Charles Sturt’s time: so hot that thermometers exploded. Was Australia’s hottest day in 1828? 53.9Celsius

http://joannenova.com.au/2012/07/charles-sturts-time-so-hot-that-thermometers-exploded-was-australias-hottest-day-in-1828-53-9c/ Australia’s hottest day? Not 2010, but 1828 at a blistering 53.9 °C Back before man-made climate change was frying […]

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Hottest Places in World. 127.5 deg F on January 16, 1889, Cloncurry in Queensland = 53 Celsius.

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

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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.

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

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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 28 Dec 2024, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/17964641?searchTerm=extreme%20heat%20in%20melbourne# Sydney appears to […]

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