adelaide – Page 6 – Real Climate Records

Oct 23

OCTOBER HEAT. A Record Established 31 Oct 1919. 105 deg F = 40.5 Celsius. At a number of stations the temperature exceeded the century, with a maximum of 105 deg. at Port Augusta.

OCTOBER HEAT. (1919, October 31). The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 – 1929), p. 7. Retrieved October 23, 2023, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/62394118?searchTerm=october%20heat&searchLimits=# (snip) […]

Oct 21

OCTOBER HEAT Soaring Temperatures 23 Oct 1914. The hottest day ever experienced for the same month having registered 100.5. 40.8 Celcius in 1855

OCTOBER HEAT (1914, October 23). The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA : 1867 – 1922), p. 1 (4 O’CLOCK WAR EDITION.). […]

Sep 11

Unusually warm August day. 19 August 1954. At noon today the thermometer at the Weather Bureau showed 72 deg. 22.2 Celsius

Unusually warm August day (1954, August 19). News (Adelaide, SA : 1923 – 1954), p. 1. Retrieved September 11, 2023, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/131252774?searchTerm=warm%20august# […]

Sep 07

A WARM WINTER. 30 July 1921. The present winter is the warmest ever experienced in Adelaide.

A WARM-WINTER (1921, July 30). The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 – 1931), p. 13. Retrieved September 7, 2023, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/35251659?searchTerm=warm%20winter# In […]

May 01

THE MAY HEAT WAVE. ALL RECORDS BROKEN. 11 May 1918. The month opened with 77.8, and the consecutive maximum shade readings following were 81.7, 83.2, 86.0, 81.4, 83.3, 83.5; average, 82.4. = 28 Celsius. The average for May is 65 deg. = 18.3 Celsius

THE MAY HEAT WAVE. (1918, May 11). Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 – 1954), p. 12. Retrieved May 1, 2023, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/87541517?searchTerm=may%20heat%20wave&searchLimits=# […]

Apr 27

Forgotten: Historic hot temperatures recorded with detail and care in Adelaide. This stuff needs to be brought up time and again to show the lack of interest by the media and politicians in past heat that is now hidden by BOM

http://joannenova.com.au/2014/01/forgotten-historic-hot-temperatures-recorded-with-detail-and-care-in-adelaide/ What I found most interesting about this was the skill, dedication and length of meteorological data taken in the […]

Apr 21

THE HEAT WAVE. 24 April 1919. For eight successive days the highest shade thermometer readings in Adelaide has gone over 80 deg. To-day, the highest reading occurring at Adelaide, 88. 5 deg. = 31.3 Celsius

GENERAL NEWS. (1919, April 24). The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 – 1931), p. 6. Retrieved April 21, 2023, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5646090?searchTerm=april%20heat%20wave&searchLimits=# GENERAL […]

Apr 19

THE HEAT WAVE. 22 April 1902. This is the longest spell of warm weather on record for so late in the month of April.

THE HEAT WAVE. (1902, April 22). The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 – 1931), p. 4. Retrieved April 19, 2023, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4912801?searchTerm=april%20heat%20wave&searchLimits=# […]

Apr 14

A Heat Wave. Adelaide, April 18 1904. 32.2 Celsius

SOUTH AUSTRALIA. (1904, April 13). The Evening Telegraph (Charters Towers, Qld. : 1901 – 1921), p. 2. Retrieved April 14, 2023, […]

Apr 07

AN APRIL HEAT WAVE. 08 April 1908. Only once before in the history of the Observatory has this run been exceeded in April, and that was in 1865, when there were five days in succession on which the shade reading was over 90. From April 3 to April 7, 1865. The highest shade reading ever recorded in April was 98 deg. = 36.6 Celsius

AN APRIL HEAT WAVE. (1908, April 8). The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA : 1867 – 1922), p. 2 (4 O’CLOCK […]