2022 – Page 12 – Real Climate Records

Sep 22

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 22, 2022, […]

Sep 21

HEAT AND STORMS AT BOURKE. 24 Jan. 1896. Climate Crisis Deaths Reported. Bourke 125 deg F = 51.6 Celsius. In the adjoining colony of New South Wales the heat has been far worse than in Victoria.

HEAT AND STORMS AT BOURKE (1896, January 24). The Bendigo Independent (Vic. : 1891 – 1918), p. 3. Retrieved September […]

Sep 20

THE HEAT WAVE. 31 Dec 1904. 122 deg F. in Goodoga = 50 Celsius. A strongly marked heat wave is now passing over the continent, and very high temperatures were recorded yesterday all through the interior.

THE HEAT WAVE. (1904, December 31). The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 – 1931), p. 9. Retrieved September 20, 2022, […]

Sep 19

OCTOBER HEAT 28 Oct 1922. 102.9 deg F = 39.3 Celsius. Never before in the meteorological history of the State and that goes back for centuries has there been so hot a day in the mouth of October, as was experienced on Saturday.

OCTOBER HEAT. (1922, October 28). Observer (Adelaide, SA : 1905 – 1931), p. 24. Retrieved September 19, 2022, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/165679412?searchTerm=october%20heat&searchLimits=# […]

Sep 17

OCTOBER HEAT. 09 Oct. 1936. 110 deg F at Walgett = 43.3 Celsius.

OCTOBER HEAT (1936, October 9). Singleton Argus (NSW : 1880 – 1954), p. 1. Retrieved September 17, 2022, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/81894608?searchTerm=october%20heat# […]

Sep 16

RECORD OCTOBER HEAT 08 Oct 1914. 102 deg F = 38.8 Celsius in Esperance WA. The temperature has now risen over 85 deg. on seven consecutive days, which constitutes a record warm spell for October.

RECORD OCTOBER HEAT. (1914, October 8). The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 – 1929), p. 4. Retrieved September 16, 2022, […]

Sep 15

Weather Problems 31 Jan 1927. The devastating hurricane in Florida is not a precedent for that part of the world. The district known to-day as Miami and Palm Beach experienced similar visitations in 1888 and 1903.

Weather Problems (1927, January 31). The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 – 1947), p. 15 (CITY EDITION). Retrieved September 15, […]

Sep 14

What is The World Coming To? 29 Sept 1939. Arctic warming by one degree F in every two years Since 1910, when observations first started in those regions, the cumulative rise of winter temperature has amounted to nearly 16 degrees.

What is The World Coming To? (1939, September 29). Wodonga and Towong Sentinel (Vic. : 1885 – 1954), p. 3. […]

Sep 13

STILL IN ICE AGE ? Warming-Up Brings Changes 30 Jul 1935. It has been held that glaciers in the Alps and the Karakorums are still generally retreating. In spite of some occasional and localised advances. People who hold that we are not yet out of the ice age say that climates still are changing.

STILL IN ICE AGE? (1935, July 30). The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 – 1947), p. 13 (LATE CITY). Retrieved […]

Sep 12

THE SUN’S HEAT. NO ICE AGE COMING. 01 Sept 1923. It is unquestionable that these fluctuations must produce a meteorological effect, altering the conditions of temperature and rainfall, but the complexity of the problem is exceedingly great owing to the ceaseless interchange going on in the atmosphere between the tropics, the temperate zone, and the polar regions.

THE SUN’S HEAT. (1923, September 1). The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 – 1931), p. 15. Retrieved September 12, 2022, […]