melbourne – Page 2 – Real Climate Records

Jan 09

INTENSE HEAT. DEATHS FROM HEAT APOPLEXY. 4 Jan 1900. The dreadful heat experienced yesterday, last night, and to-day caused no less than ten deaths from heat apoplexy.

TELEGRAPHIC. (1900, January 4). Wagga Wagga Express (NSW : 1875 – 1876; 1879; 1890; 1892 – 1917), p. 2. Retrieved January […]

Jan 08

Heat Buckles Rails. 04 Jan 1940. The hottest places in the state to day were Mildura and Ouyen, which recorded 107 degrees. = 41.6 Celsius.

Heat Buckles Rails (1940, January 4). Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 – 1954), p. 6 (LATE NEWS EDITION and DAILY). Retrieved […]

Jan 03

HEAT WAVE IN SOUTHERN STATES 01 Jan 1942. The maximum temperature was over 104 degrees. The following day it reached 105.6 deg., and stayed over the century mark for eight hours. In Adelaide on Christmas Day the maximum rose to 108.2 deg. = 42.3 Celsius.

HEAT WAVES IN SOUTHERN STATES (1942, January 1). Army News (Darwin, NT : 1941 – 1946), p. 2. Retrieved January 3, […]

Dec 31

EXCESSIVE HEAT. 31 Dec 1898. At Adelaide yesterday the thermometer registered 108 in the shade. = 42.2 Celsius.

EXCESSIVE HEAT. (1898, December 31). Macleay Argus (Kempsey, NSW : 1885 – 1907; 1909 – 1910; 1912 – 1913; 1915 […]

Dec 30

INTENSE HEAT IN MELBOURNE 30 Dec 1896. There were in addition 2 stations where over 110deg. were registered. = 43.3 Celsius.

INTENSE HEAT IN MELBOURNE. (1896, December 30). The North Coolgardie Herald and Menzies Times (WA : 1896 – 1898), p. […]

Dec 29

107 IN THE SHADE. 29 Dec 1909. the thermometer at the Observatory registered 103.2 in the shade. = 39.5 Celsius.

107 IN THE SHADE. (1909, December 29). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954), p. 9. Retrieved December […]

Dec 28

ANOTHER BLAZER OVER THE CENTURY 28 Dec 1909. Fifteen minutes before two o’clock at the Weather Bureau the record was 103.2. = 39.5 Celsius.

1909 ‘ANOTHER BLAZER’, The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 – 1954), 28 December, p. 8. , viewed 28 Dec 2024, […]

Dec 28

SYDNEY ESCAPES HEAT WAVE 27 Dec 1945. In Melbourne the highest reading was 104.2 degrees, and in Hobart 101 degrees. 104.2 deg F = 40.1 Celsius.

Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954), 27 December, p. 1. , viewed 28 Dec 2024, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/17964641?searchTerm=extreme%20heat%20in%20melbourne# Sydney appears to […]

Dec 24

HEAT IN MELBOURNE 24 Dec 1920. At 10.30 this morning the mercury topped the century in the centre of the city and gradually mounted till it reached 107-deg. at 2.30 p.m. = 41.6 Celsius.

HEAT IN MELBOURNE (1920, December 24). Sunraysia Daily (Mildura, Vic. : 1920 – 1950), p. 3. Retrieved December 24, 2024, […]

Dec 16

Tomatoes Scarce DISEASE AND HEAT RESPONSIBLE. 15 Dec 1941. High temperatures have caused the tomatoes to ‘boil’ and plants are yielding poor quality yellow fruit.

NSW : 1908; 1941 – 1954), 15 December, p. 2. , viewed 16 Dec 2024, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/141748721?searchTerm=Record%20Heat%20december# ADELAIDE. December 14. Disease […]