Jan 07

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 […]

Read More
Jan 06

The Hottest Place. 27 Jan 1928. ‘When the mercury at Bourke, during a heat-wave, ran up to 118 or 120.’ =48.8 Celsius

The Hottest Place (1928, January 27). Manilla Express (NSW : 1899 – 1954), p. 4. Retrieved January 6, 2021, from […]

Read More
Jan 04

Heat Waves Fri 9Jan 1903. “For about a month the temperature averaged 114 degrees of shade heat, while for six days in succession the glass never showed less than 118 degrees.” 118deg.F = 47.7778 Degrees Celsius

HEAT WAVES. (1903, January 9). The Australian Star (Sydney, NSW : 1887 – 1909), p. 6. Retrieved January 4, 2021, […]

Read More
Jan 02

BOXING DAY. Phenomenal Heat. 27 Dec 1893. ‘Nothing that took place in Southern Queensland yesterday, however, will cause Boxing Day,1893, to be remembered so much as will the phenomenal heat experienced.’

BOXING DAY. (1893, December 27). The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 – 1947), p. 5. Retrieved January 2, 2021, from […]

Read More
Dec 30

DEATH FROM THE HEAT. 29 Dec 1896. ‘NOTWITHSTANDING the amount of sickness caused by the hot weather, there have fortunately been very few deaths directly due to the high temperature.’

DEATH FROM THE HEAT. (1896, December 29). Barrier Miner (Broken Hill, NSW : 1888 – 1954), p. 4. Retrieved December […]

Read More
Dec 29

INTENSE HEAT. Dec 29 1896. The maximum temperature was 114, this being during the hot wind. 114 deg F = 45.5 Celsius.

INTENSE HEAT. (1896, December 29). Goulburn Evening Penny Post (NSW : 1881 – 1940), p. 4. Retrieved December 29, 2020, […]

Read More
Dec 22

FIRST MEN AT THE SOUTH POLE. 01 Mar. 1956 Areas free of snow and ice. Volcanoes.

FIRST MEN AT THE SOUTH POLE (1956, March 1). The Beverley Times (WA : 1905 – 1977), p. 8 (Supplement […]

Read More
Dec 19

MORE LIKE WINTER. COLD DECEMBER WEATHER. 03 Dec 1924. “December generally brings heat waves”

MORE LIKE WINTER. (1924, December 3). The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 – 1931), p. 13. Retrieved December 19, 2020, […]

Read More
Dec 18

The Recent Heat Wave. 08 Dec 1899. December 6, 1896 – 115.4 degrees F = 46.3 Celsius.

The Recent Heat Wave. (1899, December 8). Hawkesbury Advocate (Windsor, NSW : 1899 – 1900), p. 10. Retrieved December 18, […]

Read More
Dec 16

Previous Heat Waves 16 Dec 1919. In Isisford, the heat degrees registered over a number of days preceding December 18 were:- 120deg, 122deg, 123deg. 123 Deg F = 50.5 Celsius.

PREVIOUS HEAT WAVES. (1919, December 16). Toowoomba Chronicle (Qld. : 1917 – 1922), p. 5. Retrieved December 16, 2020, from […]

Read More