RECORD OCTOBER HEAT 08 Oct 1914. 102 deg F = 38.8889 Celsius in Esperance WA. ‘The temperature has now risen over 85 deg. on seven consecutive days, which constitutes a record warm spell for October.’
RECORD OCTOBER HEAT. (1914, October 8). The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 – 1929), p. 4. Retrieved September 16, 2020, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/59265143?searchTerm=october%20heat&searchLimits=#
Fine, warm to hot, and practically clear weather prevailed throughout the State on Wednesday, the maximum of 94 deg. having been recorded at Eucla.
At Adelaide it was the warmest day this season, the mercury rising from a minimum of 58.8 to a maximum of 90.8. The temperature has now risen over 85 deg. on seven consecutive days, which constitutes a record warm spell for October.
High temperatures were also recorded on Tuesday over the greater portion of Western Australia, the maximum at Esperance reaching 102 deg. and Southern Cross 101deg.
The Meteorological Department reported last night:—
During the 24 hours ended 8.30 a.m., with the exception of light and scattered thunder showers south of the tropics and Western Australia, and a few light showers on the north coast of New South Wales, the only rain to report occurred in Queensland, where light to moderate amounts were gauged at scattered places over coastal districts and central division. The falls, however, were heavy at a few inland places, Winton registering 1.37. This morning’s weather chart shows that although a large “high” still covers this and the eastern States it is losing energy and drifting eastward.
The pressure in South Australia has diminished considerably today under the advance of the low noted this morning centered to the south of Albany.
The further eastward movement of this depression to-morrow will be attended by northerly wind and warm to hot weather in this State.
The anticyclone at present overlapping the west coast of the continent, however, should bring cooler conditions by Friday.