december – Page 3 – Real Climate Records

Dec 21

HEAT WAVE ENDS. Dec 18 1942 Maximum temperature of 101.1deg = 38.3Celsius. In the tropics Whim Creek was again the highest with 113deg. = 45 Celsius.

HEAT WAVE ENDS. (1942, December 18). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 – 1954), p. 4. Retrieved December 21, […]

Dec 20

Record Heat Wave For December. 18 Dec 1945. The highest maximum temperature recorded in Leeton was 117 degrees on January 11, 1939. 47.2 Celsius.

Record Heat Wave For December (1945, December 18). The Murrumbidgee Irrigator (Leeton, NSW : 1915 – 1954), p. 2. Retrieved […]

Dec 17

Previous Heat Waves 16 Dec 1919. In Isisford, the heat degrees registered over a number of days preceding December 18 were:- 120deg, 122deg, 123deg. 123 Deg F = 50.5 Celsius.

PREVIOUS HEAT WAVES. (1919, December 16). Toowoomba Chronicle (Qld. : 1917 – 1922), p. 5. Retrieved December 17, 2022, from […]

Dec 15

HEAVY TOLL IN PERTH. PERTH. December 15. The recent heat wave and the influenza epidemic have increased. Working horses collapsed from the heat.

HEAT WAVE. (1931, December 16). The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 – 1933), p. 3. Retrieved December 15, 2022, from […]

Dec 08

The Recent Heat Wave. 08 Dec 1899. December 6, 1896 – 115.4 degrees F = 46.3 Celsius.

The Recent Heat Wave. (1899, December 8). Hawkesbury Advocate (Windsor, NSW : 1899 – 1900), p. 10. Retrieved December 8, […]

Dec 07

HEAT WAVE IN VICTORIA 07 Dec 1950. At Boort, inland Victoria, the temperature at 2.30 was 104 and still rising. 40 Celsius

HEAT WAVE IN VICTORIA (1950, December 7). Queensland Times (Ipswich, Qld. : 1909 – 1954), p. 1 (DAILY). Retrieved December […]

Dec 05

Record Heat Hits Melb. Dec. 6th 1950. 5 Now Dead. In the country, temperatures of over 100 degrees have been recorded in several places. 37.7 Celsius.

Record heat hits Melb.: 5 now dead (1950, December 6). The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 – 1954), p. 19 […]

Dec 03

MORE LIKE WINTER. COLD DECEMBER WEATHER. 03 Dec 1924. December generally brings heat waves, but the weather of the past few days has been extremely cold. The lowest shade reading yesterday was 44.9 = 7.1 Celsius.

MORE LIKE WINTER. (1924, December 3). The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 – 1931), p. 13. Retrieved December 3, 2022, […]

Jan 04

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 […]

Dec 24

HEAT IN MELBOURNE 24 Dec 1920. At 10.30 this morning the mercury topped the century in the centre of the city and gradually mounted till it reached 107-deg. at 2.30 p.m. = 41.6 Celsius.

“HEAT IN MELBOURNE” Sunraysia Daily (Mildura, Vic. : 1920 – 1932) 24 December 1920: 3. Web. 24 Dec 2021 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/258578873?searchTerm=Record%20Heat%20december# […]