heat – Page 22 – Real Climate Records

Feb 05

Charles Sturt’s time: so hot that thermometers exploded. Was Australia’s hottest day in 1828? 53.9 Celsius

https://joannenova.com.au/2012/07/charles-sturts-time-so-hot-that-thermometers-exploded-was-australias-hottest-day-in-1828-53-9c/ Back before man-made climate change was frying Australia, when CO2 was around 300ppm, the continent savoured an ideal preindustrial climate, […]

Feb 02

THE HEAT WAVE. 112.5 in the Shade. No Respite. 02 Feb 1912. Although this temperature is excessively high it is by no means phenomenal,- for upon 15 occasions during the last 55 years the mercury has risen to a higher reading than this, the maximum having been 116.3 in January, 1858. = 46.83 Celsius.

THE HEATWAVE. (1912, February 2). Evening Journal (Adelaide, SA : 1869 – 1912), p. 2 (SPECIAL SPORTS EDITION). Retrieved February 2, […]

Feb 01

FEARFUL HEAT AT CUNNAMULLA. 01 Feb 1896. Yesterday 120.5deg. was reached, and to-day 123deg., the average daily temperature from the 1st instant exceeding 114deg. The official readings at the Post Office are lower. = 50.5 Celsius.

FEARFUL HEAT AT CUNNAMULLA. (1896, February 1). The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 – 1939), p. 232. Retrieved February 1, 2024, […]

Jan 31

Charles Sturt’s time: so hot that thermometers exploded. Was Australia’s hottest day in 1828? 53.9Celsius

http://joannenova.com.au/2012/07/charles-sturts-time-so-hot-that-thermometers-exploded-was-australias-hottest-day-in-1828-53-9c/ Australia’s hottest day? Not 2010, but 1828 at a blistering 53.9 °C Back before man-made climate change was frying […]

Jan 30

A WEEK’S EXPERIENCE IN MELBOURNE. NUMEROUS DEATHS FROM HEAT APOPLEXY. 29 Jan 1908. Swan Hill 119 degrees = 48.3 Celsius

29). Western Star and Roma Advertiser (Qld. : 1875 – 1948), p. 2. Retrieved January 30, 2024, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97434850?searchTerm=extreme%20heat%20in%20melbourne# The torrid regions […]

Jan 29

MARBLE BAR’S HEAT. 29 Jan 1941. Marble Bar equalled its previous heat wave record of 106 consecutive centuries established in the summer of 1921-22. The highest temperature ever recorded in Marble Bar is 120.5deg. = 49.1 Celsius.

MARBLE BAR’S HEAT. (1941, January 29). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 – 1954), p. 9. Retrieved January 29, 2024, […]

Jan 28

EXTREME HEAT SPELLS Record Temperatures. On January 28, the hottest day for 27 years was recorded in Perth, the temperature being 109.4 = 43 Celsius 13 Feb 1921

EXTREME HEAT SPELLS (1921, February 13). Sunday Times (Perth, WA : 1902 – 1954), p. 11 (First Section). Retrieved January 28, […]

Jan 28

American West Heating Nearly Twice as Fast as Rest of World. Part 28 In The Rest Of The World Is Warming Up Twice As Fast As The Rest Of The World.

https://www.facilitiesnet.com/green/article/American-West-Heating-Nearly-Twice-as-Fast-as-Rest-of-World-New-Analysis-Shows–8583 The American West is heating up more rapidly than the rest of the world, according to a new analysis […]

Jan 27

Japan Warming Faster than the Global Average. Part 27 In The Rest Of The World Is Warming Up Twice As Fast As The Rest Of The World.

https://www.nippon.com/en/features/h00067/hot-and-getting-hotter.html The temperature in Japan is rising significantly faster than the global average. The Japan Meteorological Agency’s 2012 Climate Change […]

Jan 25

EXTREME HEAT 25 Jan 1896. Wilcannia made a record with 123 in the shade. = 50.5 Celsius.

EXTREME HEAT. (1896, January 25). The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 – 1946), p. 33. Retrieved January 25, 2024, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/139720730?# Bourke, […]