Heat Waves Compared. 21 Feb 1914. 116deg.F = 46.6667 Celsius. The BOM 2020 heat record was beaten 8 times in 1858 and 6 times in 1908.

HEAT WAVES COMPARED. (1914, February 21). Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 – 1954), p. 38. Retrieved June 20, 2020, from […]

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Even The Rain That Fall Isn’t Going To Fill Our Dams. Tim Flannery. 11.2.07. Once again record-breaking rainfall hits Australia’s east, with more to come

  May 21 2020 Much of Australia’s eastern seaboard is experiencing wet and windy weather due to a front generating […]

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Forgotten: Historic hot temperatures recorded with detail and care in Adelaide. This stuff needs to be brought up time and again to show the lack of interest by the media and politicians in past heat that is now hidden by BOM

http://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 […]

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SUMMER’S FIRE RETURNS FOURTH HOTTEST DAY. April 20 1934. “Yesterday the mercury climbed to 92 degrees” No heat waves found for March or April since 1950.

SUMMER’S FIRE RETURNS (1934, April 20). Tweed Daily (Murwillumbah, NSW : 1914 – 1949), p. 3. Retrieved April 18, 2020, […]

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TERRIFIC HEAT IN PERTH. 11 April 1910. “The temperature on Saturday was 101deg in the shade,” 38.3 Celsius. No heat waves found for March or April since 1950.

TERRIFIC HEAT IN PERTH. (1910, April 11). Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 – 1931), p. 5. Retrieved April 18, […]

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