australia – Page 29 – Real Climate Records

Feb 01

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 […]

Jan 29

RECORD HEAT. 24 Jan 1912. Brewarrina 118 deg F = 47.7 Celsius.

RECORD HEAT. (1912, January 24). Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 – 1954), p. 8. Retrieved January 29, 2021, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/39921546?searchTerm=record%20heat&searchLimits=# […]

Jan 26

AUSTRALIA DAY 26 Jan 1942. “Thus, it has been that each succeeding Australia Day has been an occasion for measuring national progress, and each succeeding survey has demonstrated that a superior summit has been reached in our country’s greatness.”

AUSTRALIA DAY (1942, January 26). The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 – 1995), p. 2. Retrieved January 26, 2021, fromhttps://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2581268?searchTerm=Australia%20Day# […]

Jan 25

Australia Day 26 Jan 2021 This is part of something I wrote once on Australia day after being offended by Australia haters. I post it somewhere each year.

Because I’ve become a conservative in recent years, and I want to be mindful of what unites us rather than […]

Jan 15

THE CLIMATE OF AUSTRALIA. 01 Jan 1870. First Drought Recorded In 1789. Two Years After The First Fleet. First Flood 1799.

1870 ‘THE CLIMATE OF AUSTRALIA.’, The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 – 1957), 1 January, p. 6. , viewed 15 […]

Jan 14

Phenomenal Temperature. 11 Jan 1896. 1878, 117.1deg F = 47.2 Celsius.

Retrieved January 14, 2021, fromhttps://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/72547559# MR. Tebbutt writes :— The extraordinary temperature of the present summer verifies the conclusion at […]

Jan 13

EXTREME HEAT. 6 Jan 1906. 113 deg F = 45 Celsius. “ADELAIDE, Friday. To-day was the fourth consecutive day that the temperature has exceeded 100 degrees.”

EXTREME HEAT. (1906, January 6). Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 – 1954), p. 8 (DAILY.). Retrieved January 13, 2021, from […]

Jan 12

25 Jan 1896 – Extreme Heat. “Persons drop down in the street and die without regaining consciousness.” Mildura 120 deg F = 48.8 Celsius

EXTREME HEAT. (1896, January 25). The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 – 1946), p. 33. Retrieved January 12, 2021, fromhttps://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/139720730?# […]

Jan 09

RECORD HEAT. 24 Jan 1912. Brewarrina to-day reported 118 degrees, this being the highest record for the present summer. 118 deg F = 47.7 Celsius.

RECORD HEAT. (1912, January 24). Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 – 1954), p. 8. Retrieved January 9, 2021, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/39921546?searchTerm=record%20heat&searchLimits=# […]

Jan 07

EXCESSIVE HEAT AT HAY. A December Record. 29 Dec 1896. 114 deg F = 45.5 Celsius. The great heat was general throughout the district, as high as 120 being recorded at Mossgiel and Ivanhoe

EXCESSIVE HEAT AT HAY. (1896, December 29). The Riverine Grazier (Hay, NSW : 1873 – 1954), p. 2. Retrieved January […]