Real Climate Records – Page 9 – Historic Heat and Weather Events in Australia as Parts of the Climate

Feb 05

YARRAWONGA. 02 Feb 1878. The River Murray is so low at present that it can be waded through in several places to the opposite side by school boys. 123deg F = 50.5 Celsius

YARRAWONGA. (1878, February 2). The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 – 1946), p. 25. Retrieved Feb 2, 2025, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/143308631?searchTerm=yarrawonga%20the%20month%20of%20january&searchLimits=# The month of January, 1878, […]

Feb 05

Worst Fire Danger. 03 Feb. 1951. “Mr Daw returned to Melbourne today after a tour of the bushfire areas. He said that in his 35 years experience he had never seen the country so dry. Meanwhile, the Weather Bureau forecasts another heat wave next week.”

Worst Fire Danger (1951, February 3). The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 – 1954), p. 3. Retrieved Feb 3, 2025, from […]

Feb 05

The Northeast Is the Fastest-Warming Region in the Lower 48. Part 33 In The Rest Of The World Is Warming Up Twice As Fast As The Rest Of The World.

https://www.nrdc.org/stories/northeast-fastest-warming-region-lower-48 Boston is wicked cold. Most of Florida’s snowbirds are native to New York, and hurricane-force blizzards are called nor’easters. To put […]

Feb 04

THE HEAT WAVE. 112.5 in the Shade. No Respite. 02 Feb 1912. Although this temperature is excessively high it is by no means phenomenal,- for upon 15 occasions during the last 55 years the mercury has risen to a higher reading than this, the maximum having been 116.3 in January, 1858. = 46.83 Celsius.

THE HEATWAVE. (1912, February 2). Evening Journal (Adelaide, SA : 1869 – 1912), p. 2 (SPECIAL SPORTS EDITION). Retrieved February 4, […]

Feb 04

Colorado temperatures increasing faster than national average. Part 32 In The Rest Of The World Is Warming Up Twice As Fast As The Rest Of The World.

https://www.outtherecolorado.com/news/colorado-temperatures-increasing-faster-than-national-average/article_18b01223-656a-52f2-abda-1ca3c136420d.html BY Breanna Sneeringer April 22, 2019 Temperatures in Colorado are warming faster than the national average, according to Climate Central. […]

Feb 03

Worst Fire Danger. 03 Feb. 1951. “Mr Daw returned to Melbourne today after a tour of the bushfire areas. He said that in his 35 years experience he had never seen the country so dry. Meanwhile, the Weather Bureau forecasts another heat wave next week.”

Worst Fire Danger (1951, February 3). The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 – 1954), p. 3. Retrieved Feb 10, 2025, from […]

Feb 03

BENDIGO. 03 Feb 1855. The thermometer during both days indicated 115 degrees in the shade. 46 Celsius

BENDIGO. (1855, February 3). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 – 1957), p. 6. Retrieved February 3, 2025, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4803926?# THE […]

Feb 03

Antarctica will warm twice as much as the rest of the planet. Part 31 In The Rest Of The World Is Warming Up Twice As Fast As The Rest Of The World.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161206111535.htm (snip) “The result is not a surprise, but if you look at the global climate models that have been […]

Feb 02

Northern Hemisphere Warming Twice as Fast as South. Part 30 In The Rest Of The World Is Warming Up Twice As Fast As The Rest Of The World.

https://www.enn.com/articles/5660-northern-hemisphere-warming-twice-as-fast-as-south The northern hemisphere has been warming twice as fast as the southern hemisphere in recent years, the U.N’s weather […]

Feb 01

FEARFUL HEAT AT CUNNAMULLA. 01 Feb 1896. Yesterday 120.5deg. was reached, and to-day 123deg., the average daily temperature from the 1st instant exceeding 114deg. The official readings at the Post Office are lower. = 50.5 Celsius.

FEARFUL HEAT AT CUNNAMULLA. (1896, February 1). The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 – 1939), p. 232. Retrieved February 1, 2025, […]