apoplexy – Page 2 – Real Climate Records

May 09

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.”

THE TEMPERATURE. (1896, January 28). The Maitland Daily Mercury (NSW : 1894 – 1939), p. 2. Retrieved May 9, 2024, from […]

Apr 03

Bureau of Meteorology ‘cooling the past to declare record heat.’ Dr Marohasy noted that the highest temperature recorded in a so-called Stevenson screen thermometer was 51.6C at Bourke in 1909, as well as the extreme heat in Victoria ahead of the 1939 Black Friday bushfires.

Bureau of Meteorology ‘cooling the past to declare record heat.’ Dr Marohasy noted that the highest temperature recorded in a […]

Jan 25

EXTREME HEAT 25 Jan 1896. Wilcannia made a record with 123 in the shade. = 50.5 Celsius.

EXTREME HEAT. (1896, January 25). The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 – 1946), p. 33. Retrieved January 25, 2024, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/139720730?# Bourke, […]

Jan 09

Heat Waves Fri 9Jan 1903. For about a month the temperature averaged 114 degrees of shade heat, while for six days in succession the glass never showed less than 118 degrees. 118deg.F = 47.7 Degrees Celsius

HEAT WAVES. (1903, January 9). The Australian Star (Sydney, NSW : 1887 – 1909), p. 6. Retrieved January 9, 2024, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/228538285?searchTerm=heat%20waves&searchLimits=# […]

Jan 05

INTENSE HEAT. DEATHS FROM HEAT APOPLEXY. 4 Jan 1900. The dreadful heat experienced yesterday, last night, and to-day caused no less than ten deaths from heat apoplexy.

TELEGRAPHIC. (1900, January 4). Wagga Wagga Express (NSW : 1875 – 1876; 1879; 1890; 1892 – 1917), p. 2. Retrieved January […]

Dec 30

INTENSE HEAT IN MELBOURNE 30 Dec 1896. There were in addition 2 stations where over 110deg. were registered. = 43.3 Celsius.

INTENSE HEAT IN MELBOURNE. (1896, December 30). The North Coolgardie Herald and Menzies Times (WA : 1896 – 1898), p. 3. […]

Jul 28

Heat Apoplexy Mon 20 Jan 1908 TEN DEATHS IN MELBOURNE.

HEAT APOPLEXY. (1908, January 20). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 – 1957), p. 5. Retrieved July 28, 2023, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10675848/351244# TEN […]

Jul 26

Heat Waves Fri 9Jan 1903. For about a month the temperature averaged 114 degrees of shade heat, while for six days in succession the glass never showed less than 118 degrees. = 47.7 Celsius

HEAT WAVES. (1903, January 9). The Australian Star (Sydney, NSW : 1887 – 1909), p. 6. Retrieved July 26, 2023, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/228538285?searchTerm=heat%20waves&searchLimits=# […]

Jul 03

Heat Apoplexy Mon 20 Jan 1908

HEAT APOPLEXY. (1908, January 20). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 – 1957), p. 5. Retrieved July 3, 2023, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10675848/351244# HEAT […]

Jun 22

HEAT WAVES AND HIGH TEMPERATURES 27 Apr. 1944. “Cloncurry holds the distinction for the highest registration for Queensland, with 127.5 degrees on 17th January, 1889.” 127.5 Deg F = 53.05 Celsius.

HEAT WAVES AND HIGH TEMPERATURES (1944, April 27). The Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld. : 1874 – 1954), p. 6. Retrieved […]