HIGH TEMPERATURES 13 Feb 1951. Laverton on the goldfields and Eucla on the coast both recorded 110 degrees. = 43.3 Celsius
HIGH TEMPERATURES (1951, February 13). Kalgoorlie Miner (WA : 1895 – 1954), p. 4. Retrieved February 13, 2024, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/256812963?searchTerm=extreme%20maximum%20temperatures#
Perth. Feb. 12.—Sweltering heat and high humidity made conditions extremely unpleasant in goldfields towns to-day. Menzies recorded a maximum of 111 degrees and the same temperature
was reported from Rawlina, on the trans-Continental line, where one of the most trying days was experienced for some years.
Laverton on the goldfields and Eucla on the coast both recorded 110 degrees. Other high readings were: Leonora 109 degrees, Forrest 108 degrees, and Kalgoorlie 106 degrees.
At most of these stations the sky was clouded and the humidity was high. Scattered thunderstorms occurred in most of the sub-tropics to-day and temperatures in the agricultural areas were in the high 90’s.
There would have been many centuries but for overcast conditions. After a minimum temperature of 68.4 degrees overnight Perth recorded its maximum of 82.9 degrees at 11.17 a.m.
The heat was then checked by an early sea breeze, but the humidity rose slightly when the sky clouded.