Jan 05

EXCESSIVE HEAT AT HAY. A December Record. 29 Dec 1896. 114 deg F = 45.5 Celsius. The great heat was general throughout the district, as high as 120 being recorded at Mossgiel and Ivanhoe

EXCESSIVE HEAT AT HAY. (1896, December 29). The Riverine Grazier (Hay, NSW : 1873 – 1954), p. 2. Retrieved January […]

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Jan 04

The Heat 03 Jan 1900. The thermometer at Mr. Meylan’s (who keeps the official record) reached 117 degs. in the shade. 47.2 Celsius.

The port Pirie Recorder. (1900, January 3). Port Pirie Recorder and North Western Mail (SA : 1898 – 1918), p. […]

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Jan 03

FRIGHTFULLY HOT WEATHER IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 01 Jan 1870. The hot winds which commenced on Sunday continued on Monday with increased violence. The temperature stood as high as 115 in the shade. 46.1 Celsius.

[?][?] FULLY HOT WEATHER IN (1870, January 1). The Newcastle Chronicle (NSW : 1866 – 1876), p. 2. Retrieved January […]

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Dec 14

MUD SHOWERS, HEAT WAVES DUSTSTORMS. Nov 14 1944. A heat wave extended to practically the whole of the State. 110 Deg F = 43.3 Celsius

MUD SHOWERS, HEAT WAVES DUSTSTORMS (1944, November 14). Daily Examiner (Grafton, NSW : 1915 – 1954), p. 2. Retrieved December […]

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Dec 08

The Recent Heat Wave. 08 Dec 1899. December 6, 1896 – 115.4 degrees F = 46.3 Celsius.

The Recent Heat Wave. (1899, December 8). Hawkesbury Advocate (Windsor, NSW : 1899 – 1900), p. 10. Retrieved December 8, […]

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Dec 03

MORE LIKE WINTER. COLD DECEMBER WEATHER. 03 Dec 1924. December generally brings heat waves, but the weather of the past few days has been extremely cold. The lowest shade reading yesterday was 44.9 = 7.1 Celsius.

MORE LIKE WINTER. (1924, December 3). The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 – 1931), p. 13. Retrieved December 3, 2022, […]

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Dec 01

Record Heat For End Of Spring. 01 Dec 1941. Spring ended yesterday with the hottest November day ever experienced in Sydney. Maximum temperature was 103.2 degrees at 11.40 a.m. 39.5 Celsius. Fire brigades were, called to more than 60 bushfires in 45 suburbs.

Record Heat For End Of Spring (1941, December 1). The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1931 – 1954), p. 7. […]

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Nov 25

Expert Believes Our Weather Is Changing 19 Apr 1954. Australian summers, Mr. Deacon says, are becoming wetter and somewhat cooler, and the winters drier than they were around about the turn of the century.

Expert Believes Our Weather Is Changing (1954, April 19). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954), p. 2. […]

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Nov 23

MARBLE BAR’S HEAT. 29 Jan 1941. We must never forget the lies and deceit of our current executives at the Bureau of Meteorology. The Divisional Meteorologist of the time, Mr. A. G. Akeroyd was satisfied enough with the heat record to explain it.

MARBLE BAR’S HEAT. (1941, January 29). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 – 1954), p. 9. Retrieved November 23, […]

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Nov 20

MUD SHOWERS, HEAT WAVES DUSTSTORMS. Nov 14 1944. A heat wave extended to practically the whole of the State. 110 Deg F = 43.3 Celsius

MUD SHOWERS, HEAT WAVES DUSTSTORMS (1944, November 14). Daily Examiner (Grafton, NSW : 1915 – 1954), p. 2. Retrieved November […]

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