According to my sampling of RSS data, the hottest month in Australia was January 1979 – followed by January 1999, February 1998 and January 2012.
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When do we switch from record months to record days then record hours?
OT: January 1979 was pretty hot in San Diego too.
http://mobile.news.com.au/world/brenda-spencer-shot-up-her-school-because-she-doesnt-like-mondays/story-fndir2ev-1226752560754
Heatwave in Canberra January 1979.
Record seven days over 308 deg K (35 C)
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/101974128?searchTerm=January 1979 Weather&searchLimits=
1897 holds record of hottest December day in Tasmania with 105.2 deg F (40.66 deg C)
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/24190164
As a 10 year old then, I remember it well. Long dry grass,swimming in the dam. Lots of fun. My mother taught me about sunspots and the science behind it.