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 […]

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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. […]

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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 […]

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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.

1909 ‘ANOTHER BLAZER’, The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 – 1954), 28 December, p. 8. , viewed 28 Dec 2024, […]

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Dec 28

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.

Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954), 27 December, p. 1. , viewed 28 Dec 2024, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/17964641?searchTerm=extreme%20heat%20in%20melbourne# Sydney appears to […]

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Dec 27

BOXING DAY. Phenomenal Heat. 27 Dec 1893. ‘Nothing that took place in Southern Queensland yesterday, however, will cause Boxing Day,1893, to be remembered so much as will the phenomenal heat experienced.’

BOXING DAY. (1893, December 27). The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 – 1947), p. 5. Retrieved December 27, 2024, from […]

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Dec 25

Christmas Quiz : In what year did Sydney have its hottest ever Christmas Day (and Melb, Bris & Adel)

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Dec 24

It’s only 13.3 degrees outside at 7.28 am on the 24th day of summer near Maldon Victoria

Bendigo Airport 13.2  http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDV60801/IDV60801.94855.shtml

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Dec 24

HEAT IN MELBOURNE 24 Dec 1920. At 10.30 this morning the mercury topped the century in the centre of the city and gradually mounted till it reached 107-deg. at 2.30 p.m. = 41.6 Celsius.

HEAT IN MELBOURNE (1920, December 24). Sunraysia Daily (Mildura, Vic. : 1920 – 1950), p. 3. Retrieved December 24, 2024, […]

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Dec 23

It’s only 9.7 degrees outside at 7.22 am on the 23rd day of summer near Maldon Victoria

Bendigo Airport 10.1  http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDV60801/IDV60801.94855.shtml

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