December 2023 – Real Climate Records

Dec 31

EXCESSIVE HEAT. 31 Dec 1898. At Adelaide yesterday the thermometer registered 108 in the shade. = 42.2 Celsius

EXCESSIVE HEAT. (1898, December 31). Macleay Argus (Kempsey, NSW : 1885 – 1907; 1909 – 1910; 1912 – 1913; 1915 – […]

Dec 30

It’s only 12.5 degrees outside at 8.18 AM on the 30th day of summer near Maldon Victoria

Bendigo 14.1 as measured at Bendigo Airport between the tarmac and a steel shed http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDV60801/IDV60801.94855.shtml

Dec 30

INTENSE HEAT IN MELBOURNE 30 Dec 1896. There were in addition 2 stations where over 110deg. were registered. = 43.3 Celsius.

INTENSE HEAT IN MELBOURNE. (1896, December 30). The North Coolgardie Herald and Menzies Times (WA : 1896 – 1898), p. 3. […]

Dec 29

107 IN THE SHADE. 29 Dec 1909. the thermometer at the Observatory registered 103.2 in the shade. = 39.5 Celsius.

107 IN THE SHADE. (1909, December 29). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954), p. 9. Retrieved December 29, […]

Dec 28

ANOTHER BLAZER OVER THE CENTURY 28 Dec 1909. Fifteen minutes before two o’clock at the Weather Bureau the record was 103.2. = 39.5 Celsius.

ANOTHER BLAZER (1909, December 28). The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 – 1954), p. 8. Retrieved December 28, 2023, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/241944934# A […]

Dec 27

SYDNEY ESCAPES HEAT WAVE 27 Dec 1945. In Melbourne the highest reading was 104.2 degrees, and in Hobart 101 degrees. 104.2 deg F = 40.1 Celsius.

SYDNEY ESCAPES HEAT WAVE (1945, December 27). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954), p. 1. Retrieved December 27, […]

Dec 25

Real Climate Records

EXCESSIVE HEAT. 31 Dec 1898. At Adelaide yesterday the thermometer registered 108 in the shade. = 42.2 Celsius

It’s only 12.5 degrees outside at 8.18 AM on the 30th day of summer near Maldon Victoria

INTENSE HEAT IN MELBOURNE 30 Dec 1896. There were in addition 2 stations where over 110deg. were registered. = 43.3 Celsius.

107 IN THE SHADE. 29 Dec 1909. the thermometer at the Observatory registered 103.2 in the shade. = 39.5 Celsius.

ANOTHER BLAZER OVER THE CENTURY 28 Dec 1909. Fifteen minutes before two o’clock at the Weather Bureau the record was 103.2. = 39.5 Celsius.

SYDNEY ESCAPES HEAT WAVE 27 Dec 1945. In Melbourne the highest reading was 104.2 degrees, and in Hobart 101 degrees. 104.2 deg F = 40.1 Celsius.

SYDNEY’S HOTTEST EVER CHRISTMAS DAY – 1868

1972 Melbourne Floods.

From the vault: Melbourne underwater – astonishing photos of the ‘Great Flood’ of 1891

It’s only 14 degrees outside at 7.41 AM on the 21st day of summer near Maldon Victoria