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Jan 24

RECORD HEAT. 24 Jan 1912. Brewarrina to-day reported 118 degrees, this being the highest record for the present summer. 118 deg F = 47.7 Celsius.

RECORD HEAT. (1912, January 24). Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 – 1954), p. 8. Retrieved January 24, 2024, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/39921546?searchTerm=record%20heat&searchLimits=# RECORD HEAT. SYDNEY. […]

Jan 18

Hottest Places in World. 127.5 deg F on January 16, 1889, Cloncurry in Queensland = 53 Celsius.

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

Jan 06

VICTORIAN RECORD BROKEN. MILDURA, 123 DEGREES. 06 Jan 1906. 123deg F = 50.5 Celsius

THE HOT WEATHER. (1906, January 6). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 – 1957), p. 15. Retrieved January 6, 2024, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10016832?searchTerm=victorian%20record%20broken%20mildura%20123%20degrees&searchLimits=# […]

Jan 06

HIDING THE RECORD HEAT OF THE PAST : MALFEASANCE at the Bureau of Meteorology

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 21

HEAT TOPS CENTURY lN COUNTRY 6 Dec 1950. Three days of fierce heat have scorched the Derwent Valley and meant a serious seasonal setback for producers. Hotter days were: Dec. 30, 1897, 105.2 deg. = 40.6 Celsius

HEAT TOPS CENTURY IN COUNTRY (1950, December 6). The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 – 1954), p. 1. Retrieved December 21, […]

Dec 18

Rockhampton Weather. 16 Dec 1891. Heat Record Broken. Yesterday was even hotter than the two preceding days, 103-5 degrees being recorded at the telegraph office. 40.5 Celsius.

Rockhampton Weather. (1891, December 16). The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 – 1947), p. 4. Retrieved December 18, 2023, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/173487668?searchTerm=Record%20Heat%20december# Rockhampton, […]

Dec 15

HEAVY TOLL IN PERTH. PERTH. December 15. The recent heat wave and the influenza epidemic have increased. Working horses collapsed from the heat.

HEAT WAVE. (1931, December 16). The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 – 1933), p. 3. Retrieved December 15, 2023, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/21764916?searchTerm=Record%20Heat%20december# The […]

Dec 13

QUEENSLAND HEAT. 13 Dec 1938. An unprecedented heat wave is being experienced in Cloncurry, and for the past seven days in succession the temperature has been more than 100. Today the thermometer reached 110.6 degrees. 43.6 Celsius. Birds are dropping dead from trees.

QUEENSLAND HEAT (1938, December 13). The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 – 1954), p. 10. Retrieved December 13, 2023, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25573529?searchTerm=Record%20Heat%20december# Brisbane’s […]

Dec 12

HEAT IN SYDNEY. 12 Dec 1911. The temperature to-day was 100.7 degrees. 38.1 Celsius.

HEAT IN SYDNEY. (1911, December 12). Queensland Times (Ipswich, Qld. : 1909 – 1954), p. 7 (DAILY). Retrieved December 12, 2023, […]