december – Real Climate Records

Jan 02

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 24

HEAT IN MELBOURNE 24 Dec 1920. At 10.30 this morning the mercury topped the century in the centre of the city and gradually mounted till it reached 107-deg. at 2.30 p.m. = 41.6 Celsius.

HEAT IN MELBOURNE (1920, December 24). Sunraysia Daily (Mildura, Vic. : 1920 – 1950), p. 3. Retrieved December 24, 2024, […]

Dec 20

GREAT HEAT IN MUNGINDI. 19 Dec 1913. For six consecutive days the records were 113, 110, 112, 117, 103, and 114. 117 deg F = 47.2 Celsius.

GREAT HEAT IN MUNGINDI. (1913, December 19). The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 – 1947), p. 7 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved […]

Dec 20

Record Heat Wave For December. 18 Dec 1945. The highest maximum temperature recorded in Leeton was 117 degrees on January 11, 1939. 47.2 Celsius.

Record Heat Wave For December (1945, December 18). The Murrumbidgee Irrigator (Leeton, NSW : 1915 – 1954), p. 2. Retrieved […]

Dec 19

Record Heat Wave For December. 18 Dec 1945. The highest maximum temperature recorded in Leeton was 117 degrees on January 11, 1939. 47.2 Celsius.

Record Heat Wave For December (1945, December 18). The Murrumbidgee Irrigator (Leeton, NSW : 1915 – 1954), p. 2. Retrieved […]

Dec 18

HEAT WAVE ENDS. Dec 18 1942 Maximum temperature of 101.1deg = 38.3Celsius. In the tropics Whim Creek was again the highest with 113deg. = 45 Celsius.

HEAT WAVE ENDS. (1942, December 18). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 – 1954), p. 4. Retrieved December 18, […]

Dec 18

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 18, 2024, from […]

Dec 16

HEAVY TOLL IN PERTH. PERTH. December 15. The recent heat wave and the influenza epidemic have increased. Working horses collapsed from the heat.

HEAT WAVE. (1931, December 16). The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 – 1933), p. 3. Retrieved December 16, 2024, from […]

Dec 08

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 8, […]

Dec 06

Record Heat Hits Melb. Dec 6 1950: 5 Now Dead. In the country, temperatures of over 100 degrees have been recorded in several places. 37.7 Celsius.

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/230878311?searchTerm=Record%20Heat%20december# MELBOURNE, Wednesday. — Heat-wave conditions continue to scorch Melbourne, the noon temperature passing the 98 degree mark. So far […]