melbourne – Page 18 – Real Climate Records

Jan 22

HEAT WAVE IN VICTORIA Hottest Day Since 1924. 01 Feb 1926. Forest areas and grazing lands are alight, and the almost consistent wall of fire rages for 50 miles.

HEAT WAVE IN VICTORIA (1926, February 1). The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 – 1954), p. 7. Retrieved January 22, […]

Jan 19

INTENSE HEAT. DEATHS FROM HEAT APOPLEXY. 4 Jan 1900.

TELEGRAPHIC. (1900, January 4). Wagga Wagga Express (NSW : 1879 – 1917), p. 2. Retrieved January 19, 2021, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/145304306?searchTerm=heat%20deaths&searchLimits=# […]

Jan 16

WINTER IN SUMMER MELBOURNE’S COLD SNAP 21 Jan 1931. 57 deg F = 13.88 Celsius.

WINTER IN SUMMER (1931, January 21). The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 – 1931), p. 9. Retrieved January 16, 2021, […]

Jan 12

25 Jan 1896 – Extreme Heat. “Persons drop down in the street and die without regaining consciousness.” Mildura 120 deg F = 48.8 Celsius

EXTREME HEAT. (1896, January 25). The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 – 1946), p. 33. Retrieved January 12, 2021, fromhttps://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/139720730?# […]

Jan 11

VICTORIAN RECORD BROKEN. MILDURA, 123 DEGREES. 06 Jan 1906. 123deg F = 50.5 Celsius

THE HOT WEATHER. (1906, January 6). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 – 1957), p. 15. Retrieved January 11, 2021, […]

Dec 23

STOCK DESTROYED BY COLD UNPRECEDENTED DECEMBER WEATHER. 28 Dec 1907

STOCK DESTROYED BY COLD (1907, December 28). The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 – 1954), p. 6. Retrieved December 23, […]

Dec 03

Is the Climate Changing. 02 March 1901. “In fact, the five years 1895-1899, inclusive, were not examples of what I call the long, hot, dry summer – the summer that begins in October and lasts until nearly the end of March”

Is the Climate Changing. (1901, March 2). Port Pirie Recorder and North Western Mail (SA : 1898 – 1918), p. […]

Nov 21

A HEAT WAVE. 26 Nov 1900. SHADE READING OF 104DEG. IN BENDIGO. = 40 degrees Celsius.

A HEAT WAVE. (1900, November 26). The Bendigo Independent (Vic. : 1891 – 1918), p. 3. Retrieved November 21, 2020, […]

Nov 20

WEST SWELTERS CENTURIES REPORTED HEAT WAVE SPREADS. Nov 10 1927 ‘State has been experiencing a continued spell of extreme heat.’ 104deg F = 40 Celsius. Melbourne 100.6 = 38C

WEST SWELTERS (1927, November 10). The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 – 1954), p. 14 (FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved November 20, […]

Nov 19

A HEAT WAVE. 14 Nov. 1882. ‘so that we have in the spring time weather of a kind which we do not usually get until the middle of December.’ ‘In many places a temperature of over 100deg in the shade has been recorded’ 100deg F = 37.7 Celsius.

A HEAT WAVE. (1882, November 14). Ovens and Murray Advertiser (Beechworth, Vic. : 1855 – 1918), p. 8. Retrieved November […]