heat – Page 37 – Real Climate Records

Mar 04

Severe March Heat Wave. 05 March 1930. During the latter part of the week, the report continues, many stations recorded shade readings in excess of the century.

WEATHER FOR WEEK (1930, March 5). News (Adelaide, SA : 1923 – 1954), p. 15 (HOME EDITION). Retrieved March 4, […]

Mar 02

Vines Affected By Heat Wave TANUNDA. March 1 1935. The heat wave has crumpled up hundreds of acres of vines.

Vines Affected By Heat Wave (1935, March 2). The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 – 1954), p. 13. Retrieved March […]

Mar 01

MARCH 1 BEGINS HEAT WAVE. 07 Mar 1942. The first day of March, marked the beginning of a burst which quickly dried up any germ of an idea that summer was over. 109 deg F = 42.7 Celsius.

MARCH 1 BEGINS HEAT WAVE (1942, March 7). West Coast Sentinel (Streaky Bay, SA : 1912 – 1954), p. 4. […]

Feb 27

HEAT CAUSES 14 DEATHS 124 Degrees At White Cliffs SYDNEY. Thursday. 12 Jan 1939. 124 deg F = 45.5 Celsius

HEAT CAUSES 14 DEATHS (1939, January 12). News (Adelaide, SA : 1923 – 1954), p. 7. Retrieved February 27, 2023, […]

Feb 24

HEAT WAVE. High Temperatures. 23 FEB 1925. 112 DEC. AT COLLARENEBRI. = 44.4 Celsius

HEAT WAVE. (1925, February 23). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954), p. 10. Retrieved February 24, 2023, […]

Feb 23

Horses Drop in 117 Degrees of Heat ADELAIDE 20 Jan 1934. Birds were flying into the houses to escape the heat. 117 deg F = 47.2 Celsius.

Horses Drop in 117 Degrees of Heat (1934, January 20). The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1931 – 1954), p. […]

Feb 21

Heat Waves Compared. 21 Feb 1914. 116deg.F = 46.6 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 February 21, 2023, from […]

Feb 15

EXTREME HEAT SPELLS Record Temperatures. On January 28, the hottest day for 27 years was recorded in Perth, the temperature being 109.4 = 43 Celsius

EXTREME HEAT SPELLS (1921, February 13). Sunday Times (Perth, WA : 1902 – 1954), p. 11 (First Section). Retrieved February […]

Feb 10

FEARFUL HEAT AT CUNNAMULLA. 01 Feb 1896. Yesterday 120.5deg. was reached, and to-day 123deg., the average daily temperature from the 1st instant exceeding 114deg. The official readings at the Post Office are lower. = 50.5 Celsius.

FEARFUL HEAT AT CUNNAMULLA. (1896, February 1). The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 – 1939), p. 232. Retrieved February 10, […]

Feb 08

Charles Sturt’s time: so hot that thermometers exploded. Was Australia’s hottest day in 1828? 53.9 Celsius

https://joannenova.com.au/2012/07/charles-sturts-time-so-hot-that-thermometers-exploded-was-australias-hottest-day-in-1828-53-9c/ Back before man-made climate change was frying Australia, when CO2 was around 300ppm, the continent savoured an ideal preindustrial […]