Nov 17

Intense Heat . Tramline Buckled SYDNEY. November 15 1922. 101.9 deg F = 38.8 Celsius

Intense Heat (1922, November 15). The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 – 1947), p. 6 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved November 17, […]

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Nov 13

COLD DAY FOR NOVEMBER 07 Nov 1939 Sydney 48.8 deg F = 9.3 Celsius

COLD DAY FOR NOVEMBER (1939, November 7). The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 – 1954), p. 4 (LAST RACE ALL […]

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Nov 03

NOVEMBER HEAT RECORD. Nov 5 1936 90 deg F = 32.2 Celsius

NOVEMBER HEAT RECORD (1936, November 5). The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1931 – 1954), p. 2. Retrieved November 3, […]

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Aug 15

‘The Tim Flannery Memorial Dam’

With Sydney’s primary dam now almost 100 per cent full, NSW Water Minister Melinda Pavey considers changing its name: Host […]

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Jul 29

WORST HEAT IN HISTORY ROASTS SYDNEY 14jan 1939. 116deg.F = 46.6667C. “All records were swept aside in Sydney to-day by a scaring heat-wave from the west.”

WORST HEAT IN HISTORY ROASTS SYDNEY (1939, January 14). The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 – 1954), p. 1 (LAST […]

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Jul 24

Wall of Flame. 24Jan 1919. “Meralong, a township on the Blue Mountains, was threatened by a wall of flame 50 feet high, and 30 miles long.”

Wall of Flame. (1919, January 24). The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 – 1947), p. 9. Retrieved July 24, 2020, […]

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Apr 20

SUMMER IN AUTUMN. A COOL CHANGE EXPECTED APRIL HEAT WAVES. 15 April 1913 “The highest shade reading for April was experienced in I866, when on the 10th of the month 98 deg. was recorded.” 36.6 Celsius. No March or April heat waves found in Australia since 1950. Obviously due to unprecedented record temperatures.

SUMMER IN AUTUMN. (1913, April 15). The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 – 1931), p. 10. Retrieved April 19, 2020, […]

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Apr 14

CITY HEAT WAVE ENDS. 05 April 1941. “Cool weather, occasional drizzling rain, and squally winds yesterday brought an abrupt change from the unusually hot April conditions Sydney had experienced earlier in the week.”

CITY HEAT WAVE ENDS. (1941, April 5). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954), p. 13. Retrieved April […]

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Apr 13

City of Sydney postpones Climate Crisis Summit – crisis postponed for another crisis. “hostile climate?” That’s a new one.

https://www.michaelsmithnews.com/2020/03/city-of-sydney-postpones-climate-crisis-summit-crisis-postponed-for-another-crisis.html Monday, 16 March 2020 Sorry climate, all that stuff we said about the urgency – we got it wrong, […]

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Apr 08

Heat Wave in Sydney. 22 April 1922. “The shade temperature was 91 degrees at 12.30. which is the highest reading for April since 1859.”

Heat Wave in Sydney. (1922, April 22). Darling Downs Gazette (Qld. : 1881 – 1922), p. 8. Retrieved April 8, […]

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