bourke – Page 2 – Real Climate Records

Jul 04

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 = 47.7778 Degrees Celsius

HEAT WAVES. (1903, January 9). The Australian Star (Sydney, NSW : 1887 – 1909), p. 6. Retrieved July 4, 2024, from […]

Jun 12

Heat Waves 10 Dec 1913. 10 Dec 1913. “The highest reading on the official records at the Weather Bureau is 127deg., which occurred at Bourke on January 17, 1877. and again 125 deg. in January, 1909.” Heat Waves. (127, 125F, = 52.77 and 51.66 Celsius

Heat Waves. (1913, December 10). Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder (NSW : 1899 – 1952), p. 2. Retrieved June […]

Feb 26

HEAT CAUSES 14 DEATHS 124 Degrees At White Cliffs SYDNEY. Thursday. 12 Jan 1939. 124 deg F = 45.5 Celsius

HEAT CAUSES 14 DEATHS (1939, January 12). News (Adelaide, SA : 1923 – 1954), p. 7. Retrieved February 26, 2024, from […]

Feb 15

HEAT CAUSES 14 DEATHS 124 Degrees At White Cliffs SYDNEY. Thursday. 12 Jan 1939. 124 deg F = 45.5 Celsius

HEAT CAUSES 14 DEATHS (1939, January 12). News (Adelaide, SA : 1923 – 1954), p. 7. Retrieved February 15, 2024, from […]

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 24

RECORD HEAT. 24 Jan 1912. Brewarrina to-day reported 118 degrees, this being the highest record for the present summer. 118 deg F = 47.7 Celsius.

RECORD HEAT. (1912, January 24). Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 – 1954), p. 8. Retrieved January 24, 2024, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/39921546?searchTerm=record%20heat&searchLimits=# RECORD HEAT. SYDNEY. […]

Jan 18

Hottest Places in World. 127.5 deg F on January 16, 1889, Cloncurry in Queensland = 53 Celsius.

Hottest Places in World (1953, February 9). The North Western Courier (Narrabri, NSW : 1913 – 1955), p. 2. Retrieved January […]

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 08

BOURKE’S EXTREME HEAT. SYDNEY, January 7. Bourke reports a thermometer reading of 120. 48.8 Celsuis.

BOURKE’S EXTREME HEAT. (1914, January 10). Observer (Adelaide, SA : 1905 – 1931), p. 36. Retrieved January 8, 2024, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/163119749?searchTerm=extreme%20heat%20in%20sydney# Hot, […]

Jan 06