mercury – Real Climate Records

Feb 17

HEAVY RAIN Extreme North Coast BALLINA DELUGED. Feb 16 1938. The highest maximum temperatures were Collarenebri 104, Coonamble 104 = 40 Celsius

HEAVY RAIN (1938, February 16). The Maitland Daily Mercury (NSW : 1894 – 1939), p. 7. Retrieved February 17, 2025, from […]

Jan 31

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 […]

Jan 28

EXTREME HEAT SPELLS Record Temperatures. On January 28, the hottest day for 27 years was recorded in Perth, the temperature being 109.4 = 43 Celsius 13 Feb 1921

EXTREME HEAT SPELLS (1921, February 13). Sunday Times (Perth, WA : 1902 – 1954), p. 11 (First Section). Retrieved January 28, […]

Dec 28

ANOTHER BLAZER OVER THE CENTURY 28 Dec 1909. Fifteen minutes before two o’clock at the Weather Bureau the record was 103.2. = 39.5 Celsius.

1909 ‘ANOTHER BLAZER’, The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 – 1954), 28 December, p. 8. , viewed 28 Dec 2024, […]

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 02

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 2, […]

Oct 22

OCTOBER HEAT. All Records Beaten. 23 Oct 1922. 105 deg F = 40.55 Celsius. Never before in the meteorological history of the State— and that goes back for 65 years— has there been so hot a day in the month of October as was experienced on Saturday.

OCTOBER HEAT. (1922, October 23). The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 – 1929), p. 6. Retrieved October 22, 2024, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/64125166?searchTerm=october%20heat&searchLimits=# […]

Oct 19

OCTOBER HEAT WAVE 12 Oct. In some places the reading was made as high as 94°. It was the most disagreeable day for several months, owing to the sudden accession of heat and the blinding clouds of dust. 1922 94 deg F = 34.5 Celsius

OCTOBER HEAT WAVE. (1922, October 12). The Maitland Daily Mercury (NSW : 1894 – 1939), p. 3. Retrieved October 19, 2024, […]

Sep 24

THE HEAT WAVE. HIGHEST THERMOMETER OF THE SEASON. 24 Jan 1896. The heat here to-day was extreme, the thermometer registering 112 degrees in the middle of the afternoon. 112 deg F = 44.44 Celsius.

THE HEAT WAVE. (1896, January 24). The Bendigo Independent (Vic. : 1891 – 1918), p. 3. Retrieved September 24, 2024, from […]

Jun 05

The Port Pirie Recorder. The Heat 03 Jan 1900. “The thermometer at Mr. Meylan’s (who keeps the official record) reached 117 degs. in the shade, which is the highest point touched here since the records have been taken.” 117 deg F = 47 Celsius. This is 6 degrees above the BOM new heat record.

The port Pirie Recorder. (1900, January 3). Port Pirie Recorder and North Western Mail (SA : 1898 – 1918), p. 2. […]