bourke – Page 3 – Real Climate Records

Nov 16

SYDNEY RECORD HEAT. 14 Nov 1936. record high temperatures for November, the heat being accentuated by scorching winds laden with smoke from bushfires. 109 degrees at Bourke, 42.7 Celsius

Harvard/Australian citation1936 ‘SYDNEY’, The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 – 1946), 14 November, p. 8. , viewed 16 Nov 2023, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/141781797?searchTerm=Record%20Heat# FOLLOWING […]

Aug 31

WHOLE NATION SWELTERS. 29 Jan 1932. Heat Waves Stubborn Things No sufferer from recent and present heat conditions need think he has the discomfort entirely to himself, for the State Meteorologist, Mr. Mares,told “The Land” on Thursday that the whole of Australia was in the same boat.

WHOLE NATION SWELTERS (1932, January 29). The Land (Sydney, NSW : 1911 – 1954), p. 4. Retrieved August 31, 2023, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/104204298?searchTerm=heat%20waves&searchLimits=# […]

Aug 30

HEAT WAVES IN THE WESTERN DISTRICT 29 Jan 1896. The object is to assist such of the residents of Bourke and other districts as do not posses sufficient means to avail themselves of a change of climate in cases where such a change is considered necessary by the medical officer.

HEAT WAVES IN THE WESTERN DISTRICT. (1896, January 29). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954), p. 7. Retrieved […]

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=# […]

Jun 14

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 27

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 27, 2023, […]

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, 2023, from […]

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, 2023, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/39921546?searchTerm=record%20heat&searchLimits=# […]

Jan 17

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 […]

Jan 13

THE EXTREME HEAT IN NEW SOUTH WALES. OVER 16 DEATHS REPORTED. 14 Jan 1896. At Narrabri the thermometer registered 115 in the shade. = 46.1 Celsius

THE EXTREME HEAT IN NEW SOUTH WALES. (1896, January 14). Geelong Advertiser (Vic. : 1859 – 1929), p. 2. Retrieved […]