victoria – Page 7 – Real Climate Records

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.

MORE LIKE WINTER. (1924, December 3). The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 – 1931), p. 13. Retrieved December 3, 2022, […]

Nov 30

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.

1989 ‘Vic to counter greenhouse’, The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 – 1995), 5 June, p. 2. , viewed 30 […]

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. […]

Oct 30

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 30, 2022, from […]

Oct 16

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 16, […]

Jul 08

HEAT WAVE GROWS TO AWFUL CLIMAX. 14 Jan 1939. From 104.4 at 9 a.m., the highest ever recorded in the city at that hour, the readings rose relentlessly to 113.6 (45.6 Celsius) at 1.30 p.m., an all-time high for Sydney. In the suburbs, away from the sea, even higher temperatures were recorded. One of the highest unofficial readings at Sydney was 121 degrees at Auburn.

HEAT WAVE GROWS TO AWFUL CLIMAX (1939, January 14). The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 – 1954), p. 1 (LAST […]

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, 2022, […]

May 20

THE WEATHER. 03 Feb 1855 -During the last few days the weather has been as hot and as distressing as ever I remember in the colony. The thermometer during both days indicated 115 degrees in the shade. 46 deg Celsius.

BENDIGO. (1855, February 3). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 – 1957), p. 6. Retrieved May 20, 2022, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4803926?# […]

Apr 25

EARLY SNOW STORMS. VICTORIA FROZEN. AFTER A HEAT WAVE. MELBOURNE, April 21 1934. Victoria, which was sweltering in summer heat a few days ago, this morning had the first snow storm of the year.

EARLY SNOW STORMS. (1934, April 23). Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 – 1954), p. 7. Retrieved April 25, 2022, from […]

Apr 08

VICTORIAN HEAT WAVE MELBOURNE, April II 1933. A wind storm over Melbourne last night, coupled with heat and humidity, made it one of the most unpleasant nights experienced for many years. At midnight the temperature was over 80 degrees. 26.6 Celsius

VICTORIAN HEAT WAVE (1933, April 12). Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 – 1954), p. 6. Retrieved April 8, 2022, from […]