 In most of the desert region during summer, cool days are rare and usually associated with major rain events—a rather exceptional example occurred in February 1949, when many areas failed to reach 20 °C on one or more days, and the maximum at Boulia, western Queensland was at 14.4 °C, which was 23 °C below normal.Many other locations in Australia, except those above 500 metres, have extreme maximums between 43 and 48 °C.Most Tasmanian sites away from the north coast have had extreme maximums between 35 and 40 °C.