bushfires – Page 4 – Real Climate Records

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 01

Record Heat For End Of Spring. 01 Dec 1941. Spring ended yesterday with the hottest November day ever experienced in Sydney. Maximum temperature was 103.2 degrees at 11.40 a.m. 39.5 Celsius. Fire brigades were, called to more than 60 bushfires in 45 suburbs.

Record Heat For End Of Spring (1941, December 1). The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1931 – 1954), p. 7. […]

Nov 15

SYDNEY RECORD HEAT. 14 Nov 1936. record high temperatures for November, the heat being accentuated by scorching winds laden with smoke from bushfires. 109 degrees at Bourke, 42.7 Celsius

“SYDNEY” The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 – 1946) 14 November 1936: 8. Web. 15 Nov 2022 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/141781797?searchTerm=Record%20Heat# FOLLOWING an […]

Nov 12

The Heat Wave. 104 in the Shade 11 Nov 1905. 104deg F = 40 Celsius. Reports of bush fires reach us from nearly every part of the district.

The Heat Wave. (1905, November 11). Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent (NSW : 1887 – 1932), p. 4. Retrieved November […]

Nov 10

The Heat Wave. 104 in the Shade 11 Nov 1905. 104deg F = 40 Celsius. Reports of bush fires reach us from nearly every part of the district.

The Heat Wave. (1905, November 11). Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent (NSW : 1887 – 1932), p. 4. Retrieved November […]

Aug 24

BUSHFIRES. 17 Sept 1940. Bushfires have started earlier than usual this season, and considerable damage has already been done in the Blue Mountains area.

BUSHFIRES. (1940, September 17). Macleay Argus (Kempsey, NSW : 1885 – 1907; 1909 – 1910; 1912 – 1913; 1915 – […]

Jul 07

WORST IN HISTORY BUSHFIRES DEATH ROLL 21. 14 Jan 1939. The charred bodies of 19 more bushfire victims were found yesterday bringing the death toll to 21 in the most disastrous fires in Victoria within living memory.

WORST IN HISTORY (1939, January 14). The Longreach Leader (Qld. : 1923 – 1954), p. 16. Retrieved July 7, 2022, […]

Jul 04

BUSHFIRES RAGE OVER S.E. Q’LAND 17Aug. 1953. Motorists panicked and women and children screamed as bushfires threatened to envelop them on the Pacific Highway on the Brisbane side of Southport.

BUSHFIRES RAGE OVER S.E. Q’LAND (1953, August 17). Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878 – 1954), p. 4. Retrieved July […]

Mar 31

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 […]

Mar 27

VICTORIAN HEAT-WAVE. Record for March at Mildura. 11 March 1940. The highest recording n Melbourne was 102.5deg, and Victoria’s hottest town was Mildura, which established an all-time March record of 109deg. 42.7 Celsius.

VICTORIAN HEAT-WAVE. (1940, March 11). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 – 1954), p. 12. Retrieved March 27, 2022, […]