Heatwave Hits Five States. 04 Feb 1953. “N.S.W. coastal areas are not likely to get relief from the ‘jungle-type’ conditions until Friday.” Fairly deep and persistent low pressure system, which had passed over tropical waters, was causing the muggy weather.
Heatwave Hits Five States (1953, February 4). The Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 – 1954), p. 2. Retrieved February 1, 2020, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/160484370?searchTerm=tasmania%20heatwave&searchLimits=#
N.S.W., Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and Queensland are all sweltering in hot muggy
weather the Weather Bureau said in Sydney today.
N.S.W. coastal areas are not likely to get relief from the ‘jungle-type’ conditions until Friday.
The Bureau described the conditions as normal January-February weather.
Western and northern inland N.S.W. are sweltering in heat-wave conditions and temperatures today will be as high or higher than yesterday when scores of places in the west had temperatures of 100 degrees or higher.
The Bureau explained that a fairly deep and persistent low pressure system, which had passed
over tropical waters, was causing the muggy weather.
The heat in the air allowed it to retain a high percentage of water vapor.
Change On Way
Cooler conditions are forecast for southern border districts tomorrow and the change is expected to spread over at least the southern half of the State later.
Bushfire danger is high in the north-west as conditions are dry and the wind is expected to fresh
en from the north.
There is a complete prohibition on the lighting of fires in this area.
The temperature in the small township of Mossgiel, near Ivanhoe, was 94 degrees at 9 a.m. and the postmistress, Mrs. A. Finnegan, believes it may reach 110 degrees later to day.