September 2023 – Page 2 – Real Climate Records

Sep 19

OCTOBER HEAT 28 Oct 1922. 102.9 deg F = 39.3 Celsius. Never before in the meteorological history of the State and that goes back for centuries has there been so hot a day in the mouth of October, as was experienced on Saturday.

OCTOBER HEAT. (1922, October 28). Observer (Adelaide, SA : 1905 – 1931), p. 24. Retrieved September 19, 2023, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/165679412?searchTerm=october%20heat&searchLimits=# Ornithologists and […]

Sep 18

OCTOBER HEAT. 09 Oct. 1936. 110 deg F at Walgett = 43.3 Celsius.

OCTOBER HEAT (1936, October 9). Singleton Argus (NSW : 1880 – 1954), p. 1. Retrieved September 18, 2023, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/81894608?searchTerm=october%20heat# The weather […]

Sep 17

RECORD OCTOBER HEAT 08 Oct 1914. 102 deg F = 38.8 Celsius in Esperance WA. The temperature has now risen over 85 deg. on seven consecutive days, which constitutes a record warm spell for October.

October 8). The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 – 1929), p. 4. Retrieved September 17, 2023, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/59265143?searchTerm=october%20heat&searchLimits=# Fine, warm to hot, […]

Sep 16

Weather Problems 31 Jan 1927. The devastating hurricane in Florida is not a precedent for that part of the world. The district known to-day as Miami and Palm Beach experienced similar visitations in 1888 and 1903.

Weather Problems (1927, January 31). The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 – 1947), p. 15 (CITY EDITION). Retrieved September 16, 2023, […]

Sep 15

What is The World Coming To? 29 Sept 1939. Arctic warming by one degree F in every two years Since 1910, when observations first started in those regions, the cumulative rise of winter temperature has amounted to nearly 16 degrees.

September 29). Wodonga and Towong Sentinel (Vic. : 1885 – 1954), p. 3. Retrieved September 15, 2023, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/69638689?searchTerm=scientists%20have%20confirmed%20the%20fact%20that%20the%20arctic%20regions&searchLimits=# Scientists have confirmed the fact that the Arctic regions around Spitzbergen […]

Sep 14

STILL IN ICE AGE ? Warming-Up Brings Changes 30 Jul 1935. It has been held that glaciers in the Alps and the Karakorums are still generally retreating. In spite of some occasional and localised advances. People who hold that we are not yet out of the ice age say that climates still are changing.

STILL IN ICE AGE? (1935, July 30). The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 – 1947), p. 13 (LATE CITY). Retrieved September […]

Sep 12

THE SUN’S HEAT. NO ICE AGE COMING. 01 Sept 1923. It is unquestionable that these fluctuations must produce a meteorological effect, altering the conditions of temperature and rainfall, but the complexity of the problem is exceedingly great owing to the ceaseless interchange going on in the atmosphere between the tropics, the temperate zone, and the polar regions.

THE SUN’S HEAT. (1923, September 1). The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 – 1931), p. 15. Retrieved September 12, 2023, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/37202667?searchTerm=new%20ice%20age%20coming&searchLimits=# […]

Sep 11

Unusually warm August day. 19 August 1954. At noon today the thermometer at the Weather Bureau showed 72 deg. 22.2 Celsius

Unusually warm August day (1954, August 19). News (Adelaide, SA : 1923 – 1954), p. 1. Retrieved September 11, 2023, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/131252774?searchTerm=warm%20august# […]

Sep 09

INEVITABLE ICE AGE IS COMING 29 Oct 1929. Like straws, great skyscrapers will be toppled by the Arctic ice

INEVITABLE (1929, October 29). The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 – 1954), p. 12 (FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved September 9, 2023, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/223497694?searchTerm=new%20ice%20age%20coming&searchLimits=# […]

Sep 08

WARM WINTER DAY. 17 July 1949. Maximum temperature was 75 degrees (23.8 Celsius) between 1 pm and 2 pm. All beaches were crowded and many people went in swimming.

WARM WINTER DAY (1949, July 17). The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 – 1954), p. 44. Retrieved September 8, 2023, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/231055712?searchTerm=warm%20winter# […]