summer – Page 4 – Real Climate Records

Dec 04

Is the Climate Changing. 02 March 1901. In fact, the five years 1895-1899, inclusive, were not examples of what I call the long, hot, dry summer – the summer that begins in October and lasts until nearly the end of March

Is the Climate Changing. (1901, March 2). Port Pirie Recorder and North Western Mail (SA : 1898 – 1918), p. 4. […]

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, 2023, […]

Nov 10

Expert Believes Our Weather Is Changing 19 Apr 1954. Australian summers, Mr. Deacon says, are becoming wetter and somewhat cooler, and the winters drier than they were around about the turn of the century.

Expert Believes Our Weather Is Changing (1954, April 19). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954), p. 2. Retrieved […]

Oct 28

OCTOBER HEAT. All Records Beaten. 23 Oct 1922. 105 deg F = 40.55 Celsius. Never before in the meteorological history of the State— and that goes back for 65 years— has there been so hot a day in the month of October as was experienced on Saturday.

OCTOBER HEAT. (1922, October 23). The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 – 1929), p. 6. Retrieved October 28, 2023, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/64125166?searchTerm=october%20heat&searchLimits=# Saturday’s […]

Oct 23

OCTOBER HEAT WAVE 12 Oct. In some places the reading was made as high as 94°. It was the most disagreeable day for several months, owing to the sudden accession of heat and the blinding clouds of dust. 1922 94 deg F = 34.5 Celsius

OCTOBER HEAT WAVE. (1922, October 12). The Maitland Daily Mercury (NSW : 1894 – 1939), p. 3. Retrieved October 23, 2023, […]

Sep 19

OCTOBER HEAT 28 Oct 1922. 102.9 deg F = 39.3 Celsius. Never before in the meteorological history of the State and that goes back for centuries has there been so hot a day in the mouth of October, as was experienced on Saturday.

OCTOBER HEAT. (1922, October 28). Observer (Adelaide, SA : 1905 – 1931), p. 24. Retrieved September 19, 2023, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/165679412?searchTerm=october%20heat&searchLimits=# Ornithologists and […]

Aug 16

FIRST MEN AT THE SOUTH POLE. 01 Mar. 1956 Areas free of snow and ice. Volcanoes.

FIRST MEN AT THE SOUTH POLE (1956, March 1). The Beverley Times (WA : 1905 – 1977), p. 8 (Supplement : […]

Jul 14

HEAT WAVES KILL 110. 21 Jul. 1927. America’s Deadly Summer. There has been no abatement of the heat wave which has been, already responsible for 110 deaths in the Eastern States of America.

HEAT WAVES KILL 110. (1927, July 21). North West Champion (Moree, NSW : 1915 – 1954), p. 4. Retrieved July 14, […]

Jun 12

Previous Heat Waves. 16 Dec 1919. 120, 122, 123 Deg F = 48.8889, 50, and 50.556 Degrees Celsius

PREVIOUS HEAT WAVES. (1919, December 16). Toowoomba Chronicle (Qld. : 1917 – 1922), p. 5. Retrieved June 12, 2023, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/253037822?searchTerm=heat%20waves&searchLimits=# In […]

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, 2023, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/123923125?# […]