Feb 28

ADELAIDE SHIVERS. RECORD COLD FEBRUARY DAY. ADELAIDE, February 27. 1939. “Never before has South Australia known a summer of such extremes.” January 117.7 deg F = 47.6 Celsius.

ADELAIDE SHIVERS. (1939, March 4). The Northern Herald (Cairns, Qld. : 1913 – 1939), p. 18. Retrieved February 28, 2022, […]

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Feb 26

HEAT CAUSES 14 DEATHS 124 Degrees At White Cliffs SYDNEY. Thursday. 12 Jan 1939. 124 deg F = 45.5 Celsius

1939 ‘HEAT CAUSES 14 DEATHS’, News (Adelaide, SA : 1923 – 1954), 12 January, p. 7. , viewed 26 Feb […]

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Feb 24

Horses Drop in 117 Degrees of Heat ADELAIDE 20 Jan 1934. Birds were flying into the houses to escape the heat. 117 deg F = 47.2 Celsius.

Horses Drop in 117 Degrees of Heat (1934, January 20). The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1931 – 1954), p. […]

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Feb 23

IS THE CLIMATE CHANGING? 23 Feb 1901. Our records of forty or fifty years, if gone through thoroughly, would show you that every variety of summer has been experienced—the long dry, hot summer, as well as the short cool summer, and the intermediates.

IS THE CLIMATE CHANGING? (1901, February 23). The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 – 1946), p. 24. Retrieved February 23, […]

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Feb 22

ABOUT HEAT WAVES. 22 Feb 1899. New South Wales is perspiring, groaning, and griting its teeth under a succession of violent hot sandstorms. Reports from forty-eight places show temperatures ranging from 105deg. to 123 deg. in the shade. 50.5 Celsius

ABOUT HEAT WAVES. (1899, February 22). Riverina Recorder (Balranald, Moulamein, NSW : 1887 – 1944), p. 3. Retrieved February 22, […]

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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, 2022, from […]

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Feb 19

RISING TEMPERATURES, COOLER LATER. 19 Feb 1932. Cook recording a maximum of 103 degrees = 39.4 Celsius

1932 ‘RISING TEMPERATURES, COOLER LATER’, The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 – 1954), 19 February, p. 20. , viewed 19 […]

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Feb 10

DRY TIME IN VICTORIA. 10 Feb 1939. Water Famine in Bendigo.

DRY TIME IN VICTORIA. (1939, February 10). The Riverine Grazier (Hay, NSW : 1873 – 1954), p. 2. Retrieved February […]

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Feb 05

HEAT WAVES. January, 1858, when for eight days the temperature ranged from 107.1 deg. to 116.3 deg. = 46.8 Celsius.

TOPICS OF THE DAY. (1907, February 28). The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 – 1931), p. 6. Retrieved February 5, […]

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Feb 04

ARE THE SEASONS GETTING WARMER? 01 Feb 1951. A graph of five-yearly mean temperatures for London discloses a slight but steady rise for more than 200 years.

ARE THE SEASONS GETTING WARMER? (1951, February 1). Queensland Country Life (Qld. : 1900 – 1954), p. 12. Retrieved February […]

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