THE AUSTRALIAN
BOOK OF RECORDS

Monday, January 7, 2013 was the hottest day in Australian history, averaged over the entire country, confirmed by the Australian Bureau of M...

A new record was set for the number of consecutive days the national average temperature exceeded 39°C - seven days between January 2 and 8...

The Bureau of Meteorology confirm January 2013 to be the hottest month on record since records began.

They also stated that the week ...

Australia sweltered through its hottest year on record in 2013.

Average temperatures were 1.20 degrees Celsius above the long-term av...

Renata Lee, a visitor from the UK to the Australian International Motor Show, astounded us in setting a new record.

She accurately ty...

In a major development, Bionic Vision Australia researchers have successfully performed the first implantation of an early prototype bionic ...

The world's fastest recorded wind speed measured with an anemometer is: 113.2 m/s or 407 km/h (253 mph) 3-second gust; one of five extreme g...

The highest temperature ever recorded in Australia was on the 1st of February, 1960, when the mercury rose to 50.7°C (123.3°F), at the sma...