victoria – Page 4 – Real Climate Records

Jan 06

Heat Buckles Rails. 04 Jan 1940. The hottest places in the state to day were Mildura and Ouyen, which recorded 107 degrees. = 41.6 Celsius.

Heat Buckles Rails (1940, January 4). Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 – 1954), p. 6 (LATE NEWS EDITION and DAILY). Retrieved […]

Jan 05

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 5, […]

Dec 27

SYDNEY ESCAPES HEAT WAVE 27 Dec 1945. In Melbourne the highest reading was 104.2 degrees, and in Hobart 101 degrees. 104.2 deg F = 40.1 Celsius.

SYDNEY ESCAPES HEAT WAVE (1945, December 27). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954), p. 1. Retrieved December 27, […]

Dec 08

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 8, […]

Dec 04

Is the Climate Changing. 02 March 1901. In fact, the five years 1895-1899, inclusive, were not examples of what I call the long, hot, dry summer – the summer that begins in October and lasts until nearly the end of March

Is the Climate Changing. (1901, March 2). Port Pirie Recorder and North Western Mail (SA : 1898 – 1918), p. 4. […]

Nov 17

HOT WINDS, DUST STORMS OVER WHOLE OF VICTORIA. 17 Nov 1948

HOT WINDS, DUST STORMS OVER WHOLE OF VICTORIA (1948, November 17). The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 – 1954), p. 1. Retrieved […]

Nov 11

Vic to counter greenhouse 05 June 1989. By 2020 the state could be on average two to four degrees warmer in winter and summer. In general, sea-level rises in the range of 10 to 30 centimetres by 2030. A 20 per cent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by the year 2005 was proposed as a global goal.

Vic to counter greenhouse (1989, June 5). The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 – 1995), p. 2. Retrieved November 11, 2023, […]

Oct 29

HEAT WAVES 10 Oct 1899. The hot winds and dust storms of the interior are in some respects, peculiar to Australia.

HEAT WAVES. (1899, October 10). Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 – 1931), p. 4. Retrieved October 29, 2023, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/113689640# Yesterday […]

Oct 20

SALTWATER RIVER IN FLOOD HIGHEST SINCE 1871. SENSATIONAL INCIDENTS. MARIBYRNONG-BRIDGE IN DANGER.

SALTWATER RIVER IN FLOOD (1906, September 10). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 – 1957), p. 7. Retrieved October 20, 2023, […]

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, 2023, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/37246848/4138392# […]