Real Climate Records – Historic Heat and Weather Events in Australia as Parts of the Climate

Aug 18

The Fahrenheit Temps. 116, 114, and 113 in the Banner Equal 46.6, 45.5 and 45 Degrees Celsius. Archived record temps of well over 50 degrees are often found.

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/229484255?searchTerm=sidelights%20on%20sydney%27s%20heat%20and%20fires&searchLimits=# In 1932 Co2 was around 300 ppm. The purpose of this blog is simply to show historic heat and […]

Apr 18

A Heat Wave. Adelaide, April 18 1904

SOUTH AUSTRALIA. (1904, April 13). The Evening Telegraph (Charters Towers, Qld. : 1901 – 1921), p. 2. Retrieved April 18, […]

Apr 17

HEAT WAVE IN THE WEST. EXTRAORDINARY APRIL WEATHER. 12 April 1910. “The temperature on Saturday was 101 deg.” 38 Celsius. Yesterday in Adelaide 14.7 C

HEAT WAVE IN THE WEST. (1910, April 12). Daily Herald (Adelaide, SA : 1910 – 1924), p. 5. Retrieved April […]

Apr 16

SUMMER IN AUTUMN. A COOL CHANGE EXPECTED APRIL HEAT WAVES. 15 April 1913 “The highest shade reading for April was experienced in I866, when on the 10th of the month 98 deg. was recorded.” 36.6 Celsius.

SUMMER IN AUTUMN. (1913, April 15). The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 – 1931), p. 10. Retrieved April 16, 2025, […]

Apr 11

Look what they’ve done to our Snowy Mountains in the name of “saving the environment”

Craig Kelly

Apr 11

TERRIFIC HEAT IN PERTH. 11 April 1910. The temperature on Saturday was 101deg in the shade. 38.3 Celsius.

TERRIFIC HEAT IN PERTH. (1910, April 11). Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 – 1931), p. 5. Retrieved April 11, […]

Apr 10

VICTORIAN HEAT WAVE MELBOURNE, April II 1933. A wind storm over Melbourne last night, coupled with heat and humidity, made it one of the most unpleasant nights experienced for many years. At midnight the temperature was over 80 degrees.

VICTORIAN HEAT WAVE (1933, April 12). Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 – 1954), p. 6. Retrieved April 12, 2021, from […]

Apr 09

FREAK HEAT WAVE. RECORD NIGHT TEMPERATURE. 09 April 1938. Not for many years had there been such remarkable weather in Perth as the excessive heat of Thursday night

FREAK HEAT WAVE. (1938, April 9). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 – 1954), p. 19. Retrieved April 9, […]

Apr 08

AN APRIL HEAT WAVE. 08 April 1908. Only once before in the history of the Observatory has this run been exceeded in April, and that was in 1865, when there were five days in succession on which the shade reading was over 90. From April 3 to April 7, 1865.

AN APRIL HEAT WAVE. (1908, April 8). The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA : 1867 – 1922), p. 2 (4 […]

Apr 07

HEAT WAVE IN ADELAIDE. ADELAIDE, April 5 1938. Hot weather continued in Adelaide today, when a record for April heat established 72 years ago was broken, with a temperature reaching 98.6 degrees at 12.30 p.m. 37 Celsius.

HEAT WAVE IN ADELAIDE. (1938, April 6). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 – 1954), p. 21. Retrieved April […]

Apr 05

CITY HEAT WAVE ENDS. 05 April 1941. “Cool weather, occasional drizzling rain, and squally winds yesterday brought an abrupt change from the unusually hot April conditions Sydney had experienced earlier in the week.”

CITY HEAT WAVE ENDS. (1941, April 5). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954), p. 13. Retrieved April […]