dry – Real Climate Records

Jan 01

THE CLIMATE OF AUSTRALIA. 01 Jan 1870. First Drought Recorded In 1789. Two Years After The First Fleet. First Flood 1799.

1870 ‘THE CLIMATE OF AUSTRALIA.’, The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 – 1957), 1 January, p. 6. , viewed 1 […]

Nov 23

Bushfires. 22 Nov 1940. It is almost impossible for a writer of Australian fiction to complete a novel of life in the bush without introducing such a catastrophe

Bushfires. (1940, November 22). South Western Advertiser (Perth, WA : 1910 – 1954), p. 2. Retrieved August 22, 2024, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/149836416?searchTerm=bushfires&searchLimits=# […]

Nov 01

THREE HOT DAYS October Heat Wave. 01 Nov 1921 102.3 deg F = 39 Celsius. A record-breaking trinity of hot days has occurred. This is how the thermometer has soared during the past 10 days

THREE HOT DAYS. (1921, November 1). The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 – 1929), p. 4. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from […]

Aug 27

THE CLIMATE OF AUSTRALIA. 13 Oct 1868. It is, of course, impossible to predict that any particular year will be wet or dry, but we may reasonably conclude that there is every probability of a greater number of dry seasons than floods during the next fifteen or twenty years, and those whose interests are likely to be affected either way, will, in my opinion, be acting prudently, by taking precautions rather against droughts than floods.

THE CLIMATE OF AUSTRALIA. (1868, October 13). Empire (Sydney, NSW : 1850 – 1875), p. 3. Retrieved August 27, 2024, from […]

Aug 22

Bushfires. 22 Nov 1940. It is almost impossible for a writer of Australian fiction to complete a novel of life in the bush without introducing such a catastrophe

Jul 27

Hottest Places in World. 09 Feb 1953. The record for a heat wave is held by Marble Bar, in the north-west of Western Australia. For 162 consecutive days —from October 30, 1923, till April 7, 1924 — the mercury soared over the century.

Hottest Places in World (1953, February 9). The North Western Courier (Narrabri, NSW : 1913 – 1955), p. 2. Retrieved July […]

May 24

Hawkesbury Heat. 18 Jan 1896. Yesterday (Sunday) the shade temperature at this Observatory reached 116.8 degrees, or the same as that attained on the 6th instant. To-day, however, the maximum recorded was 118.8 degs, the highest experienced here since 1862. 118 deg F = 48.2 Celsius

Hawkesbury Heat. (1896, January 18). Windsor and Richmond Gazette (NSW : 1888 – 1965), p. 6. Retrieved May 24, 2024, from […]

Oct 24

THREE HOT DAYS October Heat Wave. 01 Nov 1921 102.3 deg F = 39 Celsius. A record-breaking trinity of hot days has occurred. This is how the thermometer has soared during the past 10 days

THREE HOT DAYS. (1921, November 1). The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 – 1929), p. 4. Retrieved October 24, 2023, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/63352463?searchTerm=october%20heat&searchLimits=# […]

Aug 30

THE CLIMATE OF AUSTRALIA. 13 Oct 1868. It is, of course, impossible to predict that any particular year will be wet or dry, but we may reasonably conclude that there is every probability of a greater number of dry seasons than floods during the next fifteen or twenty years, and those whose interests are likely to be affected either way, will, in my opinion, be acting prudently, by taking precautions rather against droughts than floods.

THE CLIMATE OF AUSTRALIA. (1868, October 13). Empire (Sydney, NSW : 1850 – 1875), p. 3. Retrieved August 30, 2023, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/60828173# […]

Aug 24

Bushfires. 22 Nov 1940. It is almost impossible for a writer of Australian fiction to complete a novel of life in the bush without introducing such a catastrophe

Bushfires. (1940, November 22). South Western Advertiser (Perth, WA : 1910 – 1954), p. 2. Retrieved August 24, 2023, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/149836416?searchTerm=bushfires&searchLimits=# In […]