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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 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 13

QUEENSLAND HEAT. 13 Dec 1938. An unprecedented heat wave is being experienced in Cloncurry, and for the past seven days in succession the temperature has been more than 100. Today the thermometer reached 110.6 degrees. 43.6 Celsius. Birds are dropping dead from trees

QUEENSLAND HEAT (1938, December 13). The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 – 1954), p. 10. Retrieved December 13, 2024, from […]

Dec 12

HEAT IN SYDNEY. 12 Dec 1911. The temperature to-day was 100.7 degrees. 38.1 Celsius.

HEAT IN SYDNEY. (1911, December 12). Queensland Times (Ipswich, Qld. : 1909 – 1954), p. 7 (DAILY). Retrieved December 12, […]

Dec 09

Perth’s Record Heat. 09 Dec 1931. The temperature to-day was 100deg., and last Saturday it was 101.2. 38.4 Celsius. There were 29 funerals at Karrakatta to-day, and 21 yesterday, compared with the record of 19 In 1919, when there was the pneumonic influenza epidemic.

Perth’s Record Heat. (1931, December 9). The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 – 1933), p. 13. Retrieved December 9, 2024, […]

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 […]

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, […]

Nov 30

Record Heat For End Of Spring. 01 Dec 1941. Spring ended yesterday with the hottest November day ever experienced in Sydney. Maximum temperature was 103.2 degrees at 11.40 a.m. 39.5 Celsius. Fire brigades were, called to more than 60 bushfires in 45 suburbs.

Record Heat For End Of Spring (1941, December 1). The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1931 – 1954), p. 7. […]

Nov 28

THE HEAT WAVE 1919, November 28. the maximum shade temperature of 112 degrees was registered at Thargomindah = 44.4 Celsius

THE HEAT WAVE (1919, November 28). Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 – 1947), p. 2. […]