sydner – Real Climate Records

Feb 14

THE HEAT WAVE. Some Extreme Temperatures 12 Feb 1926. The highest point reported in the State was at Cobargo, where the mercury reached 114 degrees. = 45.5 Celsius

THE HEAT WAVE. (1926, February 12). The Land (Sydney, NSW : 1911 – 1954), p. 13. Retrieved February 14, 2023, […]

Feb 11

THE HEAT WAVE. Some Extreme Temperatures 12 Feb 1926. The highest point reported in the State was at Cobargo, where the mercury reached 114 degrees. = 45.5 Celsius

“THE HEAT WAVE.” The Land (Sydney, NSW : 1911 – 1954) 12 February 1926: 13. Web. 11 Feb 2022 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/116261575?searchTerm=extreme%20maximum%20temperatures# […]

Aug 28

GETTING WARMER. 24 Jan 1940. 136.4 deg F = 58 degrees Celsius.”World-wide monthly records for 23 years, show all but four considerably warmer than normal. Two of these were at normal, and two were colder than the average. These records have been completed only up to 1932.”

GETTING WARMER. (1940, January 24). The Macleay Chronicle (Kempsey, NSW : 1899 – 1952), p. 8. Retrieved August 28, 2020, […]

Mar 29

HEAT WAVE IN SYDNEY. 16 Mar 1915. “This month has so far proved the hottest March experienced in Sydney. To-day was a decided scorcher. The thermometer went to 100.7 degrees in the city, while in the western suburbs higher readings still were recorded. Parramatta had 104 degrees.” That’s 40 degrees Celsius in March. Imagine how “unprecedented” that would be if it happened now.

HEAT WAVE IN SYDNEY (1915, March 16). Kalgoorlie Western Argus (WA : 1896 – 1916), p. 10. Retrieved March 29, […]

Mar 29

HEAT WAVE IN SYDNEY. 11 Mar 1926

HEAT WAVE IN SYDNEY. (1926, March 11). The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 – 1931), p. 13. Retrieved March 28, […]

Mar 28

ANOTHER HEAT WAVE. 16 Mar 1915. “The maxi- mum temperature was 98.1 deg.” 36.7 Celsius. “Never has this occurred before in any previous March”

ANOTHER HEAT WAVE. (1915, March 16). The Farmer and Settler (Sydney, NSW : 1906 – 1955), p. 4. Retrieved March […]

Mar 27

HEAT WAVE IN SYDNEY. 09 Mar 1915. “Yesterday was even hotter than Sunday, the official Sydney thermometer reading being 100.7 degrees.”

HEAT WAVE IN SYDNEY. (1915, March 9). The Farmer and Settler (Sydney, NSW : 1906 – 1955), p. 4. Retrieved […]

Sep 27

GETTING WARMER. 24 Jan 1940. 136.4 deg F = 58 degrees Celsius

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/173125827?searchTerm=worlds%20temperature%20getting%20warmer&searchLimits=# The news from London to Sydney Thursday last, that the cruellest winter for seventy-five years was mercilessly harrowing all […]

Sep 13

WORST HEAT IN HISTORY ROASTS SYDNEY 14jan 1939 116deg.F =46.6667C

All records were swept aside in Sydney to-day by a scaring heat-wave from the west. After the hottest night in […]