hottest – Real Climate Records

Jan 19

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 […]

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), […]

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 01

A Record Heat. 02 Dec 1913. The maximum recorded at the West Maitland Telegraph Office up till 3 o’clock this afternoon was 106 degrees. 41.1 Celsius.

A Record Heat. (1913, December 2). The Maitland Daily Mercury (NSW : 1894 – 1939), p. 4. Retrieved December 1, […]

Nov 18

RECORD HEAT. 18 Nov. 1905 98 deg. F = 36 Celsius

RECORD HEAT. (1905, November 18). Wagga Wagga Express (NSW : 1879 – 1917), p. 2. Retrieved November 18, 2021, from […]

Nov 10

MARBLE BAR’S HEAT. 29 Jan 1941. We must never forget the lies and deceit of our current executives at the Bureau of Meteorology. The Divisional Meteorologist of the time, Mr. A. G. Akeroyd was satisfied enough with the heat record to explain it.

MARBLE BAR’S HEAT. (1941, January 29). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 – 1954), p. 9. Retrieved November 10, […]

Oct 28

IMAGINARY CHANGES OF CLIMATE. 10 Jan 1871. And many seem now to regard three dry hot years in succession as betokening some general change of climate

IMAGINARY CHANGES OF CLIMATE. (1871, January 10). The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 – 1933), p. 4. Retrieved October 28, […]

Oct 19

OCTOBER HEAT Soaring Temperatures 23 Oct 1914. The hottest day ever experienced for the same month having registered 100.5. 40.8 Celcius in 1855

OCTOBER HEAT (1914, October 23). The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA : 1867 – 1922), p. 1 (4 O’CLOCK WAR […]

Oct 05

THREE-DAY HEAT WAVE 15 Oct 1940. High temperatures were reported from places throughout the State. Sale recording 96deg and Echuca 94deg. 35.55 Celsius.

THREE-DAY HEAT WAVE (1940, October 15). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 – 1957), p. 4. Retrieved October 5, 2021, […]

Sep 22

THE HEAT OF THE SEASON. 19 Jan 1878. 127deg F = 52.7 Celsius. COWRA, Tuesday.—The weather during the past week has been intensely hot and dry. The thermometer has ranged from 105° to 115° in the shade, and up to 152° in the sun. The Lachlan River has now almost stopped running. Rain is urgently wanted.

THE HEAT OF THE SEASON. (1878, January 19). Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser (Grafton, NSW : 1859 […]