{"id":6283,"date":"2024-12-07T03:53:43","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T16:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.realclimaterecords.com.au\/?p=6283"},"modified":"2024-12-08T03:39:55","modified_gmt":"2024-12-07T16:39:55","slug":"record-december-heatwave-7-dec-1950-melbourne-swelters-water-running-low-at-boort-inland-in-victoria-the-temperature-at-2-30-p-m-was-104-and-still-rising-40-celsius","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.realclimaterecords.com.au\/?p=6283","title":{"rendered":"RECORD DECEMBER HEATWAVE 7 Dec 1950. MELBOURNE SWELTERS WATER RUNNING LOW. At Boort, inland in Victoria, the temperature at 2.30 p.m. was 104 and still rising. = 40 Celsius"},"content":{"rendered":"

RECORD DECEMBER HEAT-WAVE (1950, December 7). Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 \u2013 1954)<\/i>, p. 1. Retrieved December 7, 2024, from https:\/\/trove.nla.gov.au\/newspaper\/article\/42687359?searchTerm=December%20heat%20wave#<\/a><\/p>\n

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MELBOURNE SWELTERS WATER RUNNING LOW<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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MELBOURNE, Dec. 6.-As Melbourne continues to swelter in a record December heat-wave, shops are making record sales of electric fans, refrigerators, men\u2019s summer suits and even Panama hats.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Hundreds of people slept on bayside beaches last night, when the temperature was never be-<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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low 75 degrees, the hottest December night for nine years.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Melbourne noon temperature to-day was 98 and was followed by a cool change, which<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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the Weather Bureau warned was only temporary.<\/div>\n
Bushfire warnings have been issued and country fire brigades are on the alert.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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At Boort, inland in Victoria, the temperature at 2.30 p.m. was 104 and still rising.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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A state of emergency exists in the city water supply as consumption soars during the heatwave. The Board of Works warned to-day that thousands of people would be without water if three suburban water storages fell much lower.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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North Essendon reservoir supplies failed for, three hours last night for the first time in history and again to-day. House holders in the western suburbs were without water and fire hydrants had no water pressure.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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All Melbourne householders have been, warned to stop watering their gardens immediately<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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to prevent failure of supplies.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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