melbourne – Page 6 – Real Climate Records

Jan 05

INTENSE HEAT. DEATHS FROM HEAT APOPLEXY. 4 Jan 1900. The dreadful heat experienced yesterday, last night, and to-day caused no less than ten deaths from heat apoplexy.

TELEGRAPHIC. (1900, January 4). Wagga Wagga Express (NSW : 1875 – 1876; 1879; 1890; 1892 – 1917), p. 2. Retrieved January […]

Jan 02

HEAT WAVE IN SOUTHERN STATES 01 Jan 1942. The maximum temperature was over 104 degrees. The following day it reached 105.6 deg., and stayed over the century mark for eight hours. In Adelaide on Christmas Day the maximum rose to 108.2 deg. = 42.3 Celsius.

HEAT WAVES IN SOUTHERN STATES (1942, January 1). Army News (Darwin, NT : 1941 – 1946), p. 2. Retrieved January 2, […]

Dec 31

EXCESSIVE HEAT. 31 Dec 1898. At Adelaide yesterday the thermometer registered 108 in the shade. = 42.2 Celsius

EXCESSIVE HEAT. (1898, December 31). Macleay Argus (Kempsey, NSW : 1885 – 1907; 1909 – 1910; 1912 – 1913; 1915 – […]

Dec 30

INTENSE HEAT IN MELBOURNE 30 Dec 1896. There were in addition 2 stations where over 110deg. were registered. = 43.3 Celsius.

INTENSE HEAT IN MELBOURNE. (1896, December 30). The North Coolgardie Herald and Menzies Times (WA : 1896 – 1898), p. 3. […]

Dec 29

107 IN THE SHADE. 29 Dec 1909. the thermometer at the Observatory registered 103.2 in the shade. = 39.5 Celsius.

107 IN THE SHADE. (1909, December 29). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954), p. 9. Retrieved December 29, […]

Dec 28

ANOTHER BLAZER OVER THE CENTURY 28 Dec 1909. Fifteen minutes before two o’clock at the Weather Bureau the record was 103.2. = 39.5 Celsius.

ANOTHER BLAZER (1909, December 28). The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 – 1954), p. 8. Retrieved December 28, 2023, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/241944934# A […]

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 23

1972 Melbourne Floods.

Dec 22

From the vault: Melbourne underwater – astonishing photos of the ‘Great Flood’ of 1891

Dec 14

Tomatoes Scarce DISEASE AND HEAT RESPONSIBLE. 15 Dec 1941. High temperatures have caused the tomatoes to ‘boil’ and plants are yielding poor quality yellow fruit.

Tomatoes Scarce (1941, December 15). Barrier Daily Truth (Broken Hill, NSW : 1908; 1941 – 1954), p. 2. Retrieved December 14, […]