adelaide – Page 3 – Real Climate Records

Dec 16

Tomatoes Scarce DISEASE AND HEAT RESPONSIBLE. 15 Dec 1941. High temperatures have caused the tomatoes to ‘boil’ and plants are yielding poor quality yellow fruit.

NSW : 1908; 1941 – 1954), 15 December, p. 2. , viewed 16 Dec 2024, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/141748721?searchTerm=Record%20Heat%20december# ADELAIDE. December 14. Disease […]

Nov 16

Forgotten: Historic hot temperatures recorded with detail and care in Adelaide

https://joannenova.com.au/2014/01/forgotten-historic-hot-temperatures-recorded-with-detail-and-care-in-adelaide/ What I found most interesting about this was the skill, dedication and length of meteorological data taken in the […]

Oct 31

PHEW!! RECORD OCTOBER HEAT 31 Oct 1921. 97 deg F = 36 Celsius

PHEW!! (1921, October 31). Daily Herald (Adelaide, SA : 1910 – 1924), p. 4. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/106631729?searchTerm=october%20heat&searchLimits=# MORE […]

Oct 22

OCTOBER HEAT. All Records Beaten. 23 Oct 1922. 105 deg F = 40.55 Celsius. Never before in the meteorological history of the State— and that goes back for 65 years— has there been so hot a day in the month of October as was experienced on Saturday.

OCTOBER HEAT. (1922, October 23). The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 – 1929), p. 6. Retrieved October 22, 2024, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/64125166?searchTerm=october%20heat&searchLimits=# […]

Sep 11

Unusually warm August day. 19 August 1954. At noon today the thermometer at the Weather Bureau showed 72 deg. 22.2 Celsius

Unusually warm August day (1954, August 19). News (Adelaide, SA : 1923 – 1954), p. 1. Retrieved September 11, 2024, […]

Sep 09

A WARM WINTER. 30 July 1921. The present winter is the warmest ever experienced in Adelaide.

A WARM-WINTER (1921, July 30). The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 – 1931), p. 13. Retrieved September 9, 2024, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/35251659?searchTerm=warm%20winter# […]

Jun 15

Outsiders weather and ice age watch: Temperatures around the world continue to plunge

June snow on Lake Tahoe used to be once every ten years, now every two and a half years. Ice […]

Jun 13

Heat Waves Fri Feb 8 1929. 120deg. F = 48.8 Celsius. Birds fell dead from the trees

Heat Waves (1929, February 8). News (Adelaide, SA : 1923 – 1954), p. 8 (HOME EDITION). Retrieved June 13, 2024, from […]

May 02

THE MAY HEAT WAVE. ALL RECORDS BROKEN. 11 May 1918. The month opened with 77.8, and the consecutive maximum shade readings following were 81.7, 83.2, 86.0, 81.4, 83.3, 83.5; average, 82.4. = 28 Celsius. The average for May is 65 deg. = 18.3 Celsius

THE MAY HEAT WAVE. (1918, May 11). Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 – 1954), p. 12. Retrieved May 2, 2024, from […]

Apr 24

THE HEAT WAVE. 24 April 1919. For eight successive days the highest shade thermometer readings in Adelaide has gone over 80 deg. To-day, the highest reading occurring at Adelaide, 88. 5 deg. = 31.3 Celsius

GENERAL NEWS. (1919, April 24). The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 – 1931), p. 6. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5646090?searchTerm=april%20heat%20wave&searchLimits=# […]