mercury – Page 3 – Real Climate Records

Sep 22

THE HEAT WAVE. HIGHEST THERMOMETER OF THE SEASON. 24 Jan 1896. The heat here to-day was extreme, the thermometer registering 112 degrees in the middle of the afternoon. 112 deg F = 44.44 Celsius.

THE HEAT WAVE. (1896, January 24). The Bendigo Independent (Vic. : 1891 – 1918), p. 3. Retrieved September 22, 2023, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/181513181?searchTerm=the%20heat%20of%20the%20season&searchLimits=# […]

Jun 03

The Port Pirie Recorder. The Heat 03 Jan 1900. “The thermometer at Mr. Meylan’s (who keeps the official record) reached 117 degs. in the shade, which is the highest point touched here since the records have been taken.” 117 deg F = 47 Celsius. 6 degrees above the BOM new heat record.

The port Pirie Recorder. (1900, January 3). Port Pirie Recorder and North Western Mail (SA : 1898 – 1918), p. 2. […]

Mar 13

Today’s Century Prolongs Heatwave March Heat wave. 11 March 1940. 110 deg F = 43.3 Celsius.

Today’s Century Prolongs March Heat Wave (1940, March 11). News (Adelaide, SA : 1923 – 1954), p. 7. Retrieved March […]

Feb 17

HEAVY RAIN Extreme North Coast BALLINA DELUGED. The highest maximum temperatures were Collarenebri 104, Coonamble 104 = 40 Celsius

HEAVY RAIN (1938, February 16). The Maitland Daily Mercury (NSW : 1894 – 1939), p. 7. Retrieved February 17, 2023, […]

Feb 15

EXTREME HEAT SPELLS Record Temperatures. On January 28, the hottest day for 27 years was recorded in Perth, the temperature being 109.4 = 43 Celsius

EXTREME HEAT SPELLS (1921, February 13). Sunday Times (Perth, WA : 1902 – 1954), p. 11 (First Section). Retrieved February […]

Feb 08

Charles Sturt’s time: so hot that thermometers exploded. Was Australia’s hottest day in 1828? 53.9 Celsius

https://joannenova.com.au/2012/07/charles-sturts-time-so-hot-that-thermometers-exploded-was-australias-hottest-day-in-1828-53-9c/ Back before man-made climate change was frying Australia, when CO2 was around 300ppm, the continent savoured an ideal preindustrial […]

Feb 03

Charles Sturt’s time: so hot that thermometers exploded. Was Australia’s hottest day in 1828? 53.9Celsius

http://joannenova.com.au/2012/07/charles-sturts-time-so-hot-that-thermometers-exploded-was-australias-hottest-day-in-1828-53-9c/ Australia’s hottest day? Not 2010, but 1828 at a blistering 53.9 °C Back before man-made climate change was frying […]

Jan 28

EXTREME HEAT SPELLS Record Temperatures. On January 28, the hottest day for 27 years was recorded in Perth, the temperature being 109.4 = 43 Celsius

EXTREME HEAT SPELLS (1921, February 13). Sunday Times (Perth, WA : 1902 – 1954), p. 11 (First Section). Retrieved January […]

Dec 28

ANOTHER BLAZER OVER THE CENTURY 28 Dec 1909. Fifteen minutes before two o’clock at the Weather Bureau the record was 103.2. = 39.5 Celsius.

ANOTHER BLAZER (1909, December 28). The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 – 1954), p. 8. Retrieved December 28, 2022, from […]

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, […]