Real Climate Records – Page 3 – Historic Heat and Weather Events in Australia as Parts of the Climate

Apr 09

FREAK HEAT WAVE. RECORD NIGHT TEMPERATURE. 09 April 1938. Not for many years had there been such remarkable weather in Perth as the excessive heat of Thursday night

FREAK HEAT WAVE. (1938, April 9). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 – 1954), p. 19. Retrieved April 9, […]

Apr 08

AN APRIL HEAT WAVE. 08 April 1908. Only once before in the history of the Observatory has this run been exceeded in April, and that was in 1865, when there were five days in succession on which the shade reading was over 90. From April 3 to April 7, 1865.

AN APRIL HEAT WAVE. (1908, April 8). The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA : 1867 – 1922), p. 2 (4 […]

Apr 07

HEAT WAVE IN ADELAIDE. ADELAIDE, April 5 1938. Hot weather continued in Adelaide today, when a record for April heat established 72 years ago was broken, with a temperature reaching 98.6 degrees at 12.30 p.m. 37 Celsius.

HEAT WAVE IN ADELAIDE. (1938, April 6). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 – 1954), p. 21. Retrieved April […]

Apr 05

CITY HEAT WAVE ENDS. 05 April 1941. “Cool weather, occasional drizzling rain, and squally winds yesterday brought an abrupt change from the unusually hot April conditions Sydney had experienced earlier in the week.”

CITY HEAT WAVE ENDS. (1941, April 5). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954), p. 13. Retrieved April […]

Apr 05

COASTAL HEAT WAVE. PERTH, April 5 1906. The shade temperature for the past four days has been 94, 91, 95, and 98 deg. 36.6 Celsius.

COASTAL HEAT WAVE. (1906, April 10). Kalgoorlie Western Argus (WA : 1896 – 1916), p. 37. Retrieved April 5, 2025, […]

Apr 04

Scientists At The Control Knobs. Tony Heller.

I saw a great article yesterday on Google News : “Scientists Working To Keep Warming Below 2 Degrees Celsius” Meanwhile, […]

Apr 03

COOL CHANGE COMING Heat Wave is Not Exceptional. 03 April 1928. The record for April is 94 degrees, recorded on the 17th, in 1922 34.4 Celsius.

COOL CHANGE COMING (1928, April 3). The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 – 1954), p. 1. Retrieved April 3, 2025, from […]

Apr 02

Victoria Has Record April Heat Wave. 02 April 1941. A record April heat was reached to-day

Victoria Has Record April Heat Wave (1941, April 2). The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 – 1947), p. 4 (SECOND EDITION). […]

Apr 01

Bureau of Meteorology ‘cooling the past to declare record heat.’ Dr Marohasy noted that the highest temperature recorded in a so-called Stevenson screen thermometer was 51.6C at Bourke in 1909, as well as the extreme heat in Victoria ahead of the 1939 Black Friday bushfires. Bureau of Meteorology ‘cooling the past to declare record heat.’ Dr Marohasy noted that the highest temperature recorded in a so-called Stevenson screen thermometer was 51.6C at Bourke in 1909, as well as the extreme heat in Victoria ahead of the 1939 Black Friday bushfires.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/science/bureau-of-meteorology-cooling-the-past-to-declare-record-heat/news-story/9f40e780eaf267471b35fd851f24b3fe ‘Cooling the past to declare record heat’ Climate scientist Jennifer Marohasy. Paul Garvey Senior Reporter 7:05AM December 20, […]

Mar 30

RECORD MARCH HEAT WAVE IN ADELAIDE 30 March. Towns Threatened By Bushfires. Today an all-time march record for heat was established with 17 days in which the temperature was over 90 degrees. 32.2 Celsius.

RECORD MARCH HEAT WAVE IN ADELAIDE (1940, March 30). The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 – 1947), p. 1 (CITY FINAL […]