summer – Page 16 – Real Climate Records

May 16

THE TEMPERATURE. 28 Jan 1896. “On one day of twenty-four hours in 1892, when the thermometers ranged between 99 and 102 degrees, there were 223 deaths recorded, and in three days at that time 600 people died in New York alone.” Obviously bad temperature readings are the cause of these deaths.

Mercury (NSW : 1894 – 1939), p. 2. Retrieved May 16, 2020, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/123923125?# Although there has been a break […]

Apr 02

Victoria Has Record April Heat Wave. 02 April 1941. “A record April heat was reached to-day”

Victoria Has Record April Heat Wave (1941, April 2). The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 – 1947), p. 4 (SECOND […]

Mar 15

ANOTHER HEAT WAVE. March 6 1929.”All old residents state that this is the most protracted summer on record.”

MOSSMAN NOTES. (1929, March 9). Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 – 1954), p. 14. Retrieved March 15, 2020, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/40662974?searchTerm=march%20heat%20wave&searchLimits=# […]

Mar 11

MARCH 1 BEGINS HEAT WAVE. 07 Mar 1942. “February was a wonderfully cool month. There were one or two warm days, but nothing like the usual run of exhausting heat.”

MARCH 1 BEGINS HEAT WAVE (1942, March 7). West Coast Sentinel (Streaky Bay, SA : 1912 – 1954), p. 4. […]

Mar 02

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 February 29, […]

Feb 26

IS THE CLIMATE CHANGING? 23 Feb 1901. “In fact, the five years 1895-1899, inclusive, were notable examples of what I call the long, hot, dry summer—the summer that begins in October and lasts until nearly the end of March with high temperatures and lack of rain.”

IS THE CLIMATE CHANGING? (1901, February 23). The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 – 1946), p. 24. Retrieved February 26, […]

Feb 05

My car says it’s now 10.5 degrees outside. 5:48 am in Nuggetty Victoria on the 67th day of summer

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDV60801/IDV60801.94855.shtml Bendigo Airport temperature 11.5 right between a steel hangar and the tarmac. No early flights warming up near the […]

Feb 05

ADELAIDE SHIVERS. RECORD COLD FEBRUARY DAY. ADELAIDE, February 27. 1939. “Never before has South Australia known a summer of such extremes.” January 117.7 deg F = 47.6 Celsius.

ADELAIDE SHIVERS. (1939, March 4). The Northern Herald (Cairns, Qld. : 1913 – 1939), p. 18. Retrieved February 5, 2020, […]

Jan 22

HOTTEST DAY ON RECORD IN THREE CAPITALS Seven Deaths: Many People Collapse. Here’s a challenge. I’ve given some search links, now find hot daily or seasonal conditions equaling those in this story. You can’t.

HOTTEST DAY ON RECORD IN THREE CAPITALS Seven Deaths: Many People Collapse (1939, January 11). Advocate (Burnie, Tas. : 1890 […]

Jan 20

HOT AND COLD. 31 Oct 1935. “This year will go down in history as one of the most freakish on record.” Surely they lie, they didn’t have enough CO2 for freakish weather.

HOT AND COLD (1935, October 31). Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW : 1890 – 1954), p. 1. Retrieved January […]