Australia vs Heard Island and McDonald Islands: Decadal temperature anomalies
Australia
0.1771 °C
in 2010
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
0.1796 °C
in 2010
Australia rank
141st
Heard Island and McDonald Islands rank
140th
Decadal temperature anomalies over time
- Australia
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands
How they compare
Heard Island and McDonald Islands currently reports 0.1796 °C against 0.1771 °C in Australia, a difference of 0.0025 °C.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 141st and Heard Island and McDonald Islands ranks 140th of 193 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Heard Island and McDonald Islands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.3386 °C | -0.7038 °C | 0.3652 °C | Australia |
| 1950s | -0.193 °C | -0.4475 °C | 0.2545 °C | Australia |
| 1960s | -0.327 °C | -0.3035 °C | 0.0235 °C | Heard Island and McDonald Islands |
| 1970s | -0.6393 °C | -0.2917 °C | 0.3476 °C | Heard Island and McDonald Islands |
| 1980s | -0.1894 °C | -0.0611 °C | 0.1283 °C | Heard Island and McDonald Islands |
| 1990s | -0.1345 °C | -0.123 °C | 0.0116 °C | Heard Island and McDonald Islands |
| 2000s | -0.0766 °C | -0.099 °C | 0.0225 °C | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.1771 °C | 0.1796 °C | 0.0024 °C | Heard Island and McDonald Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher decadal temperature anomalies, Australia or Heard Island and McDonald Islands?
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands, at 0.1796 °C against 0.1771 °C in Australia as of 2010.
- What is the difference in decadal temperature anomalies between Australia and Heard Island and McDonald Islands?
- 0.0025 °C, with Heard Island and McDonald Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Heard Island and McDonald Islands?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2010.
- How do Australia and Heard Island and McDonald Islands rank globally for decadal temperature anomalies?
- Australia ranks 141st and Heard Island and McDonald Islands ranks 140th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Decadal temperature anomalies. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference of a specific decade's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.