Dec 09

Perth’s Record Heat. 09 Dec 1931. The temperature to-day was 100deg., and last Saturday it was 101.2. 38.4 Celsius. There were 29 funerals at Karrakatta to-day, and 21 yesterday, compared with the record of 19 In 1919, when there was the pneumonic influenza epidemic.

Perth’s Record Heat. (1931, December 9). The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 – 1933), p. 13. Retrieved December 9, 2024, […]

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Dec 08

The Recent Heat Wave. 08 Dec 1899. December 6, 1896 – 115.4 degrees F = 46.3 Celsius.

The Recent Heat Wave. (1899, December 8). Hawkesbury Advocate (Windsor, NSW : 1899 – 1900), p. 10. Retrieved December 8, […]

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Dec 07

RECORD DECEMBER HEATWAVE 7 Dec 1950. MELBOURNE SWELTERS WATER RUNNING LOW. At Boort, inland in Victoria, the temperature at 2.30 p.m. was 104 and still rising. = 40 Celsius

RECORD DECEMBER HEAT-WAVE (1950, December 7). Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 – 1954), p. 1. Retrieved December 7, 2024, from […]

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Dec 06

Record Heat Hits Melb. Dec 6 1950: 5 Now Dead. In the country, temperatures of over 100 degrees have been recorded in several places. 37.7 Celsius.

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/230878311?searchTerm=Record%20Heat%20december# MELBOURNE, Wednesday. — Heat-wave conditions continue to scorch Melbourne, the noon temperature passing the 98 degree mark. So far […]

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Dec 04

Global Cooling Scare. 1973 ABC story on Club of Rome, one world government and computer predictions of the end of civilisation by 2020.

  https://www.michaelsmithnews.com/2019/11/1973-abc-story-on-club-of-rome-one-world-government-and-computer-predictions-of-the-end-of-civilisat.html Saturday, 23 November 2019 Please take a look at this clip from our ABC in 1973. The title […]

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Dec 03

MORE LIKE WINTER. COLD DECEMBER WEATHER. 03 Dec 1924. December generally brings heat waves, but the weather of the past few days has been extremely cold. The lowest shade reading yesterday was 44.9 = 7.1 Celsius.

1924 ‘MORE LIKE WINTER.’, The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 – 1931), 3 December, p. 13. , viewed 03 Dec […]

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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, 2024, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/40043135?searchTerm=Record%20Heat# […]

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Dec 02

A Record Heat. 02 Dec 1913. The maximum recorded at the West Maitland Telegraph Office up till 3 o’clock this afternoon was 106 degrees. 41.1 Celsius.

A Record Heat. (1913, December 2). The Maitland Daily Mercury (NSW : 1894 – 1939), p. 4. Retrieved December 2, […]

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Nov 30

Record Heat For End Of Spring. 01 Dec 1941. Spring ended yesterday with the hottest November day ever experienced in Sydney. Maximum temperature was 103.2 degrees at 11.40 a.m. 39.5 Celsius. Fire brigades were, called to more than 60 bushfires in 45 suburbs.

Record Heat For End Of Spring (1941, December 1). The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1931 – 1954), p. 7. […]

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Nov 29

What is believed to be an all-time temperature record for Albany for the month of November was established yesterday, when the mercury in the official thermometer touched 106 degrees. 41.1 Celsius

HEAT WAVE (1936, November 26). Mount Barker and Denmark Record (Albany, WA : 1929 – 1949), p. 1. Retrieved November […]

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