March 2023 – Page 2 – Real Climate Records

Mar 21

Queensland Heat Wave. Mar 21 1933. On Sunday the thermometer touched 110 at Dirranbandi = 43.3 Celsius

Queensland Heat Wave. (1933, March 21). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 – 1954), p. 8. Retrieved March 21, […]

Mar 20

NARRACOORTE H. & F. SOCIETY’S AUTUMN SHOW. Suffered Through Heat Wave. Narracoorte, March 18 1934

NARRACOORTE H. & F. SOCIETY’S AUTUMN SHOW. (1934, March 20). Border Watch (Mount Gambier, SA : 1861 – 1954), p. […]

Mar 18

WEATHER NOTES FOR MARCH. A SEVERE HEAT WAVE. 06 April 1928. The highest readings were 108 degrees at Nullarbor and Cook on the 1st. and Port Augusta registered over the century each day, with an average for the six days of 105 degrees. At Adelaide it was the warmest spell in March, since 1914. 108 deg F = 42.2 Celsius

WEATHER NOTES FOR MARCH. (1928, April 6). The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 – 1931), p. 15. Retrieved March 18, […]

Mar 17

WORST MARCH HEAT WAVE. 14 March 1934. Today was the sixth day of the heat wave, and still another century was added to the record of Melbourne’s worst March heat wave, and one of the most prolonged spells of heat ever experienced here.

WORST MARCH HEAT WAVE (1934, March 14). The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 – 1954), p. 13. Retrieved March 17, […]

Mar 16

ANOTHER HEAT WAVE. March 6 1929. All old residents state that this is the most protracted summer on record. 106 Deg F = 41 Celsius.

MOSSMAN NOTES. (1929, March 9). Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 – 1954), p. 14. Retrieved March 16, 2023, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/40662974?searchTerm=march%20heat%20wave&searchLimits=# […]

Mar 15

THE PERTH HEAT WAVE. Perth, March 14 1910. 98 deg F = 36.6 Celsius.

THE PERTH HEAT WAVE. (1910, March 22). Kalgoorlie Western Argus (WA : 1896 – 1916), p. 42. Retrieved March 15, […]

Mar 14

CLIMATE Evidence of Change. 14 March 1927. Those who have reached near to the allotted span of three score years and ten will agree that the climate of Australia, during their lifetime, has materially changed to what it is today.

CLIMATE (1927, March 14). The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 – 1955), p. 4 (HOME (FINAL) EDITION). Retrieved March […]

Mar 13

Today’s Century Prolongs Heatwave March Heat wave. 11 March 1940. 110 deg F = 43.3 Celsius.

Today’s Century Prolongs March Heat Wave (1940, March 11). News (Adelaide, SA : 1923 – 1954), p. 7. Retrieved March […]

Mar 11

Is the Climate Improving? 23 June 1877. Did you ever wonder how long the changing climate has been the topic of conversation? ” There can be no doubt that since 1852 the seasons have been more favorable in this part of Australia than they were previous to that time; but if there be any truth in the conclusions I have expressed in the work you mention, we cannot expect that this favorable change will continue, and the losses which have been caused by the present drought should at least convince those interested that droughts are not a thing of the past.”

Scientific & Useful (1877, June 23). The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 – 1939), p. 11. Retrieved March 11, 2023, […]

Mar 10

OUR CLIMATE IS CHANGING. 24 May 1951. If you think the weather’s not what it used to be 60 years ago, you now have the support of scientists.

OUR CLIMATE IS CHANGING (1951, May 24). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 – 1957), p. 3. Retrieved March 10, […]