A snowstorm blankets Melbourne (with accumulation on the streets).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emelbourne.net.au/biogs/EM00360b.htm|title=Climate – Entry – eMelbourne – The Encyclopedia of Melbourne Online|work=emelbourne.net.au}}</ref>
* 1863 – A major flood puts [[Port Melbourne]] underwater leaving thousands homeless across the city and drowning one man at Princes Bridge.<ref>The Argus. 1863-12-28 {{full citation needed|date=March 2024}}</ref>
* 26 July 1882 – Snow falls for half an hour in Melbourne.<ref name=snowMelbourneArgus>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11547887 |title=The Weather. Snow Storms. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)|The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 – 1956)]] |location=Melbourne, Vic. |date=1882-07-27 |access-date=2016-12-13 |page=9 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
* 1882 – [[Elizabeth Street, Melbourne|Elizabeth Street]] in Melbourne is flooded.
* 1891 – The great flood causes the [[Yarra River]] to swell to {{convert|305|m|ft|0}} in width.<ref>{{cite web |title=Melbourne: City of woes |url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/09/01/1062383507154.html?from=storyrhs |work=theage.com.au| date=2 September 2003 }}</ref> The most significant flood in Melbourne's recorded history, it forces thousands to vacate their homes and caused at least one death.
* 1908 – A heatwave strikes Melbourne.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theage.com.au/national/melbourne-faces-worst-hot-spell-in-100-years-20090126-7q0c.html|title=Melbourne faces worst hot spell in 100 years|work=The Age|date=26 January 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=u2YRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=H8QDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4920,5017147&dq=1908+heatwave+melbourne|title=The Age – Google News Archive Search|work=google.com}}</ref>
* 2 February 1918 – The [[Brighton tornado]], an [[Enhanced Fujita scale#Parameters|EF3]] class and the most intense [[tornado]] to hit a major Australian city, strikes the bayside suburb of Brighton.<ref>{{cite journal | last = Wallace | first = Catherine | date = 2018-07-21 | title = The Brighton Cyclone: A Century On | url = http://www.brightonhistorical.org.au/index.php/publications/articles/162-the-brighton-cyclone | journal = Brighton Historical Society Journal | issue = 183 | access-date=2019-07-04}}</ref>
* April 1923 – Melbourne records no rain for the entire month. This would remain as the only rainless month in Melbourne's 170 years of records.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Weather and Climate |url=https://www.weather-climate.com/melbourne.html |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=www.weather-climate.com}}</ref>
* 29 November to 1 December 1935 -Torrential rainfall of up to 350 mm causes the [[Yarra River]] to become a raging torrent. Extensive damage with 35 dead, 250 injured, and 3,000 homeless.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/lam/climate/levelthree/c20thc/flood4.html|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20090317054300/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/96122/20090317-1643/www.bom.gov.au/lam/climate/levelthree/c20thc/flood4.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-03-17|title=BOM – Australian Climate Extremes-Flood|author=National Climate Centre|work=nla.gov.au}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ema.gov.au/ema/emadisasters.nsf/c85916e930b93d50ca256d050020cb1f/66475a04402e478bca256d3300057e6d?OpenDocument |title=Southern Vic: Floods (incl Yarra River) |publisher=Ema.gov.au |date=2003-07-25 |access-date=2010-10-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527184516/http://www.ema.gov.au/ema/emadisasters.nsf/c85916e930b93d50ca256d050020cb1f/66475a04402e478bca256d3300057e6d?OpenDocument |archive-date=27 May 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/is-this-our-gift-to-future-generations/2006/05/27/1148524934204.html|title=Is this our gift to future generations?|work=theage.com.au|date=28 May 2006 }}</ref><ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uIsTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oJUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7008,3019476&dq=1934+storms+melbourne On the edge of a cyclone]{{full citation needed|date=March 2024}}</ref>
* 13 January 1939 – Melbourne experiences its second-hottest temperature on record, {{convert|45.6|°C|°F}}, during a four-day nationwide [[heat wave]] in which the [[Black Friday (1939)|Black Friday bushfires]] destroy townships that are now Melbourne suburbs.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/01/24/1042911549401.html|title=Record heat and stupidity as Melbourne swelters|date=2003-01-25|newspaper=[[The Age]]|access-date=2009-03-19}}</ref>
* 1951 – A moderate cover of snow blankets the central business district (CBD) and suburbs.<ref>{{Citation| url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/environ/snow.shtml | title=Low-level Snow | publisher=Bureau of Meteorology | access-date=2010-11-28|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20090317054300/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/96122/20090317-1643/www.bom.gov.au/lam/climate/levelthree/c20thc/temp4.html|archive-date=2009-03-17}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{Citation| url=http://www.burwoodbulletin.org/archives/articles82.html | title=The day it snowed in Burwood | publisher=Burwood Bulletin | access-date=2010-11-28}}</ref>
* 3 December 1954 – Record rainfall causes flooding in [[Elwood, Victoria|Elwood]] and [[Flemington, Victoria|Flemington]] with homes evacuated. Train lines are closed by landslides, basement level shops are flooded, and events are cancelled.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205732412|title = Heaviest Deluge in City's History|newspaper = [[The Age|The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 – 1954)]]|location = Melbourne, Vic.|date=1954-12-04 |access-date=2015-10-30 |page = 1| publisher = National Library of Australia}}</ref>
* 17 February 1972 – Elizabeth Street is flooded after 75mm of rain in 17 minutes, with dramatic pictures of cars floating and underwater in the central city.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/09/01/1062383507154.html | location=Melbourne | work=The Age | title=Melbourne: City of woes | date=2023-09-02}}</ref><ref>{{Citation | url=http://www.tramway.org.au/reflections.php?p=melbourne_awash | work=[[Tramway Museum Society of Victoria|TMSV]] Running Journal | title=Melbourne Awash!! | access-date=2010-11-28 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220032305/http://www.tramway.org.au/reflections.php?p=melbourne_awash | archive-date=2011-02-20 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 7 April 1977 – Laverton smashed by 12 hour thunderstorm and breaks several Victorian rainfall records including most rainfall; in 2 hours (105mm), in 3 hours (137mm) and in 4 hours (153mm).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/water/designRainfalls/rainfallEvents/ausRecordRainfall.shtml|title=BOM – Australia's Record Rainfall}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/water/designRainfalls/pmp/document/GSDM.pdf|title=BOM – The Estimation of Probable Maximum Precipitation in Australia}}</ref>
* 8 February 1983 – The city is enveloped by a massive [[1983 Melbourne dust storm|dust storm]] that "turned day into night".
* 16 February 1983 – Melbourne is encircled by an [[arc of fire]] as the [[Ash Wednesday fires]] encroach on the city.
* 18 September 1984 – Storm causes flooding of 100 homes in the eastern suburbs.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cnopAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NOcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5544,1314961&dq=melbourne+flood&hl=en Melbourne floods hit 100 homes], The Sydney Morning Herald – 1984-09-19</ref>
* December 1990 – Heatwave causes 4 deaths.<ref>[http://www.ema.gov.au/ema/emadisasters.nsf/6a1bf6b4b60f6f05ca256d1200179a5b/50fbfd3b5f29bc35ca256d3300057bf7?OpenDocument "Melbourne, Vic: Heatwave"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205044740/http://www.ema.gov.au/ema/emadisasters.nsf/6a1bf6b4b60f6f05ca256d1200179a5b/50fbfd3b5f29bc35ca256d3300057bf7?OpenDocument |date=2012-02-05}}. Ema.gov.au. 2003-07-25 Retrieved 2010-10-05.</ref>
* 26 December 1999 – Flash flooding damages 300 homes with the worst effect on [[Broadmeadows, Victoria|Broadmeadows]].
* [[2003 Melbourne thunderstorm|December 2003]] – Freak storms
* [[2005 Melbourne Thunderstorm|February 2005]] – Freak storms<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/National/Wild-weather-hits/2005/02/03/1107228799061.html|title=Wild weather hits|work=theage.com.au|date=3 February 2005 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/National/Melbourne-has-never-seen-anything-like-it/2005/02/03/1107409986007.html|title=Melbourne has never seen anything like it|work=theage.com.au|date=4 February 2005 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/National/Storm-damage-bill-could-be-100m/2005/02/04/1107472869921.html|title=Storm damage bill could be $100m|work=theage.com.au|date=4 February 2005 }}</ref>
* January 2009 – A [[Early 2009 southeastern Australia heat wave|heatwave]] results in a record three successive days over {{convert|43|°C|°F}}.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/dec/17/melbourne-braces-for-heatwave-as-temperatures-set-to-hit-40c-on-saturday|title=Melbourne braces for heatwave|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=2015-12-17 |access-date=2016-01-13}}</ref> This is closely followed by Melbourne's hottest day on record on 7 February, when the temperature reached {{convert|46.4|°C|°F}} in the [[Melbourne CBD|CBD]]. This same heatwave triggers the [[Black Saturday bushfires]], the worst in Australian history.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/national/city-swelters-records-tumble-in-heat-20090207-80ai.html|title=City Swelters, records tumble in heat|author=Hamish Townsend|newspaper=[[The Age]]|date=2009-02-07 |access-date=2009-03-19 | location=Melbourne}}</ref>
*6 March 2010 – [[2010 Victorian storms|Storms]] pass directly over Melbourne bringing large hail, flash flooding and high winds, causing widespread damage across western and central Victoria, stopping all modes of transportation in Melbourne. CBD streets of Flinders, Spencer and Elizabeth are spectacularly flash flooded.
* 4 February 2011 – Severe rainstorm causes flash flooding in parts of Melbourne.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emknowledge.gov.au/resource/?id=505|title=Severe Storm – Melbourne, Victoria Feb 2011|publisher=Australian Emergency Management Knowledge Hub}}</ref>
* 10 November 2011 – Severe storm causes flash flooding in [[Croydon, Victoria|Croydon]] and [[Frankston, Victoria|Frankston]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/emergency-services-clean-up-after-victoria-south-australia-lashed-by-storms/story-e6frg6nf-1226190952328 | title=Emergency services clean up after storms lash Victoria, South Australia | date=2011-11-10 | agency=AAP}}</ref>
* 25 December 2011 – Severe thunderstorms, large hailstones, flash flooding, and reports of tornadoes cause major damage to houses and vehicles in the worst-hit areas of Fiskville, [[Melton, Victoria|Melton]], [[Taylors Lakes, Victoria|Taylors Lakes]], and [[Keilor Downs, Victoria|Keilor Downs]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.theage.com.au/environment/weather/tornado-hail-as-storms-lash-melbourne-20111225-1p9au.html | location=Melbourne | work=The Age | title=Tornado, hail as storms lash Melbourne | date=2011-12-25}}</ref>
* 4–12 March 2013 – Melbourne faces a 10-day heatwave.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.theage.com.au/environment/weather/melbourne-faces-10day-heatwave-20130306-2fl8a.html | location=Melbourne | work=The Age | title= Melbourne faces 10-day heatwave
|date=2013-03-06}}</ref>
*14–17 January 2014 – Melbourne records four consecutive days of temperatures exceeding {{Convert|41|°C|°F}}, two of which exceed {{Convert|43|°C|°F}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2013/s3927578.htm|title=Melbourne records heatwave not seen for 100 years|publisher=ABC|access-date=2014-01-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/dwo/201401/html/IDCJDW3050.201401.shtml|title=Melbourne, Victoria January 2014 Daily Weather Observations|publisher=Bureau of Meteorology|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106072030/http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/dwo/201401/html/IDCJDW3050.201401.shtml|archive-date=2014-01-06}}</ref>
*21 November 2016 – [[Thunderstorm asthma]] kills 9 and hospitalises hundreds, high heat and humidity cause thunderstorms to form northwest of the city, due to excessive grass growth in the north and west of Melbourne these storms send pollen into Melbourne and its suburbs raising pollen counts and triggering thousands of severe asthma attacks. The massive number of attacks overloaded emergency services and contributed to the fatalities.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/good-weekend/thunderstorm-asthma-the-night-a-deadly-storm-took-melbournes-breath-away-20170308-gut8ur.html|title=Thunderstorm asthma: the night a deadly storm took Melbourne's breath away|last=Wood|first=Stephanie|date=2017-03-10|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=2017-03-19|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-01/thunderstorm-asthma-in-melbourne-not-understood-review-finds/8230834|title=Emergency chiefs did not understand Melbourne's asthma storm, review finds|date=2017-02-01|work=ABC News|access-date=2017-03-19|language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2016/11/22/explainer-what-thunderstorm-asthma|title=Explainer: What is thunderstorm asthma?|work=News|access-date=2017-03-19|language=en}}</ref>
*14 December 2018 - Flash flooding with roughly 30 mm of rain falling within 15 minutes before 5:45 p.m, during [[rush hour]], flooding roads in inner Melbourne along with other various suburbs while shutting down most tram lines and train lines in Melbourne's East<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-12-14/victorian-forecasters-predicting-more-rain/10617864|title=Melbourne weather brings flash flooding to CBD and eastern suburbs as deluge dumped on city|last=Oaten|first=James|date=2018-12-15 |website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428031008/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-12-14/victorian-forecasters-predicting-more-rain/10617864|archive-date=28 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/melbourne-and-surrounding-suburbs-cops-a-soaking-in-peakhour-downpour/news-story/dd3f259ff594dfc3bec9320a94536f46|title=Melbourne and surrounding suburbs cop a soaking in peak-hour downpour|last1=Travers|first1=Brianna|last2=Rose|first2=Tasmin|date=2018-12-15 |website=Herald Sun|last3=Hosking|first3=Wes}}</ref>
*22 January 2020 - Brown rain falls in Victoria as dust storm and rain clouds collide - A dust storm picked up by a front moving through Victoria has led to a downpour of "dirty rain" across Melbourne, forcing public swimming pools to close and leaving cars looking like they have been "sprayed with mud".<ref name="ABC Online">{{Cite web |date=2020-01-23 |title=Brown rain falls in Victoria as dust storm and rain clouds collide |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-23/brown-rain-falls-in-victoria-as-dust-storm-and-rain-collide/11892080| access-date=2025-05-07 |website=ABC News Online |language=en}}</ref>
*4 August 2020 - A cold front brings snow down to as low as 150 meters above sea level around midday, resulting in rare light dustings in many of Melbourne's suburbs, most notably in its north western suburbs Craigieburn, Sunbury, Wallan (amongst others). These suburbs had not received snow in decades. Snow was also recorded on the higher levels of Melbourne CBD highrises.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Calligeros|first=Marissa|date=2020-08-05|title=Snow in Melbourne's CBD as Antarctic blast hits Victoria|url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/snow-in-melbourne-s-cbd-as-antarctic-blast-hits-victoria-20200805-p55in0.html|access-date=2020-09-13|website=The Age|language=en}}</ref>
*On the 27th of August 2020 there were severe storms across Melbourne and southern Victoria. 3 people were killed including a 4-year-old boy.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-27|title=Four-year-old killed in wild Melbourne storm remembered as 'jolly boy'|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-28/victoria-weather-boy-killed-by-tree-during-melbourne-storm/12604804|access-date=2020-09-12|website=www.abc.net.au|language=en-AU}}</ref> 200,000 residents in 101 suburbs were put under a [[Boil-water advisory|boil water notice]] which was lifted 4 days later.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-29|title=Melbourne residents given all clear after days of water contamination fears|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-30/dozens-melbourne-suburbs-waiting-clear-water-contamination/12609516|access-date=2020-09-12|website=www.abc.net.au|language=en-AU}}</ref>
*9-10 June 2021 - heavy rains (over 270mm in the Dandenong Ranges east of Melbourne) caused significant riverine flooding. Overnight, strong winds from the south east, a very unusual direction for that area, gusting over 100kph, brought down thousands of trees across the eastern suburbs, with the Dandenongs particularly badly hit. Almost 400 houses were damaged, 23,000 homes lost power for up to 5 days and around 1,700 were without power for over a month.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-06-09 |title=Traumatised Victorians come to grips with destruction wrought by winter storm |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-10/wild-weather-batters-victoria/100203532 |access-date=2022-11-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |first1=Tom |last1=Cowie |first2=Benjamin |last2=Preiss |first3=Erin |last3=Pearson |date=2021-06-18 |title='Like hell on earth': The night the trees fell from the sky |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/like-hell-on-earth-the-night-the-trees-fell-from-the-sky-20210618-p5823c.html |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=The Age |language=en}}</ref>
*January 2022 - Melbourne had a hot and humid summer, with 17 days above 30 degrees. The last time this happened was 1974. Melbourne also had a run of seven days above 30 degrees, this is the first time since March 2013. Also in January, the nights were warm averaging 18.3 degrees. This is the warmest average minimum month since the records began in 1855.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morgan |first=Cassandra |date=2022-02-01 |title=Melbourne's hot January nights smash record |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/city-sweltered-in-january-with-hot-nights-breaking-all-time-record-20220201-p59sxz.html |access-date=2022-03-12 |website=The Age |language=en}}</ref>
*25 October 2022 - heavy rains lash Lilydale in Melbourne's outer east, with 70mm falling on the suburb in one hour. Flash flooding affected numerous homes and 25 rescues were required as people became stranded after attempted to drive through flood waters.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-10-26 |title='I'd already abandoned the car': How 70mm of rainfall took Melbourne's outer-east by surprise |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-26/rain-predicted-melbourne-after-storms-spark-flash-flooding/101579424 |access-date=2022-11-14}}</ref>
*September 2023 - Melbourne records its warmest and driest September on record, with records going back to 168 years. Melbourne's maximum temperature averaged {{Convert|20.1|°C|°F}}, which was 2.8°C (5.04°F) degrees above average, and had only 10.8mm of rain for the month.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Melbourne Daily Summaries |url=https://www.weatherzone.com.au/station/SITE/86338/daily-summaries/2023/september |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=www.weatherzone.com.au |language=en}}</ref>
*13 February 2024 - Severe thunderstorms sweep the state, causing power outages to over half a million households across Victoria. Public transportation services around metropolitan Melbourne are also heavily disrupted as multiple train lines suffer damage from the storms. 1 person died in these storms while on a farm in Mirboo North.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Half a million Victorian homes without power after major storms lash state |url=https://www.9news.com.au/national/victoria-news-storms-bring-down-powerlines-and-rip-apart-backyards-in-victoria/3cdd39ee-9648-4c53-80f0-14f9043539e1 |access-date=2024-02-13 |website=www.9news.com.au |language=en}}</ref>
*March 2024 - Melbourne experiences its driest March on record, with just 2.8mm recorded.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Melbourne Daily Summaries |url=https://www.weatherzone.com.au/station/SITE/86338/daily-summaries/2024/march |access-date=2024-04-01 |website=www.weatherzone.com.au |language=en}}</ref>

==Highest and lowest temperatures==
[[File:Candles in the heat.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Candles suffering the effects of Melbourne's hottest recorded temperature of {{convert|46.4|C|abbr=on}} on 7 February 2009]]
Many of the hottest days recorded in Melbourne occurred during major heatwaves which precipitated large firestorms:
* ''{{convert|47.2|C|abbr=on}} (Anecdotal) – 6 February 1851'' (''[[Black Thursday (1851)|Black Thursday]]'')<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article7143278 |title=Black Thursday. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)|The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 – 1957)]] |location=Melbourne, Vic. |date=17 January 1857 |access-date=13 January 2016 |page=4 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
* {{convert|46.4|C|abbr=on}} – 7 February 2009 (''[[Black Saturday bushfires|Black Saturday]]'')
* {{convert|46.0|C|abbr=on}} – 25 January 2019 (At [[Melbourne Airport]])<ref>http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/current/month/vic/archive/201901.melbourne.shtml</ref>
* {{convert|45.6|C|abbr=on}} – 13 January 1939 (''[[Black Friday (1939)|Black Friday]]'')

Melbourne's warmest overnight temperature was {{convert|30.5|C|abbr=on}} on 1 February 1902.

Melbourne's coldest daytime temperature was {{convert|4.4|C|abbr=on}} on 4 July 1901.

Melbourne's coldest temperature ever was {{convert|−2.8|C|abbr=on}} on 21 July 1869.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_086071_All.shtml |title=Climate statistics for Australian locations — Melbourne |access-date=13 January 2016 |publisher=Bureau of Meteorology}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Severe storms in Australia]]
*[[Southerly buster]]
*[[Climate of Melbourne]]

==References==
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[[Category:Weather events in Australia]]
[[Category:Severe weather and convection]]

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