The mean maximum temperature for the month of January was 38.2 degrees, data from the Bureau of Meteorology shows. The warmest day was Australia Day, January 26, at 44.7 degrees. Eight days were above 40 degrees – January 23, 40.1, January 24, 41.1, January 25, 41.9, January 26, 44.7, January 27, 42.3, January 28, 42.6, January 29, 40.6, and January 31, 40.4. A further eight days were also at least 38 degrees or warmer.
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