victoria – Page 9 – Real Climate Records

Jan 04

Heat Buckles Rails. 04 Jan 1940. The hottest places in the state to day were Mildura and Ouyen, which recorded 107 degrees. = 41.6 Celsius.

1940 ‘Heat Buckles Rails’, Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 – 1954), 4 January, p. 6. (LATE NEWS EDITION and DAILY), […]

Jan 04

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 […]

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.

Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954), 27 December, p. 1. , viewed 27 Dec 2021, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/17964641?searchTerm=extreme%20heat%20in%20melbourne# Sydney appears to […]

Dec 08

Is the Climate Changing. 02 March 1901. In fact, the five years 1895-1899, inclusive, were not examples of what I call the long, hot, dry summer – the summer that begins in October and lasts until nearly the end of March

Is the Climate Changing. (1901, March 2). Port Pirie Recorder and North Western Mail (SA : 1898 – 1918), p. […]

Dec 07

HEAT WAVE IN VICTORIA 07 Dec 1950. At Boort, inland Victoria, the temperature at 2.30 was 104 and still rising. 40 Celsius.

Harvard/Australian citation1950 ‘HEAT WAVE IN VICTORIA’, Queensland Times (Ipswich, Qld. : 1909 – 1954), 7 December, p. 1. (DAILY), viewed […]

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.

1924 ‘MORE LIKE WINTER.’, The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 – 1931), 3 December, p. 13. , viewed 03 Dec […]

Nov 26

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 26 […]

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, 2021, from […]

Jul 06

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. The atmosphere in the open was like a furnace blast, and nearly 100 cases of collapse were reported by ambulance officers.

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