Apr 18

A Heat Wave. Adelaide, April 18 1904

SOUTH AUSTRALIA. (1904, April 13). The Evening Telegraph (Charters Towers, Qld. : 1901 – 1921), p. 2. Retrieved April 18, […]

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Apr 17

HEAT WAVE IN THE WEST. EXTRAORDINARY APRIL WEATHER. 12 April 1910. “The temperature on Saturday was 101 deg.” 38 Celsius. Yesterday in Adelaide 14.7 C

HEAT WAVE IN THE WEST. (1910, April 12). Daily Herald (Adelaide, SA : 1910 – 1924), p. 5. Retrieved April […]

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Apr 11

TERRIFIC HEAT IN PERTH. 11 April 1910. The temperature on Saturday was 101deg in the shade. 38.3 Celsius.

TERRIFIC HEAT IN PERTH. (1910, April 11). Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 – 1931), p. 5. Retrieved April 11, […]

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Apr 09

FREAK HEAT WAVE. RECORD NIGHT TEMPERATURE. 09 April 1938. Not for many years had there been such remarkable weather in Perth as the excessive heat of Thursday night

FREAK HEAT WAVE. (1938, April 9). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 – 1954), p. 19. Retrieved April 9, […]

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Apr 08

AN APRIL HEAT WAVE. 08 April 1908. Only once before in the history of the Observatory has this run been exceeded in April, and that was in 1865, when there were five days in succession on which the shade reading was over 90. From April 3 to April 7, 1865.

AN APRIL HEAT WAVE. (1908, April 8). The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA : 1867 – 1922), p. 2 (4 […]

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Apr 05

CITY HEAT WAVE ENDS. 05 April 1941. “Cool weather, occasional drizzling rain, and squally winds yesterday brought an abrupt change from the unusually hot April conditions Sydney had experienced earlier in the week.”

CITY HEAT WAVE ENDS. (1941, April 5). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954), p. 13. Retrieved April […]

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Mar 12

THE HEAT WAVE Waikerie, March 12. 1934. Monday 113 degrees Fahrenheit =45 Celsius. These constitute a record for March and have been very trying for all.

WAIKERIE JOTTINGS (1934, March 15). Murray Pioneer and Australian River Record (Renmark, SA : 1913 – 1942), p. 13. Retrieved March […]

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Mar 05

Severe March Heat Wave. 05 March 1930. During the latter part of the week, the report continues, many stations recorded shade readings in excess of the century.

WEATHER FOR WEEK (1930, March 5). News (Adelaide, SA : 1923 – 1954), p. 15 (HOME EDITION). Retrieved March 5, 2025, […]

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Mar 04

Changes In Climate. 17 Jan 1922. AUSTRALIA 10,000 YEARS AGO. COOL AND RAINY. The site of the Hotel Kosciusko was once under glacier ice, the ice terminating only about 200 yards from the hotel down Diggers’ Creek.

Changes In Climate (1922, January 17). The Sydney Stock and Station Journal (NSW : 1896 – 1924), p. 4. Retrieved March […]

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Feb 27

ADELAIDE SHIVERS. RECORD COLD FEBRUARY DAY. ADELAIDE, February 27. 1939. “Never before has South Australia known a summer of such extremes.” January 117.7 deg F = 47.6 Celsius.

ADELAIDE SHIVERS. (1939, March 4). The Northern Herald (Cairns, Qld. : 1913 – 1939), p. 18. Retrieved February 27, 2025, from […]

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