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Dec 06

Record Heat Hits Melb. Dec 6 1950: 5 Now Dead. In the country, temperatures of over 100 degrees have been recorded in several places. 37.7 Celsius.

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/230878311?searchTerm=Record%20Heat%20december# MELBOURNE, Wednesday. — Heat-wave conditions continue to scorch Melbourne, the noon temperature passing the 98 degree mark. So far […]

Nov 17

HOT WINDS, DUST STORMS OVER WHOLE OF VICTORIA. 17 Nov 1948

HOT WINDS, DUST STORMS OVER WHOLE OF VICTORIA (1948, November 17). The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 – 1954), p. 1. […]

Oct 30

THE WEATHER. HOTTEST DAY THIS SEASON. 10 Oct.1899. 95 deg F = 35 Celsius

THE WEATHER. (1899, October 10). Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 – 1931), p. 6. Retrieved October 30, 2024, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/113689573/12083851# […]

Oct 22

OCTOBER HEAT. All Records Beaten. 23 Oct 1922. 105 deg F = 40.55 Celsius. Never before in the meteorological history of the State— and that goes back for 65 years— has there been so hot a day in the month of October as was experienced on Saturday.

OCTOBER HEAT. (1922, October 23). The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 – 1929), p. 6. Retrieved October 22, 2024, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/64125166?searchTerm=october%20heat&searchLimits=# […]

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, 2024, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/165679412?searchTerm=october%20heat&searchLimits=# Ornithologists […]

Sep 05

HOT STORY FROM THE ARCTIC! 30 April 1937

1937 ‘A HOT STORY FROM THE ARCTIC!’, The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW : 1871 – 1938), 30 April, p. […]

Aug 28

HEAT WAVES AT BOURKE. 6 Feb 1906. 120 deg F = 48.8 Degrees Celsius. Comparatively few deaths have been recorded this summer as the direct result of the abnormal heat — sad though those few have been — goes to prove that present conditions have not been so severe as those of the former period.

HEAT WAVES AT BOURKE. (1906, February 6). The Riverine Grazier (Hay, NSW : 1873 – 1954), p. 4. Retrieved August 28, […]

Aug 27

THE CLIMATE OF AUSTRALIA. 13 Oct 1868. It is, of course, impossible to predict that any particular year will be wet or dry, but we may reasonably conclude that there is every probability of a greater number of dry seasons than floods during the next fifteen or twenty years, and those whose interests are likely to be affected either way, will, in my opinion, be acting prudently, by taking precautions rather against droughts than floods.

THE CLIMATE OF AUSTRALIA. (1868, October 13). Empire (Sydney, NSW : 1850 – 1875), p. 3. Retrieved August 27, 2024, from […]

Jul 24

HEAT WAVES 14 Jan 1939. 114 deg F = 45.5556 Celsius. “With a reading of 114.1 degrees at 12.50 p.m. to-day’s temperature passed the all-time record of 112.5 established on Tuesday. Country temperatures at 9 a.m. were nearly all in the vicinity of 100 degrees.”

HEAT WAVES (1939, January 14). The Longreach Leader (Qld. : 1923 – 1954), p. 16. Retrieved July 24, 2024, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/127311127?searchTerm=heat%20waves&searchLimits=# […]

Jul 20

WORST IN HISTORY BUSHFIRES DEATH ROLL 21. 14 Jan 1939. “The charred bodies of 19 more bushfire victims were found yesterday bringing the death toll to 21 in the most disastrous fires in Victoria within living memory.”

WORST IN HISTORY (1939, January 14). The Longreach Leader (Qld. : 1923 – 1954), p. 16. Retrieved July 20, 2024, from […]