1921 HEAT RECORD EQUALLED 22 March 1921. 90 Deg. F = 32.3 Celsius.
1921 HEAT RECORD EQUALLED (1947, March 22). The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 – 1955), p. 1 (LATE SPORTS). Retrieved March 23, 2024, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/78210620?searchTerm=1921%20heat#
TEMPERATURE in Perth at 12.52 p.m. today was 90.2 degrees.
This equals the 1921 record heat wave for March when there were nine consecutive days over 90.
If the temperature should go above 90 tomorrow an all-time record for March will be created.
A sea breeze reached the city today and temperatures are moderating. But tomorrow should be fairly fine and hot, said Divisional Meteorologist A. G. Akeroyd today.
Humidity as high as 38 per cent made conditions in Perth very trying today.