#9 – Oodnadatta, Australia
Highest Recorded Temperature: 123.3° F
Oodnadatta is known as Australia’s hottest and driest town. Since Oodnadatta is the hottest and driest town in Australia, it is no surprise that the population is only 277. The temperature of 123.3° F recorded here on January 2, 1960 is also the highest temperature ever recorded in Oceania.