Mark _australia said...
Doesn't WA still have the record for most days over the old Century mark (42 or something days at Marble Bar) and the hottest max ever in Australia (50.5C at Red Rocks Point)
Oodnadatta, South Australia, 50.7 degrees Celsius, occurring on 2 January 1960.
The world heat record for consecutive days goes to Marble Bar which recorded maximum temperatures equaling or over 37.8°C on 161 consecutive days, between 30 October 1923 and 7 April 1924.