Dec 28

ANOTHER BLAZER OVER THE CENTURY 28 Dec 1909. Fifteen minutes before two o’clock at the Weather Bureau the record was 103.2. = 39.5 Celsius.

1909 ‘ANOTHER BLAZER’, The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 – 1954), 28 December, p. 8. , viewed 28 Dec 2021, […]

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Dec 27

SYDNEY ESCAPES HEAT WAVE 27 Dec 1945. In Melbourne the highest reading was 104.2 degrees, and in Hobart 101 degrees. 104.2 deg F = 40.1 Celsius.

Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954), 27 December, p. 1. , viewed 27 Dec 2021, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/17964641?searchTerm=extreme%20heat%20in%20melbourne# Sydney appears to […]

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Dec 24

HEAT IN MELBOURNE 24 Dec 1920. At 10.30 this morning the mercury topped the century in the centre of the city and gradually mounted till it reached 107-deg. at 2.30 p.m. = 41.6 Celsius.

“HEAT IN MELBOURNE” Sunraysia Daily (Mildura, Vic. : 1920 – 1932) 24 December 1920: 3. Web. 24 Dec 2021 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/258578873?searchTerm=Record%20Heat%20december# […]

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Dec 22

Record Heat Wave For December. 18 Dec 1945. The highest maximum temperature recorded in Leeton was 117 degrees on January 11, 1939. 47.2 Celsius.

Record Heat Wave For December (1945, December 18). The Murrumbidgee Irrigator (Leeton, NSW : 1915 – 1954), p. 2. Retrieved […]

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Dec 18

Rockhampton Weather. 16 Dec 1891. Heat Record Broken. Yesterday was even hotter than the two preceding days, 103-5 degrees being recorded at the telegraph office. 40.5 Celsius.

Rockhampton Weather. (1891, December 16). The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 – 1947), p. 4. Retrieved December 18, 2021, from […]

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Dec 17

Previous Heat Waves 16 Dec 1919. In Isisford, the heat degrees registered over a number of days preceding December 18 were:- 120deg, 122deg, 123deg. 123 Deg F = 50.5 Celsius.

PREVIOUS HEAT WAVES. (1919, December 16). Toowoomba Chronicle (Qld. : 1917 – 1922), p. 5. Retrieved December 17, 2021, from […]

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Dec 16

YESTERDAY’S HEAT. 16 Dec 1904. In 1900 104.1 = 40.05 Celsius

1904 ‘YESTERDAY’S HEAT.’, The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 – 1930), 16 December, p. 6. , viewed 16 Dec […]

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Dec 14

HEAT IN SYDNEY. 12 Dec 1911. The temperature to-day was 100.7 degrees. 38.1 Celsius.

HEAT IN SYDNEY. (1911, December 12). Queensland Times (Ipswich, Qld. : 1909 – 1954), p. 7 (DAILY). Retrieved December 14, […]

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Dec 02

RECORD HEAT. 02 Dec 1911. The highest temperature in the country was 108. 42.2 Celsius

RECORD HEAT. (1911, December 2). Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 – 1954), p. 7. Retrieved December 2, 2021, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/40043135?searchTerm=Record%20Heat# […]

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Nov 30

Hobart People Collapse in Record November Heat HOBART. November 27 1937. 98.3deg F = 36.8 Celsius. There are bush fires in several areas to-day

Hobart People Collapse in Record November Heat (1937, November 27). The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 – 1947), p. 17 […]

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