Jul 31

Hottest Places in World. 09 Feb 1953. The record for a heat wave is held by Marble Bar, in the north-west of Western Australia. For 162 consecutive days —from October 30, 1923, till April 7, 1924 — the mercury soared over the century.

Hottest Places in World (1953, February 9). The North Western Courier (Narrabri, NSW : 1913 – 1955), p. 2. Retrieved […]

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Jun 07

Hot Summers and Cool Winters 04 Sep 1866. In 1709 occurred “the cold winter,” when all the rivers and lakes of Europe were frozen, and even the seas to the distance of several miles from the shore. The frost penetrated three feet into the ground ; birds and wild beasts were strewed dead in the fields ; and men perished by thousands in their houses. The Adriatic was quite frozen over; and even the coast about Genoa. The winter of 1716 was nearly as severe, and a fair was held on the Thames.

HOT SUMMERS AND COLD WINTERS. (1866, September 4). The South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1858 – 1889), p. 3. […]

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May 03

MELBOURNE’S WEATHER IS CHANGING! Mar 18 1953 The average maximum temperatures during the last 35 years were between two and four degrees lower than the average for the previous 35 years. The change varied in different areas. Bendigo has cooled off 3.6 degrees over the period.

MELBOURNE’S WEATHER IS CHANGING! (1953, March 18). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 – 1957), p. 2. Retrieved May 3, […]

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Feb 28

ANTARCTIC COLDER THAN USUAL. 12 April 1934. Whales Leave For Warmer Climate.

ANTARCTIC COLDER THAN USUAL. (1934, April 12). Advocate (Burnie, Tas. : 1890 – 1954), p. 8. Retrieved February 28, 2022, […]

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Feb 17

DEVASTATING COLD. 14 Feb 1929. The ice wave is the worst since 1719, when records were first kept.

DEVASTATING COLD. (1929, February 14). The Capricornian (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1875 – 1929), p. 28. Retrieved February 17, 2022, from […]

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Feb 14

DEVASTATING COLD. 14 Feb 1929. The ice wave is the worst since 1719, when records were first kept.

DEVASTATING COLD. (1929, February 14). The Capricornian (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1875 – 1929), p. 28. Retrieved February 14, 2022, from […]

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Feb 04

ARE THE SEASONS GETTING WARMER? 01 Feb 1951. A graph of five-yearly mean temperatures for London discloses a slight but steady rise for more than 200 years.

ARE THE SEASONS GETTING WARMER? (1951, February 1). Queensland Country Life (Qld. : 1900 – 1954), p. 12. Retrieved February […]

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Jan 13

Phenomenal Temperature. 11 Jan 1896. 1878, 117.1deg F = 47.2 Celsius.

Phenomenal Temperature. (1896, January 11). Windsor and Richmond Gazette (NSW : 1888 – 1961), p. 6. Retrieved January 13, 2022, […]

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Dec 13

THE CAUSE OF HOT AND COLD SUMMERS. 12 Dec 1846.

THE CAUSE OF HCT AND COLD SUMMERS. (1846, December 12). Geelong Advertiser and Squatters’ Advocate (Vic. : 1845 – 1847), […]

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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.

1924 ‘MORE LIKE WINTER.’, The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 – 1931), 3 December, p. 13. , viewed 03 Dec […]

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