THE AUSTRALIAN
BOOK OF RECORDS

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...

The most consecutive days above 100°F (37.8°C) was in Marble Bar WA, from 31 October 1923 to 7 April 1924 an incredible 160 days!!

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Western Australia is the only place on earth where you can see a staircase to the moon.

This natural phenomenon is caused by the risi...