waves – Page 2 – Real Climate Records

Aug 28

HEAT WAVES IN THE WESTERN DISTRICT 29 Jan 1896. The object is to assist such of the residents of Bourke and other districts as do not posses sufficient means to avail themselves of a change of climate in cases where such a change is considered necessary by the medical officer.

HEAT WAVES IN THE WESTERN DISTRICT. (1896, January 29). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954), p. 7. Retrieved […]

Aug 27

GREAT HEAT WAVES 1906, August 11. Great waves of heat have been felt in Lancashire.

GREAT HEAT WAVES (1906, August 11). Singleton Argus (NSW : 1880 – 1954), p. 4. Retrieved August 27, 2024, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/79595727?searchTerm=heat%20waves&searchLimits=# […]

Jul 11

Heat Waves have Seriously Damaged Queensland Pastures. 21 Jan 1939. In Queensland the heat wave has been intense and continuous. Graziers here expect hot weather in the pastoral areas at this time of the year, but conditions this month have been abnormal.

Heat Waves have Seriously Damaged Queensland Pastures (1939, January 21). Dayboro Times and Moreton Mail (Qld. : 1937 – 1940; 1945 […]

Jul 09

Heat Waves Gas Rationing 21 Feb 1951

HEAT WAVES-AND NOW GAS RATIONING! (1951, February 21). Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 – 1954), p. 45. Retrieved July 13, […]

Jun 21

Heat Waves Compared. 21 Feb 1914. 116deg.F = 46.6667 Celsius. The BOM 2020 heat record was beaten 8 times in 1858 and 6 times in 1908

HEAT WAVES COMPARED. (1914, February 21). Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 – 1954), p. 38. Retrieved June 21, 2024, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/88835222?searchTerm=heat%20waves&searchLimits=# […]

Jun 18

The Heatwaves. 08 Jan 1903. “Yesterday the temperature reached the extraordinary record of 117 1/2 degrees, and the heat was simply unbearable.” 47.5 Celsius

The Heat Waves. (1903, January 8). Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW : 1890 – 1954), p. 5. Retrieved June 18, […]

Jun 17

Previous Heat Waves. 16 Dec 1919. 120, 122, 123 Deg F = 48.8889, 50, and 50.556 Degrees Celsius

PREVIOUS HEAT WAVES. (1919, December 16). Toowoomba Chronicle (Qld. : 1917 – 1922), p. 5. Retrieved June 17, 2024, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/253037822?searchTerm=heat%20waves&searchLimits=# […]

Jun 12

Heat Waves 10 Dec 1913. 10 Dec 1913. “The highest reading on the official records at the Weather Bureau is 127deg., which occurred at Bourke on January 17, 1877. and again 125 deg. in January, 1909.” Heat Waves. (127, 125F, = 52.77 and 51.66 Celsius

Heat Waves. (1913, December 10). Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder (NSW : 1899 – 1952), p. 2. Retrieved June […]

Jun 07

Heat Waves Tues 7th Feb 1939. 07 Feb 1939. “The highest individual day was 115 on the 23rd. The concluding month of 1896 and the first two months of 1897 were hot. December, 1896, included two days of 114 and one of 110, and for five days on end, 30th January, 1897. to 3rd February, 1897, inclusive, the figures were: 104, 111, 116, 111 and 101. These figures included the hottest individual day (116, 46.6 Celsius on 1st February, 1897) so far as we have been able to ascertain, until last month, and they show an average for the five days of 108.6 daily.”

HEAT WAVES. (1939, February 7). The Riverine Grazier (Hay, NSW : 1873 – 1954), p. 2. Retrieved June 7, 2020, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/139812598?searchTerm=1900%20heat%20hot&searchLimits=# […]

Feb 21

Heat Waves Compared. 21 Feb 1914. 116deg.F = 46.6 Celsius. The BOM 2020 heat record was beaten 8 times in 1858 and 6 times in 1908.

HEAT WAVES COMPARED. (1914, February 21). Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 – 1954), p. 38. Retrieved February 21, 2024, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/88835222?searchTerm=heat%20waves&searchLimits=# […]