Real Climate Records

THE HEAT IN THE COUNTRY. (temps of 116 and 119F reported in this article = 46.6 and 48.3C)

PORT PIRIE, January 20. — A week of excessive heat has made a southerly blow which came up this morning acceptable. The maximum shade temperatures for the last seven days have been as- follow:

Monday, January 13, 106 deg.; Tuesday,113; Wednesday. 114; Thursday, 111; Friday, 116; Saturday, 110; Sunday. 113. , Of the 19 days in January up to yesterday 14 registered over 100 in the shade. On Saturday morning a young man named Sullivan, barman at the Central Hotel, assisted in putting out a small fire which occurred on the premises, at which time he appeared to be all right. Soon afterwards, however, he complained of feeling unwell, and on seeing a doctor he was at once sent to the hospital, where he died half an hour after his admission, the cause of death being heat apoplexy. Out at the ballast ground on Saturday afternoon a member of the crew of the ship Formosa, inward bound to load wheat, died .sud-

denly from the same cause. General regret was expressed here yesterday when it became known that Mr. Charles Geddes, jun., second son of Mr. Charles Geddes, one of the directors of the S.A Famers’ Union, had died. The deceased who was only 19 years of age, was an old Prince Alfred College Boy. -and was popular amongst his fellows. Since an attack of rheumatic fever he had some years ago he had at interval been a grreat sufferer from heart trouble, and his death was due to the great heat experienced here durng the past week. Great sympathy is being expressed for Mr. and Mrs. C.Geddes. who are at Mount Gambier. whither they went a week ago, when the deceased had recovered from a previous attack. Medical

assistance was summoned yesterday for one of the stewardesses on board the steamer Tasmania. now in port, but before the doctor could reach the vessel she had expired Her name was Elma Christina Simonsson and her age was 40 years. The cause of death in this case also was heat apolexy

QUORN, January 20.-Record heat has been experienced here during the past nine days, the maximum

reading being nearly 115 deg. yesterday oppressive spell has been most trying to all. but no one was fatally affected.

Sleeping out has been the general order for the week. About 10 o’clock this morning a breeze sprang up from the south after a dead calm, and continued all day, accompanied by dust. It is hoped that a cool

change has set in properly. The wind is decreasing somewhat to-right, and the duet is less. The change is very welcome, and affords great relief to all. especially aged persons and invalids, who have bad a par-

ticularly trying time during the excessive heat.

MOUNT GAMBIER, January 19.— Yesterday the heat was very oppressive, and the temperature reached 109.2 deg. For Mount Gambier this is a record, and it is necessary to go back a number of years to find one equal to it. The previous record was 107.7 deg. in the shade in January, 1900, and February, 1899. To-day was a scorcher, knocking out past records. A hot north wind was blowing nearly all day, the thermometer registering 111.2 deg. in the shade and 149.2 deg. in the sun. Old residents never remember a long spell of hot weather such as has been experienced this month.

The late potato crops are suffering badly in some cases,and rain will have to arrive early to be any benefit. Late this afternoon the wind veered round south and a cool change set in, with every appearance

of a thunderstorm. The weather was trying to old people. .

a few drops of rain have fallen .

SNOWTOWN, January 20.-On Saturday afternoon, as the wheat train from Wallaroo alongside the line. He was picked up and brought into Snowtown. where medical aid was procured, but on arrival he was dead. Dr. Mathwin made an examination, and pronounced life extinct.-: The- deceased was

Mr. Fogarty. railway ganger, of WillambuIka. He was about 56 years of age and unmarried.

WELLINGTON, January 20.— After a week of excessively hot weather a beautiful cool change set in at 10 o’clock this moning In the post. and telegraph office the thermometer registered 120.’ People generne

rally were beginning to cave in having had as much as they could bear, It . was.distresing to see. small birds and magpies crowding around the houses to try and find a cool spot. There large fires in the

DEFECTIVE ORIGINAL

BLYTH,January 20 The weather for the last few days has been exceedingly hot, and on Friday the temperature reached 115deg. in the shade. On Sunday evening the service at the Methodist Church was held in the open air, owing to the oppressive heat.

SMITHFIELD. January 20,- On Saturday Mr. H Sutton the local storekeeper lost a horse worth $35, through the heat. His team of four horses was being driven from Adelaide, and while negotiating the

Green Hill Road one of the animals dropped down and died shortly afterwards. Mr W Brewer, a woodcarter lost a valuable in a similar manner. During the past fortnight many of the residents have

slept in the open

TRURO, January 19.- The lowest temperature for the week ended yesterday was 105 deg. in the shade. Yesterday 119 deg. was registered and the same temperature was recorded today. Water is getting

scarce, and a good rain would be appreciated.