south – Real Climate Records

Apr 18

A Heat Wave. Adelaide, April 18 1904

SOUTH AUSTRALIA. (1904, April 13). The Evening Telegraph (Charters Towers, Qld. : 1901 – 1921), p. 2. Retrieved April 18, […]

Apr 08

AN APRIL HEAT WAVE. 08 April 1908. Only once before in the history of the Observatory has this run been exceeded in April, and that was in 1865, when there were five days in succession on which the shade reading was over 90. From April 3 to April 7, 1865.

AN APRIL HEAT WAVE. (1908, April 8). The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA : 1867 – 1922), p. 2 (4 […]

Mar 12

THE HEAT WAVE Waikerie, March 12. 1934. Monday 113 degrees Fahrenheit =45 Celsius. These constitute a record for March and have been very trying for all.

WAIKERIE JOTTINGS (1934, March 15). Murray Pioneer and Australian River Record (Renmark, SA : 1913 – 1942), p. 13. Retrieved March […]

Feb 19

RISING TEMPERATURES, COOLER LATER. 19 Feb 1932. Cook recording a maximum of 103 degrees = 39.4 Celsius

RISING TEMPERATURES, COOLER LATER (1932, February 19). The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 – 1954), p. 20. Retrieved February 19, 2025, […]

Feb 10

TERRIFIC HEAT. 10 Feb 1900 120deg F =48.8C South Australia

TERRIFIC HEAT. (1900, February 10). Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 – 1954), p. 13. Retrieved Feb 10, 2025, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/87796200# TERRIFIC […]

Feb 02

Northern Hemisphere Warming Twice as Fast as South. Part 30 In The Rest Of The World Is Warming Up Twice As Fast As The Rest Of The World.

https://www.enn.com/articles/5660-northern-hemisphere-warming-twice-as-fast-as-south The northern hemisphere has been warming twice as fast as the southern hemisphere in recent years, the U.N’s weather […]

Jan 16

Australia Is Heating Up Faster Than The Rest Of The World. Part 13 In The Rest Of The World Is Warming Up Twice As Fast As The Rest Of The World.

https://www.popsci.com/australia-heating-faster-rest-world/ Like a shrimp on the barbie By Lydia Ramsey January 27, 2015. (Her face should be red as a shrimp and […]

Jan 10

Weather Service: SA warming faster than the global average trend. Part 8 In The Rest Of The World Is Warming Up Twice As Fast As The Rest Of The World.

https://www.traveller24.com/Explore/Green/2017-heats-up-the-records-as-one-of-the-top-3-hottest-years-ever-20171108 (This story has since been removed from the page linked above) Cape Town – With the past two years […]

Jan 04

FRIGHTFULLY HOT WEATHER IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 01 Jan 1870. The hot winds which commenced on Sunday continued on Monday with increased violence. The temperature stood as high as 115 in the shade. 46.1 Celsius.

January 1). The Newcastle Chronicle (NSW : 1866 – 1876), p. 2. Retrieved January 4, 2025, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/111160385?searchTerm=WEATHER%20IN%20SOUTH%20AUSTRALIA# The South Australian Register, of the […]

Nov 01

October’s Heat Above Average: Another Warm Day Today 01 Nov 1930. ‘The hottest places in South Australia yesterday were Cook (103 degrees), Fowler’s Bay (102),102 deg F = 38.8 Celsius

October’s Heat Above Average: Another Warm Day Today (1930, November 1). The Register News-Pictorial (Adelaide, SA : 1929 – 1931), p. […]