Nov 28

RECORD HEAT FOR NOVEMBER 7 Nov 1946 “Up to 108 Inland The 100 degrees was passed at Maitland shortly after 9 a.m.” 108deg F = 42.2 Celsius

RECORD HEAT FOR NOVEMBER (1946, November 7). Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate (NSW : 1876 – 1954), p. 2. […]

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Nov 27

HOT WINDS, DUST STORMS OVER WHOLE OF VICTORIA. 17 Nov 1948

HOT WINDS, DUST STORMS OVER WHOLE OF VICTORIA (1948, November 17). The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 – 1954), p. […]

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Nov 26

HEAT WAVE CONDITIONS. 13 Nov. 1911. “William Cheek 113deg” = 45 Degrees Celsius.

HEAT WAVE CONDITIONS. (1911, November 13). The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 – 1930), p. 6. Retrieved November 26, […]

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Nov 25

Call for anti-greenhouse action. 26 Jan 1989 Another utterly preposterous and failed prediction from 30 years ago. “sea levels would rise by between one and four metres, by the year 2030.”

Call for anti-greenhouse action (1989, January 26). The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 – 1995), p. 7. Retrieved November 25, […]

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Nov 24

Forgotten: Historic hot temperatures recorded with detail and care in Adelaide

https://joannenova.com.au/2014/01/forgotten-historic-hot-temperatures-recorded-with-detail-and-care-in-adelaide/ What I found most interesting about this was the skill, dedication and length of meteorological data taken in the […]

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Nov 24

COLD WEATHER AGAIN. 07 Nov 1913. In the city yesterday a remarkably cold snap (for November) was experienced.

COLD WEATHER AGAIN. (1913, November 7). The Sydney Stock and Station Journal (NSW : 1896 – 1924), p. 7. Retrieved […]

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Nov 23

Expert Believes Our Weather Is Changing 19 Apr 1954. Australian summers, Mr. Deacon says, are becoming wetter and somewhat cooler, and the winters drier than they were around about the turn of the century.

Expert Believes Our Weather Is Changing (1954, April 19). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954), p. 2. […]

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Nov 21

A HEAT WAVE. 26 Nov 1900. SHADE READING OF 104DEG. IN BENDIGO. = 40 degrees Celsius.

A HEAT WAVE. (1900, November 26). The Bendigo Independent (Vic. : 1891 – 1918), p. 3. Retrieved November 21, 2020, […]

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Nov 20

WEST SWELTERS CENTURIES REPORTED HEAT WAVE SPREADS. Nov 10 1927 ‘State has been experiencing a continued spell of extreme heat.’ 104deg F = 40 Celsius. Melbourne 100.6 = 38C

WEST SWELTERS (1927, November 10). The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 – 1954), p. 14 (FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved November 20, […]

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Nov 19

A HEAT WAVE. 14 Nov. 1882. ‘so that we have in the spring time weather of a kind which we do not usually get until the middle of December.’ ‘In many places a temperature of over 100deg in the shade has been recorded’ 100deg F = 37.7 Celsius.

A HEAT WAVE. (1882, November 14). Ovens and Murray Advertiser (Beechworth, Vic. : 1855 – 1918), p. 8. Retrieved November […]

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