October 2020 – Page 2 – Real Climate Records

Oct 20

REMARKABLE OCTOBER HEAT. 27 Oct 1914. 102 deg F = 38.8 Celsius

NEWS AND NOTES. (1914, October 27). Warracknabeal Herald (Vic. : 1914 – 1918), p. 5. Retrieved October 20, 2020, from […]

Oct 19

PHEW!! RECORD OCTOBER HEAT 31 Oct 1921. 97 deg F = 36 Celsius

PHEW!! (1921, October 31). Daily Herald (Adelaide, SA : 1910 – 1924), p. 4. Retrieved October 19, 2020, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/106631729?searchTerm=october%20heat&searchLimits=# […]

Oct 17

October Heat. Record In Victoria 15 Oct 1940 90deg F = 32.2 Celsius

October Heat Record In Victoria (1940, October 15). Recorder (Port Pirie, SA : 1919 – 1954), p. 4. Retrieved October […]

Oct 16

THREE HOT DAYS October Heat Wave. 01 Nov 1921 102.3 deg F = 39 Celsius. ‘A record-breaking trinity of hot days has occurred. This is how the thermometer has soared during the past 10 days’

THREE HOT DAYS. (1921, November 1). The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 – 1929), p. 4. Retrieved October 16, 2020, […]

Oct 15

OCTOBER HEAT. A Record Established 31 Oct 1919. 105 deg F = 40.5 Celsius. ‘At a number of stations the temperature exceeded the century, with a maximum of 105 deg. at Port Augusta.’

OCTOBER HEAT. (1919, October 31). The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 – 1929), p. 7. Retrieved October 15, 2020, from […]

Oct 14

OCTOBER HEAT WAVE 12 Oct. ‘in some places the reading was made as high as 94°. It was the most disagreeable day for several months, owing to the sudden accession of heat and the blinding clouds of dust. ‘1922 94 deg F = 34.5 Celsius

OCTOBER HEAT WAVE. (1922, October 12). The Maitland Daily Mercury (NSW : 1894 – 1939), p. 3. Retrieved October 14, […]

Oct 13

OCTOBER HEAT Soaring Temperatures 23 Oct 1914

OCTOBER HEAT (1914, October 23). The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA : 1867 – 1922), p. 1 (4 O’CLOCK WAR […]

Oct 12

FAMINE 09 Mar 1892 Russia. ‘The epidemic of typhus fever, engendered by the improper food to which the hunger stricken people were compelled to have recourse, is also extending’

FAMINE. (1892, March 9). Mount Alexander Mail (Vic. : 1854 – 1917), p. 3. Retrieved October 12, 2020, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/200519778?searchTerm=famine&searchLimits=# […]

Oct 12

FAMINE IN GALICIA 18 Feb 1890. ‘In 18 districts of that crops of the season has been entirely lost. The harvest was, moreover, very bad in 48 other districts. Only in 23 districts did the peasantry enough food for themselves and their live stock for the winter.’

FAMINE [?]. (1890, February 18). The Gippsland Farmers’ Journal and Traralgon, Heyfield and Rosedale News (Vic. : 1887 – 1893), […]

Oct 11

THE PLAQUE. 10 Feb 1911 North China. ” It is sincerely to be hoped that a check will be administered to the Chinese plague before it spreads further, otherwise the consequences may be unspeakably serious.”

THE PLAGUE. (1911, February 10). Cootamundra Herald (NSW : 1877 – 1954), p. 2. Retrieved October 11, 2020, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/139575149/15838665# […]